They are called darning needle cactus by the locals because there's a single sharp thorn for each areole. It's a thin, ropey cholla that nobody grows much anymore. But I have many of them here in the ...

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 ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From the ultra-thin needles used by the Nanas over at the ...

IRISH TIMES ODDITIES: A needle's journey:An account of a broken needle, which travelled through a girl's body from foot to head, comes from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It appears that in June, 1926, ...