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 ...

If you've mastered the basic knitting stitches and are looking for a new challenge, learning seed stitch could be just the thing! Seed stitch is made by alternating between knit and purl stitches and ...

This pattern orginally was published on Dec. 23, 2015. I republish it here so you can use it for charity knitting this season. You've probably noticed I make Alex a fair number of hats. They are the ...

My fine motor skills leave a lot to be desired. I didn’t realize this until I tried knitting after the emergency JOANN’s Fabric run my then-roommates conducted in the hours before the world shut down ...

Taylor Payne was living a mile away from Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9, 2014, the day that police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown. In the following weeks and months, ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...