PITTSBURGH-- Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach ...

For sewers and fine hand stitchers, creating smocked effects in fabric is considered an art. For knitters, however, this interesting way of creating a yoked effect is not well-known. Today I'll show ...

Char Lusher sat down the other day and did some ciphering. “I figured we’ve knitted over 42 miles of yarn,” said the leader of a group that has delved into a holiday cap-knitting project for fun and ...

Knitters recently gathered at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans for the ninth annual Knit Your Bit event. The group used traditional patterns from the WWII era to create scarves and ...

I have a love-hate relationship with knitting. I usually love the finished product, but I sometimes hate the process. I've made only a few sweaters -- and all ended up way too big or way too boring to ...

Researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach they say might someday be used to ...