04:40Chinese knitting master knits with chopsticks for needles and noodles for yarn
Have you ever wished during a trip to the local Chinese restaurant that your chopsticks skills were just that little bit better? If so, there’s much to learn from Chinese knitwear specialist Pan Rubin, who is capable of knitting complex patterns with chopsticks for needles and noodles for yarn at his home in Shantou as seen in footage shot this past Monday.
The 36-year-old entrepreneur runs a successful knitwear company and boasts a cult following on social media due to his insanely speedy, wool-based knitting abilities,
"Knitting noodles was really a coincidence," he explained, adding, "One day I went to a noodle shop, and I didn't feel like eating. I was bored so I started playing around with the noodles, and accidentally ended up knitting a piece."
Since discovering knitting, he has tried to knit with several different types of noodles, including instant and udon, and so far the off-kilter knitting works best with Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles.
Pan went on to describe how he built his own knitwear business, which alongside his fast fingers, has garnered him international attention. At a young age and with his mother's support - a successful textile entrepreneur herself in the 1990s - he began knitting.
His interest continued to grow, to the point he would eventually turn to knitwear as a full-time career. “At that time online shopping was becoming popular, so I started to sell handmade scarves and hats on Taobao," he said.
Pan, who started his own business in 2009, now employs up to 80 local knitters, mainly women aged 42 to 70.
04:40Have you ever wished during a trip to the local Chinese restaurant that your chopsticks skills were just that little bit better? If so, there’s much to learn from Chinese knitwear specialist Pan Rubin, who is capable of knitting complex patterns with chopsticks for needles and noodles for yarn at his home in Shantou as seen in footage shot this past Monday.
The 36-year-old entrepreneur runs a successful knitwear company and boasts a cult following on social media due to his insanely speedy, wool-based knitting abilities,
"Knitting noodles was really a coincidence," he explained, adding, "One day I went to a noodle shop, and I didn't feel like eating. I was bored so I started playing around with the noodles, and accidentally ended up knitting a piece."
Since discovering knitting, he has tried to knit with several different types of noodles, including instant and udon, and so far the off-kilter knitting works best with Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles.
Pan went on to describe how he built his own knitwear business, which alongside his fast fingers, has garnered him international attention. At a young age and with his mother's support - a successful textile entrepreneur herself in the 1990s - he began knitting.
His interest continued to grow, to the point he would eventually turn to knitwear as a full-time career. “At that time online shopping was becoming popular, so I started to sell handmade scarves and hats on Taobao," he said.
Pan, who started his own business in 2009, now employs up to 80 local knitters, mainly women aged 42 to 70.