# Do you know any dudes that knit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 8, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196 "2007-05-08T05:19:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/1 "2007-05-08T05:19:09Z")
I’ve known plenty of females who knit. My fiancee just took up the hobby, and a couple of co-workers do it to relax too. But I’ll be damned if I’ve ever seen a guy knitting a hat or a pot holder or a beer cozy or anything. Have any of you ever known a man-knitter? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/2 "2007-05-08T05:40:36Z")
I never felt the need to tell [Rosey Grier](http://boles.com/called/06/boys3.jpg) that it was not manly to [do needlepoint](http://dystopiabox.blogspot.com/2005_07_01_archive.html) or [to knit](http://www.worldknit.com/celebrityknitters.html). ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/3 "2007-05-08T06:01:22Z")
One of my best friends, who is the drummer in my band, knits. He’s pretty damn good at it too. He says it gives him peace of mind, sort of a meditation type thing. He’s a gruff, cynical rocker dude who gave up drinking and drugs and now looks for other ways to release stress. Also, being able to create useful things is an added benefit. ---
**Author:** ![Wheeljack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/4 "2007-05-08T06:44:27Z")
On of my best friends is a knitting man. I don’t know why he started it except maybe as a topic of conversation for the hordes of hot girls he’s constantly surrounded by, but he has made several nice things for my wife and I. I’m not sure what they are, but they’re very nice. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/5 "2007-05-08T06:46:36Z")
Aside from me? Not to my knowledge. Of course it’s not a common conversation topic among guys, so there could be friends or acquaintences who knit and I am merely unaware of their hobby. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/6 "2007-05-08T07:38:25Z")
Not knitting, but crewel/embroidery work. As a kid, I knew a gnarly old crabby ex Army Colonel who embroidered as a hobby. The kneeling cushions at our Episcopal church were embroidered by this dude. I never had the cojones to ask him about it. There are better ways to die. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/7 "2007-05-08T07:47:30Z")
There are a bunch of male knitters at Mrs Blather’s knitting store. Many of them are gay, but we have straight ones as well. One of the straight men has a tattoo of a skull with crossed knitting needles that says “Born to Knit” underneath. I knit a little as does the husband of one of our employees. My son has picked it up as a way to meet chicks. [This](http://www.knit-purl.com/Products/Product.php?Product_ID=270) cool pattern is by one of our male knitting teachers. This [hat](http://www.knit-purl.com/Products/Product.php?Product_ID=271) is by him as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/8 "2007-05-08T08:41:35Z")
I knit, and I’m a man. My preference at the moment is loom knitting, but I can do the regular kind as well - although not to any kind of advanced level. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/9 "2007-05-08T10:20:27Z")
[A history of Hand knitting](http://www.amazon.com/History-Hand-Knitting-Richard-Rutt/dp/1931499373/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-6359159-9420652?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178619378&sr=8-1) A facinating book. Knitting use to be a guys occupation. really. [Knitting with Balls](http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Balls-Hands-Guide-Modern/dp/0756622891/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-6359159-9420652?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178619457&sr=1-1) [Men Who Knit](http://www.menwhoknit.com/) . Welcome to the fold of knitters! [Knitty](http://www.knitty.com) and its [board](http://www.knittyboard.com) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/10 "2007-05-08T10:30:23Z")
I was taught to knit when I was about eight, by an elderly babysitter. I don’t/can’t do it any more. Then when I was an actor, I learned that back when homosexuality was illegal in the UK, gay actors used to fill their time between scenes by knitting. This was one of the many “secret signs” to other gay men to indicate availability, and was viewed as “one of the natural talents” [of gay men] to which Uncle Monty referred in _Withnail & I_. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/11 "2007-05-08T10:32:23Z")
I knit 2 jumpers when I was 10, one was basically red but had the british bulldog knit into it, one was a one colour affair but had cabling. I no longer knit, though I daresay I could pick it up fairly quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/12 "2007-05-08T10:38:27Z")
No Knitting - No Peace Know Knitting - Know Peace. Everyone should knit. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/13 "2007-05-08T10:43:35Z")
I don’t know a single guy who knits, but I’ve often wondered why they don’t. They love to work with their hands, and they don’t have to lay down on a cold garage floor to do it! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/14 "2007-05-08T10:49:26Z")
[YARRRRRRRN!](http://www.jinx.com/scripts/details.asp?productID=931) I wuvs this. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/15 "2007-05-08T13:25:07Z")
I used to know a guy who was an absolute knitting genius. He worked at about five times a normal pace - your eye could hardly follow the needles. He seemed to need no concentration - could carry on a conversation or watch TV while he knitted. He could produce a nice sweater in a remarkably short time. It was entertaining to watch - sort of like a magic trick. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/16 "2007-05-08T13:29:48Z")
I don’t know how to knit, but I enjoy rug-hooking. My father knew how to weave on a loom, a skill he got from his mother. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/17 "2007-05-08T13:31:28Z")
My boyfriend taught me how to knit. (Ever since I learned to crochet, though, knitting is dead to me.) He doesn’t do it too much, but it still counts. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/18 "2007-05-08T13:32:10Z")
I know a guy who knits socks. If he’s ever knit anything else, I wouldn’t know it. But he was very proud of the socks he’d knit. Not that it matters, but he was a happily married man–liked power tools–with mostly grown children at the time that I met him and discovered that he knit. ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/19 "2007-05-08T13:38:19Z")
I’ve tried knitting, my wife is way into it, but I just can’t get the knack. I’ll stick to crochet and embroidery. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196/20 "2007-05-08T13:47:58Z")
The stepfather of a friend of mine would knit. He was a construction worker and in the winter when work was slow he’d pull up a chair and make some sweaters to sell. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-dudes-that-knit/403196.md?page=2)