French knitting – also known as I-cord knitting or a French knitting machine – is a fun craft that’s been keeping idle hands occupied for centuries. Made by interlocking loops, it’s worked by wrapping ...

French knitting is a fun craft that’s been keeping idle hands at bay for centuries. Made by interlocking loops, it’s worked by wrapping yarn around metal pegs or loops in the top of a wooden spool, ...

It’s a yarn which could needle the notoriously uneasy alliance between England and France. For nearly 20 years, Sittingbourne pensioner Ted Hanniford has claimed to be the creator of the world’s ...

A world champion French knitter has gone to extraordinary lengths to get keep his place in the Guinness Book of Records. Ted Hannaford, 72, has created a colourful rope that is 17 and a quarter miles ...