But Why Does She Need All That Yarn?
Mr. IKAFAIC (a/k/a DH) here, responding to DW’s somewhat misleading post from yesterday.
First, the pictures were under my terms, but only after a discussion with Susan about the desired pose. I asked her which side was my “best” side. Of course, I meant “right” or “left.” Susan, however, chose “back” over “front.” (BTW, did you know that Susan just loves quotation marks?) Anyway, I’m not quite sure how to take that.
Second, you need to know that I am a hat person. Always have been. Until yesterday, my favorite hat was my (choose an adjective — old, decrepit, worn out, threadbare) New York Mets baseball cap. (Yes, we have a mixed marriage — Red Sox and Mets fans; at least we both hate the Yankees!) Actually, as you can see from the picture, it’s not really that bad, I just think Susan got sick of it.
From now on, of course, I’ll be donning the new knitted blue beanie hat. And, I’ll vouch for the fact that Susan really did knit it in less than a day. She’s really pretty good at this stuff, huh? Although, I am still unclear why every room, closet, box, bag, shelf and crevice in our house (I only wish that were an exaggeration) is experiencing significant “yarn creep” (my term.) Has anyone thought of starting a yarn storage facility business?
Oh, and one last thing, if anyone needs someone to model the tops or backs of their knitted headware in the future, just let me know. Ciao.
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glad to know DH has a sense of humor–hope to actually meet him in person one day!
DH has a great sense of humor!
Love his modeling skills. I think I have a hat that needs modeling.
And charming too
Speechless. I’m speechless.
Hey, do you have any single brothers?
Yarn storage!! But, then we couldn’t get our hands on that one special ball of yarn we want when we want it! Nice hat, but I’m on Susan’s team;-)
Oh, the best part of this post for me is the touche “DW,” because it is a little-known pet peeve of mine about the whole DH thing that people on the ‘nets use. I always think they’re referring to Designated Hitter and can’t figure out WTF it’s doing in a blog post or message board.
Second-most favorite thing is that Susan’s camera apparently loves purple, and every time y’all say the hat is blue, it’s PURPLE on the screen, and I really do wonder what kind of DH loves lavender hats. Or maybe that’s just MY THREE computer screens and nobody else’s.
Signed:
Norma the Troublemaker
been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. I can totally relate to what you had to experience…
DH is way too funny! I love it.
… yes, but is the yarn creeping AWAY from you?!
“yarn creep” ; you may have just invented a new blog term
yarn creep is not the person hanging out in the shelves trying to convince us to use lesser quality yarns; it is the inevitable flow of yarn into room, closet, box, bag, shelf and crevice in the house .
please remember , Mr. IKAFAIC , eventually that yarn will creep across your talented wife’s needles and become something lovely and warm; and occasionally ; something for you!
Dear Mr. IKAFAIC,
In my world, “yarn storage” would be another name for “LYS”. Thanks for modeling. You should think of it as a 2nd career. You did well.
Oh no, a yarn storage facility building wouldn’t work, we wouldn’t be able to get to our yarn stash fast enough when we’re inspired! It has to be very close at hand at all times.
You gotta love those Red Sox! Even when you hate ‘em you gotta love ‘em.
Sheri in GA (formerly of Rhode Island)
About the yarn creepage… I’m convinced it procreates when we’re not looking. You see, it’s not really your wife going to the store and buying more. Those little skeins bud. You start out with one, then suddenly, you have 2, then 4… cell division, all that stuff we learned in biology at some time or other.
So, Susan, that hat is blue? It looked purplish on my monitor as well.
“Yarn Creep”??? I prefer to think of it as home insulation….I must be saving on my utility bills, thus giving me more money to spend on more “insulation”. The circle of life (or whatever). You are one in a million though and I’d like to be second in line for a brother.
What you need is a bulkier, more expensive, messier hobby than Susan’s. Restoring old helicopters, perhaps?
Time to take up motorcycling or winter mountain hiking or scuba diving….. Then you can have gear creep fighting the yarn creep. If you have to support a NY team, the Giants are best I suppose (another Red Sox fan here) and personally, I think the top of your head is hot!
Dear Mr. IKAFAIC: First of all – Go Mets! My guy has a larger and growing baseball card collection which competes with my yarn stash. He’s also a HUGE Mets fan. Perhaps you have a similar hobby that takes up room? So glad you showed up for the blog photo shoot. Very nice to meet you.
Well, at least he has a good sense of humor about the “yarn creep.”
Here is what my husband said: It is against all odds, the more you ladies knits, the more yarn there is……….
Oh, My Hubby would love that hat! He’s a Met’s fan (go Cubbies)!
Too funny! My yarn “creeps” too. And at first hubby complained but alas he has given up and taken heed in the fact that it keeps me sane to have yarny goodness “insulating” me!!!! Keep it coming, your family is amazing!
What a great post! He could have coined a new term in ‘yarn creep’ though it could also be used as an adjective:) The hat is very nice and it is even better to see that he appreciates what a unique gift it is to have a wife who can AND will whip up a hat on a moment’s notice!
OMG, I believe you’ve coined a new knitting phrase. Yarn creep ~snort~