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[Weepingguitar]

I caught wind of a story about a men's knitting club in NYC. And these men claim to be straight. Now, I'm a girl who will happily pick up my crocheting hooks and settle in for a night of making a scarf...but if I were to ever see a boyfriend of mine doing the same...

I'd probably hand him an axe and tell him to go chop down a tree or something.

There are always stories about women doing jobs and hobbies that are generally associated with men, but not the other way around. Some women seem to really be going for it though. One girl in a forum wrote that if she found a guy who could knit her a Cuthulu dildo cozy, she'd marry him in two seconds, lol.

Girls, what would you do if your man picked up the knitting needles, and guys, have you ever considered the hobby?

 

[zeb1094]

I caught wind of a story about a men's knitting club in NYC. And these men claim to be straight. Now, I'm a girl who will happily pick up my crocheting hooks and settle in for a night of making a scarf...but if I were to ever see a boyfriend of mine doing the same...

I'd probably hand him an axe and tell him to go chop down a tree or something.

There are always stories about women doing jobs and hobbies that are generally associated with men, but not the other way around. Some women seem to really be going for it though. One girl in a forum wrote that if she found a guy who could knit her a Cuthulu dildo cozy, she'd marry him in two seconds, lol.

Girls, what would you do if your man picked up the knitting needles, and guys, have you ever considered the hobby?

No, knit one, perl two. What the hell does that mean? Now if you need a button sewed on then I'm you man, but knit? Uh huh!

 

[entitled]

All the men in my family that were sent off to war learned to either knit or crochet. It's a hobby that doesn't weigh much, doesn't take much room, can produce much-needed (especially in the field) socks, and can provide a meditative state that takes a person's mind off of things.

It wouldn't bother me a bit.

 

[Guest]

as a consumate spinner of wool and knitter, i have been thrilled to see a man weilding knitting needles. and i have. would it make them less masculine? not in my opinion. what a soothing hobby knitting is. in my life time, i have met tailors/weavers/spinners/knitters who happen to be men...i dont assign knitting to either gender and it would be my hope that this stereotype could be squashed.
hard to do, isn't it?
but this is not the question you asked.
im a lesbian... so if i had a man, the world would be askew.
v~

 

[Weepingguitar]

All the men in my family that were sent off to war learned to either knit or crochet. It's a hobby that doesn't weigh much, doesn't take much room, can produce much-needed (especially in the field) socks, and can provide a meditative state that takes a person's mind off of things.

It wouldn't bother me a bit.

Now, that's pretty cool. The doesn't take much room thing though depends on what you're working on, heh. Some times I feel like I need a seperate car to lug my projects around.

 

[Weepingguitar]

as a consumate spinner of wool and knitter, i have been thrilled to see a man weilding knitting needles. and i have. would it make them less masculine? not in my opinion. what a soothing hobby knitting is. in my life time, i have met tailors/weavers/spinners/knitters who happen to be men...i dont assign knitting to either gender and it would be my hope that this stereotype could be squashed.
hard to do, isn't it?
but this is not the question you asked.
im a lesbian... so if i had a man, the world would be askew.
v~

Lol, it is unfortunately hard to do. I guess it all depends on circumstances as well. The more I think about it...that Cuthulu dildo cozy does sound fun, hee hee...

 

[entitled]

Now, that's pretty cool. The doesn't take much room thing though depends on what you're working on, heh. Some times I feel like I need a seperate car to lug my projects around.

Things that they always needed, like socks and mittens, are what they worked on in the field.

When they got back home they did bigger projects. i still have an afghan somewhere that my great uncle made about 30 years ago. He got in the local newspaper for that one.

 

[Weepingguitar]

i still have an afghan somewhere that my great uncle made about 30 years ago. He got in the local newspaper for that one.

Woah nice!

 

[rgraham666]

I tried it when I was a teenager.

Wasn't very good at it as it requires a level of fine motor control I don't have.

