If ktog, p2, kfb or skp are undecipherable jargon to your ears, the name Hélène Magnusson probably rings no bell. But if your spare time revolves around a ball of merino and knitting needles, the ...

Glitch art resonates with the increasingly complex love-hate relationship humans have with technology. Errors, and by extension the changes, that can occur within software source code and data can ...

In the great debate between sateen versus percale sheets, many people erroneously assume they’re two entirely different fabrics. But the terms “percale” and “sateen” actually describe two different ...

Swimmer Tom Daley inspired many people to dust off their old knitting needles after he was spotted stitching between dives at the Paris Olympics last year, and his new Channel 4 show Game of Wool: ...

When a knitted model of a politician in mittens goes viral, you know knitting has crossed over from Grandma’s hobby to mainstream cool. And despite Sarasota’s endless summer weather, this ...

Pique weave is a knitting technique that creates a raised pattern on the fabric's surface. This texture not only adds visual ...

ALL the women I know knit: for husbands or for children, for nephews, occasionally for themselves, or for money, or for the poor. Once I was a knitter. Sweaters and mittens, scarves, bonnets, dresses, ...

The Woven Histories exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada includes a large room hung entirely with rectangles and squares. One of them is an important abstract painting, a fine grid pencilled ...

Ah, seaming. The word alone can send shivers down the spine of a knitter. For some, it’s a delightful finishing touch, a moment to savor the culmination of their hard work. For others, it’s a dreaded ...

When Christina Fagan found herself perilously close to flunking out of Skidmore College a few years back, her struggles stemmed not from the typical collegiate pitfalls. She wasn’t balancing an ...