Consider Knitting

Let’s say that, like me, you are a person who stares at a computer and writes code for a living. As a straight male who grew up in a time where knitting was very strongly female coded, it for the most part never occurred to me that knitting was a thing I could do and might enjoy. Regardless of your demographic categories and background, it’s possible that you have also not really considered knitting. This article exists to get you to do so. Specifically, I’ll try to convince you, one software person to another, why it might be a good fit for your life and brain. This is a pitch for knitting, but—for better or worse—an extremely nerdily argued one. Before I start, note that when I say “knitting”, you can read that as any of the various fiber arts, including crochet, weaving, macramé, cross-stitch, etc. I talk about knitting here because that’s the one closest to my heart and I strive to speak from the heart. You can make stuff out of string however you want. We are all fiber friends. ... Read full article.