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Zessa

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Jan 14, 2008, 8:46:03 PM1/14/08
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So, I need your help... I need people to help me narrow down which
epesodes Hawkeye, Trap, or BJ, or heck, any male character knits.

The reason for this somewhat odd request? I work at a K-12 school and
a middle school teacher has a successful knitting club. The problem?
Pretty much only girls ever sign up. So, she has begun a bit of a
'campaign' at school to recruit boys into the club. Part of that is
finding celebrities and iconic characters that knit.

Now, I know they're in the series, there was one point Hawkeye's
insulting Burns in the swamp and knitting. I even re-winded the DVD a
few times to take note of Alan Alda's technique. (I'm a craft nerd,
we're even worse than regular nerds I think) I also know their is a
scene where someone insults Hawk an BJ saying "If you boys are done
with your knitting (blah blah insult) But with 11 some seasons to go
on, and only a vague notion. Well, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help on this somewhat quixotic quest,
Paula

Brad

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Jan 15, 2008, 1:58:10 AM1/15/08
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"Zessa" said:

... Hawk an BJ saying "If you boys are done


> with your knitting (blah blah insult)

That quote is from "The Grim Reaper", but I don't think Hawkeye was
knitting, he was just making a ball of string or wool.

I don't remember much knitting, but they did darn their socks and fiddle
with their martini olives a lot.

--
Brad


Zessa

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Jan 15, 2008, 11:05:37 AM1/15/08
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Hmm, I'll check that out. It might be enough for a screen cap or
something for class.

~Paula

Brian Christiansen

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Jan 15, 2008, 4:53:45 PM1/15/08
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"Zessa" <Zess...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I am not so sure about knitting on MASH, and I think in the scene you are
thinking of, Hawkeye is just rolling (if that is the proper term) a ball of
yarn, "do you want it fast, or do you want it round", but presumably it is
for kinitting. I did, howvever, find the following sites:

http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/: There is a video available on it to
buy called "Real Men Knit," and in the promotional material for it, it
states that knitting was invented by men, and has interviews with Kaffe
Fassett, Brandon Mably, and Rick Mondragon. It also says it states that
there are stories (and perhaps interviews, but this is not specified) of
"real men" who sew.

http://menknit.net/main.html: Has a history of knitting, and a gallery of
pictures of men knitting (unfiortunately, no "celebrities" like football
players.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/04/national/main671644.shtml: A story
from cbs news about how more men are taking up knitting.

http://knitting.about.com/od/patternsformen/Free_Knitting_Patterns_Knitting_Patterns_for_Men.htm:
Free patterns for men who knit.

http://www.amazon.com/Knit-Dogs-Love-Them-Great-Looking/dp/1579908748: Book
on amazon of patterns for men, seems to have fairly favorable user reviews.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/cover_story/cover_article.aspx?storyid=111798:
Another news story about how more men are taking up quiltuing.

There are lots of other hits as well, I just used the word "men" and
"knitting" on a google search. This message is rather long, and most of it
has very little to do with MASH, but I am somwhat sympathetic to you cause.
I don't knit (in jr. high art class I may have tried either macrame or
crochet, but I really don't remember), but I do sew.

Brian Christiansen


Brian Christiansen

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Jan 15, 2008, 4:58:42 PM1/15/08
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> http://www.ksdk.com/news/cover_story/cover_article.aspx?storyid=111798:
> Another news story about how more men are taking up quiltuing.
>
OOps, more men are taking up quilting, but I meant "knitting."

Brian Christiansen


Zessa

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Jan 15, 2008, 9:45:32 PM1/15/08
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On Jan 15, 4:58 pm, "Brian Christiansen"

Seriously thanks for all the links. I'm sure she'll love them. I do
know there's a scene SOMEWHERE of Alan Alda knitting... I remember
because I stopped and jumped up and went, "OMG he's using the European
style! (A way to hold the needles and control yarn tension, Americans
style usees the right hand, 'European; style uses the left.

So, back to the trenches for me...not that I mind really. ::snicker::
Any excuse to watch good TV.

~Paula

John Szalay

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Jan 16, 2008, 1:33:15 PM1/16/08
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"
>> So, I need your help... I need people to help me narrow down which
>> epesodes Hawkeye, Trap, or BJ, or heck, any male character knits.
>>
>> The reason for this somewhat odd request? I work at a K-12 school and
>> a middle school teacher has a successful knitting club. The problem?
>> Pretty much only girls ever sign up. So, she has begun a bit of a
>> 'campaign' at school to recruit boys into the club. Part of that is
>> finding celebrities and iconic characters that knit.
>>
>> Now, I know they're in the series, there was one point Hawkeye's
>> insulting Burns in the swamp and knitting. I even re-winded the DVD a
>> few times to take note of Alan Alda's technique. (I'm a craft nerd,
>> we're even worse than regular nerds I think) I also know their is a
>> scene where someone insults Hawk an BJ saying "If you boys are done
>> with your knitting (blah blah insult) But with 11 some seasons to go
>> on, and only a vague notion. Well, any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help on this somewhat quixotic quest,
>> Paula
>>
>

Nothing to do with MASH knitting, but you might be interested in this
ladies work, She used to be NASA's SR-71 flight engineer.

http://www.thedigitalknitter.blogspot.com/


Hallie Hearn

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Jan 16, 2008, 5:48:28 PM1/16/08
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> "
> >> So, I need your help... I need people to help me narrow down which
> >> epesodes Hawkeye, Trap, or BJ, or heck, any male character knits.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for your help on this somewhat quixotic quest,
> >> Paula
> >>
>

The episode is on Hallmark Channel now in my area. It's the one with
the crossword puzzle, and Klinger is eating a jeep. I don't know the
episode title or the season; but it's one before Frank leaves the unit.

