The art of knitting is now thought of as a female pastime, but originally, in days of old it was the men who did the knitting and in some countries this still holds true. As it's quite a rare occurence to hear about men who knit, this page will be devotes to articles written in the news.

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Nantwich News: "Nantwich “Dr Who” Fan Knits Scarves For Douglas Macmillan Hospice" (16.04.13)

Click here for news of James Nicholls who took up knitting to relax while studying for his accountancy qualification

BBC: "Why Knitting Was A Robben Island Prisoners' Pastime" (26.02.13)

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Kent Online: "Sittingbourne Knitter Ted Hannaford Strings Out Record To Over 17 Miles..." (05.02.13)

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Contactmusic.com: "Nicholas Hoult - Knitting fan Nicholas Hoult" (10.03.13)

Click here to read about Nicholas Hoult's addiction to knitting

Male Prisoners vs. Knitting In US (16.01.13)

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Vanity Fair: "Ryan Gosling’s Perfect Day Involves Knitting, Elderly Women, Not You" (15.01.13)

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The Royal Gazette: "Knitting: The Manly Way To Recover From An Injury" (01.01.13)

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Gloucestershire: "Fellas Are Knit Phased At All By Purl Appeal" (14.11.12)

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Wales Online: "Knitwear Guru Brandon Mably On Teaching Killers To Knit" (01.04.12)

Click here to read about teaching knitting in prisons: "All knitting classes have waiting lists."

The Standard, Niagara: "Real Men Knit" (13.02.12)

Click here to read how a male knitter has found fame on Ravelry

The Independent: "A Pair Of Knit Wits: Arne & Carlos Are Bringing Their Christmas Kitsch To Britain" (11.12.11)

Click here to read about the Christmas Carlos Zachrison and Arne Nerjordet, Norwegian knitwear designers, are preparing for

Georgetown DC: "Men’s Knitting Group Defies Stereotypes" (09.12.11)

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The New York Times: "A Maestro Reflects on a Life of Batons and Knitting Needles" (14.10.11)

Click here to read how knitting is the second most important thing in Colin Davis' life

The Argus, Brighton: "Brighton Cafe Owner Knits The Royal Pavilion" (17.05.11)

Click here for details of Peter Allinson's greatest knitting achievement so far

The Guardian: "Sufjan Stevens: 'I've always been insecure about what I do" (08.05.11)

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Bloomington Pantagraph: "Bearded Men Knitting Hats Helping Charities" (22.11.10)

Click here to read about some college students who are knitting for charity

Wall Street Journal: "Men With Yarns To Spin" (22.10.10)

Click here to read about a men's knitting group in New York

Irish Independent: "I Think I've Got The Knitting Bug" (12.10.10)

Click here to read how musician Anthony Ward, 90 still enjoys a bit of knitting

The Australian Daily Telegraph: "Yeoval Is A Country Town Is Full Of Knit Wits" (05.06.10)

Click here to read how an Australian man is French Knitting his way into the record books

Times LIVE South Africa: "Gogo's teach Danny and David to knit" (04.06.10)

Click here to read how the Gogo Trust knitting circle engaged the industrious hands of Danny K and David Tlale to assist them in creating the world’s largest soccer support scarf

The College Voice Blog: "The First Step Is Admitting You're Packing a Yarnball" (06.04.10)

Click here to read about another man who has 'come out' about knitting

Croydon Advertiser: "Croydon Teacher Is The Man Behind Knitted Star Of Harry Hill's TV Burp" (12.03.10)

Click here to read how Andrew Hunt, a teacher at Whitgift School, has found fame by creating Peter the Duck, the star of a spoof on The X Factor, on Harry Hill's TV Burp

Click here to read more Andrew and his love of knitting

Art Daily: Mark Newport Explores Modern-Day Heroes In Laumeier Exhibition (25.01.10)

Click here for news of an exhibtion in America of hand knitted superhero costumes. "Mark Newport is a man who knits like no other."

Switched (blog): "Knitted Pixel Sweaters By Artist Jim Drain Appear At Top NYC Boutique" (22.01.10)

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Daily Mail: "If Russell Crowe can be a knit, so can I! How one man tried knitting lessons to cure his clumsiness" (30.12.09)

Click here to read how Vincent Graff of the Daily Mail learned to knit at a men-only knitting class in London

The Age: "Putting The Knitty Into Gritty" (25.11.09)

Click here for news of an American sculptor in Australia, who turns his hand to knitting and covered an ancient bridge

Malvern Gazette: "Knitting Event For Men" (08.10.09)

Click here to find out about knitting classes for men in Worcestershire

Associated Press USA: "Real Men Have Knitting Needles" (01.10.09)

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Auckland stuff.co.nz: "Beanies Knit Team Together" (11.08.09)

Click her for news of a New Zealand academic operations director who likes to knit beanies

New York Times: "Act 1, Purl 2" (15.05.09)

Click here to read about John Glover (American actor), a man who knits