It is obvious from the abundance of easy knitting patterns available on the internet that knitting is more popular than ever. I mean, if I got hooked, anyone could! The blame/credit for that goes to my wife. And she was hooked by her best friend. And so on and so on. So, I knew that knitting was getting pretty popular. I mean, if I'm getting sucked into it, it must be pretty big. But the numbers I just saw on the number of people taking up knitting is insane!
"Once embraced by a few grandmotherly types and rejected as out of fashion by feminists, knitting is back big time, its new status evident nowhere more than on the Internet, where knitting groups, blogs, video tutorials, and podcasts are present in abundance. The Yarn Craft Council of America estimates that 53 million women in the United States knit or crochet. The number of female knitters between the ages of 25 and 34 increased 150% between 2002 and 2004, while a significant number of teenage girls up to age 18 and older women, ages 55–64, joined or rejoined the growing ranks of knitters."
150% increase in two years! That's amazing. Go check out the whole article here. And those are just the number of women that knit! There are plenty of men that do it, too. I’m evidence of that. So are the men that show up at the group at the local knitting store.
I think it is interesting that what was once considered a woman’s hobby has become such a trendy hobby for both men and women alike. And with the internet now, it is easier than ever to find easy knitting patterns for the beginners.
I'd love to hear your stories about how you got started in knitting!
Here's a book I found that helped both me (a total newbie) and my wife (actually quite good)!
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