Why Is Knitting "Women's Work"?

In this episode, we talk about the history behind why knitting became "women's work" (spoiler: because you could no longer earn a livable wage doing it) and how we see that legacy playing out in articles about Gen Z taking up "grandma hobbies," the SciShow controversy, and more.

#TWYAK06 Notes

Books We Mention

• Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
• North Woods by Daniel Mason

Further Listening & Reading

• Elizabeth Wayland Barber on the Haptic & Hue podcast
• Probably Sarah Cook Arnold Knitting — National Gallery of Art
• More on knitting socks during WWI from Piecework Magazine
• More on why ready-to-wear sweaters are terrible now, from The Atlantic and Nylon
• @id.knit.that — fiber artist Kendall Ross
• Anjali's new fireplace color: Essex Green by Benjamin Moore

Patterns & Yarns We Mention

• Weekender Crew by Andrea Mowry
• Felix Pullover by Amy Christoffers in Mountain Mohair by Green Mountain Spinnery
• Hibernal Socks in Mondim by Retrosaria Rosa Pomar