One day last September while scrolling through her Facebook feed, River Ridge resident Holly Martin ran across a page that immediately caught her eye. Upon further investigation of The Magic Yarn ...

I often receive letters requesting creative ways to use yarns left over from knitting and crochet projects. To get an idea of how much you have, which colors and which weights, sort yarns into groups.

When young lives are touched by cancer, a roller coaster ride of emotional highs and lows can deeply affect patients, families, and caregivers. Among the many challenges especially traumatic for ...

RIVER RIDGE – A group of local volunteers are spending hours upon hours on a labor of love after an Alaska woman created a special head of hair for her daughter battling cancer. Dozens of women and ...

A former cancer nurse has brought "joy and light" into the lives of children undergoing chemotherapy treatment by weaving Disney princess-style wigs out of yarn. Holly Christensen, from Palmer in the ...

In the coming weeks, bright circles of yarn will cover the trees and add spurts of color to downtown Evanston. The yarn circles, crafted by anyone willing to participate, are part of the Evanston ...