Museum of Kitschy Stitches: A Gallery of Notorious Knits [BARGAIN PRICE] (Hardcover)

~ Stitchy McYarnpants (Author)
Key Phrases: pull through loop, cut yarn, acrylic yarn

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Product Description

Hideous hats, ridiculous wraps, embarrassing neckties, and more—they're all on display at The Museum of Kitschy Stitches, a photographic gallery of knitting and crocheting horrors. Want to see sci-fi inspired headgear from the 1940s? Gender-bending sweater sets from the '50s and '60s? Groovy outerwear from the '70s? Museum curator Stitchy McYarnpants has sifted through decades of vintage catalogs, patterns, and advertisements to assemble this astonishingly awful collection. Along the way, she provides sidesplitting commentary about the models and their very unfortunate fashion choices. It's essential reading for knitters and nostalgia buffs! --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Stitchy McYarnpants is the nom de plume of mild-mannered computer programmer Debbie Brisson, who has made a splash on the Web with her "confessions of a husbandneglecting, cat-shooing, yarn-hoarding knitaholic" blog (yarnpants.blogspot.She lives in Chelsea, Massachusetts. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (July 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594741115
• ASIN: B000W91TKE
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,569,219 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the funniest crafting book I've ever seen., July 18, 2006

By	Cyndilou "Cynthia L." (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Museum of Kitschy Stitches: A Gallery of Notorious Knits (Hardcover)

Stitchy takes our favorite patterns of yesteryear and turns them into an amazing voyage of discovery...to see just what the heck we were thinking. Truth be told, most of these patterns are older than I am, so it is no wonder that they seem so dated and funny. Stitchy's commentary adds a whole new level of humor, however, as she points out designs that really are rather obviously ridiculous when you think about it. I have never laughed so hard at a book about knitting or crocheting (except perhaps when looking at some vintage patterns from the 60s...).

Disclaimer: No actual patterns are included in this book. If you really wanted the pattern for something, shame on you and re-read the commentary.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A standing ovation for Ms. McYarnpants - brava! , July 25, 2006

By	Julie Jackson "Subversive Cross Stitch" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Museum of Kitschy Stitches: A Gallery of Notorious Knits (Hardcover)

This is one of the most hilarious books I've ever read. Stitchy has always had an uncanny way with words, but I haven't laughed this hard since reading Karen Finley's "Enough Is Enough". It's one of those books that's better when read aloud and passed around the room (people are going to be staring at you anyway as the tears roll down your cheeks while you try to suppress a gigglefit, so you might as well share).

She has a real talent for choosing the perfect clever words in response to deliciously tacky images while most of us are still standing there with our jaws dropped in disbelief. My favorite moments are the leopard potholder and the PTA outfit.

Well done, Stitchy! It's only July and I already know what everyone's getting for the holidays.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect InterSTITCHial, September 9, 2006

By	Rupert Pupkin (SANTA MONICA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Museum of Kitschy Stitches: A Gallery of Notorious Knits (Hardcover)

Wouldn't it be the cat's pajamas to be able to mend your threadbare spirits inside those mini-moments between those long darn stretches of your stressful day? This book will do it. Without a word wasted, Stitchy McYarnpants will knit you a new one in no time. Each page presents photographic evidence of some disastrous pairing of good ol' 70s acrylic yarn and criminally depraved creativity. The photos alone will throw you into fits of laughter. The commentary will cause you to lose any control of bodily function. Wear a diaper!