tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post116966336862088889..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: REVIEW: Vogue Knitting Winter 2007Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-77886344729092218392008-11-09T04:36:00.000-05:002008-11-09T04:36:00.000-05:00Couple of years from now when you are in the mood ...Couple of years from now when you are in the mood for kintting intarsia, you will be wishing you still had that Vogue magazine you hated so much. <BR/><BR/>I keep buying them too and think, gosh that is awful who would wear that! Then a year or two later I'm looking for that pattern. Guess Vogue is just ahead of their time and you have recongnized that.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about you, but I cringe at the site of the dowdy sweater patterns in Knit n style, interwesve knits, just to name a few. The patterns look like something an 80 year old woman would wear in a nursing home, now if that is your style.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-61386370510032567082007-02-08T13:05:00.000-05:002007-02-08T13:05:00.000-05:00A great big Thanks to you for this knitting public...A great big Thanks to you for this knitting public service! When is saw the bit about Meg Swansen and twined knitting I was so close to subscribing to VK. Phew, close brush with waste of precious knitting bucks :-o I've got a library copy of Twined Knitting...it's great but I need a little more visually to get me started with any hope of success.Bev in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837498324972442230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1170782703722878582007-02-06T12:25:00.000-05:002007-02-06T12:25:00.000-05:00You nailed this issue! When I saw the asymetric he...You nailed this issue! When I saw the asymetric hem line on that men's sweater the first thing I thought of was how many men would think "hmmm, she screwed this one up good!"<BR/><BR/>Maybe I just don't get Vogue.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708601261224675783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1170778673107257202007-02-06T11:17:00.000-05:002007-02-06T11:17:00.000-05:00Bravo. Because I am sick of Brandon Mably scribbli...Bravo. Because I am sick of Brandon Mably scribbling yarn on refrigerator boxes and calling them sweaters! I LIKE some of the lines-like the red sweater, but the morse code on the boobs has GOT to go.<BR/><BR/>;-)junior_goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014909174642487572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1170696909481822892007-02-05T12:35:00.000-05:002007-02-05T12:35:00.000-05:00I'll chip in $5 I can't afford to buy this blogger...I'll chip in $5 I can't afford to buy this blogger a ticket to wherever VK is published so that she can slap them silly. The comment on the bulky yarns obscuring the lace! Thank you. I love to knit lace. Use sock yarn or, at heaviest, sportweight.Foilwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439472253349139358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169805211895018552007-01-26T04:53:00.000-05:002007-01-26T04:53:00.000-05:00#5 , I was thinking fish gills...#5 , I was thinking fish gills...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169758587516140762007-01-25T15:56:00.000-05:002007-01-25T15:56:00.000-05:00I grew up just on the other side of Lake Erie from...I grew up just on the other side of Lake Erie from Canada, so I know there are parts of the country that are quite warm in the summer. But it also gets darn cold in the winter, so I'd say it's a fine place for hand-knits. ;)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169756207337930102007-01-25T15:16:00.000-05:002007-01-25T15:16:00.000-05:00Great post JuliePSHow dooo you find the time for e...Great post Julie<BR/><BR/>PS<BR/>How dooo you find the time for everything... If you are ever feeling blue, remind yourself of all you get done... its truely inspiringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169753534910051172007-01-25T14:32:00.000-05:002007-01-25T14:32:00.000-05:00BTW, Canada isn't cold all the time... A lot of th...BTW, Canada isn't cold all the time... A lot of the time it is but I think VK is perpetuating a myth that Canadians live in igloos. They talk about Canada in the "big chill" edition, I find this funny.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169738617390243442007-01-25T10:23:00.000-05:002007-01-25T10:23:00.000-05:00Oh my! I just had to come out of lurkdom to say th...Oh my! I just had to come out of lurkdom to say that your review was great. Words escape me regarding most of those designs. The man's sweater with the hand on the front is just mind blowing, with the asymmetrical man's sweater coming in a strong second for the WTF were they thinking category.<BR/><BR/>Thanks...I'll laugh about these all day.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975337314078326892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169690220416238632007-01-24T20:57:00.000-05:002007-01-24T20:57:00.000-05:00Ah, now I remember why I discontinued the Vogue su...Ah, now I remember why I discontinued the Vogue subscription - about a decade ago. Yikes! Thanks for the giggles!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169690109561562772007-01-24T20:55:00.000-05:002007-01-24T20:55:00.000-05:00Ok, thinking the bobbles look like pig nipples is ...Ok, thinking the bobbles look like pig nipples is my fav comment of this review! <BR/>Glad to know I wasn't the only one who noticed how light this was. For god sake's winter is THE season for knits, I understand if the summer issue is thin...KnittyLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523481256710909970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169686258756384142007-01-24T19:50:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:50:00.000-05:00Good review. Thought about buying this issue and ...Good review. Thought about buying this issue and decided to save my $$ for other stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169685533927920332007-01-24T19:38:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:38:00.000-05:00I'm knitting #19 from VK fall 2006.I'm knitting #19 from VK fall 2006.