Knitted goods for the damned

[parasitegirl]

My father's birthday pack to me arrived today.

The high point of the package, which is a marvel, is another book for my collection of "items I might threaten to make you some day."


We all know how much people love getting knitted items, they fuuuuully appreciate the time and effort that goes into them.  It's the gift of itch and guilt! And what, aside from complicated cables and lace, is more time consuming that multi-colored picture patterns?

I have to figure out how to get the flatbed scanner at work back into working order...because there is so much I need to scan for you. You'll have to live with quick snapshots..because I can't live without showing you a few high points.

Ming the motherfucking Merciless!
Discuss amongst yourselves.


Like the children say in bookreports "But if you want to know what's on the back, you'll have to read it yourself."


mixed messages.


The one that got away...she didn't knit.


Years of therapy.

Comments

[georgelicious.livejournal.com]

Wow.

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

Haunting, ain't it?

[bluemoonsaga.livejournal.com]

zomigawd!!??

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

mind blowing!

The effort that went into it...

[abitofanenigma.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA. A knitted Ming the merciless! It has to be tongue in cheek, right?

I have a really narrow window (trying to avoid detection at work) so I can only scroll down really slowly. That made the white popeye one priceless. Yes, even that can kill the "come to bed" eyes. Knitwear for the hard-to-get, what a tease!

[akibare.livejournal.com]

Somehow the combination of that woman model, her hair, the look... it just combines for even MORE hilarity than if it were hanging on the rack. I mean, she seems HAPPY to wear the thing! Thinks it's perfectly normal! Aaaa!

[kimuchi.livejournal.com]

Overall the models do such a great job of...not looking like they're modeling cartoon sweaters. It really cracks me up.

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

In some of the shots where there are two people, they do seems to be slightly unwilling to touch eachother....as if they are trying their best, but the sweaters...god...they are only so professional!

[(Anonymous)]

Awwwwwwwwww. Someone's got a good daddy.xo

[peanutlovelove.livejournal.com]

that was moi

[misa1.livejournal.com]

I saw a guy at a doll meet recently wearing a hand-knitted Tin-Tin sweater that his mother made him. He was thrilled that I recognized Tin-Tin.

I'm 95% sure that Chad would wear the Ming sweater...to work.

[tyoshida.livejournal.com]

Oh come on, Chad would so wear that to work!

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

I"m pretty sure Chad would as well!

My bankbook and ATM card have Tin Tin on them, Tin Tin being the mascot for my Chiba-Gin bank.

[doronjosama.livejournal.com]

That Ming one is the best one! I would totally wear that, I guess because I am insane.

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

The back proclaims "ming the merciless" just in case you didn't know.

[kaitensushi.livejournal.com]

lovely daddy

[sakkaranoush.livejournal.com]

Oh. my. god. Interesting find you have there. :giggle:
I am enjoying my favorite oxymoron of the "Fashion Sweatshirt". lol!

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

Pages of WINNERS!

In my father's letter he just lists the reason for it as "I know you knit" but what is unsaid is "and I know we share a certain level of the same humor gene.

[springbok1.livejournal.com]

Wow! I have some knitters on my f-list who have got to see that, so I am linking to your post. I hope you don't mind..

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

THey can pick it up on Amazon!

Go right ahead.

[the-mouthpiece.livejournal.com]

...ok, yes, I too would wear the ming one to work. And Holy shit! The Phantom!

But my favorite things are the two models.