What do you call a group of 20- and 30-somethings who gather en masse to create colorful items, swap tips and mingle? "Loosely knit," quipped 26-year-old knitter Lisa Beckham. "You're so knotty!" ...

Propping her feet up under an umbrella at Cape Fear Country Club's pool, 37-year-old Eleanor Hissam keeps one eye on her 5- and 7-year-old children as they swim. The other eye is on her emerging ...

On a recent Saturday night, five Harvard students worked on their fiber arts projects and discussed everything from psychology research topics to a crochet pattern for a stuffed alpaca. Meanwhile, a ...

Tami Pemberton was on a secret mission when she started a knitting circle at Fairview Elementary School: She wanted to get to know her students better. As a counselor at the school off I-84 and 223rd ...

Every Wednesday afternoon, several people laden with yarn, needles and patterns traipse into Cedar Hills Crossing. Starting at 1 p.m., members of the mall's knitting circle are guaranteed two hours of ...

When the Knitting Circle at the Ed Brown Center for Active Adults started knitting and crocheting scarves and hats for the homeless, the members had no idea how many they would actually make. After ...