January 01, 2006

2006

My predictions for your crafty 2006:

In - knitalongs / Out - knitalongs

In - wool and cotton / Out - blends

In - socks (not that it will convince me to love them) / Out - scarves

In - lace / Out - stockinette

In - writing a book / Out - blogging without having a companion book

In - book tours / Out - 3 hour tours

In - sweaters / Out - warmers of all kinds - nose, knee, leg, wrist etc.

In - Teva Durham / Out - Suss Cousins

In - yarn stores / Out - Target knitting kits

In - Handspun / Out - Machine Spun

In - Making stuff for your mother / Out - making stuff for your mother in law

In - Learning to knit, sew or otherwise be crafty / Out - complaining that you wish you knew how to do something

In - A weekly Stitch n Bitch / Out - just bitching but not stitching

In - ribbing / Out - cables

In - circulars / Out - straights

In - straights / Out - circulars

In - denyse schmidt / Out - kaffe fassett (OK, not really).

In - shrugs / Out - ponchos

In - blogging your craft exploits / Out - hoarding your craftiness all to yourself

In - crafty podcasts / Out - what is a podcast?

In - internet craft shopping / Out - michael's

In - amy butler / Out - mccall's

In - buying handmade / Out - buying retail

In - Quality / Out - Quantity

In - Felting / Out - Felting

Posted by Angela at January 1, 2006 05:09 PM
Comments

You are a total riot!

Posted by: Emily at January 2, 2006 10:29 AM

I'm so out I'm in.

Luv your shrine. Please show more of it. Mine would have Eleanor Roosevelt, Grace Kelly and Fergie, but that's just me. Just kidding about Fergie.

The Gee's Bend book is like the fambly bible. Full of wisdom and moral authority. So glad you don't hoard your craftiness.

xoxo Kay

Posted by: Kay at January 3, 2006 11:47 AM

Ah, you have perfectly captured the ambiguity of a new year.

Posted by: Daphne at January 3, 2006 11:57 AM