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

[purpleduckUnderTheMistletoe]

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!!!

why? . i hate the feel of wool . knitting would be torturous , make the men knit instead.

I can neither knit, drive or blow glass baubles. I must be a MAN! If I can crochet, does that redeem me at all in the eyes of society?

hmmmm, dunno Guimauve...

My Dad can knit and darn too - he was taught how in the Army during National Service.

Everyone (men women & children) should be able to knit & sew. I think those who can't med a tear, sew on a button or take up a hem are severly limiting their life. Anyone who can't knit is missing out on the ultimate chillout with wooly results as a benefit.
Crocheting is a high plane goat - only the talented & wonderful should be initiated.

Kurrikurri - people unable to cope with knitted garment emergencies are a menace to society.

OP YADNBU

pmsl at "high plane goat" - wtf does that mean??

"People should be self reliant, what if you needed to knit your children something in an emergency?"
I can't knit, but in a woolly emergency I would hope I could rely on my knitty neighbours to come to my aid. The woman across the road looks like she'd be handy with a pair of needles

I have a darning mushroom somewhere, if that helps with my womanliness?

ThumbleBells sorry - typing with dd2 on my lap, I meant crocheting is taking knitting to a higher plane of chilledoutness.

I quite like high plane as a compliment though - ooh that's a high plane..

I don't need to knit- I've got a man for that!

My grandpa could knit beautifully. They had to learn in the trenches in WWI because they had to make their own socks. I'm not sure who was teaching them though!!

Think of all the shopping the non-knitters are missing out on.

I knit, I sew, I crochet, I do my own DIY, I garden, I can paint, I can draw....

All the requirements for a modern Victorian Miss

I even taught my left-handed DS to knit when he was 7.

It was my Dad who taught me how to knit... He learned during the war. I don't think my Mum could be bothered to teach me.

cory you need to be more independent

My grandfather was a champion knitter. He took it up to enable him to quit smoking when he returned from WWI.

I can knit... I made several nice woolies for myself but then made the fatal mistake for starting one for DH. Well, he was only my boyfriend at the time... we've been married nearly 23 years ... it was brown and larger than mine and soooo boring. The half-finished bundle is still lurking reproachfully in the depths of a cupboard.

I really need to ditch it and re-learn so that I can knit for DD instead of complaining at the total lack of nice woolies for older kids in the shops!

i can knit a bit. learnt it in old fashioned home ec along with embroidering as well as being able to use a sewing machine (not sexist as the boys could join as well) have to admit that i never had much use for any of it, until i was pregnant and extremely bored with sitting around. i knitted dd a patchwork cot blanket. not difficult, but i was really pleased with the end result and found it very therapeutic as well.

I don't know how some of you people on here get jobs

I love to knit! I knitted an entire nativity scene last year, complete with sheep. This year I am knitting my nieces' christmas presents. What would I do in the evenings without knitting? Talk to DH?

bettymum - Talk to DH god forbid or worse actually have to concentrate on the drivel on tv..

My dad was in the Navy ~ they were all taught to knit socks, including turning corners.

My sil's mil is an incredible woolswoman.
I literally swoon when I see and feel her knitted creations. I have a huge reverence for her ability to create something beautiful from a ball of wool and a pair of needles. I just can't do it but then I've never really tried to master this art. Has anyone noticed the lack of decent woolshops around these days?

I can see but I have never ever needed to knit.

Sew! Not see.

It is a big failure in my life, I simply cannot knit. Not from lack of trying, my grandma spent hours teaching me to no avail.

I do own a nice set of crochet hooks though. They are very handy for getting hair out of the bath drain