Just in time for summer, two publishers have released books of lace shawls. Today, I'm reviewing “Mystic Shawls” by Anna Dalvi, which came to me as an ebook from Cooperative Press. The print version ...

Henry Hurt, the fastidious master knitter, has died at the age of 87. He was best known as the managing director of the family business G.H. Hurt & Son, a Nottingham-based company that produced ...

EUGENE -- With his large, well-manicured hands working the tiny needles and even tinier cotton thread, Gene Beugler stands out from the rest of the regulars at the local yarn shop. Even if you know ...

He's just a day old, but the new prince is already boosting the sales of baby merchandise - thanks to his new shawl. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge introduced their new son just hours after his ...

A few years ago when I reviewed Toby Roxane Barna's first book, "London Underground," I asked her why she chose to publish shawls over any other designs. I challenged her by saying that although I ...

Cashmere lace shawls made of Orenburg goats' down hair are renowned for their warming and healing effect, and have been worn in the Urals since the 15th century, when horsemen wore them to protect ...

This sophisticated if challenging debut by knitter Freyer shows how to knit a variety of garments using Japanese-inspired designs, which the author suggests are defined by “unusual lace patterns with ...

Marisa Nöldeke, trans. from the German by Katharina Sokiran. Stackpole, $29.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-8117-3861-3 This lovely collection from knitting blogger Nöldeke provides avid crafters with an array ...