Bruce the Chef

By: Susan Dean

I don’t know about you but when I was a little girl, nearly every woman
and some men at some stage knitted or crocheted. We always wore
garments that were hand knitted especially. There was always knitting
and crochet patterns lying around the house. My mother and grandmother
would always have knitting on the go in the evenings when they finally
sat down to rest.

These garments were then handed down to the next child or pulled apart
and reused for the next sweater or cardigan. This of course was when
money was scarce and people had big families to clothe. How things have
changed. Now days not so many people knit or crochet anymore. Even I
who picked up the art of knitting and crochet at an early age do not do
this form of craft very much anymore.

Once upon a time we did it because that was the only way we got
beautiful warm clothes including socks, scarves, sweaters, dresses,
shawls, blankets and so on. These days it can be cheaper to go and buy
these items rather than spend big dollars on wool and then all the time
knitting or crocheting. In one way it is great because there is so much
to choose from in the shops at reasonable prices plus you get it there
and then instead of having to wait for it to be finished.

On the down side though we do not always get something that is made
very well or made with love. Nor do we take the time to sit and relax,
as we always seem to be on the go with one thing or another. It is even
daunting just trying to find knitting and crochet patterns anymore
where long ago just about every woman’s magazine had patterns in them
every week.

I must say that I do miss the art of knitting and crochet and sometimes
I do some baby clothes but even those are not that popular anymore as
toweling jumpsuits and so on are the more popular choices for the
modern baby. Matinee jackets, dresses and booties are almost a thing of
the past. Babies are just not dressed as babies anymore.

I am just hoping that this is just a fashion trend thing and that one
day knitting and crochet will return with gusto and women in particular
will pick up a set of needles or a crochet hook and start making
handmade garments like it used to be. There will be a problem with it
returning though and that is because in my day learning to knit or
crochet or even to sew for that matter was taught to you by your mother
or grandmother and these days the kids wont have anyone to teach them
because their mothers did not learn.

Of course there will always be classes that they can attend but these
are far and few between. We really do live in a society of wanting it
right here and now and not wanting to put in the effort. Whilst that is
the mindset I think knitting and crochet will continue to be a dying
art.

About the Author:

Susan Dean is a successful webmaster and publisher of
www.knitting-secrets.info
She provides lots of handy hints and advice on
knitting at her web site.

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