Picture this: you’re curled up on the couch, yarn in hand, and a pair of knitting needles ready to bring your next project to life. But not just any project—ankle socks! That’s right ...

But can the sock as we know it be improved upon? For thousands of years, the primary method for making socks was to knit, sew or weave them by hand. If anyone has ever knit you a pair of socks, it’s a ...

The manufacture of ready-made clothing might have decreased during wartime, but there was an explosion in hand knitting for ... day up to 40 women would knit socks, vests, balaclavas and kneepads ...

But the heel, sole and toe are intact. For 211-year-old hand-knitted socks, they are in remarkable condition. The pattern, using knit and purl stitches and yarn overs, is still used today by hand ...