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Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- International knitting contests are
breaking new speed records as competitions draw a bigger number
of participants from around the world, the Wall Street Journal
reported, citing data from the Craft Yarn Council of America.
Hazel Tindall, a resident of the U.K.'s Shetland Islands,
won the second world annual world championship in London last
October with 255 stitches in three minutes, easily beating the
previous record of 180, the Journal reported.
Knitting, a skill once best identified with grandmothers and
mothers of new-born children, has increased in popularity as
celebrities such as Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have helped
popularize the sport, the Journal reported.
Knitting and crocheting among American women aged 25 to
34 has increased 150 percent since 2002 and a total of
36 percent of American women, or 53 million, can knit or crochet,
up 51 percent in 10 years, the Journal said, citing Craft Yarn
Council data.
breaking new speed records as competitions draw a bigger number
of participants from around the world, the Wall Street Journal
reported, citing data from the Craft Yarn Council of America.
Hazel Tindall, a resident of the U.K.'s Shetland Islands,
won the second world annual world championship in London last
October with 255 stitches in three minutes, easily beating the
previous record of 180, the Journal reported.
Knitting, a skill once best identified with grandmothers and
mothers of new-born children, has increased in popularity as
celebrities such as Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have helped
popularize the sport, the Journal reported.
Knitting and crocheting among American women aged 25 to
34 has increased 150 percent since 2002 and a total of
36 percent of American women, or 53 million, can knit or crochet,
up 51 percent in 10 years, the Journal said, citing Craft Yarn
Council data.