Researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach they say might someday be used to ...

For sewers and fine hand stitchers, creating smocked effects in fabric is considered an art. For knitters, however, this interesting way of creating a yoked effect is not well-known. Today I'll show ...

WILLMAR - Hanna Herzog was knitting away using a skein of soft, pastel green yarn. She already had a nice rectangle of knitting hanging from her needles Wednesday afternoon. Not bad for her third ...

Imagine a winter without knit hats, sweaters and scarves to bundle up in. It’s hard to do, but even harder for Weinberg sophomore Sarah Eisenman. In 2015, Eisenman founded Kids Knitting it Forward, ...

I have a love-hate relationship with knitting. I usually love the finished product, but I sometimes hate the process. I've made only a few sweaters -- and all ended up way too big or way too boring to ...

Moss stitch is a great stitch pattern for both beginners and experienced knitters. It is an easy stitch to learn, as it only involves two basic knitting techniques: knit and purl. Moss stitch creates ...

Sitting on the carpet with a group of other students, Marty Hilger held up a snaky string of colorful stitches that he was making into a scarf. Sitting on the carpet with a group of other students, ...

Three years ago during a trip home to Buffalo for the Thanksgiving holidays, my mother taught me how to knit. Despite a lifetime of pursuing different interests (she was always in the garden, while I ...

PITTSBURGH-- Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach ...