Armani Has lots of Men's sweaters

This is just one of the Armani men's sweaters from the Milan 2007/2008 mens shows.

I can see this workin for some guys.

It would work for me if my guy was wearing it!

Milan Fashion show time again

Maybe these guys just mixed up their hats, and they really aren't that bad?

Votes please: Fugly, or Studly?

Gotta come up with this pattern, but I'm not so sure about the angora / mohair on my guys.

Felting in the Tub?

Felting In the Tub?
Believe it or not, today's suggestion from
SnB land is to do your felting in the bath.
While you are also in the bath.
Bathing, I presume.


Wasn't there a Seinfeld episode where Kramer decided to do everything in the shower? For Efficiency? I remember LOLL & ROT FL. He washed dishes & clothes, and I believe even cooked dinner in the shower. Elaine had a germophobic friend at the time that she had invited over for dinner. . Yeah, really.... You get the idea.



So, when I ripped off yesterday and saw that today is on Felting In the Tub: Combine two of your favorite activities: felting and soaking in the tub.



I can see the interest it might create on a Ship's Project item: My little attached note could include how "I knitted these hats and slippers while lounging in bed each evening. Watching Seinfeld and Friends reruns and thinking of our brave troops. They were hand felted in the bath with my special gentle lavender soap while I soaked my body in honor of your sacrifices. Here's hoping you enjoy them and have the opportunity to bathe in the safety of your home soon too."



Now, while this conjures up some lovely erotic images for some, I'm afraid my situation would probably be in the sitcom category.



The reality of my life would be the Shock and Awe of the Son or Son-in-Law when he opens the Christmas gift: "Gee, Mom, love the felted wallet. Oh, yeah, I see. It was supposed to be a notebook tote. OK. ? And why does it smell like Calgon?"
EEeeewwww!
Nah, if I ever do go there, No - One - should - EVER - know.



Thanks for the suggestion Kate, but maybe not for my lifestyle.

Domiknitrix Mohawk Hat

OK, maybe not for

everyday wear.

Maybe it's Situational Fug? Circumstantial? Occasional? Conditional?

It's Fuggly if worn at the wrong time, or really very appropriate at the proper time and place.

I would knit this for someone if it would keep them from getting a real mohawk cut.

Did I tell you about the groomsman that shaved his head 2 weeks before the wedding? #!%^*

Man, talk about an upset Mother of the Bride!

But, If you've just got to have a Mo for that special evening out, Here it is!

And, by the way, she's got some great photography going on here.

The Knitted Wedding

A Wedding where the goal is to have everything involved with the wedding KNITTED !!! The site has some great pattern links, and this might have worked, if: The knitters should have had a little more direction or coordination as to color, theme or something. Very interesting, and I think parts are great. The Gestalt is just overwhelming though.

Off the Wall, Behind the Wall

Yes, Fashion can be a Political Force!

Off the Wall: Fashion from East Germany, 1964 to 1980

Book Description:
East Germany may be most remembered for the activities of the Stasi, but now, for the first time, its secret short flirtation with fashion is revealed. For a short period the notoriously repressive bureaucrats who ran East Germany decided to bring some color into their otherwise drab lives. They commissioned two photographers, hired St. Pauli Girls as models, and chose the locations that represented their greatest socialist achievements—oil refineries, worker canteens, concrete office buildings, airports—to shoot their daring photographs. The result: cunning and original uses for tartan, little hats and jaunty caps, bold florals, and more swatches of pumpkin, tomato, and lemon yellow than you might find at a country fair. For years, these alarming examples of a zeitgeist unleashed have been hidden from Western eyes…but not anymore! From blindingly-bright mod go-go girls to demure peasant lasses posed with that most German of animals, the Llama, these images reveal another side of what went on behind the Berlin Wall.

Quote from One of the Customer Reviews: "But this is really not a book for the tiny niche who are interested in the fashions of East Germany. If you really care, see "Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics and Consumer Culture in East Germany," by Judd Stitziel. This book is a side-splitting look at the worst of the worst of 1960s and 1970s Communist fashion, with more orange than any one person can stand. I was rolling on the floor laughing my a** off. "

Enjoying my new calendar

OK, so far, we're into the year by over 2 weeks.
This is not a FUG alert. So far, nothing fuggly has passed my way. I've had blinders on since being blinded on the elevator a couple of weeks before Christmas by a Holiday Sweater.
Really, I am a fan of Holiday Sweaters. I do love them, truely I do. But this one was over the top with visual noise and clashing (in my opinion) colors.

But, it's on with the New Year: And, the Stitch 'n Bitch calendar has not disappointed yet.
The photo of the January 12 hat was not to my taste, but I'm reserving judgement until I get the hat done in my choice of yarn.
On Jan. 15, Monday's Fave Fiber was a very fluffy olivish greenish, and from the cubbie warren pathway, the skein looked like something quite questionable. I got a few raised eyebrows, but proudly displayed the day anyway.
I have had a few days when I tried the Weblink of the day, on the day, at lunch, and couldn't get through. Imagine that! Do you think this might be because the calendar is popular enough to cause a run on a site? Hope it doesn't crash anyone's server. Does that happen anymore? Or was that just in the early stages of the internet?
Anyway, I'm hopeing to plot my way through the new year with SNB page a day at work, Pattern a Day at home, and Stitch a day everywhere else.
Yep, DH knows I've lost it now.