This episode also includes one of my favorite MASH scenes... where
Hawkeye mimics a Southerner saying "bedbuhhhg." :)

Hugs,
Hallie

Zessa

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Jan 16, 2008, 10:52:01 PM1/16/08
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That should totally be enough to narrow it down! Thanks! Wooot!

~Paula

Eddie

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Jan 17, 2008, 12:16:03 AM1/17/08
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"Hallie Hearn" <Hallie...@alumni.wfu.edu> wrote in message
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I think the ep you refer to is "38 Across."


John Szalay

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Mar 13, 2008, 8:20:46 AM3/13/08
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Zessa <Zess...@gmail.com> wrote in news:e70c617a-a8be-450b-9f55-
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Long time to answer, BUT

two episodes that Hawkeye knits.

Season 4 "the More I see you "

Season 5 "38 Across "


and still checking...

andriad...@gmail.com

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Apr 11, 2017, 6:31:12 PM4/11/17
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There is at least one. "The more I see you" episode begins with him knitting. It's the one where Blythe Danner was his ex and shows up at the MASH as a nurse. I'm thinking it was Season 4, episode 22.

john Szalay

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Apr 11, 2017, 9:29:06 PM4/11/17
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andriad...@gmail.com wrote in
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> There is at least one. "The more I see you" episode begins with him
> knitting. It's the one where Blythe Danner was his ex and shows up at
> the MASH as a nurse. I'm thinking it was Season 4, episode 22.
>

another when they were sitting in Henry's office

srw...@yahoo.com

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May 30, 2017, 4:50:56 PM5/30/17
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In season a 4 episode ("The More I See You") Hawkeye is knitting when a Jeep pulls up outside The Swamp with an old girlfriend inside.

Andy K.

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May 30, 2017, 4:57:40 PM5/30/17
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On Tue, 30 May 2017 13:50:55 -0700 (PDT)
srw...@yahoo.com wrote:

> In season a 4 episode ("The More I See You") Hawkeye is knitting when a Jeep pulls up outside The Swamp with an old girlfriend inside.

The things you do when you're bored...

In some later episode, Hawkeye and BJ were rolling a ball of yarn
during some meeting in Potter's office. I think it was the one where
a visiting kernel had some fancy math equations to predict exact
numbers of casualties.

--
AndyK

vegga...@gmail.com

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Aug 14, 2017, 10:03:13 PM8/14/17
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Try the episode "38 Across" Season 5 Episode 16. Alda knits in the swamp in the beginning.

holdfa...@gmail.com

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holdfa...@gmail.com

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Sep 6, 2019, 12:39:12 PM9/6/19
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On Monday, January 14, 2008 at 8:46:03 PM UTC-5, Zessa wrote:

holdfa...@gmail.com

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Sep 6, 2019, 12:42:43 PM9/6/19
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On Monday, January 14, 2008 at 8:46:03 PM UTC-5, Zessa wrote:
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The episode might be called "End Run". If not, try "Hanky Panky" I saw it last evening and it had Klinger eating a jeep and Hawkeye needed the Jewish word for :bedbug". Hawkeye was knitting. I am in a knitting group and it was pretty realistic to me! Jane H.

holdfa...@gmail.com

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Sep 6, 2019, 12:44:43 PM9/6/19
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Try an episode called "End Run". If not, it may be "Hanky Panky". Not sure that I came up with the correct day's schedule!

David LaRue

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Sep 6, 2019, 5:32:45 PM9/6/19
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holdfa...@gmail.com wrote in
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The episode with the vising Swedish nurse also had nitting banter. She
comments on BJ's knitting and he replies to the effect that it keeps him
nimble for surgery. Perhaps she said it that way and he replied the
other way around.

David LaRue

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David LaRue <huey...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
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> holdfa...@gmail.com wrote in
> news:430b9431-d75b-43a4...@googlegroups.com:
>
>> On Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 10:52:01 PM UTC-5, Zessa wrote:
>>> On Jan 16, 5:48 pm, Hallie Hearn <Hallie.He...@alumni.wfu.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>> > > "
>>> > > >> So, I need your help... I need people to help me narrow down
>>> > > >> which epesodes Hawkeye, Trap, or BJ, or heck, any male
>>> > > >> character knits.
>>> >
>>> > > >> Thanks in advance for your help on this somewhat quixotic
>>> > > >> quest, Paula
>>> >
>
> The episode with the visiting Swedish nurse also had knitting banter.
> She comments on BJ's knitting and he replies to the effect that it
> keeps him nimble for surgery. Perhaps she said it that way and he
> replied the other way around.
>

Her character name was Inga. Hawkeye was just his usual self trying to
get time with Inga.

tchave...@gmail.com

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Feb 1, 2020, 3:02:44 PM2/1/20
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In Season 5, Ep 16 titled "38 across" Hawkeye is knitting while telling BJ about a fantasy. I also remember seeing him knitting in I *think* season 2 or 3.

Iggy Ren

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<tchave...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In Season 5, Ep 16 titled "38 across" Hawkeye is knitting while telling BJ
> about a fantasy. I also remember seeing him knitting in I *think* season 2
> or 3.

Are you thinking of Season 6's "The Grim Reaper" The very first line,
"Alright Gentleman, without interupting your knitting, let me get right with
it." (Col. Bloodworth) Hawk was "knitting" a round ball.


flugan...@yahoo.com

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Apr 24, 2020, 10:33:24 PM4/24/20
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The last episode of season 8, about practical jokers, has a scene with BJ knitting and Hawkeye holding the yarn.
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