Ahh, knitting: a centuries old tradition of forming strands of fiber into serviceable garments. Sometimes, these creations can be astonishingly beautiful.
Sometimes these constructions are highly practical and tasteful.
Sometimes they are elegant and flattering to a potential wearer’s figure.
Sometimes, the designer’s vision does not make children terrified enough to run into rush hour freeway traffic.
I would talk about the highly professional and technically up-to-date web design, or the model’s superfantastic Michael Jacksonesque visage. Yet, somehow I feel that no layout, no matter how slick or strictly valid XHTML, and no model, not even Gisele Bundchen, could elevate any of these designs beyond the ninth circle of knitting hell.
Thanks to You Knit What??…I think!
bad metaphor » It’s OK to Crochet said,
August 22, 2006 at 9:06 pm
[...] From reading knitting blogs, I have absorbed quite a bit of the fun, light-hearted, knit-vs-crochet snobbery. To knitters, knitting is for the hip and trendy crafter, while crochet is the art of toilet-paper-cozies (although, truth be told, knitting definitely has its share of gauche terrors). It seems easier to pick up knitting vs. crocheting. Not necessarily because of the technique (once you get down to it, crocheting is probably easier), but the availability of knitting resources out there: there’s your knittinghelp.com, as well as your free knitting magazines online. I sort of half learned crocheting from my stepmom a few months ago, but never really quite got the hang of it until I tried to teach my obstinate roommate, Simon, how to crochet. [...]