My grandfather was born in the late 1800's. YES, THAT LONG AGO. He was from a British descent family. He was taught to knit as a child as were most boys. The reason being that while they lived at home, their mother or older sister could make them socks and garments. However, once out it the world on their own, they still needed socks. This was at a time before mass produced clothing. During WWI, men still needed socks, so lucky were those that could knit and take care of themselves. BTW, one summer while I stayed with my grandparents, he taught me to knit on a couple of sticks he carved to a point and some twine used for crabbing out on the rocks in the sound. Mainly I think it did it to keep my busy as I was a very curious child and no doubt drove him crazy with my questions. BTW, he was a "thrower" and now so am I.
@isithometimeyet6553
2 жыл бұрын
What a great memory for you! Thanks for sharing.
@j.s.1816
Жыл бұрын
That's so cool to inherit.
@jupitersnoot4915
Жыл бұрын
I know it's not related but this just proves how the perception of certain hobbies changes over time. When he was a child it was normal and necessary for boys to learn to knit, and nobody thought it was a solely feminine activity. But at some point Knitting and Crochet became a women's hobby and men started to abandon it. Luckily now us guys are finding their way back to it.
@OcarinaSapphr-
Жыл бұрын
@@jupitersnoot4915 💯 Same with sewing; a man- in the army or navy- would be expected to keep their kit in good order (no one's got the money to just get new uniforms), so having sewing kits & even suitable scrap fabric/ extra buttons would be extremely beneficial {I believe there was a scene in 'Gone with the Wind' where Scarlett puts together what was called 'a housewife', for Ashley} - in pre-later 19th-20th c armies (the changeover period depended on where you were) after which, where many of the logistical areas (previously semi-civilian elements)- were integrated into the forces-proper - before then, you _might_ have someone's wife/ girlfriend/ sister/ daughter, or maybe even a paid servant help out in this regard, but you also might well have to take care of it yourself- & if it wasn't, you'd suffer the consequences (anything from fines, extra duties, potentially all the way up to flogging- depending on varying factors like the severity of the issue, the time, the circumstances, & the commander- some being more fastidious than others). The idea that most people in the past were super-shabby is not really accurate {yes, there were costs, long operations & many other limitations- but there was almost certainly an attempt/ regulations}
@antonymet
2 жыл бұрын
The Demolition Man one might be him estimating the length of the tail needed to cast on the right amount of stitches. My mum taught me that the lenght of my arm is approximately 50 stitches, so him using the length of his forearm might be a knitting hack.
@ericas.7414
2 жыл бұрын
I second this! My sister taught me this way for a long tail cast-on. It helps tremendously even if there is still somewhat of a long tail left over.
@lisascenic
2 жыл бұрын
That is a very generous explanation!
@abarn9541
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I’ve heard he actually knows how to knit too.
@pmclaughlin4111
2 жыл бұрын
with all the leftovers I have, that would be pretty handy to try out...thanks
@lady_sir_knight3713
2 жыл бұрын
That was my first thought as well
@karyvanname7174
2 жыл бұрын
Miss Marple is doing Irish Cottage knitting. It is a faster way to do English that can be as fast or faster than continental. The right needle can be really long and tucked into the armpit. If you notice her right finger moves up and down like a sewing machine needle. I've heard that because it is such a big motion, you can knit for hours on end without carpal tunnel issues. Thanks for the video!
@jvallas
Жыл бұрын
There’s a good video of Stephanie Pearl McPhee cottage knitting fast as the wind! Learned from her grandmother who knit for a living and needed to be as fast as possible.
@MsGrockle
Жыл бұрын
My Mum used to knit this way, but I can't get to grips with it. I tend to 'swoop' the yarn over, which is probably why I have carpal tunnel issues!
@KarenKarn
Жыл бұрын
This is how I knit. My Irish mom taught me and it was a cardinal sin to let go of either the yarn or the needles. Until you were ready to put your knitting down.
@hazel6854
Жыл бұрын
my grandmother knits like this! Ive been planning on getting her to teach me the same motion as it looks so interesting! but she definitely is fast as the wind when she knits 😂😂
@anyatrioli3734
Жыл бұрын
That sounds great but what about knitting in the round on something small to medium sized, like leg warmers?
@michellehanson984
2 жыл бұрын
The Friends scene is silly but is totally something I would have done if I could have roped enough people into it. Monica was presumably so impatient to start knitting that she employed Chandler to hold the skein open so she could knit from it directly without tangling, and she got Rachel to start winding the other end into a ball for efficiency's sake. She can start her project right away AND get her skein wound at the same time. Alas, I could only ever convince ONE of my brothers to cooperate with me at a time, so I always had to wind the ball first while he held the skein up 😂
@LittlePrairieLibrary
Жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I thought!
@knittymama570
2 жыл бұрын
I love that the Miss Marple actress was also able to knit without looking at her work.
@jaywren20
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I was particularly impressed that she was genuinely knitting, with fine yarn and acting at the same time
@tammybrassard2395
2 жыл бұрын
The actress in that version of Miss Marple is Joan Hickson, Miss Marple was an avid knitter in the books, I'm glad they got an actress who could actually knit.
@maryraley563
2 жыл бұрын
The actress is Joan Hickson. I believe she is actually seen wearing the pink project in later episodes of the series, as well as other beautiful knitted items. Other Miss Marple actresses who actually knit are Geraldine McEwen and Julia McKenzie. And I believe they all knit parlor style.
