Tonight we had a powercut, probably the billionth one this year if I am honest.

However at first I was frustrated because being with no electric meant that I was without internet and kind of felt a little lost perhaps I would say. However after a little while and sitting with sultry candle light and listening to the radio, my partner and I began to chat.

I asked about things I would like to think of doing away from the laptop, and even the thought of turning everything off once a month and just chatting, maybe it should be more regular I am not sure.

So then I just came out with it.

"I think I might want to try to knit." I said.

I don't know what made me say it, it just came out without warning. To which my partner replied...

"I used to knit."

I stopped and looked in amazement, I mean he is gay but there is not a feminist thing about him really, he is all tools and wood and hammers and nails, which I am not remotely interested in, until the project is finished and making it look pretty at the end of it.

I mean I was just stunned to listen to him talk about how his grandmother showed him how to knit and that he had a good understanding about it. So then it got me thinking a bit more about it and wondering

So the research began.

Do you know how many male celebrities knit, quite a few and to name some of these would be the following people.

Russell Crowe

Source

So it would seem that when Russell is not acting he takes a fancy to a ball of wool, a couple of sticks and make something wonderful.

David Arquette

Credit The Sun newspaper UK

Aha it would seem that David even dabbles in the old knitting from time to time, originally taught by his grandmother, and has a keen love of knitting.

Ryan Gosling

Credit IMDB

Although never photographed it is rumoured that Mr Gosling also partakes in some scarf creation of sorts.

So there you have it just a couple of famous folk who do seem to enjoy this skill, which I do call it skill because I have now taken part in it, as excited as I was I went out and bought some wool and needles.

I raced home in a frenzy to see what wonderful creations that I could come up with.

I enclose my vlog of my current experience in knitting for your pleasure.

In conclusion, it is my belief that knitting was never perceived as a woman's thing. Not at all but after practicing for five hours until you are cross eyed, I can understand from a man's point of view why knitting might not be up to a mans standard.

Which makes me thing was this the ultimate thing that proved a woman's patience over a mans I wonder.

Thanks for reading.