Six months on from unveiling its “Farm to Yarn” Clapdale Wool Project, Glencroft has launched a fully traceable hand-knit yarn made in Yorkshire. The project, which was masterminded by the countrywear ...

Affordable and readily available, Red Heart is the yarn brand that many knitters, including me, used the first time we picked up a pair of needles. I was surprised to see a pitch from them land in my ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Bode hand-knitted wool hat, $290 (available from autumn) Tom Daley, an enthusiastic ...

There are chunky knits, and then there are CHUNKY KNITS. Olie Designs’ Amy Stewart has just hoisted her knitting needles out of her bag, and rest assured, these are not the dainty little devices your ...

The fact that I knit year-round and live in sunny Meanjin/Brisbane often prompts people to look at me sideways. When we think of knitting, we tend to first think of the cosy jumpers, chic balaclavas ...

Longtime knitter Michael Paggeot had always dreamed of having a yarn shop. So one day in 2015, he turned to his spouse, Randy Kelley, and said," I'd like to open a yarn shop," only to get a rather ...

Ultimately, Game of Wool has cast a valuable spotlight on a heritage craft under threat despite its global profile.

Hard times are good times for the knitting business. After 9/11, the craft saw a huge boom. Knitting shops -- heck, knitting cafes, in some cities -- sprang up and a veritable industry of knitting ...