CHICO >> The Cultured Purls get together once a week to “knit two together, knit two purl two, yarn over twice.” In other words, they get their knitting on. “Fifteen years ago, the knitting group I ...

When Ilse Hylton was a child in Germany during World War II, spinning was a necessity, and knitting was a chore. Her grandmother taught her how to spin wool from the family's sheep and stitch her own ...

BEGINNING knitters, seize the moment: Runways from New York to Paris have been filled with scarves made of yarn as thick as your thumb, chunky cardigans and wraps, fat cables woven into jackets. The ...

Looking around the room at her first-ever Dragon Knits gathering, Litchfield resident Anne Ross was delighted. “Look around,” she whispered sprightly. “Different people are helping different people.

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 ...