I'm a big bearded dude who plays in punk bands, I learned how to knit from my mom when I was a kid and picked it back up in my mid twenties. I'm in my late thirties now and every winter I start knitting, like clockwork. Last year I got crazy into gloves and socks, this year I made slippers and gloves and a big old colorwork lusekofte sweater. I was even going to knitting nights at my local yarn stores and taking my knitting to movie nights with my buddies and stuff.

I highly recommend you do it and live your warmest life.

My wife is a knitter and has been for decades. She literally has a closet full of sweaters that she and her mother knitted over the years. At one point she got a bit burned out, but still wanted to knit, but not commit to something complex like a sweater. A friend of her's, whom my wife actually taught to knit, told her to knit socks.

Socks knit up quickly, so they are satisfying to make and they are easy, especially compared to something like a sweater.

I'm a bearded guy too and love to cook. So knitting isn't a stretch, my wife loves to do it and it is very relaxing after a long day.