Used to have a mate in the army called Hoss Kirkham . All six foot six of him , shoulders like barn doors & hands like beet shovels .
Yet Hoss tuned out some of the most intricate knitting I've ever seen from patterns or straight out of his head
His specialty was big chunky lumberjack type pure wool cardigans with button up fronts , the cardy being sewn onto a home made cotton shirt liner made in all manner of thick cotton prints .
One thing he was never called was names ..... to his face or behind his back