What do Men Want?

Posted by Renee Blixt Feb 12, 2008

A few weeks ago, I asked my readers to tell me what men want in a sweater. Teaming those results with those from Knitting Daily’s poll, we know now what men want when it comes to sweaters.

Knitting Daily, a knitting e-zine, released their results to the question, “What do men want in a sweater?” on January 11, 2008. My findings were very similar.

“The Perfect Men's Sweater is a long-sleeved pullover (80%), without a hood (64%). It is dark in color (90%), preferably solid blue (82%). It has minimal texture (68%), although something subtle, such as a bit of ribbing, is acceptable (58%).

“Cables were a popular second option (46%). Second choice color was black (76%), followed by brown (72%). Charcoal grey was a big write-in winner. Heathers and tweeds had very respectable followings, as did forest green. Camouflage and sports team colors were also mentioned a number of times, as were puce, lime green, and pastel pink.”

I’ve also talked to the men in my life about this, and they confirmed the findings. Maybe not the puce.

(I'm also wondering about the lime green and pastel pink. But puce?)

So, there it is. What men want has been revealed—well, at least what they want in knit and crochet.

Now, if we could only get them to pick up the needles themselves…life would be complete. Oh, wait—that and picking up their underwear off the floor. :)