The fastest needles prevail in 800-person international throw-down
(NEWSER) - About 150 people were knitting for their lives last month in what organizers call the “bloodiest extreme knitting tournament” around. Based on the dorm staple Assassins, Sock Wars challenges contestants to “kill” targets by knitting and sending them socks, the Wall Street Journal explains. “I wanted a wicked edge to it,” says the contest’s creator, irritated by “the whole ‘knitting is the new yoga’ cliché.” More»