=) I was told that knitting was a lost art. I didn’t know it was lost, do you?

re: the comment about WIPs – you are totally correct. I finished 4 things in few hours. Great feeling.

Well, from one “nobody” to another, “Knit On!” 🙂

I have been told more than once that I am an “old soul” because I knit. Of course, my Mom always tells me I am an “old soul” so to hear it from others does not surprise me.

The guy was a perfectly nice person, just clueless. When she got her speech back, she both protested and explained that I had written a knitting book, and the look on his face! How to break the news to this earnest sweet soul standing in front of them that nobody would actually ever BUY such a thing.

Dude. …I couldn’t help it. I blurted out that it was a bestseller in its category, trying to get through, and then when that didn’t work, described Ravelry and that it had 100k subscribers only because they hadn’t opened it to the general public yet and were still handling requests one at a time.

I recounted the whole thing later to my husband, and he said, proud of himself for being in the know, “Stephanie would understand that.”

Yup. Muggles. And he was one once too.

I think I will offer to teach that young mom to knit. I can be subversive that way.

Teach her to knit, that is a great idea! That’ll show him 🙂

I was told, in Ireland, back in November, by a young lady in a Dublin store full of pre-made sweaters, that no one in Ireland knits anymore. I had asked for the nearest yarn shop, and she referred me to a local department store that “might” have a bit of yarn for sale. Having encountered one of these department stores in Galway a few years before, I had too good an idea what to expect: acrylics, and nothing else. I didn’t bother going, and came home from yet another Irish trip sans yarn. Blarney Woolen Mills outside of Cork had some nice wool yarn that would have made a lovely Aran, but it was overpriced. To make something me-sized out of that stuff, I would have needed to take out a loan, using my house as collateral!

Wow, I think he needs a peek at Ravelry or knitter blogdom lol!

Heee, bless his heart! Oh to be a fly on the wall when *someone* gives him a peek into Ravelry, just for starters :^D

I agree – teach her to knit! 😉

Howdy, Mr. Bloggable! 😉
Don’t kick yourself too hard over that one; you’re not alone. A bunch of bank execs had the same thought & it has cost them big $$$s! Ah well.

Because I have to tell someone, but absolutely nothing knit-related to post — Lucy is nap-striking! — LUCY ROLLED HERSELF OVER YESTERDAY!!!

That is all. 🙂

Oh, I hope that young woman does learn. Her husband? Has clearly not had people in his life who gifted him with handcrafted things, made with love just for him. Isn’t that kind of sad?

Good grief. Even I can knit! Alison smocks!! She also designs knitting patterns. I can knit without a specific written pattern if it’s made of flat pieces and I have an item in front of me to copy. But I don’t do anything fancy with the pieces. I don’t design things! Telling Alison that nobody knits is like accusing the pope of not being catholic, or accusing the president of not being a politician, or saying that chocolate is not a basic food group.

You should totally teach the wife how to knit. 😉 Hee.

I agree…Teach her to knit. Then have a Knit in at the church after services with spousal units, muggles included, invited to be spectators. Wonder if that would clue him in Esp if most of the members stayed and cast on 🙂

Bad Alison going out and buying a scarf and pretending you knit it—-give that man a membership to Ravelry and see how many of us nobodies are out there!!! (as long as his wife enjoys the scarf–who cares what he thinks, we all know he is wrong)

one word

***SNORT***

Well, I have choice words about the “nobody knits” comment, but this note is for Paula. Folks knit in Ireland! I’ve found them in a variety of places. I don’t know how else to get it to her–Alison, can you help? I can strongly recommend this town in Ireland, Graiguenamanagh:
http://www.booktownireland.com/

It has a great book festival AND is the home of Cushendale Woollen Mills. They make Irish wool yarns. It is imported to the USA under the Black Water Abbey label. Here’s the link to their site:

http://www.cushendale.ie/main_page.html
They’ll give you a tour of the machines, and the yarn is definitely worth a visit!

I agree with the Snort. People still knit. Everywhere!

we can all write to him and tell him how great your book is 😀