@kallandar13
2 жыл бұрын
If I’m just doing a straight knit or purl row I can do this too, and it just shows how good a knitter that actress is-that level of skill comes from practice and experience!
@dancingcolorsVdeRegil
2 жыл бұрын
@@tammybrassard2395 Joan Hickson is my favorite Marple. She has an inimitable face! And great knitting skills!
@k1lyth
2 жыл бұрын
I love the Marple one. I like to imagine the production crew going mad over continuity and the actress being like 'This cardigan isn't going to knit itself'. And in the wool winding scene the director trying to give instructions and she's just 'No, I need him to wind the yarn'.
@atsukorichards1675
2 жыл бұрын
Ms Marple also uses the yarn balls for an excuse to be there, dropping them on the floor and picking up, while she secretly listens to the conversations.
@ikdavies1531
2 жыл бұрын
Miss marple Is 100% an accomplished knitter. I can knit, talk watch tv and just glance occasionally have even fallen asleep knitting 😬
@bdarci
Жыл бұрын
All the actresses who played Miss Marple could, and did knit in their respective movies or TV shows. All, but one, used the pencil grip while knitting English style. The one exception was Helen Hayes who knit continental style. She is also seen knitting in a scene in Airport. She was a very fast knitter, and didn't look down while knitting.
@anneworks
Жыл бұрын
I love Joan Hickson's Miss Marple
@PoptartParasol
Жыл бұрын
@@bdarci that's amazing, as a beginner knitter I can only hope to get that experienced!
@NoeliaCardarelli
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there! There's a scene in outlander where James's nephew is knitting and Claire impressed ask him about it and he tells her that all men, including James, know how to knit (to make fish nets if I remember correctly) and that he will teach her because she didn't know how to, then later on on the series you see her knitting. Funny thing I bingewatch a few seasons while knitting (and re-knitting) a cardigan
@npeace312
2 жыл бұрын
Young Ian, my favorite Outlander character. Love that he can click it, as he says.
@bcase5328
2 жыл бұрын
Knitting was a male guild profession. Also, many sailors could knit.
@lianapalumbo8457
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, my father taught me how to knit when I was 5 and it was such a special moment that I'll never forget. He's 83 now 😊
@SusieNation
2 жыл бұрын
Oh Claire, you poor dumb wildflower, you.
@heathers8826
Жыл бұрын
I remember those scenes. Outlander inspired me to learn knitting and now I can't stop.
@nikitawyllie-cinemastitch3267
2 жыл бұрын
I knit and crochet for film and TV. Like, I make some of the things actors abuse on film. I can't watch anyone knitting or crocheting on screen without being incredibly judgemental.
@LittlePrairieLibrary
Жыл бұрын
You officially have the coolest job!
@j.s.1816
Жыл бұрын
They abuse it. 🤣
@nikitawyllie-cinemastitch3267
Жыл бұрын
@@LittlePrairieLibrary it is mostly incredibly cool, but my chiropractor dreads seeing me after a bout of marathon knitting/ crochet 😂
@songindarkness
Жыл бұрын
What an incredible jo. Although it must be so stressful!
@RetroClaude
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow I loved this! 😂 I can't tell you the number of times I've worked with a director who wants to have a knitted jumper unravel artistically from the bottom to reflect a character's unravelling mental state. I have to convince them that's not going to work unless we commission a knitter to make a top down, hand knit sweater FOR EVERY SHOW, which will cost probably £500+ a jumper, and no we can't re-knit it over night, or between the matinee and the evening performance😂I blame Looney Tunes!
@j.s.1816
Жыл бұрын
Lol.
@rebeccatrishel
Жыл бұрын
You can use a cheap knitting machine to make a sweater in the round very quickly
@dreamystone
Жыл бұрын
Funny that such a random metaphor is apparently so prevalent. Might they be mollified with a crochet seam? I know the effect is different, but maybe? Being commissioned to make unraveling sweaters for media honestly sounds delightful.
@BentonRox
8 ай бұрын
Oh same! I work in theater and there have been so many times a directors has seen me crocheting or knitting in the house and has asked me to pull off one or both of two impossible tasks: 1. make a sweater that will unravel from the bottom, usually on cue. 2. Teach an actor to knit like a pro by opening night, usually 2-4 weeks away. Once we were in tach week, opening night was in four days and this dude wanted me to teach an actress to knit by opening AND wanted her to be able to deliver lines in time to her needles movements. I said that was not going to work and he said "It's just knitting. my grandmother did it for years. How hard could it be?" 🙄
@temporalcupcake4768
2 жыл бұрын
The whole reason I learned to knit was for a play in high school, so I could do it realistically. I only had the one ball of yarn, though, so I would unravel some from time to time so I had enough for each performance. I learned continental. It was a play taking place in Victorian England. Oops. 😂
@laurenbierman548
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, im just impressed you learned to knit just for a part! You have all my respect!!
@resourcedragon
Жыл бұрын
@@oldasyouromens: Working class people's knitting styles tended to be those that they'd learned from their parents or grandparents and were strongly regional. Unless people had contact with a foreign community I would be very surprised at the idea of Victorian English people knitting in the continental style.
