Knitting doesn’t have to be a solitary activity. Whether you’ve got knitting friends close by or not, social media allows you to connect with like minded crafters all over the world. Social media comes in for a lot of stick these days – but not when it comes to crafting. In my own forays into knitting and crochet on Ravelry, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter I have found just the same friendly, supportive attitude that I have found in the knitters I meet at shows and through my work – the trolls must be using a different hashtag.