OLDSMAR, Fla. — Four years, six months, twenty seven days — that's how long it took Oldsmar resident Dawn Barker to knit a giant American flag. The flag measures 40 feet by 50 feet, and finishing it ...

One thread at a time, Allie Cattell has been giving back, so far knitting 110 hats for newborn babies. The journey began with ...

When Jane Goodall was just 26 years old, she witnessed something that changed the world’s understanding of chimpanzees. The scientist, on a research assignment in Gombe, Tanzania, observed a chimp ...

Imagine a tiny creature stepping away from a meal it desperately needs, standing in the open and exposing itself to a predator, all so others in its group can eat safely. No reward. No applause. Just ...

Elephants are super sweet creatures, with herds often led by an older female matriarch, and many female elephants help raise the calves together. These close-knit animals are social and also like to ...

The trends that lend themselves to comfort are the ones I jump on the fastest, so you better believe I’m all over the fact that knit pants are on the rise. Perfect for traveling, lounging, or being ...

Cheap and easy to pick up, knitting can help to fight addictive behaviours, from nail-biting and doomscrolling all the way up to helping people struggling with street drugs. The only side-effect? Too ...

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through Anthropologie and thinking, "Wow, I want something that looks like it belongs in a cozy cottage that also has a cat librarian?" Then this throw might ...

A t PetSmart on Madison’s east side, the women of Blankets for Critters arrive with armfuls of color: crocheted squares, quilted patterns, tied fleece piled in vivid layers. They’ve come to deliver ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...

In the core of a knitting machine or at the tips of a skilled knitter’s needles, a strand of fiber can be transformed into anything from a delicate scarf to a bulletproof vest. But different knitting ...