Question by flamespeak: A man who knits and makes things out of wool (belts, headbands, scarfs, hats, etc): does this seem unmanly?
Don’t really care, it seems like a good hobby to kill time with tangible results and will make good personalized gifts for others, but I do like hearing people discuss such things.
As an added question, which color would the ladies prefer in a shaw: A blend of metallic brown hues, yellow, or white?
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Answer by Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel
No way Jose, wool is super comfy.
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yes, and very gay.
It seems crafty and practical. Is that unmanly? I don’t wear shawls, but I’d go with the metallic brown hues.
I think it shows a free thinker. Honestly, I like to crouche while watching TV because I get bored and it is a great passtime. Many people will judge you for it. If that will bother you, there is no shame in keeping it your secret!
I do plenty of things that arnt “girly”….who am I to say anything to you or another man.
on the shaw: i’d go with the metallic browns, and greens….earthy
Not unmanly, it takes a skillful hand to knit.
Someone with your hobby and skills is talented and congratulations! Personalized gifts are so endearing and the receiver is usually very pleased. We had a conversation recently among lady friends how so many gifts are so impersonal today. We all remembered (and still have) at least one or two personal gifts made esp for each of us.
Maybe, you could turn your hobby into a seasonal business online. shawl colors, I like the blend you suggest.
Not particularly unmanly, seems a little boring though, but whatever floats your boat.
No. Why should it.
It would only be unmanly if you knitted a dress and a bra and wore them…other than that- who really cares if you’re knitting…
Rosie Greer used to do needlepoint. ( Not sure of the spelling on the name) He was a big, burly football player who did needlework as a form of relaxation.
Hey, a nice warm wool scrarf is alright by me. Metallic browns would be nice.
This is a good thing because you are a mans, man and don’t care what people think of you. That’s admirable.This also means that you are good with your hands, thats an added plus for the female in your life. Ummm, but enough of that. I like browns, because for a shawl that would seem warm and cozy.
Is it unmanly? Compared to what? Beer-guzzling, sports-hypnotized, SpikeTV-ingesting alpha males.
i go the brown or the white and i dont see any thing unmanly about it.
you be yourself and the only thing unmanly is when you question your sexuality based on what you do.
Make a codpiece lol
It is up to the person. Yarn and wool…things of this nature are natural fibers and so common sense/wisdom (lightbulb) goes off and it’s pretty bright as far as my observation. Yarn and wool have nothing to do with gender. To go further with this: people wear both. If a man made a rug we’d all step on his creation if the crafter chooses it to be a floor rug. It’s practical and logical…pretty close to the same thing and the question includes proof of balance ” kill time with tangible results”.
You’ve got two questions on the same board, not uncommon either, and my answer to the other is: I don’t question a person’s sex preferences based on them choosing to work with yarn or wool to produce gifts that people wear or use, why would I?
Unmanly? – nope.
I knew a man who used to knit. Made some fabulous garments and things. He was a very attractive person.
Besides, historically – that’s how the name ‘Weaver’ came about isn’t it – men named after their trade – weaving.
no way. my hubby sews and cooks but also works on cars and builds things.
very manly and it’s just an ethnocentric load of rubbish about what is manly or not. men have been artisans and craftsmen since time imemorial, i am a woman i like browns and also white. headbands rock.