tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post1303780781815568831..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Vogue Knitting, Holiday 2009Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-34924451050878057852009-12-21T20:46:25.167-05:002009-12-21T20:46:25.167-05:00It's also easier to call people out on things ...It's also easier to call people out on things when you lack the testicular fortitude to leave any sort of identifying information.<br />Don't like it? Don't read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931741499058088409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-25090095434386412032009-12-21T00:45:00.293-05:002009-12-21T00:45:00.293-05:00Okay, I never thought I would do this, but here I ...Okay, I never thought I would do this, but here I go. I'm fed up with stupid people calling smart people snarky. You are not snarky, you are smart.<br /><br />It isn't easier to be critical than creative, it is very, very difficult. Every half-assed idiot out there forgets that true cretivity is hard work (As Einstein reminded us) and the ability to be critical is a fundamental part of being creative - or it is if you want to produce something of quality. One read of your blog tells the world that you are smart, well-read, and capable of thinking for yourself. You know about knitting which is why the horrible ill-fitting and badly designed "high fashion" designs must drive you nuts. They drive me nuts too, but I've always been too gutless to say so online. Which makes you brave and smart. You go gal - don't let the witless essentialists keep you down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-60814758484108333142009-12-18T15:44:37.805-05:002009-12-18T15:44:37.805-05:00Totally agree about the Anna Sui design - I'm ...Totally agree about the Anna Sui design - I'm still a newb knitter and I couldn't see WTF was going on in the photo...<br /><br />Will I ever make it? I may, because it 'looks promising' but it would be on blind freeking 'faith' and not using those photos as any inspiration at all.RacineDKringlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723097729014046424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-84158852241785787862009-12-16T11:03:02.863-05:002009-12-16T11:03:02.863-05:00Ugh. Snarky bitch. It's always easier to shi...Ugh. Snarky bitch. It's always easier to shit on other people's stuff than to come up with your own creative designs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-67675672765043883792009-10-29T08:19:45.218-05:002009-10-29T08:19:45.218-05:00Just proves all the good designers have gone to Tw...Just proves all the good designers have gone to Twist Collective! And why all this sewn on stuff: ruffles, peplums, braid... if I wanted to sew I would.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464857442150893053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-48747278808511319932009-10-29T07:43:47.247-05:002009-10-29T07:43:47.247-05:00Love love love your commentary!
And btw, those co...Love love love your commentary!<br /><br />And btw, those cowls are nothing like the cowls I've ever seen before - I think many could be more accurately described as capelets. Or, on an especially small person, ponchos. Poncho =/= cowl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-87621503308824788242009-10-27T06:29:59.435-05:002009-10-27T06:29:59.435-05:00oh, and do you suppose that anyone at Vogue did a ...oh, and do you suppose that anyone at Vogue did a google on color vibes? I think someone should point it out to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039774325929712448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-13301201423149622672009-10-27T06:28:36.375-05:002009-10-27T06:28:36.375-05:00p.s. as always, loved the review. Good luck with...p.s. as always, loved the review. Good luck with the move.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039774325929712448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-85510442879956058762009-10-27T06:28:08.263-05:002009-10-27T06:28:08.263-05:00My kids would laugh their butts off if I knit and ...My kids would laugh their butts off if I knit and wore any of the cowls. If it didn't cost so much, it would be fun to knit one of those things just for the humor of it. I made a cowl thing a couple of years ago, in a lighter yarn, that tucks under my coat and I can pull up over my head. But I live in Cleveland, in winter, fashion is not a consideration, functionality is the rule.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039774325929712448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-15834325868463387352009-10-25T04:58:38.172-05:002009-10-25T04:58:38.172-05:00Heh, Em is an underweight 16 year old, and she'...Heh, Em is an underweight 16 year old, and she's too big for the lace sweater.Donnahttp://www.randomknits.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-12076245073823550672009-10-25T01:53:52.991-05:002009-10-25T01:53:52.991-05:00Yeah-- that's what 'color vibes' sound...Yeah-- that's what 'color vibes' sounded like to me, too! <br /><br />Awesome review--like you, I liked the socks, liked the gloves, and thought that weird thing at the bottom was worse than useless. I used to buy clothes and think the reasons they kept falling off my body was my fault-- looking at these patterns I'm starting to rethink that entire position. (spamword: podies)Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-48515818438557822602009-10-24T20:23:56.287-05:002009-10-24T20:23:56.287-05:00I lust for the purple boobwarmer, although that mi...I lust for the purple boobwarmer, although that might just be the color.Mollienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-74370959181464309002009-10-24T18:40:04.636-05:002009-10-24T18:40:04.636-05:00I liked the socks......I liked the socks......Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-59186383287911399542009-10-24T11:55:01.863-05:002009-10-24T11:55:01.863-05:00I loved your review - "Color Vibes" (!)