Netflix and Knit with Slow TV

While knitting may be a fun hobby to do, you probably never thought watching it happen would make for fascinating entertainment. But Norwegian documentary program Slow TV proves that wrong. The show takes mundane, everyday acts and films them from beginning to end — and it’s been a runaway hit in its native land. Now,…

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Crocheted Cuteness Incarnate: Crochet Cocoon and Cap

Greetings fellow yarn fanatics! While I’ve been enjoying a trip to Sweden, where fiber arts and crafts seem to be everywhere, I’ve been missing the blog tremendously… And so I was so thrilled to hear from the one-of-a-kind Kara over at Petals to Picots about this unfathomably adorable crochet cocoon and cap project! This project, which…

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Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Ball of Yarn

While digging in Must Farm, a Bronze Age settlement known as “Britain’s Pompeii,” British archaeologists unearthed yarn that is 3,000 years old. The ball is extremely small and fragile, and the team took great care to clean it off without damaging it, according to their Facebook page. It appears to be made from plant-based fibers,…

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