With the rise and rise of knitwear as high fashion, and the increasing popularity of arts and crafts, you're nobody these days unless you know how to knit. Knitting even has a few royal supporters.

Tom Daley is joined by judges Di Gilpin (left) and Sheila Greenwell on his new Channel 4 show The Game of Wool - Jamie Simpson/Channel 4 Are there any wholesome hobbies that haven’t yet been turned ...

Meet Casey Jenkins, the feminist performance artist - or 'craftivist' as she prefers to be known - taking the internet by storm with her latest work 'Casting Off My Womb', where she spends 28 days ...

You may associate knitting with grandmas and the Woman's Institute, but it appears wool and two knitting needles can also be transformed into tools for gender protest. Casey Jenkins, 34, is at the ...

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