Look here: you wouldn't want to miss these!

More from the New York fashion show
Another case of "Look here, I've got boobs!"

And what is with the guy behind her taking snapshots? Now I just really am dying to know what the back looks like. Is it a huge yellow arrow that points to her behind?

Kitschy Stitches!

by Stitchy McYarnpants
Published July 2006

our textbook, of sorts

also see www.yarnpants.blogspot.com
and www.museumofkitschystitches.com

You are my hero!

I bow in homage to the queen of snarking at fuggliness.

White Wedding?




I'm probably old fashioned about this, but I usually think of the veil being the shearest part of the bride's trouseau. Doesn't this let the guests get to know the bride a little too well?

Bulgarian Design

This one will probably rate several posts. They really do seem to have some lovely, quality, hand knit items. And have a very high minded business philosophy, in print anyway.

Some of it will really get your attention!
I'm sure my DH just can't wait for one of these striking capes.
And many of the ladies fashions would get a lot of his attention.

The link, just in case you want to go there yourself: http://www.aristofashion.com/products/products.htm

Oh, the name of the little yellow outfit is Pinochio. Go figure.

Project Linus

http://www.projectlinus.org/index.shtml

Another worthy knit for charity site.

No Skills?

Cruising through the web, and I have recently noticed that several of the crafty sites have sections for "NO SKILLS"?

What is that supposed to mean? And who would want to admit to having No Skills? Isn't one of the reasons that we craft supposed to be to at least develop skills? If nothing else, patience is a skill. Isn't it?

Looking at what they're promoting, I think that there would be a skill or two involved in completing these projects. They're just not an easy to label skill.

And, honestly, maybe they're describing the designers that came up with some of these projects to shill their fuggly materials on caretakers of young children so that it ends up on my refrigerator door!

Macaroon, schmacaroon:
I had really thought this was a cute pattern when I first saw it.

I didn't think anything about how bad this would look until I saw the Macaroon yarn in the reduced bin at LYS.

What they had on sale at 75% off was white with black stringy things and then black with white. Really pretty bizarre. Are we done with this look yet?

I kind of can see it when the colors are great or if the yarn is really soft or feels outstanding. But if it doesn't even feel good, what's the point?

Christmas Ball

I'm not sure, but this child might need counseling.

I know this would have caused loads of entertainment at my school. Like the other kids couldn't find enough to tease me about.

Now, on the other hand; if your kid sees this, and says "Wow, could you make me one of those?". I've added the link to the pattern just in case.

And, if the wearer is 2 years old, I'm sure it would be adorable. Just don't count on a positive reaction if you force a 13 year old to wear this in public. Not that you can ever expect a positive reaction from a 13 year old.....

Men's Wear?

"Kimono-inspired sweater. "Dramatic Plaid" "

Really? Wow!

I don't know where to start.

A moment of silence in honor of all those touched by Katrina and Rita.

Photo by DHR at Bay St. Louis, MS 10/02/2005.

May you find peace.

Countdown to the official Grand Opening of the Ruby In The Rough Blog:
Four Days, that's 96:40 exactly until I will officially be "up and running" a full fledged Blog.

Believe it or not, what you have seen up until now has just been under construction practice.
It's not the real thing. You didn't see anything. We're not really here.

Which brings me to the above photos that I came across today. These are two of the projects that actually got finished! And they are actually still in use, although not by their original owners. These were my first Circular Needle projects, and the beginning of the obsession. The Harry Potter Scarf was originally made for a brother in 2002. The Orange & Blue stocking cap was the next project to be finished. Orange isn't a favorite color, but it's the school color for the intended victim. He left it at home when he moved, so it's fair game now. Whoever needs it, wears it. Just thought you might like to see the beginnings of my obsession.

Why is it you never see knitting in a Mission Impossible movie? What about something like Air America? The chicken did knit in Chicken Run.

Note to self: Add a page of "Movies that Feature Knitting". Any one want to contribute their favorite knitting moments on the big screen?

That's the goal anyway. So... Stay tuned.

Size Does Matter. But bigger isn't always better.

What were they thinking? This is a lovely model that I've seen in a lot of adds. Is it a "one size fits all" problem?

Is this jacket big enough for three of her, or what?

I'm sure she's probably a small person, but this is rediculous, isn't it?

