Young people are picking up knitting needles and crochet hooks and bucking the trend against fast fashion and disposable culture.From sustainability to self-expression and mental well-being, a new generation is stitching together a purpose for an 'old' craft — one that refuses to unravel.Sancia Ridgeway learned to knit in 2023 through watching YouTube videos."My grandma was also a knitter, knowing she was a prolific knitter when she was alive, I thought it would be nice to learn," Ridgeway tells SBS News.Since then, it's become much more than a hobby.The 24-year-old Gumbaynggirr fibre artist from the mid-north coast of NSW has launched her own brand, Scuzz Knits, showcased her work through exhibition spaces and sold and commissioned original pieces."I find it so relaxing I watched her cast on and knit a full top in one day and she was only 10 years of age."There is overwhelming evidence that yarn craft offers more than a creative outlet.In 2020, an international study exploring the effects of crochet on well-being surveyed more than 8,000 people in 87 countries