Knitting is the perfect activity to calm the body and soothe the mind during a high-pressure event like the Winter Olympics. Once you internalize your stitch pattern, you can just zone out and focus ...

When Olympian Adam Runnalls puts down his rifle, he picks up knitting needles. The Canadian biathlete prepared for his second Olympics by crafting hats and sweaters after his coach suggested he take ...

Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids In the nine years that Gilah Mashaal has owned Needle & ...

All metaphors about knitting and writing have already been made: storytellers and knitters both spin yarns, tie up loose ends and hunt for new material. The vocabulary of each is tangled up in the ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. If the Breton stripe was France’s solution for protecting its men at sea, ...

As colder, darker nights roll in, I, for one, have been feeling a little lost; with my usual routine gone, and my summertime sports on the shelf for now (oops), the winter blues have been knocking at ...

Knitting is an incredibly versatile and relaxing hobby that can yield beautiful results, but if you’ve never picked up needles before, the initial leap into the craft can feel daunting. A well-thought ...

For knitters, there’s always been more to the craft than meets the eye. So when SciShow posted a video titled “Physicists Don’t Understand Why Knitting Works,” it didn’t sit well with many viewers, ...

Hank Green has been a knotty boy. One of the latest episodes of his YouTube show, SciShow, is all about knitting and how science is elevating the lowly craft to a place of actual importance. You know ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...