Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

As soon as the D@lce & Gabanna fall show hit the internet I started to get emails. It's just so Thursday.


From the waist up this one is so cute. From the waist down it's so...perplexing.





You've got knitted rompers.


How do you say romper in Norwegian?

Then comes the catsuit.



Oh, but wait. It's not really knit. It's faux.



But what makes this all seem completely reasonable in comparison?



FUR SHORTS. Please pass the hot pants.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Anyone for a swim?









Better get our your wool roving, crochet hook and suede boots. You'll be beach-ready in no time.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Ah, the plight of the male model.

















Just trying to decide which to make for Wes first, the floor-length sweater-dress or the corseted wrap-front.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

This week I found a very good lesson in fashion styling. Here is a design from the upcoming V*gue Knitting.



This tunic is styled as a breezy, elegant summer top.

Here it is (at 5:45) in the TNNA fashion show styled like an ice dancer's costume.



Plus does anyone else see the face of an old knight in the torso? It's reminds me of this Don Quixote illusion painting.



It's not just me, right?

PS The tunic just before this one is by Project Runway contestant Gordana Gelhausen.

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These new cocoon-type yarns are far more versatile than I thought. You can use them to make lumpy scarves.



Or you can use them to make...uh...lumpy scarves.







I'm so glad I got to see all four of these "options." It really illuminates the possibilities of this "yarn."

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From the Benoit Missolin, Paris website.

Balls of wool headpiece, 100% wool
Also exist in the color of your choice
167.00 EUR
221.25 USD

If you can't figure out how to make this yourself for less than $20 in under 20 minutes maybe you deserve to be robbed. But it makes me wonder how you managed to scrape together the $221.25 in the first place.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Brace yourself. I have found the male counterpart to this post on crochet. Why should the ladies hog all the tasteless crocheted items?

A crocheted jock strap. Just what the world needs!


What's he got in there? A baseball mitt?

Don't forget to check out the view from the back too.



Classy.

And--yippy skippy!--you can get the pattern to make your own.

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Friends, I tell you, my week has been so mixed up. I got to work today--the first time all week--and realized that it was Thursday! So I apologize for the late post. In an effort to get this done quickly I'll present a single fug that encompasses the full spirit of WTHIT.




Enormous poncho with impossible armhole placement.
Great, pendulous pom poms.
Leg warmers with stilettos.
Fringe.
Ugly purse.
Balls on head.

There you go.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

What a lovely poncho.

[Photo has been pulled because...ah, you don't even want to know]

Effortlessly stylish for days when you don't need to drive, eat, or wipe your own ass.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

I assume you've heard the phrase, "You don't know crap from Christmas."



I have in my possession a full kit to knit this vest. I am not kidding. It has the pattern, the yarn, the bobbins, the whole magillah. And it can be yours. That's right. It's the season of sharing and I am sharing this with a lucky reader. Just leave a comment swearing to me that you will actually knit this thing (and send in a picture when you're done) and you could be the lucky winner!

Merry Christmas.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This? Advertising Edition

There are so many things that are really hard in life, you know? Hard, difficult things like putting on a scarf. Thank goodness for the Necky.



But if you're brave enough to delve into the troubling and difficult world of scarves then the Knifty Knitter is there to help.



Did you hear that lefties? It so easy even you can do it.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

The good folks at Red Heart decided that plain snuggies were not good enough. So they've come up with an e-book of patterned snuggies because a plain snuggie doesn't look blanket-y enough, I guess. Included are some snuggies for the men in your life.

Here is quite possibly the most creepy/least sexy man I've ever seen.



I'm going to dismember you as soon as I finish this cocoa.

Here he looks less creepy but still entirely unsexy. I like how he's showing you his wedding ring as if that proves something.



And now we've swung back around to creepy.



That left hand is making a move toward her neck. Like he's been driven homicidally insane but his knitted acrylic man-cocoon.

Thursdays are for Thanksgiving

I can not possibly top these for Thanksgiving so I hope you'll forgive me for the rerun.




Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

You want to keep warm when you're feeling chilled but you don't want to raise your heating bill? Blankets are okay but they can slip and slide. And when you need to reach for something your hands are trapped inside. Now you can crochet a Snuggie!


Click for pattern pdf

That's right with just 9 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver you can be swaddled in plastic comfort. And there's a size for kids too!

Don't let baby get left out.


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Or Sparky.


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Because the one thing a dog wants more than anything is a blanket with sleeves. If they could talk, they would tell you that.

Isn't Barbie fashion doll looking a little cold too?


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Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

I've had this in my Thursday folder for a while (thanks to reader Adrienne L. for sending it!) but couldn't decide if it was more appropriate for Halloween or Thanksgiving. So here it is, smack in the middle.

I present some of the most unsettling baby costumes ever.



My favorite part is the sideview where all the "food" items on the table are wriggling. And folks, just because your baby can't say "Stop it right now, please!" does not mean you have carte blanche to stitch them into a Boeuf Bourguignon ensemble and leave them strapped to the table all night on October 31st. Clearly I don't enjoy things that make babies appear to be eaten or edible. So to sum up, don't make babies into food please.

In case you want to make your own there's the turkey, the lobster and the salad and pie.

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I wonder what this looks like if someone is wearing it?

Oh my God, Zombie clown!



Mmmm, brains.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

This pattern really has me missing Beavis and Butthead.



"I am the great Cornholio!"

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

It's a video Thursday! This catwalk presentation of handknit garments for men and women has one of the best examples of "Bobbles Gone Wild" I have ever seen. Look for it at the 1:15 mark.



If you're left scratching your head over this collection perhaps this lengthy interview of the designer by none other than Lady GaGa, wearing what appears to be a wing chair, in which she proceeds to do all the talking, will help.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Today's photos were submitted by Kelly.



Hey there, model, why so sad? Oh, I see. You're sad because you you have to wear those stacking rings and pom poms on your head? What do you mean, "That's not the worst of it?"



Oh.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Thank you for all the entries for Fugshion Emergency. It's been so much fun to see all the fug you found. I decided to use a random number generator to pick the winner. And the winner is...Jean! I will be rolling out some of the entries over the next few weeks. Today's is courtesy of Kim.

Meet the New Insane Clown Posse.



We've got the Plaid Pig.



Sally Crazy Face.



Foxy Mike.



Droopy Sue.



And Ol' Fluffy Bastard.*





*It's Wu-Tang Clan, I know.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

You have probably wondered, as I have, what would happen if you crossed Big Ass Knits with the knitted digestive tract?

Voila!





The swim caps are quite fetching too. I wonder if Slim Goodbody knows they stole his suit...