knitting


PieceWork Summer 2022: Embellish!

Learn how the love of adornment inspired our summer Embellishment issue!

What is Latvian braid?

Who would have thought that twisting your yarns as you knit could create such a wonderful result!

Try Thérèse de Dillmont’s Beaded Turkish Stitch

Grab your knitting needles and try this Victorian beauty!

You Need to Knit the Trousseau Silk Stockings

Elaborate silk stockings inspired by history will dress up any occasion.

The Eleonora Project, Part 2: Adventures in Forensic Knitting

Sometimes it takes determination and a whole lot of detective work before the first stitch is cast on.

The Ingenious Miser’s Purse

How did the medieval practice of carrying one’s coins in a stocking evolve into this fascinating embellished Victorian-era wallet?

Golden Flower Shawl to Knit: A Knitted Shawl Fit for an Empress

Discover the inspiration behind this silky tribute to one of the author's favorite films.

What is Icelandic Bind-Off?

Learn about this stretchy edge that plays well with garter stitch!

7 FREE Knitted Lace Projects from PieceWork Magazine

Are you captivated by vintage knitted lace? PieceWork magazine has curated a collection of 7 FREE, historical knitting patterns that will delight you.

Re-Creating the Seventeenth-Century Gunnister Stockings

The 1951 archaeological excavation of a shallow bog grave in Gunnister, Scotland, unearthed a pair of dark brown woolen stockings, which are currently housed in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh.