As I knitted, I remembered the thrill of embarking on a project without knowing what it would become, or if I would have the skills to pull it off, writes . The pleasure was in choosing an ambitious ...

Fair Isle is also the name of the southernmost of the inhabited Shetland Islands, where this special knitting technique was invented by fishermen's wives centuries ago. But those who grab their ...

Anne Doull is busy during winter. Not only does she have a regular job as an engineer, but her family also owns 650 sheep in the northwest of Mainland, the main island of Shetland, an archipelago off ...

Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, was finally to take centre stage on ...

Chair of Modern History, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor ...

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A Shetland MSP has written to the boss of Channel 4 inviting producers and Tom Daley to visit the island amid claims they ‘misrepresented’ traditional knitting techniques on a new reality show. The ...

Tom Daley's Channel 4 knitting show, Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter, has come under fire after a group of Shetlanders have accused the programme of "cultural appropriation". Shetland’s ...

It was billed as a series that would showcase the art of knitting in a new light. But now Channel 4 bosses are embroiled in a bizarre row over ‘cultural appropriation’ with a Scottish island with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a newly revealed technique in ...

This fun guide from knit and crochet designer Howell (The Knit Vibe) shows how to create stylish wearables and decor with only chunky yarn and a pair of hands. The opening chapter teaches readers the ...