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169685342213868932007-01-24T19:35:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:35:00.000-05:00Not that I can remember. But I do have a stack of ...Not that I can remember. But I do have a stack of knitting magazines here, including Vogue, with patterns in them I want to knit. Maybe next year can be my year of 'knit stuff out of this pile of magazines'. <BR/><BR/>But I can't find anything in this issue I'd knit. Even the sideways Fair-Isle I'd adapt.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169684955881449402007-01-24T19:29:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:29:00.000-05:00Got a question.Have YOU ever knit anything from Vo...Got a question.<BR/><BR/>Have YOU ever knit anything from Vogue Julie???Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043789311151515479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169684450869149692007-01-24T19:20:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:20:00.000-05:00Saw it...didn't buy it. Didn't even feel guilty o...Saw it...didn't buy it. Didn't even feel guilty or think that I was being less than open to the idea of more challenging patterns. Just put it back and decided to finish knitting a sock. <BR/><BR/>I am soooo not vogue...Sheepish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564802976550099985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169682372808492602007-01-24T18:46:00.000-05:002007-01-24T18:46:00.000-05:00BWAH HA HA HA HA!Thanks Julie. I needed that. I ...BWAH HA HA HA HA!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Julie. I needed that. I did find the capecho (weird non-word there) interesting, not something wearable, but in more of a conceptual way. But no - this issue didn't do it for me either.Terbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369167230239017381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169679759758870822007-01-24T18:02:00.000-05:002007-01-24T18:02:00.000-05:00Oh my, how I miss the "You knit What??" blog. You'...Oh my, how I miss the "You knit What??" blog. You're filling a gaping hole by posting this. ;)Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255913758088921326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169678416965254902007-01-24T17:40:00.000-05:002007-01-24T17:40:00.000-05:00I just was flipping through VK at Chapters (like t...I just was flipping through VK at Chapters (like the US Borders or Barnes & Noble) today, so this review was quite good timing. I wondered if it was just me that found the styling idiotic, the models rather albino-esque, the knitwear horrendously ugly, and the entire issue rather skimpy on patterns. I'm not! Huzzah! But you said it much more humorously than I ever could.<BR/><BR/>PS. I hate VK, but I buy every issue just in case it's changed. Why? It's like constantly being stood up ... you keep waiting and waiting, thinking they'll change, but they never do. I need to just permanently dump VK for Interweave Knits already. Oh yes, and Catie - I buy Knit 1 just to laugh at the patterns. My husband particularly enjoyed the Valentine's themed issue, what with the anatomically correct knitted heart and all. If I'm going for funky, pseudo-hip patterns, I'll pick KnitScene anyday - I just wish they'd make it regular magazine size. I hate that tiny size. And thank goodness, last time I checked, Knitscene avoids knitted body parts.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112308380206048678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169677705666053882007-01-24T17:28:00.000-05:002007-01-24T17:28:00.000-05:00I will likely still buy this issue. They usually h...I will likely still buy this issue. They usually have something that I like - and I do like the articles. But this is from someone who also buys the even worse K1 Magazine (also from Vogue, no wonder). I'm on the verge of stopping myself from buying K1 but the things they knit are just SO wierd that I can't help myself. In contrast though, I just subscribed to Interweave Knits. I wish that one came out more often. What do y'all think of Knitscene?<BR/><BR/>Just so you know though, if any of you intend to start sewing don't buy Vogue sewing patterns - my mom says they are unnecessairly complicated. And she's been sewing for over 30 years at least.<BR/><BR/>CiaoCatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169674447994643252007-01-24T16:34:00.000-05:002007-01-24T16:34:00.000-05:00I can safely say I will never buy this magazine. W...I can safely say I will never buy this magazine. Why bother when all I need to know about shit I'm never gonna knit is right here in the most entertaining summary you could imagine.<BR/><BR/>I can almost face my day at work now that I've cracked a smile.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043789311151515479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169670136614571892007-01-24T15:22:00.000-05:002007-01-24T15:22:00.000-05:00*sigh* you OWE me a new keyboard, woman. I just s...*sigh* you OWE me a new keyboard, woman. I just spit green tea all over it...<BR/><BR/>I'm with amy--I'm DYING over here. THANK YOU for my you knit what fix.<BR/><BR/>::toddles off for a tea refill::<BR/><BR/>PhyllisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169669734080797952007-01-24T15:15:00.000-05:002007-01-24T15:15:00.000-05:00Tom Cruise wears sweater vests; maybe I should kni...Tom Cruise wears sweater vests; maybe I should knit him one.<BR/><BR/>Nah, he's freak. Forget that idea.<BR/><BR/>VK, we hate it and yet we keep buying it. Hope springs eternal.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822650054072508484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1169667478080228722007-01-24T14:37:00.000-05:002007-01-24T14:37:00.000-05:00Knit N Style - a magazine I quit buying because th...Knit N Style - a magazine I quit buying because their stuff was so bad - had 3 coats in the winter issue, one of which is a cabled coat (one-size, finished chest is 50"). I bought it for the coats, and am currently screwing up the cabled one. Sounds like VK thought a cabled coat would be good for the winter, too. I haven't seen the new issue yet, but I'd like to have a look at that coat.debsnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023150694076405052noreply@blogger.com