@voleur_de_roses
2 жыл бұрын
The show that actually has a lot of knitting scenes is Gilmore Girls (you can also see some skeins of yarn in Lorelai's home). There is even an episode called "Knit, People, Knit" with a knitting marathon. :D Some people can definetly knit in the show, but there are many people that have no idea what they are supposed to do.
@songindarkness
Жыл бұрын
Yes I forgot that! Although I think some of the knitting in that was a little questionable. Something for part 2 😅
@nataliestruve9736
2 жыл бұрын
Miss Marple looks like she’s doing Irish Cottage/Lever style, which minimizes hand movement, so it’s good for speed and preventing joint pain. I tried to learn it a while back and it’s a bit tricky to get the hang of until you get used to it. That probably means the actress is fairly experienced with knitting and is drawing from her personal knowledge of the craft. Rebecca Swersky has a really clear video on how to knit that style on her channel if anyone wants to see an example.
@raehughes126
8 ай бұрын
It’s how I knit - taught by my Irish Grandmother
@silja6838
2 жыл бұрын
In one of the scenes on Call the Midwife you can see them working on a crochet granny square on two knitting needles. It kind of annoyed me too! 😄 For a show that has so much research behind it I’m sure they could have aced the crochet scenes, too.
@skippergin2695
2 жыл бұрын
Many people seem to think fiber arts are all sorcery and beyond mortal ken, or they don't pay attention and think no one else will either, one or both.
@cymrulady1
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, I saw that too. An afghan square on knitting needles. I remember thinking Sister Monica-Jones had some serious skills! 😂😂
@watson483
2 жыл бұрын
Mum and I laughed out loud when we saw the call the midwife scene
@dianeespinoza8647
Жыл бұрын
Wow!! This video wins the prize for“ geeking out” 🤓This might be a bit too over zealous. 😂 ❤️❤️😛❤️❤️
@zorakj
Жыл бұрын
The Frasier episode “The Devil and Dr. Phill” has a “knitting” scene; it’s a crocheted piece with knitting needles stuck in across the top.
@persephoneolympia3078
2 жыл бұрын
Morticia Adams is my role model 😁 and the attention to detail in Wallace and grommit really shows on details like knitting its amazing to think it's all stop-motion animation! glad to see some oldies included in this round up! Can't wait for the next one 😊
@andreamoore7035
2 жыл бұрын
Not just Wallace and Grommit; the creators had authentic knitwear for the farmer in Shaun the Sheep as well.
@emccormack4209
2 жыл бұрын
It makes me want to rewatch Chicken Run and check out the knitting hen as well.
@nuvoclassic
Жыл бұрын
@@emccormack4209 my fave line from Chicken Run: 'are those my ONLY choices?!
@bethgoldowitz4765
Жыл бұрын
There was an old Charmin commercial where a bunch of ladies were "quilting" with crochet hooks. They must have gotten a lot of letters from crafter's, because a later version showed them doing it properly.
@aprilgirl4411
7 ай бұрын
I saw that, too! As a knitter and a crocheter it looked pretty silly. But my memory has them quilting with knitting needles...!
@KriekWorthy
5 ай бұрын
It was knitting needles 😊
@B4ndG33k1
2 жыл бұрын
There's a Japanese anime (animated show) called Kimi ni Todoke (translated as 'Reaching You') and the main character at one point knits a gift for the boy she likes. It's been a couple of years since I watched the show, but I remember being blown away by the detailed animation. If you ever do a part two, I highly recommend checking it out.
@atsukorichards1675
2 жыл бұрын
In Japanese manga and anime, young girls often try to make handknit sweaters/scarves for boys whom they love to show their affection and devotion.
@GreatFrostHawk
Жыл бұрын
Oh man I haven't thought about that show in forever. That unlocked some highschool memories
@npeace312
2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see knitting on TV I pay attention to see if they are actually knitting. Glad I'm not the only one. Also, the series Outlander made me want to teach myself to knit, which I did, all because of the beautiful knitwear their characters wear.
@SandraS1397
Жыл бұрын
Me too. The knits in that show have become such a major part of the show's wardrobe. I just love Claire's shawls and the fingerless gloves as well as Brianna's caplets. They're so beautifully done
@nuvoclassic
Жыл бұрын
There were some rustic garments worn that I love from the Susan Sarandon and Halle Berry scenes of Cloud Atlas. But those clothes turned out to be hand woven - and I LOVE weaving. [in addition to crochet and knitting].
@JoyKathleeen
Жыл бұрын
I'm working on a triangle shawl right now
@michelebovero5286
4 ай бұрын
Me too!
@deejcarter2003
2 жыл бұрын
This is so cute to see just how often knitting is used in movies, or shows. Something my husband actually brought to my attention is how it’s used in his game Destiny. His avatar knits and he thinks it’s hilarious 😂
@melissajenkins9960
2 жыл бұрын
I am just starting to watch this, and Cary Grant trying to knit in that first clip is priceless, lol. For how classy he was, he excelled at comedy. Also I don’t know if it’s mentioned but Morticia in the original Addams Family TV show actually knits! Her projects are hilarious. Edit: yes!! You showed her! And she’s often knitting things for their strange family members like extra long necks and two heads. It’s cute.