Undergarments People!
From our friends at Rebecca

Really, would this get you arrested in your hometown?
I know places where it would get plenty of unwanted attention.
I know, it's just sour grapes because I know I wouldn't look that good.

My pirate name is:

Red Jenny Bonney

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
part of the fidius.org network

Brilliant: Tit-Bits
Beryl Tsang has done an incredible job with her Tit Bits: Hand Knitted Breasts.
Available to buy at: http://www.titbits.ca/v1/tb_shop.html
Witty directions available at: http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/PATTbits.html

What a wonderful idea! This seems like such an empowering exercise for Breast Cancer survivors.

Bless you all!

Next up in "I didn't finish it because......"

Another in the Unfinished project category.
Is this an idea for what to do with UFOs? If you start the project with the sleeves, when you get tired of knitting, just stitch them to the hem of your tee shirt sleeves. Or, this one in particular, is attached with buttons. That would make the sleeves easier to remove for washing, change in climate, coming to your senses, etc.
Excellent save for various situations: Ran out of yarn, Ran out of time, Figured out it wasn't going to go with anything in the wardrobe - so really flaunt that it won't match,
Great way to use up little bits of yarn. If the cat, or mice, or toddler, get into the knitting bag part way through the project and ruin the yarn. Fun way to salvage what's left of a favorite heirloom sweater? I doubt it. If it was fun fur, she could have interchangeable gorilla arms!
Fixes for this disaster: It could actually be cute in a lacy stitch or a fine yarn that might otherwise be inapproriate for an entire top. Especially if it in some way coordinated with any other piece of her wardrobe.
There is a school in my area with really bad HVAC control. Maybe this is the solution. In the classrooms where it's 100 f. take the sleves off, elsewhere in the building where it's 50 f. button them on. And there's less of a security issue than with coats.
Hmmm ... Suggestion to the school board:

Poppy ran out of yarn

Another case of running out of yarn. And we'll just finish it off with this Kicky Ribbon.

This is honestly one of my favorite reasons for Top-Down knitting. But, this pattern starts at the hem. Wouldn't you know there wasn't going to be enough yarn and make something else? Is it just that they don't want to do all the knitting that goes into a regular length garment?

Are we past the crop top, midriff baring phase yet? Really, how many women should show their bellies off? Have you hung out at WalMart lately? Please! Enough! Cover that thing up.

Then there's the unexplained pattern name: Poppy?

I know poppies. I grow poppies. You are no Poppy.

Foundation Garments, People

I know there's a fashion struggle going on still.
To bra, or not to bra? That seems to be the question.
We've gotten past the shock of seeing straps, and all the other parts of a bra peeking out from skimpy tops. So, wear one!
Or Layer, Or something. When this one gets a chill, what else are we going to see peeking out?
When the patten title is "Dropped Stitch Tank", everyone knows you're going to need another garment to go with.

Unless, of course, the wearer is prepubescent. Maybe this is a situation for those large bandaids?

This is probably a very "cool" top. It would not block the sun if you're going for that all over, all be it mottled, tan.

One way to hide those Elf Ears: Ear Mitts.


I guess this is one way to cover up ears you're embarrassed by.

Little ear cozies. A great way to use up the smallest leftovers.

2006.08.26 - A young person has asked if these could be made fuzzy, and in the shape of elf ears or alien ears. Are there any of you up to the challenge?

Retro Fug :

Vote here:
is this
fuggly
or is it "funky"
or "kicky"?

Far Left: Accessories should coordinate. All knits worn at one time should complement each other.


Right top: Are ALL Leg Warmers totally passe? Or just the technicolor thigh highs?

All these patterns are from one issue of Family Circle Great Ideas - 101 Fashions & Crafts (1976) available on eBay through tomorrow. It's going for about $5 at this time, make your first bid your best one. Really, there were some lovely items shown otherwise, and the cover photo looked great. I'm just not sure that I would have picked these for the eBay add to sell the thing.

What about those cute pedicure socks from Knitty?

What about if you're wearing the pedicure socks with your Crocks or Fakenstocks, and you don't have, but really need, a pedicure. What if you make the pedicure socks longer than average, and want to show them off. So you wear them on the outside of your jeans? Or with shorts?

Let me know what you think. I need to know the level of FUG we are willing to tolerate.