....I loved your review - "Color Vibes" (!). This blithe, clueless "it's important because we SAY so!" attitude of VK's is a big part of why I let my subscription lapse ten years ago.<br /><br />More, please!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237007489982284741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-30384840651867388402009-10-24T11:44:45.398-05:002009-10-24T11:44:45.398-05:00Several nicish things this time. Not enough to get...Several nicish things this time. Not enough to get me to buy the magazine, barring a depression induced sudden impulse buy - which I do from time to time. However, I think the Kaffe sweater is not supposed to be sized for those of us in the plus category, it's just supposed to be really loose fitting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-42353825590667539062009-10-24T10:08:47.348-05:002009-10-24T10:08:47.348-05:00Keep up the reviews! If folks don't like your ...Keep up the reviews! If folks don't like your opinions, they can a) stop reading and b) go write their own on their own blogs. Our tastes may not always agree, but that doesn't mean you don't make good points. Your reviews are always thoughtful, thorough and well-written. It's not your fault there are some seriously wacky patterns published in VK.<br /><br />I thought the fair isle sweater (#5) and the gift section socks were just about the only things worth knitting in this issue. I was rather disappointed that they didn't bother to match the pattern across the button bands on the cardi. Someone got lazy knitting up the sample.Ruby Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130520338519367173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-61839788946971842652009-10-24T08:34:04.218-05:002009-10-24T08:34:04.218-05:00(stands and applauds)Bravo!(stands and applauds)Bravo!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-35323081575508766052009-10-24T05:25:26.019-05:002009-10-24T05:25:26.019-05:00Informative and enjoyable as always! I think I lea...Informative and enjoyable as always! I think I learn more about analyzing patterns for practicality than I could anywhere else! :)Sarah {The Student Knitter}https://www.blogger.com/profile/16675019085913769597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-84106496677110769072009-10-24T04:51:57.693-05:002009-10-24T04:51:57.693-05:00It was a good edition I thought, although my favou...It was a good edition I thought, although my favourite - #23 - has ridiculously small sizes. As per usual with Vogue. Such a shame.Rose Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-14241290558303658842009-10-23T21:20:38.378-05:002009-10-23T21:20:38.378-05:00ROFLMAO!
Your reviews make my (how the hell often ...ROFLMAO!<br />Your reviews make my (how the hell often does VK - DK in Aus come out?) whatever that time period is, you make it - and whenever I have a bad day I come back and read them - and I hope you keeping poking those designer antsnests with sticks, because they need it!TinkingBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-58508155248912260212009-10-23T20:19:26.716-05:002009-10-23T20:19:26.716-05:00Thanks as always for the insight and the laughs! ...Thanks as always for the insight and the laughs! FYI, the thing with Twinkle yarn is -- you gotta wet-block it and let it dry for a week when you're done knitting with it. THEN it blooms and is all drapy and stuff. <br /><br />Of course, you have to be willing to pony up $20 a skein for it -- and wear a size 0. This is knitting for my preteen niece, not for me!Rozhttp://notnowondeadline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-7892974625147461982009-10-23T19:47:53.260-05:002009-10-23T19:47:53.260-05:00I LUV your snark, keep it up!
There are like... ...I LUV your snark, keep it up! <br /><br />There are like... four things I would actually knit here, which is impressive. Personally, I think cowls are silly and I prefer the versatility of a scarf/wrap any day, but whatevs. If other people want to knit them, that's okay with me. There are some other items that are seriously... alien. They leave me like O_O. I do think the hoodie/short sleeve thing is for style although I probably wouldn't wear one. I'm not a huge hood fan though. <br /><br />And WHAT the heck kind of yarn is that on that military jacket, anyway. WOW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-1410377733441666372009-10-23T18:18:21.669-05:002009-10-23T18:18:21.669-05:00Excellent review as always!
By the way, I hope ...Excellent review as always! <br /><br />By the way, I hope you keep getting letters by the designers and magazines. Maybe they'll wake the hell up as to what real knitting, fit and high fashion really are.<br /><br />Great job!Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105205358986222684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-59535486332372842652009-10-23T17:22:50.382-05:002009-10-23T17:22:50.382-05:00Daaaaaaaang! You're thorough! Loved your rev...Daaaaaaaang! You're thorough! Loved your review--thank you for posting it! (Also: I appear to love exclamation points.)Clumsy Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447035795621048079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-71817664750593629282009-10-23T15:52:20.378-05:002009-10-23T15:52:20.378-05:00I went ahead and snagged a copy of this the other ...I went ahead and snagged a copy of this the other day because there were several pieces in the advertising that I want to track down patterns for. What the hell? I'm reduced to buying specifically for the freaking ADS? So wrong. <br /><br />I love when you include the cost to knit. I choke, I laugh, I shake my head in disbelief. I had an epiphany while looking at the cowl section. I have been considering knitting up a cowl/snood for the practicality of it, but keep hesitating and now I know why. How does one wear it snood style without looking like a reminder to schedule a mohel for a bris? <br /><br />Also, the model in the gift section is killing me--her expression is the same in every. single. pic. And it's not even a good expression! <br /><br />As always, J--love your reviews. Thank you for them!Tanyanoreply@blogger.com