@nicholasblue1332
2 жыл бұрын
Check out "pushing daisies" its a black man who is knitting
@meme-wz8zl
3 ай бұрын
What's the difference there all humans it doesn't metter if he's black or white
@oranji7258
2 жыл бұрын
If you do a part two I suggest Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away it has a scene where Zeniba is teaching No-Face how to knit Edit: just looked it up and it is continental knitting. Though the mouse has a little trouble
@resourcedragon
Жыл бұрын
I've heard that the Japanese typically knit in the continental style.
@lulu_9000
8 ай бұрын
Didn't Kiki's delivery service show knitting, too? The woman who was letting Kiki live with her, or maybe her husband, I want to say?
@pagodrink
2 жыл бұрын
Woah, I never knew parlour knitting was a thing! I always got confused when I started knitting and I noticed how the needles were always pointed upwards in cartoons
@bcase5328
2 жыл бұрын
It was an Upper Class English style before WWII, to differentiate them from lower classes while knitting was patriotic.
@marianemartin2644
2 жыл бұрын
@@bcase5328 can we just say that is a very classist thing particular to the English.
@marvellousmrsmoller
2 жыл бұрын
When I was taught, it was considered not ladylike to have one's elbows up. It was required to keep elbows down, and that meant needles point up in the centre down at the sides.
@marianemartin2644
2 жыл бұрын
@@marvellousmrsmoller I knit continental so my elbows are at my sides. Does that count as ladylike? Holding the straight needles like pencils is both awkward and becomes painful one there is a heavy garment that needs support. For me that is a very odd way to handle knitting but us Finns may not be as classy as those Brits.😄
@resourcedragon
Жыл бұрын
@@bcase5328: I didn't realise that class came into it. I did know that styles varied regionally - I work with the "receiving" needle tucked under my arm, so I don't have to hold it up, which frees the right hand for manipulating the wool and the left hand is also an active participant in the process, so that it would be more accurate to say that I impale each stitch as I knit it, rather than stab it. The right hand generally doesn't leave the needle completely, unless there are a lot of stitches needing a bit of a helping hand with being shuffled along.
@annecain3301
2 жыл бұрын
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple is a series that I watch over and over again. Her style of knitting is a method that I was taught many years ago. My mum, great aunty and grand mother knitted the same way, though I have never heard it called Parlour knitting before. It wasn’t until I went away to college that I saw many other ways of knitting. In particular Portuguese though the person who knitted that way was taught by her Egyptian mother!
@jeanettemullins
2 жыл бұрын
I started to knit Portuguese style 6ish years ago. It's such a great method I always wonder why it's not more popular.
@mildlycornfield
2 жыл бұрын
The Harry Potter example is impressive as a physical prop, especially being remote controlled, but there's a reason it only shows up in the film for approximately half a second... that's definitely not how Molly is managing to knit nine jumpers for Christmas every year 🙈
@Irizanjo
Жыл бұрын
It also looks like it's actually crochet! I paused this video and I'm not entirely sure but the way the colour-changes look and the fact it has stitches in one colour dipping down over and into another colour looks like crochet to me. (Around the 12:38 mark)
@clayhawes8636
2 жыл бұрын
There’s a great video here on KZitem called “Knitting in Code with Kristen Howard” where she not only talks about the history of steganography-the art of embedding secret messages in everyday objects, like invisible ink or knitting or microfilm inside a hollow coin, etc.-but also knitting throughout history. From spies in the Revolutionary War, to the tricoteuses during Reign of Terror in France, Charles Dickens’ Madame DeFarge, and both World Wars. In the segment on the Second World War she talks about people knitting for the war effort, how many people gathered in groups like the scene in Mr Lucky, knitting socks, hats, &c., for those fighting overseas, and how the female workforce would teach men who weren’t able to enlist to knit. It wouldn’t surprise me if that scene in the film had more to it than meets the eye.
@aksez2u
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to look that video up - sounds super interesting. Thanks for the lead!
@l.m.2404
2 жыл бұрын
Hidden messages in fiber arts are nothing new, there have been love notes knotted into carpets and hate mail embroidered onto trim for centuries. These are often women's crafts, so the secrecies tended to be women's issues that require discretion and the avoidance of male scrutiny.
@aksez2u
2 жыл бұрын
@@l.m.2404 And/or kept the messages "under the radar" as mentioned in the video. Don't underestimate the ladies!
@jacohrs88
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like continental knitting has less obvious movement so they try to use the English method to make it more obvious. Personally I knit continental and like it for having less movement!
@draughtoflethe
2 жыл бұрын
That's a good possible explanation! I was wondering why so many of the examples she encountered were English style; I found myself wondering if continental was really that much less common, or if UK-based shows were the only ones likely to have accurate depictions of knitting? I knit continental too, and it just feels so much more efficient to me in terms of eliminating extraneous movement.
@jessicacollins8049
Жыл бұрын
The first cli was great. It accurately depiicts frustration when learning something new.
@tedmacat
2 жыл бұрын
I'd never heard of Parlor knitting before! It looks to me that Miss Marpel is doing Lever knitting, or Irish Cottage knitting - which is the way that the Yarn Harlot knits, and also how I knit (now) - at least in the clips that you shared. The left needle is held vertically or nearly vertically, and is perpendicular to the right needle. Also, if the needles are long enough, the right needle can be secured under the arm - a.k.a. "pit knitting"! That isn't depicted here, but still...fun facts.
@helenw6594
2 жыл бұрын
Not a film ot tv show, but Tom Daley knitting at the Olympics is excellent!
