Looks like Of Troy is on the leading edge of the next big trend!

Knitting has taken a radical turn in London, England, led by a group of young male and female radical knitters called the "Castaways" who purl in bars and on subways (which trace a circle so they don't have to get off), and they teach the curious for free.

But they're not much interested in traditional knitting. They knit soft hand grenades, penises, giant spider webs, advertising panels, whatever. One couple from Israel says they're in it to see how they can "subvert" knitting. Apparently, knitting classes are packed in London.

A CBC Radio broadcast telling this story can be heard word for word [direct from London] online at:

http://www.cbc.ca/dispatches

England swings to the new rock'n'roll. From Mayfair to Muswell Hill, folk are doing the "stitch and bitch."

Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one...

Knitting; it's not just for your Gran anymore.

And instead of wondering why knitting is on a manly, manly show like "Dispatches", ask yourself this; are you man enough to sit in a pub and purl? Who's the tough guy now?

To tell the story, Brandy Yanchyk braves the dangers of a Karaoke bar.

Listen to Brandy's dispatch