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Heritage in the Hands of Children

At Heimtali Museum, Estonia’s material culture is passed joyfully from one small pair of hands to the next—and now to you, with our FREE pillow pattern featuring a traditional Estonian braid.

Casting On for the Coast: Linda Perry Brings the Gansey Home

With a talk, a sweater sale, and more than thirty handknit ganseys—PieceWork author Linda Perry brings the storied history of fishermen's sweaters to Halcyon Yarns through August 15.

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Knitting the Rockies: A Cozy Cabled Sock Pattern

A pair of handknit socks in the Whyte Museum's archives inspired this cabled pattern for your next adventure.

Discover a Digital Home for Knitting and Crochet History

The Center for Knit and Crochet is building a free, open-access digital museum where collections big and small, famous and personal, finally have a home.

The Sparkle of Tradition: How Nineteenth-Century Europe Perfected Knitting with Beads

From the Baltics to Britain, learn how nineteenth-century knitters transformed simple wrist warmers and sleeves into dazzling garments with hundreds of tiny glass beads —and get the pattern to knit your own!

International Lace Day 2026: A Time of Beauty and Triumph

From intricate handmade designs to modern textile art, International Lace Day 2026 celebrates the skill, creativity, and cultural heritage of lace makers around the world.

Where Will You Be on Worldwide Knit in Public Day?

Worldwide Knit in Public Day encourages us to pick up your yarn and needles and share the joy of crafting together. How will you spend the day?

Knitting Comforts for the Troops

From hot water bottle covers to the "Helpless Case Shirt," knitters produced amazing quantities of warm clothing and other items for servicemen and the wounded during World War I.

Out of the Blue: Five Projects Inspired by the World’s Most Beloved Color

Drawing from knitting, beadwork, embroidery, and sashiko traditions, our new PieceWork eBook invites you to explore the creative possibilities stitched into every shade of blue.

A Shop, a Journey, a Life Reimagined: Phoebe Henning Rugh’s Folk Art Legacy

Loss tested artist and entrepreneur Phoebe Henning Rugh early, but in the colors and traditions of folk textiles she discovered not just solace, but a lifelong practice of reinvention and wonder.