Which fashion item is as beloved by members of the royal family as it is by JLo? Or as relevant on the runways of 2024 as in the knitting catalogs of 1960? The answer is surprisingly festive. The Fair ...

There are classic jumpers, cool sweaters, and then there’s the Fair Isle jumper – the sort of knitwear that evokes an apres-ski, moneyed vibe that never goes out of style. In my book, that’s one sort ...

Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, was finally to take centre stage on ...

Scotland’s Fair Isle is remote, challenging – and a magnet for new settlers, who have been inspired to move here by everything from a childhood jumper to a radio broadcast. When David Brackenbury was ...