Knitted fabrics like a scarf or socks are highly elastic, capable of stretching as much as twice their length, but individual strands of yarn hardly stretch at all. It's the way those strands form an ...

Debbie Stoller, founder of the first Stitch 'n Bitch group, knitting book author, magazine editor and feminist, has a new book out -- " . She's currently touring the country and will have two stops in ...