If you're thinking about taking up knitting as a new hobby, the best knitting needles for beginners will help you cultivate your skills and are the simplest to use as you learn. But to figure out ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From the ultra-thin needles used by the Nanas over at the ...

I own a quantity of knitting needles that — when you realize it is just a collection of very sharp sticks — is best described as “alarming.” I try to keep them confined to one storage bin in a corner ...

My knitting addiction started when I was 9. That's when I received my first pair of needles as a gift, along with a skein of white worsted-weight acrylic yarn. The needles were pastel green, metal and ...

A new prototype of a knitting machine creates solid, knitted shapes, adding stitches in any direction—forward, backward and ...

This inexpensive hobby abounds with benefits. And once you get good, you’ll be a mitten machine. By Kate Atherley Already an excellent winter activity in an ordinary year, knitting is even better ...