I was just skimming MusicBanter to see what's new, when I realized, "Hey! There's a knitting thread!! Isn't this the coolest place?!?"
So thank you for starting one, Dayvan.
What you say about men knitting is so true! One of my family friends was a professional bricklayer who did some brickwork in the city where I live. He was also a knitter. He knit my mom a really lovely, multicolored hat. I was impressed and amused, because I didn't expect a bricklayer to be such a good knitter. He was a very good knitter.
As for me, around seven years ago I purchased knitting needles to try my hand at knitting, but I never got good enough to actually *make* anything. I'm impressed by all that counting of stitches that knitters do, but I think that counting also scares me off from the activity. It starts to sound like work, and I'm afraid I'll lose track of my stitches!
If I *do* eventually knit, I think I will concentrate on circular scarves, like this one:
^ Circular scarves are very practical, because they never fall off and you can use part of the scarf as a hat.