@misspenguinsupreme9923
2 жыл бұрын
Morticia is my knit inspiration, I made the three legged onesie for my craft wall
@juliapigott2627
2 жыл бұрын
Love the grandma in Runaway Bride. She knits throughout the movie, but the best is when she's running and knitting at the very end!
@Bellbebell
2 жыл бұрын
Crazy that they got it sooo right in the stop animation film when that would have been the most work! The little pinky flick!! Dying!!
@joanneboag5993
2 жыл бұрын
And the yarn advances from the ball of yarn on the floor which, of course, jumps up a bit as the yarn is unwound!
@katiehowell8852
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a part 2! Bob's Burgers season 9 episode 10 shows Bob and Linda knitting scarves for their children. Also, throughout the show it's mentioned that the guidance counselor knits and makes handmade therapy dolls.
@Kelli.Hicks.5
2 жыл бұрын
How funny that so much crochet is swapped out for knitted projects. If you're going to go through the effort of showing knitting in progress, why not go all the way? I'm sure it can't be all that hard for the props department to find completed knits. 🤦♀️🤷♀️
@catsandkittys
2 жыл бұрын
I have to say I found his video fun to watch. I've seen a few "Expert reacts to" type videos before. But as a knitter/crocheter myself this was the first time I had some insight along with the expert LOL
@marytwiggs7473
2 жыл бұрын
I remember a bit in I Love Lucy where she knits a super long sock without realizing it, but it's not very realistic XD She has a sock on straight needles, and manages to zoom through about a yard of fine-gauge sock in only a few hours. There's a lot of funny 'knitting' scenes in that show.
@kersenzomer2194
2 жыл бұрын
My great aunt used to mention how her friends had so much fun chatting that one forgot to knit a heel into their sock! So knitting without thining is possible!
@mariawhite7337
2 жыл бұрын
It might be able to be done technically. But it would have to be like a double knit sort of project. I mean you can have your socks first cast on like normal, get it done to the ankle and after the heel. Ten change to a single needle and just double knit to make the cuff.
@hcolleen534
2 жыл бұрын
There are two episodes of M*A*S*H that have Hawkeye knitting at the very beginning, S4E22, The More I See of You and S5E15, 38 Across. It's easier to see in the first, though both have the credits over them, in the first, and he does knit continental (picking rather than flicking). There are other episodes of them winding balls and fiddling with kneedles, but as far as I know, it's the only scenes where there's actual knitting.
@joanneboag5993
2 жыл бұрын
But, IMHO I think the M*A*S*H prop department unraveled a store bought sweater and put a needle through the live stitches for “Hawkeye” to knit with. Also, there’s a Season 1 episode where Hawkeye is gifted a sweater that he says his sister knit for him. It’s definitely a store bought sweater! It’s way too big for him, but that’s the comedy bit!
@caerrie
2 жыл бұрын
English style knitting always looks so exhausting to me, don't your fingers cramp up from all that flipping? I remember teaching a friend of mine who was from England to knit - I didn't know English style was even a thing, having learned it all from my German mum and grandmothers, but I noticed that my friend kept trying to somehow move the strand of wool and kept letting go of the needles... in retrospect I think she was trying to imitate the movements she knew as "knitting"
@Neppy22
2 жыл бұрын
My fingers don't move when knitting English style. When making the stitch my right hand lets go of the needle by like a cm, the whole hand goes up by the same cm then grabs back onto the needle. Its the same movement as swapping the yarn knit to purl in continental. If anything its my left hand that gets sore because that's just gripping the needle the whole time.
@catrionam.mackirnan6646
2 жыл бұрын
I can do both, but I knit English by preference, primarily using Continental (along WITH English) when doing two-color knitting, so I can hold one color in each hand. No, of course it's not exhausting, nor does it cause cramps. If you're holding your right needle tightly enough to cause cramps, then you're doing it wrong, and there is no speed.
@helenasnopek5431
2 жыл бұрын
This was so fun. Also, I am SO excited to have the mystery of the weird upwards-pointing-needles-knitting solved! Nice to know that that visualization doesn’t come entirely out of nowhere.
@MijnWolden
2 жыл бұрын
Wallace and Grommit always amazes me with the animation, but you pointing out his pinky motion made me very happy 😁
@kamikazekumquat4760
2 жыл бұрын
There's a few times in Golden Girls where you see Sophia crocheting, and I always got the impression that she actually knew what she was doing since I have been crocheting since I was like six, and it never threw up red flags when I watched the show. I was just like "Woohoo! Someone crocheting on TV!" Because a lot of people look down on crochet which annoys me to no end. LOL
@MollyPatricia5
2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a part 2 this was a very fun video!
@Jdycz96
2 жыл бұрын
Call the Midwife was my Netflix binge when I was on mat leave with my newborn. I was SO rattled by the granny square thing. I feel seen 😂
@abcdeninisse
2 жыл бұрын
For the Friends scene, I like to think that Monica realized her mistake and had Chandler hold the skein for her while Rachel wound up the ball from the other end so that eventually she could knit from the ball 😂😂
@geoffashden2
8 ай бұрын
It really annoys me that men are usually ridiculed as knitters. I'm a 66 year old man who kas been knitting, since I was taught as a child. My wife and family are shocked when I produce pretty much any garment from the most complicated patterns which often defeat them. I knitted my first Aran sweater when I was 12 years old and have never looked back. I am also pretty good at crochet including tunisian style. I have also tried my hand at lace making, tatting, macrame, tapestry and embroidery over the years. Historically men have always been knitters and I'm glad I have continued the tradition.
