In the knit and crochet community it is a well known superstition that if you knit your boyfriend a jumper they will break up with you, either while you are knitting, or shortly after you are done. I've seen it happen to many people. Knitting takes a long time, so the relationship may not be the way it was when you started. He might not appreciate how much work you put into the piece. He might put it in a hot wash and ruin it. At first I thought I had cheated the system and got away with it. I thought I had beaten the curse. I had a loophole. I knit one for a boy friend not a boyfriend. Well, he's 25. I knit a jumper for a man friend. It took me two years but he's still hanging around me. I didn't think this particular curse was going to be a big problem for me. It's usually phrased as 'boyfriend' not 'partner', so as someone that rarely dates men, I wasn't even worried. I was far too confident and that was my downfall. He didn't know anyt...