I’ve become addicted to knitting and I’m clearly not the only one: I’ve seen people knitting on the subway, in college lectures and even, once, in a bar. I’m not surprised. Knitting is a fantastic way to fight anxiety, keep one’s mind occupied, and – by making clothing for yourself and those you love – fight fast fashion. Knitting, a hobby many people probably think of as old-fashioned, can be youthful, therapeutic, political, even subversive. It can be anything you want it to be. Some people knit in honour of refugees or Holocaust survivors. As a writer, I sit for...