@jellybrooks8107
Жыл бұрын
I’m always so surprised how people just can’t tell the difference between knitting and crochet. I actually did a whole essay on it because people in my class couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. Also in ads, it’s like, why not just show them crocheting/attempting too instead of lying?
@MarianaAlmazzi
Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a scene from That’s So Raven where Raven’s killing time while working in a call center by crocheting! Some POC representation for part 2! 😍
@nancymoore8949
2 жыл бұрын
I used to tell the people at antique stores the correct type of lace when they had it mis-labeled. They don’t care, it’s all crochet to them.
@Kato_Rin
2 жыл бұрын
I just saw the video Shannon Makes did about wartime knitting, and that scene from Mr. Lucky was mentioned! I believe everyone was knitting in the "English style" since continental style was associated with Germany, and given the anti-German sentiments at the time, continental fell out of favor. Interestingly though, in Japanese continental is called "French style" and English is called "American style."
@quaryn
2 жыл бұрын
Wait, so Monica was knitting from one end of the skein Chandler was holding while Rachel was winding a ball from the other end? That's just odd...
@saphirephoenix1173
2 жыл бұрын
A Castle for Christmas with Brooke Shield and Carey Elwes has a knitting group that meets in the local pub in Scotland. I made my sister freeze the movie and back up to see if they were actually knitting. 😀
@j.s.1816
Жыл бұрын
Were they?
@saphirephoenix1173
Жыл бұрын
@@j.s.1816 Yup! They were knitting 'British'. My sister laughed when I told her to rewind and pause it so that I could check.
@LizzysSesameStreet
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely not, in the scene I looked at. Plus they switched projects partway through. Maybe some of them knit, but not every actor playing a knitter did.
@saphirephoenix1173
Жыл бұрын
@@LizzysSesameStreet I was just happy that some of them were!
@TodaysLover01
2 жыл бұрын
I hate purling, so I knit continental style as if right handed and then throw the next row English style as if I'm left handed. No turning, no changing the yarn from one hand to the other. I also only flick my index finger for throwing and I'm so much faster now than when I knit "classic continental"
@baileysteinfadt2155
Ай бұрын
Funny enough… I thought this would be the way you’d do flat worked pieces before I learned how to knit. Happy to know it’s not totally unheard of!
@dancingcolorsVdeRegil
2 жыл бұрын
I watched this recently, it's wonderful! I was on a plane last night and watched a film called The Duke in which a Yorkshire couple are having a hard time and a famous painting gets stolen but ANYWAY, in it Helen Mirren plays a long suffering wife who carries on. In one scene she is working on some knitting and I was so excited! She really knits in a mode I think of as old fashioned, holding the right needle upwards and throwing the yarn over.. You should watch it ayway, it's really a good one!
@evelynwald9132
Жыл бұрын
I love the scene of Bette Davis knitting on the deck of a trans Atlantic Ocean liner in the movie Now Voyager. I believe she is knitting English style and it does seem like she knows what she is doing. What strikes me about these movies from the 30’s & 40’s is how often a woman will have knitting on her lap, not so much in today’s contemporary movies . Thanks for sharing, it was fun to watch.
@mthespinner
8 ай бұрын
During a knitting circle, some years ago, we got into a discussion about the knitting in this iteration of Miss Marple. In the books, Jane Marple was taught to knit by a German governess and thereafter knitted Continental. As I recall, we figured that for that level of knitting on film, you take what you can get. Being lefthanded, my grandfather taught me how to knit as he was also lefthanded. According to Grandpa, he got out of history class to knit for the soldiers in WWI. His family lived about five miles inside the US so they were knitting from 1914 on. He said (although I suspect he exaggerated,) that he was the county champion blanket square knitter in 1918. Grandma learned to knit English style. She hated knitting and used to complain that Grandpa and I were knitting "wrong." Grandpa would grumble that he had received more knitwear from me in a decade than from Grandma in 50 years. They were married 74 years when they died a few months apart. Good memories.
@Russqua
2 жыл бұрын
there's a knitting scene in disney's lady and the tramp which features dpns
@schreiberreis7
Жыл бұрын
There is a great knitting scene in the Netflix series, Anne with an E, which depicts Sebastian Lacroix, a Black man, knitting using DPNs! It is S3E6 at about 3:50 and he even has a whole conversation about knitting with Gilbert. It's great representation and it looks like a real, if a bit awkward, attempt.
@jasmineflowers3583
2 жыл бұрын
Im not sure if it’s parlour knitting but I keep my left needle straight up with it being held securely in place on my lap and my right needle held like a pencil, it makes knitting so fast as I don’t need to worry about holding the left hand needle.
@eliw2051
2 жыл бұрын
Olaf frozen adventure features knitting, I believe it was continental.
@joanneboag5993
2 жыл бұрын
There are several episodes of the old 1960s Dick Van Dyke Show where the character Sally Rogers knits. The character is played by Rose Marie and she’s definitely doing the knitting. Jump to the 1970s Mary Tyler Moore Show and Valerie Harper (“Rhoda”) is definitely knitting doing the knitting. It’s amusing that in both series, Sally and Rhoda are always working on the same project from episode to episode to episode!☺️🧶
@Roz-90
2 жыл бұрын
In Corner Gas, a Canadian sitcom about a small town in Saskatchewan, the main character's mom knits. I believe the actress, Janet Wright, really was knitting. You can even see her rotating through several projects, but I don't remember seeing the finished projects in the show.
