Knitting

• Everything you need to start knitting

  Embrace the soothing joy of winter knitting. Ready to begin? Explore fantastic accessories here.

  The Curator

  Jan 23, 2024
  
• Metro Vancouver’s oldest knitting shop closes, eyes mobile future

  The Knit and Stitch Shoppe has occupied 2460 Marine Drive for more than 20 years, but has been a staple of the North Shore since the 1970s when it operated in Lynn Valley.

  Economy

  Jan 2, 2024
  
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• Knitting needles in hand, group of South Okanagan seniors donate blankets to Mamas for Mamas

  ‘They wanted to make these wonderful blankets and give them back to the community so someone else could benefit from them. They just wanted to give back.’

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2022
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• Quebec high school students crafting for a good cause

  The Grade 11 leadership class at John Rennie High School focuses on projects that give back to the community. This one has a more personal connection to members of the school.

  Education

  May 20, 2022
• Volunteers knit baby baskets to help those grieving pregnancy and infant loss in Alta., Sask.

  "We just wanted to provide that soft barrier, but still be able to hold and feel all the creases of your baby," said board member Vanessa Braun.

  Features

  Oct 26, 2020
• U of A library staff knitting the curve of COVID-19 cases across Canada

  If graphs and charts aren’t your thing, there’s a unique way to keep track of new COVID-19 cases.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2020
• Halifax non-profit offers new skills to seniors in nursing homes amid COVID-19

  Non-profit Seniors with Skills is on a mission to end the social isolation of seniors across the globe.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: 94-year old Kingston senior keeps busy with her knitting

  Johanna Klaassen is passionate about her knitting, and during the COVID pandemic, she has crocheted a 40-square blanket she has nicknamed her COVID blanket.

  Canada

  May 16, 2020
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• Creepy crochet: Doctors grow human ‘skin yarn’ for stitching up cuts

  French researchers have used human cells to grow a skin-crawling replacement for surgical thread.

  Trending

  Feb 6, 2020
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• Montrealer knits thousands of baby hats for newborns at Jewish General Hospital

  Barbara Eusanio never expected the hats to have the impact they have had on her or the new families.

  Features

  Dec 31, 2019