Establishment?
Even M&S are selling knitting kits these days.
Last time I was at my Mam's, I stumbled on some fab pillar-box red fake chunky mohair stuff that was £1 for 100g. I had no idea what to do with it, until I saw the delicate shawl in the most recent issue of Simply Knitting. 3 balls later, and I have a solution to the current crappy weather
Work-angst + social life + cough = very little getting done.