@LittlePrairieLibrary
Жыл бұрын
Yes, and you can see the projects change in length throughout the episodes!
@joanramsey4002
2 жыл бұрын
This was fun, myself, I look as if I'm playing the bagpipes when I'm knitting!
@marieyang32
2 жыл бұрын
Have you seen Umbrellas of Cherbourg? One of the main characters knits with the needle under her arm. I can't remember what that style is called
@sherriacres6726
2 жыл бұрын
How about Major Houlihan knitting in Mash? She starts out doing a potholder or something and just keeps adding and adding. At the time it came out, I wasn’t a knitter, but I remember the episode.
@joanneboag5993
2 жыл бұрын
And it ends up being huge!!!
@cshknitseveryday1021
2 жыл бұрын
Try the movie Now, Voyager with Bette Davis. Its a good one. She even weaves in the movie.
@missgworl3918
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I love your hair!
@amara560
2 жыл бұрын
This was such a fun watch! I'd love a part 2 of this. I suggest watching Grey's Anatomy season 2 episode 22 where both Meredith and Izzie knit. It's sprinkled all throughout the episode. Ascendance of a Bookworm season 1 episode 3 features crochet. They don't show a whole lot of the process though. It starts at 19.45 with the main character's dad carving a crochet hook for her. The crochet starts at around 20.15. The show Dash and Lily also features knitting and sewing but I can't recall where in the show exactly, sorry.
@thebraidedmane
2 жыл бұрын
This was also super fun to watch as a beginning crocheter! I had no idea how often crochet final projects stand in for knitting in tv/movies 🤣 Hoping one of the ones you'll react to next time is Emerson Cod from Pushing Daisies! No idea how his technique is, but the character is a black man who knits for stress relief, so that adds a tiny bit to the knitting diversity!
@margaretanne.
2 жыл бұрын
There's this scene from FRIENDS too, but this time it was Phoebe trying to knit. Well, there's not actually knitting involved, just Phoebe struggling trying to, I just think it's a lot relatable and so funny. 😂
@MsFitz134
2 жыл бұрын
Knitting and crochet is shown a couple times on New Girl. There's also a scene in Christmas with the Kranks showing knitting, or at least winding a yarn ball with knitting needles nearby.
@claudiacuevas4789
2 жыл бұрын
In Cagney and Lacy Tyne Daly knits in the show and you can see her wearing some of her projects in later episodes. I believe she also knit on the set between scenes.
@emullinsstreams
2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised at how many shows depict knitting pretty well! I usually think of Grey's Anatomy, which has another case of slow-knitter-finishes-sweater-in-a-day. That always gets me!
@oreonighthawk
Жыл бұрын
Not just slow, BEGINNER knitter AND, work was torn back because Izzy stole it to reknit it correctly. So it’s like finishing 2 sweaters in a day while working full time as medical interns. What?!?
@Swifty07
2 жыл бұрын
There’s an episode in season 2 of greys anatomy, where Meredith and Izzy knit the whole time, I’d love to see you react to that. I don’t know how to knit but I love to crochet and it’s really annoying to always see crocheted stuff when the people are supposed to be knitting
@brigidwills9635
2 жыл бұрын
this was such a fun video, thank you! i was glad to see Wallace and Gromit represented :) I've always thought those scenes were so well done
@mapeterson1964
Жыл бұрын
Joan Hickson (Miss Marple) was such a good knitter that -- according to a fellow actress -- she was able to pick up a dropped stitch while filming an otherwise flawless scene.
@PelafinaLievre
2 жыл бұрын
Also there’s knitting in Babysitter’s Club. Mary Ann and Claudia’s grandma geek out over funky yarn.
@dees3179
2 жыл бұрын
I found the first clip interesting. My father would have been about the same age as this character and he, his brother and all their contemporaries could knit, at least the basics, they would typically do all the unraveling of old outgrown garments, wool winding, ribbing and then mother would take over for the more complicated panels or where tension shows more. That was the entire village, not just their family.
@TaliseSnyder
2 жыл бұрын
Ever since I learned to knit and crochet, I’m definitely much more aware of the differences in how each one is created and how the fabric looks. In particular with fast fashion items, things are often mislabeled between crochet and knitting. Recently I’ve also been seeing a lot of machine knit pieces that have been constructed to mimic crochet clothing. it’s funny when I see a top in Target that I know how to crochet and then realize it’s just been knitted in an odd way just to mimic the look. I do understand why companies choose to knit these pieces because crochet has to be done by hand and is therefore much more pricey to produce, however I still also see a lot of crocheted fast fashion items that are ridiculously underpriced considering each stitch was done by hand. Because I’ve actually sat down and crocheted a granny square before, I’ll look at some $30 granny square cardigan from Zara and shudder to think about how long someone actually spent making it.
