Izzie does it to knit a sweater (in one day?!) for her patient/beau, Denny (does she know he is also the mysterious father of two ghost-hunting hotties on the WB's Supernatural?).
Meredith knits to vent pent up sexual frustration since she's now trying to be celibate. This just seems to be leading to a really long scarf. At the end of the episode, she meets her dog's vet, Chris O'Donnell, and after a long look starts knitting furiously.
This is just one sign that of late knitting is cool. Or, rather, anti-cool cool if that makes sense. On the one hand this is great because anti-cool cool is the only way I ever had a shot of being cool at all. On the other hand, I just thought I was being anti-cool. This makes me somewhat reticent to knit, say, on the bus. Because now there's this sense that I must be knitting just because I want to be cool. However, as my mom wisely says, NOT doing something because it's cool makes you just as slavishly controled by a fad as DOING something just because it's cool. And in any event I think the amount of times I've just used the word 'cool' demonstrates my enduring not-ness.
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Sheep In The City posted it last week or so ago when the previews were shown. I am glad to see someone else noticed too. I think Izzy knitting a sweater for Meredith so she won't see how bad she is knitting is a labor of true friendship. Helping your friend fake knitting well! Wow!
Your mom is correct...Listen to your mother. Do what YOU like. From what I have seen, you are so NOT knitting those trendy scarves of yesteryear 2004-2005 and your passion for it shines through, even to the onlookers on the bus. Don't waste that valuable time. But, you can blow them away by carrying on a conversation while still knitting and NOT looking. People freak out... it's funny.
Very cool - I have heard such good things about this show - must check it out.
cool, schmool - keep your eyes peeled for my take on it
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