During the chilly winter months, many people find comfort with fiber arts. Whether knitting, crocheting or weaving, yarn is a hot commodity this time of year. For some locals, using the yarn isn’t ...

The story is suggesting that the sheep took 12 years to finish the scarf, but I find that hard to believe. Based on the average amount of time needed to knit a scarf, it's more likely that the sheep ...

Knit one, purl two. Or is it knit two, purl one? And what does that mean, anyway? If you want to learn to knit — to keep your hands busy, to make a gift for someone, to help with a charity project or ...

Black Sheep Yarn Shop in Timonium is always abuzz with activity. Not only are there classes offered, but people often just drop in to sit at the “knitting table” and work and talk. Owner Donna Wiener ...

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Yarn! You know you need more of it. (Staff/2012) Big news from Littlelamb and Ewe: The store will be closing when its lease expires in October. "It will be business as usual through September," the ...

COLUMBIA — Wind blew through an open barn full of sheep at the Boone County Fair on Thursday as dark gray clouds rolled through the sky. Newly sheared sheep with soft suede skin bleated occasionally, ...

The Naked Sheep Knit Shop holds its farewell Knit Nite frm 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 30. "A time to work on your current project, and connect with friends, old and new," writes Cheri. "Our final After ...

TOKYO — When millions of Japanese get their customary New Year’s greeting cards Monday, the sheep that’s on the postage stamps will have finished knitting the scarf it began 12 years ago. Tradition in ...