Comments on: Retro Surprise http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/ Follow my unending quest to knit up my fiber stash. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Beth S. http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17878 Beth S. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:25:21 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17878 Oh boy oh boy! That one bobbled sweater reminds me forcefully of those little pastel candy "dots" on long, narrow rolls of waxed paper. I don't remember what they were actually called, if not "dots", but you know the stuff I mean, yes?... Oh boy oh boy! That one bobbled sweater reminds me forcefully of those little pastel candy “dots” on long, narrow rolls of waxed paper. I don’t remember what they were actually called, if not “dots”, but you know the stuff I mean, yes?…

]]> By: Gwen http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17807 Gwen Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:49:01 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17807 I would've pd the $1, too. I love vintage knitting magazines & patterns - you've seen my amusing collection!! I would’ve pd the $1, too. I love vintage knitting magazines & patterns – you’ve seen my amusing collection!!

]]> By: debbie http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17769 debbie Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:29:45 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17769 Wow. I think this one deserves one of those butcher paper covers to hide the shameful hideousness of those cover shots. Really, when I first glanced at that floral spectacle I thought it was an all-in-one jammie thing of something. Double yikes! Wow. I think this one deserves one of those butcher paper covers to hide the shameful hideousness of those cover shots. Really, when I first glanced at that floral spectacle I thought it was an all-in-one jammie thing of something. Double yikes!

]]> By: Jennifer http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17734 Jennifer Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:46:10 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17734 The vest definitely makes it worth the $1. But I didn't think that first sweater was a floral one. At first glance I was wondering why ameobas were used as a design feature. The vest definitely makes it worth the $1. But I didn’t think that first sweater was a floral one. At first glance I was wondering why ameobas were used as a design feature.

]]> By: Laurie http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17730 Laurie Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:56:45 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17730 Lots of fugly, but the vest is worth the eyepain. Lots of fugly, but the vest is worth the eyepain.

]]> By: Annalea http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17721 Annalea Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:24:57 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17721 Wow. That vest is nice. I have a copy of "Glorious Knits" by Kaffe, and I haven't been able to see anything quite as nice in there. I'll have to go back and look it over again . . . Wow. That vest is nice. I have a copy of “Glorious Knits” by Kaffe, and I haven’t been able to see anything quite as nice in there. I’ll have to go back and look it over again . . .

]]> By: Teresa C http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17718 Teresa C Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:10:48 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17718 Hey, I think I have that one! I'm pretty sure it was one of my mom's library sale gems. Hey, I think I have that one! I’m pretty sure it was one of my mom’s library sale gems.

]]> By: MaryjoO http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17712 MaryjoO Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:18:14 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17712 Thanks for posting these -- what a hoot! The bobble sweater is ummm horrible but the top floral sweater.... all I could think was how long it would take to make it. But of course the KF vest stands out as a classic!! It just goes to show we shouldn't get rid of old things, sigh. I knitted for a long time and then switched to quilting, and got rid of a lot of knitting patterns which have now come back (Penny Straker stuff comes to mind) LOL Thanks for posting these — what a hoot! The bobble sweater is ummm horrible but the top floral sweater…. all I could think was how long it would take to make it.

But of course the KF vest stands out as a classic!!

It just goes to show we shouldn’t get rid of old things, sigh. I knitted for a long time and then switched to quilting, and got rid of a lot of knitting patterns which have now come back (Penny Straker stuff comes to mind) LOL

]]> By: marie in florida http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17711 marie in florida Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:06:06 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17711 i've just gotten all my 'retro' and 'vintage' out of storage. i love browsing them. marie i’ve just gotten all my ‘retro’ and ‘vintage’ out of storage. i love browsing them.

marie

]]> By: margene http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-17709 margene Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:54:11 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2008/retro-surprise/#comment-17709 How good are you to have found a gem in that book. I wouldn't have picked it up! How good are you to have found a gem in that book. I wouldn’t have picked it up!

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