• There is nothing like a good cable-knit sweater. In the 2020 whodunit film Knives Out , actor Chris Evans’ character Ransom Drysdale dons a white Aran-style crew-neck sweater. The sweater broke the Internet with search engines trending with ‘ Knives Out sweater’. First, many fashion labels wound up creating their own versions of the woolly must-have and then selling them all within days. Also, many men on social media either bought up this coveted cosy item or even made one themselves. Evans appreciated the love for the sweater and bought one for his dog Dodger — which, again, broke the Internet.
  • Fans of the popular animated series Bob’s Burgers may recall an episode where schoolteacher Mr Frond, while wearing a sweater that says ‘Knittaz 4 Life’, is seen digging around a barrel of yarn for his knitting pursuits, during which Linda Belcher cheekily says to him, “Whattup, my knitta!”