Not strictly knitting, but absolutely fascinating: a history of pockets in clothing on the V&A website. Who doesn’t love a pocket?
A whole book on arm knitting, eh? Yes, really!
Happy-making: a pub in Edinburgh prides itself on community-minded events like knitting nights and dog-owners nights. If they combine them, Dexter and I will be there like a shot!
On the Craftivism blog, a great round-up of links and stories about knitting and its role in WWII. I particularly like the little poem that goes with the appeal for 150,000 pairs of socks…
A nice profile of a knitter who uses the craft as a creative outlet, and as “a balm for the soul”. I like the quote: “I see it is a negative space activity where, if my brain is fried from doing something strenuous, I can sit down and do this.” Perhaps not elegantly put, but I agree with the sentiment – knitting can help you rest your brain. The knitter in question is male, so the usual threads about gender expectations are explored… I wonder if the journalist would have felt this story was worth telling if the knitter had been female?
I like to see all positive coverage of knitting, but the gender stereotyping wears after a while… This article in the Seattle Times speaks to the frustration many male knitters feel about these stereotypes. I love this quote from knitter Chuck Wilmesher, of Skacel Collection: “Get over it and try it and who cares what anybody thinks. I wish there was some way to make men know that it is not a woman’s sport.”
Aw shucks, thanks for linking to my post! And considering the rest of the links, I’m in excellent company! x