# Stick to your knitting

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-to-your-knitting/62499
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 19, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-to-your-knitting/62499 "2001-04-19T04:18:19Z")
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### Author: ![Think1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Think1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Think1)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-to-your-knitting/62499/1 "2001-04-19T04:18:19Z")

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Where does this phrase originate? Who would I quote?