For me, it all started with a lace scarf. But whether you’re looking to craft a scarf, a cabled cardigan, or a pair of cashmere socks, every knitter has their Patient Zero—the knit that precipitates a ...

Looking for a new knitting stitch to master? Brioche stitch knitting is a great technique to learn that produces a chunky ribbed look that is perfect for a range of garment and homeware projects. If ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Knitting is perhaps one of the most underratedly difficult ...

Knitted fabrics like a scarf or socks are highly elastic, capable of stretching as much as twice their length, but individual strands of yarn hardly stretch at all. It’s the way those strands form an ...

Physicist Elisabetta Matsumoto is an avid knitter and has been since taking up the hobby as a child. During graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009, Matsumoto came across an ...