Janelle Shane is a humorist who creates and mines her material from neural networks, the form of machine learning that has come to dominate the field of artificial intelligence over the last ...

Knitted fabrics like a scarf or socks are highly elastic, capable of stretching as much as twice their length, but individual strands of yarn hardly stretch at all. It’s the way those strands form an ...

Garter stitch is easily the simplest of stitch patterns to create when you’re knitting, even if you’re new to it. It's a great stitch to use for beginners because it's easy to learn and doesn't ...

If you've finished your first knitting project, you'll need to learn how to cast off. Of all the knitting and crafting techniques, it's a really easy one. It will only take you five minutes to master ...

The unruly stitch of a dragon first attracted Sabetta Matsumoto to the mathematics of knitting. Unlike the regimented stitches of a sweater that march two-by-two across a textile, the whiskers of this ...

Thanks to YouTube tutorials, anyone can learn to knit — but because there are all kinds of stitches, yarn sizes, and needle thicknesses, it helps to have a starting point. The best knitting kits give ...

Which knitting tools are best? A set of knitting tools is a wonderful way to start a knitting hobby. Investing in one kit rather than individually purchasing needles and other supplies means all ...