@pippawilliams3139
2 жыл бұрын
Haha I didn't notice the knit/crochet issue in Call The Midwife - probably because I was knitting while watching :P
@SuperSarahbop
2 жыл бұрын
I knit from the skein constantly it’s great in winter when you can just wear the skein around your neck
@Fiores
2 жыл бұрын
In the Miraculous Ladybug s03e03, at the very beginning Manette knits a sweater for her dad
@agimagi2158
2 жыл бұрын
This was so much fun and I am amazed that so many actors / actresses knew how to actually knit, this is pretty cool
@diesels_girl9695
2 жыл бұрын
I was watching this new show on paramount+ called joe pickett and theres a little knitting group and I paused it and said to my bf "why do they always show english style knitting and not continental?!" and then i gave him a little demo of what i meant. the group in the show is pretty fun, they watch people in town and gossip, and there is a man in the group.
@BookCat18
2 жыл бұрын
Oh I saw that Zendaya ad! 😂 I definitely side eyed a lot of these myself but I love your reactions
@HundredAcreWool
2 жыл бұрын
This was fun! The second season of Only Murders In The Building has Tina Fey knitting - I think in the first episode or two.. or three ☺️
@andreamoore7035
2 жыл бұрын
Like in your live actor examples, Morticia Addams in the most recent animated movie knits something in throwing method. In the Liberty Mutual ad, I had a different impression. One person is knitting, the other is crocheting. I remarked to my husband that the crocheter drew out crocheted items but the I thought the knitter drew out knitted items for the French bulldog. My husband just felt sorry for the dog. The real crime is that yogurt ad with John Stamos.
@dee4174
8 ай бұрын
My husband and I have an ongoing game, whenever knitting or golf are shown in a film or tv programme we shout KNITTING or GOLF. Sometimes I gave to correct him if it's crochet. We see it as a way of supporting eaach other's hobby 😂
@beagleissleeping5359
8 ай бұрын
I watched a British comedy where the self sufficient couple gave 2 friends these almost neon green knitted sweaters as Christmas gifts and but say they made them with their loom.😉
@andyyyb
10 ай бұрын
My favorite is in Mash, where Hawkeye is shown knitting on multiple occasions, both continental and English style. I don't remember what episode(s), but I remember that it was a fun detail that he knows both styles.
@coyoteblue9605
2 жыл бұрын
There's an episode of Chicago Fire with Otis's grandma(?), who is shown with a crocheted afghan that she's just JABBING knitting needles into repeatedly, like she learned from the Harry Potter school of animatronic needle mashing.
@pearl_b
6 ай бұрын
Young Sheldon has a ton of actual knitting and crochet and I LOVE it :) the people actually are crocheting and knitting lol and you see a bunch of handmade blankets
@BATMANNETJE701
8 ай бұрын
I find it quite insteresting that you mention knitting and acting simultaneously being more difficult to do when talking about Zendaya. I recently learned how to knit because of a role that I was cast in where I had to knit on stage, for the entire time I was on stage, and I actually found it quite easy to do and feel like it helped with my acting. It gave me something to do on stage that wasn't just 'a facial reaction here' and 'fuck, what's the next line again?'. It's actually to the point where I now feel weird when acting without my knitting, cause it feels like such a natural extention of my being on the stage. So yeah, I guess my point is that the knitting actually wasn't that difficult to do next to the acting :)
@sewingsoprano
2 жыл бұрын
I'm watching Virgin River, S2E2 (around 15:00) and there's a knitting scene that reminded me of your video. First, they call the group of ladies a "sewing" cricle... then the lady with the grey bob just keeps poking at the sock (i believe) with a dpn while holding the work in the other hand. At least, the lady with curly hair seems to be knitting for real! It just seems so unbelievable that no one told the bob lady not to do it that way! It's just so ridiculous!
@lilab9028
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this fun video! I’ve always loved Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and wondered how she was knitting with the needles above her forearms! I’d like to try it. Are there any sources describing the technique?
@deslauriersmama
8 ай бұрын
I'm a crocheter and I also love seeing crochet and crocheted items in tv and movies. 3rd Rock from the Sun has TONS of crochet if you're interested...
@emilysmith2784
2 жыл бұрын
Crochet needs more time on screen I think.
@beckyd3140
2 жыл бұрын
I have that box. My grandma used it for sewing and gave it to me.
@rosieroo538
Жыл бұрын
I imagine they don't show the act of crocheting as most viewers probably don't know what it looks like so may be distracting, whereas big straight knitting needles are the iconic imagery lay-people imagine for all yarn based crafts. I think even circular needles may be jarring as it's only something knitters tend to be aware of.
@northwoodfalls1403
Жыл бұрын
My father was taught to knit and crochet as a young boy. It kept him out of trouble when the weather was too awful to toss him outside and it was also necessary. They still knit a lot of their own socks, sweaters, scarves, toques, etc. at that time. There was no way his mother, with 5 kids, who also had to make their breads and every meal from scratch every day, tend the vegetable gardens, do all the washing (machines were still fairly rudimentary in those days, you couldn’t just turn them on and walk away) etc. AND find time to knit all those essentials by herself, so all the kids, boys included, learned at a young age. He was also in the military and it was for sure a useful skill to know. He never went without decent socks whilst many of his mates had to make due with threadbare ones. He taught me how to knit when I was about 7 or 8. I made him a really awful scarf that he proudly wore everywhere we went. I think of him every time I cast on a new project and say a heartfelt thanks to him for giving me a skill I cherish.
@hullahulla
8 ай бұрын
In Like Water for Chocolate, a Mexican film, I'm pretty sure the main character does Tunisian crochet.
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