Not so long ago, in a land called Portlandia, dwelt a knitter who loved sock yarn. She knitted socks night and day, generally on so she wouldn't have to make eye contact with fellow passengers. And it ...

So I'm back from the Knit & Crochet Show and cooing over my lovely multicolored sock yarn. I have high hopes for it, interspersed with the moderate panic attacks that hand-dyed yarn tends to trigger ...

Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. While scrolling the internet for the perfect knit kerchief — and wincing at the £165 price tag on a small triangle of red ...