It's simple and peaceful - or hip and happening. How come punks are picking up the stitches when it comes to knitting? Nadine O'Reganreports When Martin Gore of Depeche Mode appeared on stage at the ...

The Cable Stitch symbolizes a fisherman’s ropes and represents a wish for a bountiful catch. The Diamond Stitch reflects the farmer’s fields and represents a wish for a good harvest, health and ...

Culture: Women's Voices in Ireland: Women's Magazines in the 1950s and 1960s, Catriona Clear, Bloomsbury, Academic Press, hdbk, 208 pages, €97 Cover girl: Woman's Way from 1969. This record of Irish ...