One of my mum's male pals won a Woman's Own knitting competition years ago!! Can't say hand on heart that he was a 'real' man - in the general sense of the word, mind you!
My OH can knit AND crochet!!. Stems from our hippy days way back when dinosaurs ruled the planet . He is also a black belt martial arts instructor!!
My wedding dress was hand knitted as were all my bridesmaids dresses. Not by my OH though. My mother made them.