Craft Yarn Council Sizing Standards

The Craft Yarn Council has Sizing Standards to use for knitting patterns.

Knitty.com recently reminded all submitters to use these sizes in their patterns.

When I ever get a pattern posted here, I plan on using these.

So, I'm adding a link over there in my list so i don't loose it.

There's also good information on yarns, needles, and levels of difficulty for patterns.

Betsy Johnson and the White Hose

Interesting stuff at the New York fashion week. Betsy Johnson does some interesting Knits.

But, what's with the white hose?

Just in case you didn't know, grown up women should not wear white hose with dark skirts.

Your legs may not look this good. Really. Get a good look in a full length mirror before you go out with white hose.

Especially if you have ever said anything like, "Well, they just don't make boots to fit my muscular calves".

Even if it really IS muscle in those calves, don't do the white hose!

IF you belong to that alternate reality, AND your calves REALLY DO look GOOD in white hose:
1) Get your eyes checked.
2) Get a second opinion from someone that is brutally honest.
3) Get a medical check up and see if you might just be a tad underweight!

And, I think Betsy Johnson might just be on something that the rest of us don't have access to.
Her granddaughter is really cute, but she should have had someone else cut her hair.

Ports 1961? Really? Is it felt?

I think we have spotted FUG: at Ports 1961. Hadn't seen much of their stuff before.

Probably won't spend much time looking for it either.

On the upside, I bet these can be made at home with your own felt. Maybe not so fuggly felt.

I think it might be a great Pre-school project. I bet they could improve on the idea.

Maybe it's just something easy to fix: Colors maybe?

Maybe the scale is just too "Off the Scale"?

Usually when I wear something like this it really makes a statement: "I love my child so much that I am willing to wear this in public." I don't think I love Ports 1961 enough to wear this.

Yep, More ANNA SUI from the New York Fashion Shows

I just can't help it!

I know it's borderline, but it's fun knitting.

These things would be fun to make and a trip to wear.

It's retro, but it's not.

It's easy wear, I could wear this stuff on MY body, and feel snuggly and cute.

We're going to have to do some serious research here.

Sui - I think I might like these!

Very interesting.
Very traditional?
Very knit able?
Very Wearable!

Probably not even requiring an exotic / expensive yarn to accomplish.

Trendy?

Easy to dress up or down.

And I bet I could dance in it.
Mr. Clark, I give it a 90.

Maybe there's an UFO lurking in the Attic that could end up being one of these.........

Byblos does White in Milan

Wow!

Men in White!

For winter 2007 to come!

Hm mm, it does seem to be knit.

Looks like it would be a really fun/challenging knit to keep one happily knitting for a long time.

What's knit and white all over?

Not thinking this Byblos designer will be high on my DH's favorites list.

I'm thinking knitting one of these for a significant other would definitely bring about the "Dreaded Sweater Curse".

Maybe it's just the stark white! Maybe it's just me? I'm not biased against white, really I'm not!

So much depends on your point of view:

From one angle, it looks good. Probably a lot of things look good on her.

But then, it hits ya!

Fuggly right there on the runway.

It would be easy to knit though. And sure hides a multitude of sins.

What would a different bust configuration do to this mega cowl thing?

Roen Men Worn out Before Milan

It seems that this particular sweater was almost worn out before it even got to the show in Milan.

I remember being fascinated by some of the sweaters in the Matrix Trilogy movies. Knit to look as if they'd already been through a lot.

Maybe this is the same idea?

Fugly, or Not Fugly - the sweaters, not the guys

These are from one of the Milan fashion shows a few weeks ago.

This particular designer seems to be going for the "Geek" look. What is it called this year?

I love it, but I know that gets my loved ones in fashion trouble sometimes.

Help me out here.

More Fashion Shows - New York

The looks may appeal to consumers seeking richness in their lives, said Wendy Liebman, president of WSL Strategic Retail consultants.
"As I looked at some things that came to the runway, I kept thinking, 'Is this the reaction to the war, to burning up the planet?"' she said. "We keep looking for some richness and lusciousness. It's looking beyond the ugliness of what we're all living with today."

I know that I have a different vantage point than most, but....

I don't believe we're all living with ugliness.

Now, some of these fashions... Well, they are fugly.

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.

Bunting, is that what it's called?

They call this Bunting across the pond.

Who would have ever thought of knitting your own?

If I ever think I'll have the urge to

open a car dealership, I better get started now!

All though, for an outdoor wedding, this has real promise! Lacy, wedding colors, hmmmmm.

I'm not sure this is a fuggly thing after all.

http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-kit.asp?kitid=446

Hats with Horns

Hats with Horns?

Need I say more?

Unique and creative, to say the least.

They do seem to have a "current" sense of color.

Biology Wierdness

Was this for a class?
Way out there.........
Not for the feint of heart, or stomach.......
Keep your sense of humor here......


First please refer to the definition of a Teratoma below if you haven't encountered this term before.

I am so looking forward to perusing this site when I have more time and bandwidth! The way for snarkiness just seems destined here. Please, if this is one of your favorite sites, feel free to comment. Just keep it rated PG, and I'll post it. Enjoyable discussion awaited.........

Baby's First Teratoma
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/samhain06/teratoma.htm

Who thinks up this stuff, and what are they taking?
Wow, creativity reigns free ! Science Rules !

Complete with disturbing poetry and suggested music to listen to....
Obviously well educated writers and references to traditional touch points....
Seem to be competent knitters....
Not high on the wearability scale though.

But, Music by The Turtles? Really, this is from what, the 1960's? OK, quick time-out to do a websearch....
Did you know "The Turtles: Happy Together" was a movie in 1991? How wild is that? I missed it completely! And there was always a rumor that one of the neighbors in my childhood neighborhood were one of The Turtles' parents. Now, I'm going to have to go check that out, and maybe see the movie. Man, one thing really does lead to another! If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.....

Along with some "interesting" photos, a Google search found this on Teratoma:
a definition from Wikipedia: A teratoma is a type of tumor that derives from pluripotent germ cells. The word comes from a Greek term meaning roughly "monster tumor." Teratomata usually start from cells in the testes in men, the ovaries in women and in the sacrum in children. The designation teratoma refers to a group of complex tumors having various cellular or organoid components reminiscent of normal derivatives from more than one germ layer.

Teratomas seem to frequently include cells that grow to at least resemble hair, teeth, nails, etc. Maybe the inspiration for the character Quato? in the Movie: Total Recall. ??