iopele:

rizobact:

aspiringwarriorlibrarian:

marzipanandminutiae:

kinkyturtle:

flintandpyrite:

kakumei-no-tomoshibi:

ravengoodwoman:

flintandpyrite:

Inexplicably annoyed by men writing about knitting!

???????

The tags on this are extraordinary:

girlfriend: *does a completely harmless craft that she enjoys, creating something while she watches tv*

boyfriend: “what is this anti-feminist spinster shit, i’m so alienated”

this is literally why I feel like I have to apologize for sewing

“sweetly oblivious old ladies” Hon I 100% guarantee to you that those old ladies are aware of you, your bloodline, your daily habits and your breakfast order and gossip about how rude you are as soon as you leave. 

“If you want to eavesdrop on someone, knit or sew or some sort of womanly craft. Men will act as though you are deaf and blind even when shown evidence otherwise.” – Tricksters’ Choice.

Two thoughts in regards to that passage:

1. Is this the author’s views on the subject, or the character’s? I’m hoping the latter, and that this blatantly biased character learns something throughout this story to show him what misguided ideas he has about women and feminism. At the very least, I hope the girl leaves him if he doesn’t.

2. Knitting is not just for “sweetly oblivious old ladies” – not now, and not in the past, either. Male knitters form an important a part of the history of the craft in multiple different cultures, and they are a vital part of the modern knitting community (even if there are fewer of them as compared to female knitters). 

… what is the patriarchy’s opinion on crochet? am I more useless and antiquated than a knitter? less? please, good sirs, mansplain this to me