Commit To Knit: Knitters Needed! Libraries across the UK want to join in with Worldwide Knit in Public Day – but they need knitters! Can you help?

Commit To Knit: Knitters Needed! Libraries across the UK want to join in with Worldwide Knit in Public Day – but they need knitters! Can you help?

Libraries across the UK want to join in with Worldwide Knit in Public Day – but they need knitters! Can you help? “The launch of Commit To Knit month has been an exciting time for us here at UK Hand Knitting.” says Juliette Bernard. “Last week...
Lion Brand® and the Craft Yarn Council handed out over 2,300 crocheted and knitted lemon stress balls in NYC(New york city) on US Tax day

Lion Brand® and the Craft Yarn Council handed out over 2,300 crocheted and knitted lemon stress balls in NYC(New york city) on US Tax day

On US Tax Day, Lion Brand® and the Craft Yarn Council handed out over 2,300 lemon stress balls in NYC made by knitters and crocheters from across the country. Why? Because they want more people to know what you already do: knitting & crocheting relieves stress....
Alfie Date, Australia’s oldest man who was famous for knitting sweaters for penguins, passed away peacefully

Alfie Date, Australia’s oldest man who was famous for knitting sweaters for penguins, passed away peacefully

Australia’s oldest person Alfie Date, who shot to fame after knitting sweaters for penguins in need, has passed away peacefully in his nursing home at 110 years old. Born in 1905, Mr Date died on Monday morning at Peninsula Village aged care facility on the...
Christian Siriano spins a colorful yarn with dramatic, glamorous collection

Christian Siriano spins a colorful yarn with dramatic, glamorous collection

Christian Siriano has a flair for the dramatic and it shows with his fall collection that was unveiled at New York Fashion Week. It’s one of his best yet, showing the maturity he has developed since bursting on the scene as the winner of Project Runway in 2008....
Worcester woman knits life size model of the Queen to celebrate 90th birthday year

Worcester woman knits life size model of the Queen to celebrate 90th birthday year

  A KNITTER from Worcester has spent months making a life size model of the Queen to celebrate her 90th birthday. Olive Allsup, 77, from Warndon Villages, proudly unveiled the painstakingly stitched, 5ft 6inches-high model at the Guildhall in Worcester today...