Brandon Mably perched on the edge of a table, a freefall of color streaming from his knitting needles. "I'm such a color freak," he confided to the semicircle of women before him. "I can't have a ...

A Baltimore County knitter's unique scarf is not only vibrant: Each color signifies the daily weather. At her Maryland home, Rose Armentrout has an entire room dedicated to her knitting yarn and ...