On Tuesday evening, I decided to make a Comfort Doll again. I haven't made one of them in 5 years, but knitting one was like rediscovering an old friend. The pattern I linked to, though is for ...

“Knitting With Dog Hair,” a classic how-to book from the 1990s by Kendall Crolius, fueled a dedicated movement. An updated 30th anniversary edition was published this month. By Rosalie R. Radomsky An ...

Whatever happened to my obsession last winter and spring with 18-inch dolls? The long and short of it is that I realized it was getting out of hand, so I quite literally shut it down. By that time, I ...

How much of your pet's hair would you need to knit – say – a pair of gloves? Assuming you wanted to knit with your pet's hair and assuming you were able to knit with your pet’s hair. well, it turns ...

If you don’t have much experience knitting dolls, getting the details just right is a bit harder than you think. Orley Pinchuk who has been knitting scarves and blankets for 30 years, found out ...