Knitting, in case you hadn't heard, is cool. Forget the association with elderly grannies, today celebrities from Cara Delevingne to Nicholas Hoult are all casting on. Now Michelle Obama has joined ...

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Basic knitting skills required; if you don't have these then get yourself along to a local knitting group or watch How to Knit (youtube.com). Cast on five stitches and knit one row.Slide stitches to ...

Cast on five stitches and knit one row.Slide stitches to the other end of the double pointed needle.Bring the yarn across the back of your knitting.Knit the row again.Slide stitches back to the ...