Fridays are for Knitbits*

"Kill me quickly," he said just before he burst into flames.


*Thanks Berocco. But what the hell does this have to do with Brooklyn?

Thursdays are For What the Hell is This?

As I gathered up this week's photos I found myself not merely asking, "What the hell is this?" But asking "What the hell is hanging around your neck?"

I've been studying this head-scratcher from R2 for quite some time and I haven't figured it out yet.

Whatever it is, it seems to be spreading to her wrist.

And then Rowan offered up this in the Cotton Rope Collection.

Is it a bedspread or a tablecloth? I can't tell.

Family Circle Easy Knitting offered up an array of collars.
Ruffled...

and frilly.

I see they're trying to help me here but just what are we transforming our outfits into?

And then those Tacky Tahki folks took it to the next level.



What the hell is that?

Check It

The new Knitty is up and I love the patterns.

Remake?

When Eklectika sent me a photo from the trends section of the new Vogue Knitting I immediately thought, "I didn't know J. Lo was remaking Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex*."




She's no Woody Allen but I think she'll make a great sperm.


*But Were Afraid to Ask.

Take That Demon Sweater!

I finished the back of Martha. Now I need to knit another front and a sleeve...

Reality Check

I knit and knit and knit. I was so sure I could finish the back of Martha yesterday. No such luck. I still have about four inches to go.



At least I can see progress.

What a Dope

I have been absolutely frantic this weekend trying to get the kids ready for school. Public school starts tomorrow here. This morning while making all the phone calls that I couldn't make yesterday because of the holiday I found out that my 5 year old's preschool (despite "keeping the same schedule as the Seattle public schools") does not start until the 19th! I am relieved and yet panicked in a new way. How will this screw up all my plans for the next two weeks?

I Remember Martha

Do you? You know, the sweater? The one I'm hosting a knitalong for? You remember.



It's actually starting to look like a sweater. I'm a few inches from the armholes on the back. I still can't quite believe how slow this knits up. I'm knitting my little fingers to the bone but I just don't have much to show for it.

I'm Digging the New Magknits

I haven't been a huge fan in the past but I really like Alice and Crime of Fashion.

Ways to Give

I believe everyone knows that Susan and Margene are working hard to encourage and inspire donations to the Red Cross from the knitblog world. But the ladies at Go Fug Yourself have compiled an excellent list of organizations that are working to help the victims of Katrina. So please, do what you can.

New Project Updates

Marianne has grown a bit.


Amble from the Six Sox Knitalong in Pingouin sock yarn given to me by Nanette.


A top-down tie-front bolero I'm designing for the shop in Frog Tree Merino.

Thursdays are For What the Hell is This?

Dear Editors of Knitter's Magazine,
You don't like to make things easy for a girl, do you? You just had to pile in uglier upon uglier designs in your fall issue. How could I possibly whittle it down here? Is it some sort of viral marketing plan? You were hoping, perhaps, that I would just tell my readers to go buy the magazine to see all the terrible designs and labored efforts to link all the bad designs somehow to television? It almost worked. Almost...


I will sum up how awful this magazine is with one design.



Sincerely,

Jessica

P.S. I am alarmed to see the further spread of brain suckers.