I have gotten strange faces as well, and not so nice remarks.
When I was crocheting, same, but a man on the train asked me if it was difficult and told me he could crochet as well, but only chains.
I don’t know about sexy, but I think that a man that can do the things that society dubs for women is a very secure man. I don’t see one thing wrong with it.
Not the first time society has been wrong about something. won’t be the last time, either, I’m sure.
in my opinion anyone can and should be able to do whatever pleases them…men knitting i think is awesome!..:happydance:
but this could just be because being a woman i get looks all the time when i walk into a hardware store and they think i don’t know what i’m looking for. the best was day after thanksgiving last year i was meeting up with some girls for lunch so i was in heels and my nice coat looking very girly and i walk in ace to get a few things and as i was walking back to the section i needed a guy stopped me and asked what i was looking for (he was like 15 also) to which i replied with the list of 5 or so items i was there for and he looked slightly confused 
and i said don’t worry i know where it all is. men are also shocked when they find out I’ve completely rewired houses, I’m very comfortable with power tools, and many automotive needs.
so men who knit…more power to them…they’re doing something useful with their time:cheering:
'twas my mom who taught me how to wite lights and replace the plug ends on power cables. And that’s with an electrician as a father!
I think this is so true. My great grandpa was a fisherman and knitted his own small nets according to my grandmother. The large nets he used a shuttle to make the knots, but the smaller ones he knitted. Knitting was another skill men used to make necessities. Interestingly none of his girls learned to knit - only the boys so they could make their own nets. My grandmother did learn to crochet though.
Honestly, I don’t care if it is a man or woman who knits. The more who knit, the easier it is to find supplies. OTOH, I am glad my husband doesn’t knit because I don’t want to share what I have stocked up LOL.
On the note of it being taught in schools, that varies so much in the US. One of the ladies in my local knitting group teaches high school and will begin a club for those interested next year. She isn’t the home ec teacher though. Another person I know is teaching it thru a Boys and Girls Club in an impoverished area of town. The kids really enjoy it but keeping them in supplies is difficult since they rely on donations of yarn and needles.
I completely agree. I have a lot of kids and get rude and insensitive comments about that socially unacceptable tidbit too.
I think LBECK hit the nail on the head about it making for a very secure man. THAT is what I find so appealing. A man that is not afraid to just BE who he is and not be ashamed. That is a wonderful thing no matter where you go, no matter what age, race or gender.
I didn’t mean to make you guys feel like a piece of meat, or anything… honestly I’ve not been here long enough to know there were guys regularly here. Sorry about that. But I’m glad you are here and look forward to getting to know you all… without anymore comments 
I think you’re totally correct here. The sexiness doesn’t come from the idea that the man is knitting or the idea that he’s being feminine, I think it comes from the fact that he has enough self confidence and sense of self to say that he enjoys something regardless of what other people think of him or what he is doing.
I have a friend who’s husband goes out with us to gay bars. He’s even to the point now where he knows that we enjoy it so he makes the suggestion of going. She finds that aspect of him very sexy. His openmindedness, his security, his care for the needs/wants of her and her friends, these are all things that are important to her and his ability to accomodate those things for her is very sexy.
I don’t know whether it’s sexy or whatever, but I do know last night my wife looked at me and said, “You know you acted like such a guy. You bought the stuff and acted like you didn’t need to read the books or anything and just gave it a go.”
Needless to say, I can slip knot and cast a basic stitch, but that’s it. LOL! The knitting has stumped me. So now it’s backtracking and reading.
So, safe to say, another guys is infected with the knitting bug.
As I posted in my intro, I was raised that guys weren’t supposed to knit or anything like that, regardless how much I asked to learn.
Check out the free videos at KnittingHelp that are on the menu bar. Also check out the videos on YouTube. There are a lot of video available for the visual learner.
check out your public library for books on knitting, before you buy.
As a guy who knits - welcome to the dark side.
Thanks cacunn!
The book I bought were cheap so I got them, will go to the library and look online before buying anymore. The videos on KH are awesome. Being hard-of-hearing though I have to be more visual with those videos since there are no captions or transcripts and can’t understand what is being said.
Now . . . dark side?! Nobody warned me of that!:roflhard:
Yes you start out wit just a little acrylic yarn and a size 7 needle, then it is maybe I’ll try a wool blend and double points. Gee that is a really nice hand dyed sports weight I need to try and how about circular needle, And it just keeps getting harder and harder to keep away from the LYS. You just have to have your fiber fix. If not the LYS then you are on line, Knit Pick needle or should I get Addi’s maybe both. You call the local contractor you need a room added for your yarn stash or should i have another one added for the spinning wheel and loom. And it is always "I’ll be there in a minute - I just have to finish this row. "
Welcome to the great fiber addiction. :woohoo: :roflhard: :guyknitting: :guyknitting: :guyknitting:
Don’t forget the seedy hours spent surfing the web spotting pictures of qiviut and vicuna yarns, or a new colourway of Kiogu…
[COLOR=“Indigo”]It was simply a silent film of a hand reaching into a bag full of different yarn balls in many colors and kinds of yarn.
I must admit, I did sit and watch that video all the way to the finish.
:roflhard: [/COLOR]
Then there are the times that you have to clean yarn barf off of your shoes, Oh the humiliation we go through for this addiction.
I shudder to admit I once fell so low that I actually was begging used needles from my friends because I couldn’t afford a new one.
Normally I would have just waited, but I had this new skein of lace-weight and this really great pattern and , well, you know how it is when you have to cast on… … …
Now this . . . was hilarious! :roflhard:
Not laughing at your addiction, I promise. :teehee:
Okay, seriously though . . . Yarn porn?! OffJumpsJack, you are crazy! Wonder who came up with that idea.
I hope my husband never tries to knit! It would mean the world is about to end!
He cuts down trees and builds log houses.
I knit.
He hunts and fishes.
I cook.
We’ve got a good thing goin’!
Each to his own!
I love our guy knitters here at KH! But I love my sister knitters just as much! 
I build stuff.
I knit.
I hunt and fish.
I cook.
I’m my own couple. 
Mike, you’re priceless! :teehee: