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Chopsticks and knitting

Hahahahaha! My husband, Captain Caffeine sent me this cartoon. The Asian and the knitter in me loves this one:

drew_chopsticks

My parents taught me to use chopsticks at an early age so they’re pretty comfortable for me. Did you know there are differences between Japanese and Chinese chopsticks? The Chinese ones tend to be blunter and more slippery whereas the Japanese ones are pointier and sometimes have a textured tip to make it easier to grab food. My mom will eat salad with a chopstick, which I have to admit is a bit easier than a fork, for me.

Any of you knit? Any of you use chopsticks?

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authorkathyeberly said…
I have tried to use chopsticks although I am pretty pathetic at it. I did learn basic skills in knitting but haven't for years. Crocheting is more my kind of craft.
Tue Feb 26, 05:03:00 AM 2013
Julie said…
No chopsticks for me :( I'm not coordinated enough. I have learned to knit in the past, but it is a slow process for me so I crochet. Cute cartoon!
Tue Feb 26, 06:50:00 AM 2013
Marian said…
We were required to learn to use chopsticks in my Chinese Culture and Cuisine class in college. I've used them ever since whenever I eat Chinese. I also taught my kids to use them.
I do knit, but mostly dishclothes. I made a sweater once that came out beautiful--except it was about 14 inches long and 60 inches around. I got so discouraged I never made another one!
Tue Feb 26, 08:48:00 AM 2013
Camy Tang said…
I've been learning to crochet! It's a lot harder than knitting!
Tue Feb 26, 06:22:00 PM 2013
Camy Tang said…
How funny for you to say that, because I find chopsticks requires less coordination than a fork and knife. :)
Tue Feb 26, 06:23:00 PM 2013
Camy Tang said…
Aw that's too bad! Wonky sweaters are something every knitter has done at least a few times! :) I've had to undo three very ugly sweaters I made that didn't fit for one reason or another.

How great you taught your kids to use chopsticks! That's a neat skill for them to have.
Tue Feb 26, 06:25:00 PM 2013
FredTownWard said…
Sometime back in my misspent youth I learned to knit, from my grandmother if memory serves, though it never progressed beyond making rectangles.

(Yes, I realize that knitting is almost as unmanly as reading,... uh,... that is REVIEWING romance novels; as excuse I point out that in my youth knitting was brand new and thus still exciting. Dirt on the other hand was no longer new though still shiny.)

Using chopsticks came much later, when kindly Yankees taught me that what I had heretofore thought of as "bait" was in fact sushi, something I came to love very much. In an attempt to improve my chopstick skills, I practiced on french fries and worked my way down in size through peanuts until I could pick up individual grains of rice, but I quit doing that for a couple of reasons:

1. Some people WILL try to kill you for showing off like that.
2. If I had to pick up each grain of rice individually, I'd only be half the man I am today.... Come to think of it, maybe I ought to go back to that in order to lose more weight.
Wed Feb 27, 09:05:00 AM 2013
Camy Tang said…
ROFL! You're always entertaining!
Wed Feb 27, 05:42:00 PM 2013
authorkathyeberly said…
I agree, it is harder. I only know how to crochet one thing, LOL.
Wed Feb 27, 10:56:00 PM 2013
D_A Renoir said…
I actually DO knit with chopsticks. With wool, not noodles. I don't have knitting needles and I was really bored, and I happened to have yarn so I made this scarf. Knitted with chopsticks.
Sun Mar 23, 05:22:00 AM 2014
Camy Tang said…
That's so totally awesome! I was thinking that if I got my knitting needles taken away before a plane flight, I'd knit with chopsticks. Or pens.
Sun Mar 23, 03:27:00 PM 2014
Carol F said…
I have done a lot of knitting. I have made slippers, several afghan/blankets, and several Christmas stockings for my grandchildren.
Tue Jun 24, 04:33:00 PM 2025
Camy Tang said…
That’s great! I love knitting but don’t have many people to give my knitted things to, since my family mostly lives in hot climates.
Tue Jun 24, 05:09:00 PM 2025
Anonymous said…
I once attended a dinner where we were suppose to eat Chinese style. But the dinner was steak, mashed potatoes and peas! Everyone was given chopsticks and had to attempt to use them before they were given knife and fork. I had no problem with the potatoes, couldn't cut the steak with the chopsticks, and had a lot of fun eating the peas one at a time! At least until I started using the mashed potatoes to gather the peas into a nice bite. Finally everyone was given a steak knife and a fork. I used the fork to hold the steak while I cut bite size pieces, then went back to the chopsticks. It was fun watching those who were first timers with chopsticks!
Tue Jul 08, 08:58:00 PM 2025
Camy Tang said…
Oh my gosh that sounds like it would have been so hard! However I have used chopsticks with a knife at Chinese restaurants!
Tue Jul 08, 10:11:00 PM 2025
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