10 reasons to love knitting

It’s so simple

What genius first realised that with no more equipment than a length of yarn and a pair of smooth sticks, you could fashion such a range of ingenious creations? And the miracle is that all you ever need to learn in order to knit are two simple stitches - knit and purl - and how to cast on and cast off. Every other stitch is simply a clever combination of these basics - even purling is only knitting in reverse - and yet the creative options are truly limitless. Knitting isn't too fussy either - unlike embroidery, for instance, a few mistakes in a knit probably won't ruin the overall effect.