Knitting seems to be making a comeback Knitting is “…a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them.” from Wikipedia. One of the earliest known examples of knitting was a pair of finely decorated cotton socks found in Egypt in the end of the first millennium AD. However, the invention of the knitting machine made knitting “by hand” a useful but non-essential craft. Like quilting, spinning, and needlepoint, knitting became a social activity.

Hand knitting has gone in and out of fashion many times over the last two centuries. The make-do and amend of the 1940′s and 1950′s has given way to today’s knitters making a statement about individuality and developing a sense of community. Today’s knitters are able to go online and communicate with knitters all over the world and exchange ideas, patterns and techniques.