Every now and then, people contact me when they’re on the verge of a good deed. I get emails when crafters are about to give something handmade to charity and they’re often asking if I would like to ...

Let me start by thanking the Franklin Women's Club and the Franklin Park Library for being so well organized and hosting such a wonderful event on Saturday for Knitting in Public Day. We sat under the ...

As I write this on Tuesday, I have been corresponding by email with Angela Dubivsky, publicity chairman of the Franklin Woman’s Club, about our Stitch-A-Thon on Worldwide Knitting in Public Day, June ...

I enjoy researching the activities of charity groups to see how people are making use of their needleworking skills. The Internet offers much information about charities as well as patterns you can ...

Judy Sullivan learned how to knit in the summer of 1944 when her older sister, Ruth, was diagnosed with polio and the family was placed under quarantine for several weeks. She was 4 years old and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many charities, both small and big, are truly grateful for any time you can offer to help them out with their handmade knit ...

Some of my favorite knitting books. I had some of the ones I use a lot -- the Charlene Schurch mitten book, the Harmony stitch guide and the "Sweater Workshop" book -- spiral bound so that they'd lie ...

Life often feels a little brighter when you have a knitting or crocheting project on the go – but sometimes, deciding what to make can be the hardest part. Why not craft for a cause? Creating handmade ...