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Original poster

in thinking that all WOMEN should be able to knit? I mean, its a life skill!!

82 replies

purpleduckUnderTheMistletoe · 17/12/2009 10:56

Nevermind if they don't WANT to, or have no talent at it. They just SHOULD!!! Its a damned inconvenience to everyone else if they don't, and I'm annoyed at all the women who don't knit.

I mean, I have a friend who doesn't knit, and I think her life must be so, so, limited. Imagine only having the choice of shop bought.

Unbelieveable!!!

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displayuntiltwelfthnight · 17/12/2009 11:03

be annoyed at me then, I have knitted in past but haven't picked up needles for years and years and don't have plans to do so anytime soon!
Think I may be haunted by the many jumpers my mother promised me than never materialised despite huge mountains of wool in our house as we grew up! Took her about 2 yrs to knit my father a sweater!
Are you a member of a knitting group? You could find solace there

ooojimaflip · 17/12/2009 11:04

Why just women?

TheGoatofChristmasPast · 17/12/2009 11:05

i think you can get by with crochet

MitchyInge · 17/12/2009 11:06

everyone should be able to knit or sew

sewing probably more important

BendyBob · 17/12/2009 11:08

Are you Nelly? (From Noah and Nelly)

ChickensHaveNoTinsel · 17/12/2009 11:08

You have to be able to knit in order to join a knitting circle. I knit, sew and crochet

FolornHope · 17/12/2009 11:09

lol
i cant and i cant sew
i REALLy wish i was like my sister who sewed her own wedding dress fgs

dh looked at melike this when he realsied posession of a vagina did nOT automatically make me able to sew

strange eh?

Portofino · 17/12/2009 11:10

I "used" to be able to knit. I am truly crap at it though.

franke · 17/12/2009 11:10

5yo ds complained at me recently because I haven't taught him to knit yet.

TheGoatofChristmasPast · 17/12/2009 11:11

sewing with your vagina would be impressive. sounds like something the nuns would make up about purgatory

displayuntiltwelfthnight · 17/12/2009 11:13

next you'll be saying we all have to do cross stitch as well

KurriKurri · 17/12/2009 11:15

The trouble with non-knitters is they always expect others to knit for them, like we're some sort of knitting service. I also doubt very much if any man would fancy a woman would couldn't knit.

gorionine · 17/12/2009 11:17

Nelly I do agree with you! I agree it has heped me much more in life than another KEY skill I can think of! so YA Definitely Not BU!

florenceuk · 17/12/2009 11:20

Actually I think not being able to sew (no fixing clothes, sewing on buttons, taking up hems) is even weirder. A friend of mine revealed that neither she or her mum had a sewing machine (forget that mine has sat untouched for five years) - unbelievable!

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purpleduckUnderTheMistletoe · 17/12/2009 11:21

Exactly Kurri!

I mean, its not rocket science, and to be an adult, and not be able to knit!!!

Or those useless women who just get their dh's to knit for them!!!

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gorionine · 17/12/2009 11:21

The only alternative if you cannot knit would be to drive to the nearest shop to get some warm winter garments but surely, no one would settle for that poor machine made underquality?

displayuntiltwelfthnight · 17/12/2009 11:23

It's not the make-do-and-mend society it once was

gorionine · 17/12/2009 11:23

Their DH nit for them? they must be exausted after a long day at work not on surely!!

nickytwotimes · 17/12/2009 11:24

Hmm, yes, all PEOPLE should be able to perform these basic skills.

I hate knitting though. I can just about manage to plain and purl, but it is SO BORING. Love sewing, cross stitch, etc.

KurriKurri · 17/12/2009 11:26

And its not enough to say there's plenty of knitting available out there. People should be self reliant, what if you needed to knit your children something in an emergency?

gorionine · 17/12/2009 11:27

Oops, forgot a k

Tortington · 17/12/2009 11:28

i can knit in a straight line - i can cast on - but i can't cast off.

consequently i can only knit scarves that i can never wear becuase they are never ending

juneybean · 17/12/2009 11:31

I can sew in a fashion.

I can knit a scarf but I can't cast on or off, my mam always has to do it for me.

She is an immense knitter though!

ScreaminEagle · 17/12/2009 11:35

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ThumbleBells · 17/12/2009 11:38

tut!

As it happens, I can knit and sew and embroider, but never got the hang of crochet. I am incomplete.

I learnt to knit from my Nanna - she was an inveterate knitter, always had something on the needles until the last year of her life. Got taught sewing at school; and my Grandma taught me embroidery. Mum could crochet but never taught me how...