
The Coziest Competition: Knitters Cast on for the Winter Games
As athletes sneak in a few calming rows between events in Milan, Italy, fans at home are knitting right along with them turning the Winter Games into a shared stitch by stitch ritual.
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As athletes sneak in a few calming rows between events in Milan, Italy, fans at home are knitting right along with them turning the Winter Games into a shared stitch by stitch ritual.

A pair of hand-embroidered mittens from a World War II relocation camp serve as a testament to resilience and the sustaining power of craft. And you can make them, too.

Just in time for winter, we've got five wonderful mitten patterns from Scandinavia to knit.

Threads of Life and Making Matters author Clare Hunter shares a special view of craft and creativity.

Make these lovely stockings for your favorite sock fan—or for yourself!

A sixteenth-century child’s mitten now in the collection of the Museum of London inspired Susan Strawn’s contemporary mitten design in two sizes.

Add to your crochet skills—and your wardrobe—with this lacy project.

Learn how the knitted lace motifs on a gorgeous shawl tell the folktale of Essy Pattle--Shetland’s Cinderella—and how you can knit it, too!

Celebrate a woman's right to vote with a tribute collar pattern.

Learn a new quilting technique and discover the cultural connection between Hmong and Amish needlework styles.

Appliquéd banners have been used for centuries in the West African Fon kingdom of Dahomey, known today as Benin, to illustrate power and prestige.

Knitting for royalty!

Learn more about this traditional handmade blouse.