There is a bit of a knit­ting renais­sance tak­ing over the world. It’s cool, it’s hip and as proof, the ulti­mate gen­tle­man of hip­ster cool, Ryan Gos­ling, likes to unwind after a long day with some yarn & pair of needles – he’s described a day-long knit­ting ses­sion as “one of the most relax­ing days of my life”.

So men of Wel­ling­ton, and bey­ond, why not embrace the cool and sign up for The Man Made ses­sions at Hol­land Road Yarn Com­pany. Hos­ted by Mike Dick­ison: man knit­ter, ukulele play­er, bird expert. You’ll learn everything there is to get knit­ting: cast­ing on, knit, purl, bind­ing off, knit­ting in the round, cables (which includes mak­ing a cable needle from no. 8 wire) and you’ll be work­ing with WWII knit­ting pat­terns

 

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a league of knitting gentlemenTools, (good) beer and fin­ger food will be provided at each ses­sion. Book here – it won’t hurt. Prom­ise.

To top it off and as a nod to the days of old when only men were allowed to join knit­ting guilds you’ll be made a mem­ber of  the league of knit­ting gen­tle­men, a very exclus­ive club of  men who are ‘man enough’ to knit.

it’s just $40 for four ses­sions – you choose which ones you would like to attend.

It’s held Wed­nes­day nights begin­ning May 1 through to June 5 at  Hol­land Road Yarn Co, 281 Jack­son St, Petone.