Boys who knit
It's an oddity to me that men knitting is considered a rarity or not cool. Knitting on a historical note, has been a male predominated job. It used to be that knitting clothing was a profession, not a hobby. Men were the only ones allowed to do it, and there were apprentices and whatnot... and because I don't feel like flubbing up the history of knitting, I'm going to just say that times changed, on a very recent time frame, and now we perceive knitting to be something "your grandmother does." I am happy to know that there are some male knitters out there who aren't ashamed or think it's something they have to hide...
I happen to think that men who knit somehow have an extra edge of appeal to me, and that one little piece of knowledge makes them more attractive to me. Sometimes I don't even know what they look like (honest, it took me forever to find out what brooklyn tweed actually looked like)! Haha. I will lurk a few guys' blogs to see what they're making or be super jealous of how much better or quicker knitters they are. Not unlike what I do with many other knitters out there that we're all in awe of... ;o) But I sometimes feel that the men are often less seen than the women, so I feel like sharing some of their blogs that I enjoy reading.
- brooklyntweed <-- While I'm sure that everyone knows about his designs at the very least, not everyone may know of his blog. And in all honesty, not my favorite blog to read... I feel it leans pretty heavy on the advertising his own patterns and less towards overall thoughts and current knits. Of course, he is a designer, and his designs *are* wonderful. And one can't deny his excellent pictures... Therefore, I will periodically take a gander to admire his work. :o)
- knitting with a y <--- Love this blog. I have NO idea how I even came to find it, but I can honestly say that the blog is a great mix of pictures and excitement. I think the way he writes is just so similar to how I write (aka - typing barf... haha, type exactly what's in your head as you're going and no looking back), that I really enjoy reading. In addition, he's an extremely talented knitting, and just learning to spin! That = lots of pretty pictures to ogle. ;o)
- woowork <-- while a crocheter and not a knitter, this guy is AMAZING!! The things amigurumi he comes up with is to die for... and the mini scripts he will do in the form of pictures and short blurbs with explanations is hysterical. It makes me want to learn how to crochet (for like the 50millionth time...) and come up with my own ray gun. He's got a great sense of humor and I am always eager to see what he comes up with next.
