When I was a teenager, a friend bought me a pair of socks from Target for Christmas. They were cream and brown, with a symmetrical octagon pattern that looked like a star or snowflake. I brought them ...

Norwegian knits are famous around the world for beauty, warmth and durability. High quality machine-made sweaters in handsome traditional and new patterns, exported by Dale and other reliable ...

Norwegian TV is to broadcast a knitting contest, live on television for several hours. National Knitting Night is the latest instalment in the country's "slow TV" phase. Rune Moklebust, head of ...

Settle back into a cosy chair and switch on the TV at 5.30pm tonight for a nine-hour knitting extravaganza. Norway is live streaming the prime-time hobby show in their attempt to air more sedate ...