Ever since Mason-Dixon posted about a fabulous new knitting magazine from the UK, The Knitter, I’ve been curious about it. So while we were gallivanting on Saturday, we swung by Barnes & Noble to see if they might still have a copy in stock. Since it’s been available for a month I didn’t have much hope.
I was in luck: way up on the top shelf where only a woman who’s at least 5’8″ could reach it, I could see a copy. I’m a little shorter than 5’8″ (shut up Gail) (it’s OK, she’s my sister) so after leaping around for a while and finally enlisting some help, I got my hot little hands on it.
Thanks to Cookie I didn’t hyperventilate when I saw the cost: $13. And yes, B&N has stuck a big old ugly price sticker right in the middle of the cover. Philistines.
Despite the cost I bought one. Two actually. One for me and one for you.
Yeppers, if you’d like to see for yourself what all the fuss is about, just leave me a comment on this post and make me laugh. Tell me a joke or a funny quote, leave a link to a funny website or video or anything else you can think of that will brighten my day. You’ll be doing a public service for me and everybody else who’s tired of this dreary, dreary winter. If you have a blog and would rather post the video there, that’s fine, just leave the link in the comments so I know where to view it.
I’ll pick a winner by random number and send off your copy of The Knitter so you can take a peak for yourself on what’s happening across the pond.
After reviewing it, I have one question: Why does the designer (Martin Storey) of the sweater coat with the big lace diamond on the model’s butt hate women so much?
Entries will close on Sunday, February 22 at 5 pm CST. Have fun!
I don’t think it’s B&N adding the stickers, sweetie. I got a copy for my best friend yesterday at Joann Crafts and it has the same exact sticker on it. At least, I got to use a coupon there.
Isn’t that coat something? I couldn’t get past the front, frankly. Very odd.
I have a couple for you:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/02/18/funny-pictures-incredibly-festive/
Can’t link to the other cartoon — check your email.
I always get a kick out of visiting
the Dialectizer:
http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/
Grab one of your blog posts’ permalinks and paste it in… have fun wandering through all of the choices (I’m partial to redneck, myself).
Here’s one of mine (sorry for the long link!):
http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/dialectp.cgi?dialect=redneck&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffiberbabble.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F06%2Fgravity-of-properly-fitted-bra.html&inside=1
And I do understand about the cost of overseas books. I became addicted to Japanese quilting mags a few years back. At $18 a pop (over 10 years ago), it was probably a blessing that my bookstore quit carrying them eventually. But, oh, YUM!
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1429
I just discovered this site. Click on the first song “Elephant Song”. I know this is a pretty popular song but I had never heard of it before and it made me smile. Hope it does the same for you.
http://584blog.blogspot.com/2008/11/stuff-that-ledgends-are-made-of.html
enjoy the story.
I saw your copy of this at Borders Tuesday night and I pointed out that big diamond situated right across the posterior and no one seemed to think it was a problem. Glad to see we’re on the same page.
It is hard to find a joke today without a dirty word or two in it, but here is one:
Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, ‘Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?’ The birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch says, ‘Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?’ The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree, & replies, ‘It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into.’
The funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time is Mason Dixon’s video, “Pardon Me, I Didn’t Knit That For You.” I could watch it over and over!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUOgqefnt_I
Hope you enjoy!
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Question: Why don’t crows spend all their time Knitting?
Answer: Because They’re too busy crow-chetting.
I have not heard about this magazine, but I’d sure love to see it.
How about this Disappaproving Rabbit, man? dig it!
http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2009/02/tarquinn.html
teabird / ravelry
There was once a man and woman who had been married for more than 60 years.
They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. Nothing was
held back. Well, almost nothing. They had kept no secrets from each other
except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet
that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the
little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In
trying to sort out their affairs, the old man took down the shoebox and took
it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know
what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted doilies and a
stack of money totaling $250,000. Holy Moley! He asked her about the
contents.
“When we were to be married,” she started, “my grandmother told me the
secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever
got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doily.” The old
man was so moved, he had to fight back tears. Only two precious doilies were
inside the box! She had only been angry with him two times in all those
years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness. “Honey,” he
said, “that explains the doilies, but…. what about all this money? Where
did it all come from?”
“Oh,” she said, “that’s the money I made from selling the doilies.
I know it is a crochet joke but it is so funny I had to share it;)Hugs Darcy darcysknottyknitter[AT]gmail[DOT]com
knottyknitter40 rav id
I would be curious to see what The Knitter is all about –
And a couple of jokes to make you chuckle:
Three pregnant women are sitting on a bench knitting jumpers.
The first one says ” I hope I’m having a boy, because I just love knitting this blue jumper”
The second one says “I hope I’m having a girl because this jumper is coming out very pink”
The third one says ” I hope my kid is spastic because I just totally messed up the arms!”
And a much simpler joke:
What did the knit stitch say to the purl stitch?
Nice backside