Barbara G. Walker, Guru to the Kniterati, Is Dead at 95

After teaching herself to knit, she invented and cataloged stitch patterns, publishing seven foundational books that sold ...
Science Daily

Knitting brings calmness and structure to the lives of people with mental illness

A new study shows that knitting is beneficial for people living with mental health issues. Knitting is described as a way of bringing a sense of calm and giving life structure. A study from the ...
Forbes

Knitting Has Become The Cool Activity During The Coronavirus Crisis

With time on their hands and anxiety rising, people – men, women and children – are turning to knitting. Experts agree that knitting is a great stress reducer, focusing your attention on the task at ...
PBS

Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism

Taylor Payne was living a mile away from Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9, 2014, the day that police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown. In the following weeks and months, ...
Mashable

5 of the best knitting projects for newbie crafters on YouTube

This is the time you're really gonna knit. I'm certain of it. Credit: Mashable Composite; Getty/Laimdota Grivane/EyeEm/Anna Navarro/ When we spend so much of our time online, we’re bound to learn ...
UMass Lowell

Girls Knit Their Way to a Math Career

In the basement of the North Branch Library in Nashville, Tenn., on a recent Saturday, you could hear alternating murmurs of excitement and exasperation over the soft clicking of needles. A small ...
The New York Times

In a Stressful Time, Knitting for Calm and Connection

The yarn in my fingers connected me to the past, beyond this strange and terrible year, and to the family members far away. By Perri Klass, M.D. If you Google the two words “knitting” and “pandemic” ...