Friday, November 24, 2006

what, you thought i was kidding?



i know. it's horrible. avert your eyes.

i'm casting on for something else today instead. perhaps a lovely sweater with a little waist shaping.

posted by amy [Knitty] @ 3:48 PM 27 comments

Comments:
even with my eyes averted, it's pretty - um - er - should we say: vomitous???

but no worries, whatever you make will probably be delicious to someone! ;-D
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5:00 PM, November 24, 2006
 
If you wore it, you'd look like a yeti with a skin condition.
# posted by Blogger Liz : 5:36 PM, November 24, 2006
 
squiggle shawl, I tell ya , Can ya rip that yeti out and knit it with a thin yarn, the pattern is on Knitty under shawls and wraps, and it's called Loppy (right) Knit that one. It will be better, trust me.
# posted by Blogger denny Mcmillan : 5:47 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Maybe as a collar & cuffs on something really simple and plain?
Cate
# posted by Blogger Having a Knit Fitt : 5:48 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Vomitous, yeti with a skin condition, these are pepole trying to be nice. We are your friends...........and we beg you to stop.


Welove you.




can I get some back up here.
# posted by Blogger denny Mcmillan : 5:51 PM, November 24, 2006
 
oh my. There is really nothing else to say.
# posted by Anonymous kristen : 5:57 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Oh, um. Could you possibly make a bunch of pom-poms and then string them together for a type of scarf, maybe?
# posted by Blogger Andrea : 5:59 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Dear lord, those are huge needles. And yet, they are dwarfed by that enormous yarn. Perhaps treetrunks would be better as needles?
# posted by Blogger Natalie : 6:40 PM, November 24, 2006
 
And yet you know that there will be many, many people out there who will be more amazed and impressed by this shawl than by anything else you ever knit.

It's not that bad. I mean, yeah, it's gaudy as heck, but that salty ocean spray will bounce right off it while you laugh and enjoy yourself and not worry about water spots or salt stains.
# posted by Blogger jodi : 6:47 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Seriously, what size are those needles? The scene wouldn't look *so* bad if the needles weren't so large. I mean, having those needles means that you're not just having a fling with novelty yarn, but a tawdry affair. They imply that there might be more novelty knitting in your future. 0_o

I'm going to keep in mind the colors from the balls of yarn yesterday, and not say that it looks like raw meat today. ;)

Can't wait to see a sweater with some waist shaping after seeing this. :) Unless the sweater is also made out of novelty yarn. That would be scary, and we'd have to tell Steph to come and take you to the looney bin. :D
# posted by Blogger Danielle : 6:51 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Two words...............raw meat.
# posted by Blogger denny Mcmillan : 7:01 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Holy shit, that's some scary stuff there.
# posted by Anonymous Kirsty : 8:52 PM, November 24, 2006
 
needles: 20mm (bought as a GAG to stick in the jar in my office)

attempts with smaller needles (like 15 mm) and non-drop stitch pattern: much more disgusting. like a car accident in cartoon land.

raw meat: absolutely exquisite description. i shall think of it no other way from now on.

currently knitting: vegetable matter only. i cast on for a top-down raglan in the suss twisted (cotton).
http://www.sussdesigns.com/knittingSite/productDetail.php?prodID=31#

colorway: moss and sage

sanity status: not yet restored, but at least i feel safer, having backed away from the raw meat.
# posted by Blogger amy [Knitty] : 9:02 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Oh, my heavens. I thought MY experiment in novelty yarn was bad...but oh, this takes the cake. I call this "roadkill."
# posted by Anonymous Laura : 9:34 PM, November 24, 2006
 
So glad that you came to your senses and backed away from that.
# posted by Blogger DianeS : 10:07 PM, November 24, 2006
 
it's ok amy... come back. PUT.THE.SCARY.STUFF.DOWN.
We are all here for you.
# posted by Blogger Mama -E : 11:07 PM, November 24, 2006
 
Wow, that makes my Rowan Biggy Print (colour: Joker) scarf on the US size 50 (25mm, 1" diameter) needles (http://webhome.idirect.com/~wbd/knitpages/knitpics/biggyscarf1.jpg) look positively normal. My insanity started the other way, though, I inherited the needles with the rest of my grandmother's stash and just had to find something to knit on them.

Raw meat, indeed. That'll cure what ails ya.
# posted by Blogger Bridget : 4:26 AM, November 25, 2006
 
Oh my. Wow. Um. Wow.
# posted by Blogger turtlegirl76 : 10:10 AM, November 25, 2006
 
That is, um, really something.

Maybe if you double-stranded it with...um, or if you alternated between...uh...

Never mind. That's the rat's ass. There's nothing else to be said.
# posted by Blogger David Demchuk : 10:48 AM, November 25, 2006
 
got it, got it, got it

add some bulky yarn or material strips and make a kitchen rug....yeah

gail
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 2:57 PM, November 25, 2006
 
Ummm.... What is it?
# posted by Anonymous Robin : 7:05 PM, November 25, 2006
 
In case this hasn't happened yet, go get a garbage bag - an opaque garbage bag - and stuff that alleged yarn deep in the bottom. Then clean the bunnies' cages. Take the bag out to the Dumpster and throw it in the farthest corner.

Now go knit some proper yarn, until the willies stop running up and down your spine.
# posted by Blogger enallagma9 : 9:02 PM, November 25, 2006
 
As wonderfully diplomatic as Dave was I think I'm with Denny on this one Amy...back away slowly. We need an intervention here people, get her to LK for some real yarn!!
# posted by Blogger fibersnob : 9:33 PM, November 25, 2006
 
It would be better.... in smaller quantity !!!
# posted by Blogger Sam La Tricoteuse : 10:23 AM, November 27, 2006
 
Do you know how many muppets are going without their winter coat this year so that you can have your precious sea shawl? Hmmmm?

I say you eBay-auction it off for charity after the vacation...just for for fun. :)
# posted by Blogger emma jane : 12:33 PM, November 28, 2006
 
*averts her eyes and backs out of post*
# posted by Anonymous zib : 5:25 PM, November 29, 2006
 
This could only be a jeopardy question..... not an actual WIP... always up for a challenge... I am buzzing in with my answer

Buzz!

What is..... a chicken's feathers after a blender experiment?????

please. do not try this at home;)
# posted by Blogger Tracey, in MI : 7:56 AM, December 02, 2006
 
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