Suzanne has spent the last two days shopping for knitting needles so she could knit a scarf for her sister Barbara, jeweller to the lost. It was to be a birthday present.
No knitting needles could be found. All sold out.
All sold out. Can you believe that? What's going on here?
One newly opened store had sold out its entire stock---not just needles-- twice in the last four months.
I don't believe it.
What is the meaning of this? What is the cultural significance of knitting today?
Maybe this has something to do with it.
I naively thought that craft was being replaced by art and design. But it is not. Check out this or this
Scarf wearing has become connected to fashion Its a fashion statement.
Suddenly I found myself desiring a high fashion scarf. Looking good makes you fell better about yourself.
Suzanne eventually found the right needles and is currently knitting a high fashion statement whilst watching a program on yoga on tv.
Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at June 29, 2003 10:56 PM | TrackBackThere's also knitting as therapy -- a multi-use hobby!
Posted by: Rana on June 30, 2003 08:14 AMGood idea. Very mediative.
Posted by: Gary Sauer-Thompson on June 30, 2003 11:19 AMKnitting-blogging is serious business. I found a site quite by accident called 'The Yarn Whore' and her blogroll, all knitting related, as as large as any pundit-bloggers.
It's clearly a serious business.
Posted by: Scott Wickstein on July 1, 2003 01:46 AM