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I don’t know if you’re like me or not, but I just can’t help looking for knitwear whenever I’m watching a TV show or movie. I don’t intentionally look for it, but knitwear is like a neon sign whenever I’m watching stuff. Actually, even in everyday life, out in public, I’ve been known to stop a stranger to take a picture of something cool they’re wearing. I know it’s high on the creep factor initially, but once I explain, and show them a card or something to make them believe I knit, its usually all cool. TV is different though because I get to pause it and admire without freaking anybody out.<\/p>\n

And today, while I was in Wet Coast Wools<\/a>, one of my favorite LYSes, preparing for World Wide Knit in Public Day, I got talking with Glenda and the ladies in the store about knitting on television. They’ve turned me on a great series called Cranford and Return to Cranford that features knitting throughout. I’ve just started watching it, but I promise to report on it in the future. I have done a post (or two) before about knitting on television, but thought it was a great time to re-visit that topic as there are so many new shows that feature knitting. And I learned of a few I didn’t know about (and I’m sure there are lots more to discover)!<\/p>\n

Now I’m fairly certain we’re all familiar with the more popular ones like Outlander and Elementary (which have been featured here before), but as I just said, there are a few really good new ones you might not have been aware of.<\/p>\n

Gotham …<\/span><\/h4>\n

… reinventing the Batman story might not seem like the most likely place to feature knitting, and it doesn’t do it on a regular basis, but every now and then Alfred (Sean Pertwee) shows up in a great sweater that makes you want to pick up your needles and yarn! In the last few episodes of Season 2, you’ve also seen a young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) in a few different sweater looks. And right from the very beginning you knew you see a teen-aged Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) sporting the fingerless gloves!<\/p>\n

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Grimm … <\/span><\/h4>\n

… having just finished it’s 5th Season, it seems Grimm is here to stay for a little while longer. I’m good with that. A modern retelling of the classic Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm centers on the life on police detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli), who discovers he is descended from a long line of hunters who fight supernatural evil. It may sound hokey, but it’s a good spin on a lot of the tales we know so well and it’s done very well. My favorite reason for tuning into this show though has become to see what sweater or cardigan Monroe (Siras Wier Mitchell) will wear next! And sometimes his wife Rosalee (Bree Turner) gets in on the action with a dapper number of her own!<\/p>\n

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Scandal …<\/span><\/h4>\n

… this show lives up to it’s name as each week, there is a fresh Scandal for Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and Associates to squash in their distinct gladiatorial style! I enjoyed the plot of the show the first 2 seasons, as the underlying story behind the real scandal of the presidency of the White House was very interesting and unpredictable. Unfortunately now however, my main reason for watching it is to check in on the style of the wardrobe the characters are wearing. It’s not always a knitted piece, but even so, a lot of the pieces offer inspiration for creating a knitted counterpart. For me that’s reason enough to tune in. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Doctor Who …<\/span><\/h4>\n

… everybody knows about the infamous Doctor Who scarf from the series when Tom Baker portrayed everyone’s favorite time traveling doctor! And while the current incarnation of the heralded doctor doesn’t sport a scarf, the show made the list because of the scarf worn by Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) in the 50th Anniversary episode. There was also another scarf worn by John Hurt in his portrayal of the doctor in this episode that stood out enough for me to take notice … and possibly reverse engineer both in the near future? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Forever …<\/span><\/h4>\n

… this gets a mention even though the show was cancelled after 1 season. In the show, a 200+ year old New York City coroner (Ioan Gruffudd) is searching for the secret of his apparent immortality after being shot and returning to life. In this show, Henry Morgan (Ioan), is always wearing scarves. So much so he is known for them by the other characters, some of which envy them. I had had plans of knitting a few for the show’s costumer in the hpe of them being used in the show, but alas, it got cancelled. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

There are many other notables that should be mentioned in this post, but I’ll save them for a later date. In the interim, tell me shows you know that feature knitting on a regular basis. Let me know via a comment here, and\/or a post on the various platforms of social media using the hashtag #knitflix … I’ll have a surprise for a lucky submission in the not too distant future!<\/p>\n

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