▁of ▁fashion ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁centuries , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁it ▁is ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁rev ival . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁industry ▁group ▁C raft ▁Y arn ▁Council ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁women ▁kn it ters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁age ▁ 2 5 – 3 5 ▁increased ▁ 1 5 0 % ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁years ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁While ▁some ▁may ▁say ▁hand ▁kn itting ▁has ▁never ▁really ▁gone ▁away , ▁this ▁latest ▁re inc arn ation ▁is ▁less ▁about ▁the ▁make ▁do ▁and ▁m end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 5 0 ’ s ▁and ▁more ▁about ▁making ▁a ▁statement ▁about ▁individual ity ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁developing ▁an ▁inn ate ▁sense ▁of ▁community . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁many ▁contemporary ▁kn it ters ▁have ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁blog ging ▁about ▁their ▁kn itting , ▁kn itting ▁patterns , ▁and ▁techniques , ▁or ▁joining ▁a ▁virtual ▁community ▁focused ▁on ▁kn itting , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁extremely ▁popular ▁R avel ry . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁popular ▁kn itting ▁pod cast s , ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁kn itting ▁websites . ▁One ▁website , ▁Love C raft s , ▁allows ▁users ▁to ▁upload ▁pictures ▁of ▁projects ▁and ▁add ▁tags . ▁ ▁Other ▁users ▁can ▁comment , ▁encourag ing ▁conversation ▁and ▁continuous ▁learning . ▁Contempor ary ▁kn itting ▁groups ▁may ▁be ▁referred ▁to