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In the western world it is mainly women that knit and as a hobby. Of course we have Tom Daley who rose to knitting fame with his chequered patchwork cardigan and there are probably many other men knitting in their spare time. There is an island off Peru mainland called Taquile whose tradition it was for men to knit and the women to go about the daily work farming. Today men in Taquile continue to knit the traditional Chullo and another type of hat called the Montera, a Quech

There is a history of stocking knitting in Wales during the 19th century where stocking knitting contributed to the domestic economy in rural Wales. Knitting of stockings in cottages in the evening was a tradition in rural Wales and called Noson Weu or in English Knitting Evening. There would be a social gathering listening to old tales, ancient songs or the harp whilst the women of Wales knit stockings. The main areas in Wales for stocking knitting were Bala and Tregaron and

The Fisherman's rib jumper originated around the 1800's in the coastal areas of Ireland and Scotland. The pattern made warm jumpers for the fisher people who braved the treacherous seas to provide food for their families. The wives and mothers of the fishermen would knit the jumpers in a variation of the 1 x 1 rib, the Fisherman's rib was created much thicker than this to ensure their men were warm at sea. The pattern also meant it would keep the men dry. The stitch goes lik

Hello and welcome to my new blog. Knitting and crochet are so all encompassing, aren't they? In future posts I will be adding hints and tips for both skills, yes they are amazing skills to learn. Learning to knit can be scary, like anything else new, so I will be putting a post out purely for new knitters soon, just to help them on their journey. We will be talking about swatches, stitches, supplies, colours, all sorts of wonderful things for creating wonderful knitted and cr