If you want to flex a new creative muscle, but not sure where to start (or you’ve blown through too many paint projects or embroidery hoops you can count), then why not dabble in crochet next? While ...

Loopara has quickly emerged as a game-changer in the world of crochet patterns, offering a modern and refreshing approach to this beloved craft. All patterns on Loopara are available at no cost, ...

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Every kind of critter is welcome on crochet TikTok. Credit: mashable composite; opossum by @kayleeeet420 / duck by @crochetingworlds / monkey by @amyLiang1 (Design by allaboutami) When we spend so ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Fashion designer Anna October was in Kyiv when President Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine last February: the city in which ...

A Norwich-based textile designer and teacher is on a mission to reinvent crochet for crafters with curious minds. Sue Maton owns and runs The Mercerie, a company offering crochet patterns and ...

During her lifetime obsession with slippery hooks and fuzzy filaments, Kaye Boath has created beanies, tablecloths, "bed spreads, bed spreads and more bed spreads", and even a three-foot-tall giraffe.

Today, knitting, crocheting, tatting, and even macramé are no longer regarded merely as frivolous, gendered pastimes. They are increasingly acknowledged as therapeutic activities for men as well.

It may be just a ball of yarn and a hook, but the art of crochet could be providing untold benefits to mental health, academics believe. University of Wollongong researchers are examining how the ...