If your local yarn shop is out of red yarn, this is why

Starlight Knitting Society is having trouble keeping red yarn in stock. “Every other person that walks in the door is like, ‘Hey, I have this pattern. I’m looking for red yarn,’” said Melissa Nelson, ...
Business Wire

Red Heart® Helps Gen Z Get Hooked on Their ‘Grandma Era’ With New Crochet Patterns and Homemade Gift Giving Ideas for the Holidays

America’s Favorite Yarn Brand Unveils New Patterns and Stitchalongs, Encouraging a Return to Homemade Gifts NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crochet has kept the world warm, fashionable, and busy for ...

In Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats

The red tasseled hats are at the heart of a movement to galvanize opposition to Immigration and Custom Enforcement in ...
Drexel University

That New Yarn?! — Wearable, Washable Textile Devices Are Possible With MXene-Coated Yarns

Producing functional fabrics that perform all the functions we want, while retaining the characteristics of fabric we’re accustomed to is no easy task. Two groups of researchers at Drexel University — ...
OPB

Rose City Yarn Crawl Varies Its Pattern With A Few Deft Stitches

If knitting is often a solitary pursuit and the fiber community hangs out mostly online, thousands of yarn enthusiasts bucked that image and swarmed Portland “IRL” during the ninth annual Rose City ...
Bustle

The 12 Best Yarns For Crochet

Crochet is a wildly fun craft: Projects can be fast, you can make a wide array of home items and accessories, and you can get really creative. But one of the most exciting parts about crocheting is ...