根据下列文章,请回答 36～40 题。
Mymother knew how to knit(编织)，but she never taught me．She assumed，as did manywomen of her generation．That knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down frommother to daughter．A combination of feminism(女权主义)and consumerism(消赞主义)mademany women feel that such homely accomplishments were now out of date．MyGrandmother still knitted。though，and every Christmas she made a pair of socksfor
my brother and me，of red w001．They were theones we wore under our ice skates(冰鞋)，when it was really important to have warmfeet．
Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive．It helped mequit smoking by giving my hands something else to do．It is wonderful fordepression because no matter what else happens，you are creating somethingbeautiful．Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longertime wasted．
Ilove breathing life into the patterns．It's true magic，finding a neglected，dog-earedold book with the perfect snowflake design，buying the same Germantown wool my grandmotherused，in the exact blue to match my daughter’s eyes；taking it on the train withme every day for two months。working enthusiastically to get it done byChristmas，staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleevesand weave in the ends．
Knitting hastaught me patience．1 know that if I just keep goin9。even if it takes months，therewill be a reward．When l make a mistake。I know that anger will not fix it，that ljust have to go back and take out the stitches(针脚)between and start over again．
People often ask if l would do it for money, and the answer is always adefinite no．In the first place，you could not pay me enough for the hours I putinto a sweater．But mote important。this is an activity I keep separate from suchconsiderations．I knit to cover my children and other people l love in warmthand color．I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy．
Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline．Byday I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York city Police Departmentand get paid for it，but On the train home，surrounded by people with laptops，Istage my little rebellion：I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuriesof women who have knitted for love．
第 36 题 Why did many women feel that knitting wasout of date?