Football + Knitting = The Perfect Equation?
Posted by sarah on October 10, 2012 / 4 Comments
Mmm, fall. My favorite time of year. For many reasons, notably that it cements my love for knitting and increases my desire to work on projects, considerably. But there’s another annual activity going on each fall that also keeps my endorphin levels at an all-time high…college football!
Now, many of my co-workers don’t see eye to eye with my football craze, and I know there aren’t a ton of football fans in the knitting world, but I’m starting to think the sport and the craft were made for each other.
Lemme explain: first, I happened to grow up in a state where this sport was just about the ONLY thing we had going for us, and the only major entertainment we could count on. When I was a kid, the Nebraska Cornhuskers produced one of the greatest football squads college sports has ever seen, and that’s not just my opinion – even ESPN agrees with me! 
Watching the games every weekend became routine for me, and this continued throughout my days of study at the University of Nebraska, and all the way up until now, even though I moved to Oregon. No disrespect for the Ducks, I just can’t help that I bleed Husker red!
This year I was ecstatic to learn I could combine my newfound love for knitting with one of my favorite activities, and I’ve spent countless games so far working on various projects. Watching football while knitting has felt like the perfect equation…it’s helped occupy time during commercial breaks and dull moments in the games, and it’s also helped comfort my sadness/frustration whenever the team isn’t playing up to par.
I already have a number of football-related knit projects in mind for family Christmas presents, and it’s great knowing I could choose from this selection of Jill Draper Catskill in Bing Cherry, O-Wool Classic Worsted in Sumac or Madelinetosh Tosh Chunky in Scarlet to match my school’s colors. It’s also promising to know I could knit up something warm for any of the games I’d like to attend, once the weather gets chilly. Already all this has got me wondering why I didn’t combine football and knitting together, years ago!
So there you have it. Maybe football and knitting secretly go hand in hand?! Maybe not, but I’m curious – do you like knitting while watching games? And is there a better sport than football to mix with the craft? I wanna know what you think!
I totally agree with you Nicci! I’m a big footfall fan (GO BEAVS!) and have been since high school (gotta love the small town Friday nights at ball games!). I find that knitting and football are the perfect combination. I also like basketball and knitting; tennis and knitting; nascar and knitting (although I don’t like Nascar, the husband does). I find I knit faster and better with the exciting commentary going on and the cheers from the crowd (are they cheering for my cable stitches?!).
Keep up the knitting and sports!
Molly
Comment by Molly — October 10, 2012
Awesome, Molly! And I couldn’t agree more about the small town football games – they were my favorite, too!
I’m sooo glad I’m not the only one out here multitasking as I combine my love of sports with knitting!
Comment by Nicci — October 10, 2012
I’m right there with both of you!!! Love me some K-State Wildcat football!!! I also enjoy watching our local hs football team.
Connie
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Comment by Connie — October 10, 2012
I love football! I went to a small college with a small team. That means I can root for any team. Often changing sides in the middle of a game. I prefer college games to professional. Isn’t it wonderful that football coincides with our autumnal desire to nest and knit?!
Comment by Kelley Petkun — October 14, 2012