Didn't worry about what my 'peers' thought of me, they were all 100% sure I was a 'faggot' anyway.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Seems like knitting has had a "little old lady" reputation for quite a while. But sailors have always done little, fiddly crafts- shellwork, scrimshaw, and some of the most outrageous facny lace crotcheting you could ever imagine, and knitting too...

Lately, there seems to be a resurgence in knitting with younger women creating stitch and bitch groups. since the male and femal urban lifestyles aren't too different anymore- all cerebral work and very little activity- it's not too surprising that men would take up a meditative craft. I doubt you'll see much of it ifrom guys that repair cars- they already work with thier hands.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Hobby's just don't mean much, as far as I can see, when dealing with sexuality. I don't kniot, but I do collect ancient weapons. I don't believe owning a claymore or being able to discuss archaic weapons makes me butch. I collect stuffed animals too.

A person's hobby, is usually a lot more reflective of their interests than of their sexuality, imho. I love history, so things that have historic import are precious to me.

If knitting fits someone's interest, be that person male or female, I don't really believe it says anything about them other than an insight into their individual interests.

 

[AppleBiter]

Wouldn't bother me at all. I love a man who is resourceful and creative. Saying that a guy shouldn't knit or crochet is like saying that a woman shouldn't be an auto mechanic. Just because it has generally been associated with the opposite sex doesn't mean that that rule is set in stone.

I hate sexism when it's directed at me -- being told I can't do this or that because I'm "just a girl" or "only guys do that." It makes me feel less human, as though this world doesn't belong to me, as well, because I was born a female. Since I don't like sexism directed at me, I try not to direct it at others either.

 

[carsonshepherd]

I've tried it, as my grandmother was an avid knitter, but it's too hard.

However, a co-worker taught her grandson and at age 12, he's almost as fast as she is. His daddy is starting to express that it's time he grew out of it though...

 

[oggbashan]

Evening classes as a dating service...

When I was younger (impossible, I know) evening classes were subsidised and cheap.

It was possible to enrol for 2 or 3 evening classes a week on a very low income. People would enrol for a work-related class and get a discount on a second class, perhaps for a hobby.

The car maintenance classes were often over-supplied with women who thought that the class would be a good place to meet men. The crafts classes, including basketwork and crochet would have too many men, hoping to meet women. The only place they met would be at the coffee breaks and even then the various classes tended to stick together and not mix.

I enrolled for car maintenance although I knew most if not all of the course content. I met and dated several women from the course. No significant partnership came of them. The best result from that course was that all of us had a test drive of the latest Lotus car because the tutor was a Lotus mechanic.

A few years ago I enrolled for a Tai Chi class. At the first lesson there were three men in the class. By the fifth session I was the only one but my wife was also a class member. Most of us are still friends. The gymnastics class in the next room generated several dates, some temporary ex-marital relationships and friction. We in Tai Chi just went with the flow...

I am an associate member of a costume club. I joined because I use the history of costume to help date my collection of 19th century photographs. I am outnumbered by women in a ratio of about 50:1. If I were younger and unattached? Maybe something might happen at some of the re-enactment events the costume club support.

Og

 

[Guest]

Girls, what would you do if your man picked up the knitting needles, and guys, have you ever considered the hobby?

No big deal. If he wishes to knit, why on earth should that make a difference to me?

As my hubby has large hands, he might have difficulty with some of the detail work. On the other hand, he does manage intricate electronic equipment without major issues.

I think I'd be more concerned if he stopped talking to me, if we stopped having great sex, if he lost his job, etc. Arts and crafts? Please.

 

[Guest]

I'm really stunned at the question. Knitting, like cooking, flower arranging or sewing, is not inherently 'women's work'. What century is this!?

When my sons were in their early teens I taught them how to do their own laundry (including ironing) and sew (mending) because "someday I'm not going to do it anymore". They learned to cook on their own because they like it, and partly because I stopped.

