News by Zachary Jeans Some people build houses; some build cars. I build hats.

Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous News | Send mail to The Voice Knitting draws a male crowd Andrew Kooy is one of the many students who knit in the cafe. -Thomas Moss, photo Senior Ryan Potter and junior Andrew Kooy talk about Christ, their lives and latest knitting techniques every Friday night at the Solid Rock Café. The two men teach the fundamentals of the craft to anyone who wants to learn. Potter, 22, who stands well over 6 feet tall with shoulder-length blond hair, breaks many people's stereotype of a "knitter." He has enjoyed knitting yarn since he first began Multnomah in 1998 and regularly wears his first project, a green and blue stocking cap, which he made on the spring choir tour in 1999. "Knitting is very manly," Potter said. "Some people build houses; some build cars. I build hats." Potter caught this passion for yarn and needles from his roommate, Dustin VanPatton, who had acquired the skill from another roommate. Kooy learned from Potter and has been tying string together into gifts for friends and family for a year now. Kooy said he knits during classes to help him focus. The knitting circle is open to anyone with a desire and commitment to learn, according to Kooy. A couple knitting needles cost about $2, and $3 will buy yarn for about two-and-a-half hats. "It's relatively simple to learn," Potter said. "[Knitting] really isn't that hard to do, and after a while you don't even need to look at what you are doing." Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous News | Top Of Page Send mail to The Voice| Journalism department website © 2003 The Voice. No part of this publication may be reproduced in written or electronic form without prior written consent from the journalism adviser of Multnomah Bible College. All rights reserved.