There's a short list of accepted truths that most knitters have to learn the hard way: Never knit for a boyfriend, don't talk while trying to turn a heel, October's too late to start knitting for ...

When Ann Hood learnt to knit, she wasn't jumping on the cool "Stitch 'n Bitch" bandwagon – it was a desperate attempt to assuage her grief in the aftermath of the sudden and unexpected death of her ...