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May 18, 2004
Would this be considered Geek or Knitting?
A couple of days ago I showed my "stash" well here is a picture of my books and magazines:
Behind the knitting needles are more books. What I love to do is go to library book sales and look for the old craft books from the 70's. Boy what an ugly decade! Very chunky. (I was a kid in that decade) remember I am 39. You do the math. Anyway a couple of those books are my cherished books from the 70's. One was even my mom's!
I used to buy "Knitters" magazine and kept every issue. I don't like that magazine anymore. Why? Is there anything hip in that magazine? NO! Do we really need to see another picture of Lily Chin? Uh no. So I went through them all and ripped out the articles worth saving, which amounted to about 2 issue's worth.
I am proud to say that I have every issue of "Interweave Knits" that ever came out! I was looking through those too and I could probably chuck some of those. But being the geek that I am I won't. Some of the magazines date back to when I learned how to knit! Does anyone remember when "Elle" magazine used to have those cards you could rip out in the back, with knitting patterns? I miss those! Some of those where really cool.
Posted by beth at May 18, 2004 12:05 PM
Comments
hey! love your blog. im a new knitter and wanted to let you know that if you are going to chuck any mags i would be glad to have them! thanks!
Posted by: megan at May 20, 2004 04:05 AM
Hey Megan, Thanks! I will keep you in mind when I do some chuckin' keep checking back!
Posted by: beth at May 20, 2004 04:05 AM
Hi,
Sad to say that I am not a knitter myself. Never had enough patience when my mother ( who is very talented) tried to teach me.. perhaps one day I might learn. Anyway, I remember the Elle patterns and am infact trying to trace one down.
Having every edition of Elle since '85 bar the one I need.. ıts a cropped lace effect knit cardigan with puff sleeves.. dates back to about May 86... If you can help that would be great.
Posted by: Marcella at July 1, 2005 03:36 AM
I remember those Elle Knitting patterns -- loved them even though I hardly knotted back then.
Some where I have one or two that I kept -- I have been pining away lately and wish that Elle would just dig back and rerun the old ones
Posted by: Jane at March 3, 2006 04:43 PM