Perdita

 

[Xelebes]

I caught wind of a story about a men's knitting club in NYC. And these men claim to be straight. Now, I'm a girl who will happily pick up my crocheting hooks and settle in for a night of making a scarf...but if I were to ever see a boyfriend of mine doing the same...

I'd probably hand him an axe and tell him to go chop down a tree or something.

There are always stories about women doing jobs and hobbies that are generally associated with men, but not the other way around. Some women seem to really be going for it though. One girl in a forum wrote that if she found a guy who could knit her a Cuthulu dildo cozy, she'd marry him in two seconds, lol.

Girls, what would you do if your man picked up the knitting needles, and guys, have you ever considered the hobby?

My dad had to teach my mom how to crochet. Simple as that.

 

[BlackShanglan]

I have a range of hobbies, and am something of a Mr. Toad about some of them. I remember being approached by a yong man from India when I was in the library at university; I was working on a project that required sewing, and was doing it in the library between classes. He struck up a conversation about how he'd learned to sew and cross-stich from his mother, and how much he missed that in the Southern United States college we then both attended. He was happy just to see someone doing it, and seemed rather wistful about feeling unable to openly practice a skill he'd enjoyed and that brought him happy memories of peaceful hours passed in the company of his mother and sisters.

I found him quite charming. Would that there were more folk of either gender with warm memories of supportive, loving family members of both sexes.

 

[Weepingguitar]

Woah! I had no intention of offending or prodding at anyone's nerves with this question. I simply thought it was an interesting question. To knit or not to knit is entirely up to the person with the needles. I'm not cracking the whip over people saying "Knit or die!" Although that does present a humorus image.

 

[impressive]

They learned to cook on their own because they like it, and partly because I stopped.

Perdita

Hot tea through nostril (left). Owie!

 

[Norajane]

During the Iraq war protests in San Francisco, some folks set themselves up on the sidewalk as "Knitters for Peace" and offered to teach people how to knit.

Those knitted poncho things are really popular in the thrift stores around here. Personally, I think those things make women look like ships at full sail, but to each his own, I guess.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I'm really stunned at the question. Knitting, like cooking, flower arranging or sewing, is not inherently 'women's work'. What century is this!?

When my sons were in their early teens I taught them how to do their own laundry (including ironing) and sew (mending) because "someday I'm not going to do it anymore". They learned to cook on their own because they like it, and partly because I stopped.

Perdita

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P, The Voice of Sense.

Me, I'll be the first to make a stand on the other extreme side - I'd LOVE to see my man knit! I have a friend who was trained to be a professional tailor - he's the only human being who is allowed to borrow my sewing machine.

Knitting, crocheting, embroidering... I'd find it a turn-on to see a boyfriend do any of those.

 

[3113]

Girls, what would you do if your man picked up the knitting needles

I'd make merciless fun of him and do my very best to derail him and cringe when I couldn't...because I know darn well that he'd turn out to be better at it than I ever was (I was a knitter once upon a time; dropped a lot of stitches)....and that he'd get deeply into it, spend all his time doing it, and the house would soon be full of scarves, sweaters, afghans and just about anything else he got into his head to knit, including the Cathulu dildo and tea cozy.

That's m' husband for you.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I'd make merciless fun of him and do my very best to derail him and cringe when I couldn't...because I know darn well that he'd turn out to be better at it than I ever was (I was a knitter once upon a time; dropped a lot of stitches)....and that he'd get deeply into it, spend all his time doing it, and the house would soon be full of scarves, sweaters, afghans and just about anything else he got into his head to knit, including the Cathulu dildo and tea cozy.

That's m' husband for you.

Sounds a bit selfish of you... why not let him enjoy himself?

I think this world would be a lot more balanced and a lot more sensible if men became a bit more sensitive and women a bit tougher.

 

[Weepingguitar]

I hate my life

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