This was on a heavily-scribbled page otherwise occupied by drawings of sheep knitting, ice skating, eating cookies, watching television, doing the frug, and generally engaging in unsheeplike activities.
I haven't the faintest idea what made me draw these two. I don't even know what the curly-haired figure is wearing on her (his?) head.
And yet it cries out for a caption, don't you think?
So give me one.
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67 comments:
Okay, I don't have a caption idea, but the doodle does marginally seem to echo the theme of the "cashmere scarf vs. Red Heart aran" discussion of a few days ago.
"I told you I had to use what was in my stash...now I'm ready for Mardi Gras!"
"Hello again!" "Turns out I am the poncho type...you should see the jockstrap I have on underneath, it looks a little like my hat!"
(Yes, stealing from your contest)
How 'bout...."How much for the scarf?". Seems like the type who just can't get enough knitwear.
"Knitted together" or "Ready to go, Honey?"
How about "Couldn't stand to knit the whole sweater, eh?"
:D
"I just love my new poncho."
"Why yes, it is a Rick Mondragon design. How did you know?"
"Want to touch my tassels?"
"Still just knitting scarves? Lookkit my hat, even matches my poncho!"
"It's all acrylic AND it's aerodynamically tasseled."
"After all the work I put into making the tree skirt, I couldn't bear to put it away just because Christmas was over."
Glad to meet you you Pope Benedict.
"...and then I trimmed it with Fun Fur..."
I was trying to think of something along the line of Cheryl's and I left and came back . . . and Cheryl said it very well. I like her's.
Yeah, what rock chick said.
I heard your grand-daughter has taken up knittng...
Yes, and she just sent me this poncho... she says she used the hat as a gauge swatch.
"I tried knitting, but crochet called to me."
The hat is one of those three-cornered jester's hats, with tassels added instead of bells.
I like the fact that they are both smiling and having a cheerful conversation.
It started out as a simple scarf.....
"I love Knitters Night at my LYS. Last week they taught me how to do Fair Isle and Fringe, this week I'm learning how to put arms in!"
or:
"Believe it or not, I did it all on a Knitting Loom!"
(giggle)
"Lily Chin was right--it only took me five minutes!"
"You can't just buy something like this..."
Or the guy on the left:
"Nice hat..."
definitely Rock Chick's comment - haven't had enough coffee to come up with my own - but who could beat that one?
"So who do you think Grandma loves more?"
"Too bad I'm a line drawing. Don't you wonder what colour this is?"
I think it is a toss up between Rock Chick and Lee Ann, though I'm amazed no-one got a Martha related caption in there.
Anybody seen my umbrella?
No caption - but what is "doing the frug"?
It was the cover outfit in a magazine for hip, young knitters, why?
I wanted to write you but this seems to be the only option. I just got some books that I think you'd LOVE. Someone gave them to me for Christmas.
It's a trilogy by Pamela Aidan called Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman. I tell you, I felt like I was reading Jane Austen again. It's the Pride and Predjudice story from Darcy's viewpoint. And the books are really beautiful.
"And nobody can tell I'm not wearing any pants!"
"It's a free pattern from Martha. I'd be happy to show you the link"
I love this cartoon! And all the captions, but I just had to offer up my own two cents:
"I know you don't believe me, but you can't measure love by square inch of knitted fabric, even if you give extra points for wool."
CAPTION: Who knew "knitting 'til your arms fell off" wasn't just an expression?
why, yes, i AM Queen Curmedgeon; how did you know?
marie in texas
No caption: I'll leave that to the folks more clever than I. Nice to see that David took a crack at it.
I'm with June, though. "Frug"?
"I designed it myself!"
"Sure, I can show you the weighted tassel technique. Step over here to my Pontiac..."
"Do you think the colors are too loud?"
"My design. It was inspired by Martha. I call it "Freedom Poncho Gone Wild."
Ralph - why is your poncho so long and thin?
"I think having a matching hat and poncho is slimming, don't you?"
Your cashmere scarf is OK, but wait until you REALLY learn the finer forms of knitting. I got all this yarn for only $6 at [fill in box store name] and it came with a free pattern! Can you believe it?
...so I took all my leftover stash and designed something really flash!"
"...And then Irving took off knitting and he hasn't looked back! You should see the lovely cover he made for the toilet tissue..."
"It's my traditional clan Aran design; it's been around thousands of years."
"Okay...I may have modified the pattern slightly!"
" ... blah, blah, blah, Doesn't that just blow you AWAY?"
"See, I told you you don't have to do gauge swatches; if the yoke on your Lopi sweater comes out too big, hey, it's a poncho!"
“I‘ve been so looking forward to the winter carnival. I’m going as the carousel!”
Actually, I used boning to hold my knitting in shape, too!
"This year I'm DEFINITELY winning the Miss Acrylic contest!"
Knitting: the first time its a mistake, the 2nd time its a pattern.
" . . . and it's machine washable!"
"I am the ghost of Christmas future, that's why its windy on your side of the page"
or
Why aren't you wearing the scarf I made you?
The Frug was a mid-60s dance - post-Twist, pre-Hustle. My middle-aged back seizes up just thinking about it.
Rock chick, David and Aidan: Y'all are funny!
"No, no, what until I add the tartan trim and the sideways fairisle, then you'll understand true design excellence!"
"Are you SURE you don't want me to knit you a pullover? I have some great patterns and lots of colors left in my stash!"
Maria
P.S. I LOVE your drawings!!!
Harold was beginning to wonder whether he wanted to get into this knitting thing too deeply.
Yes, the frug. It's a dance. Now I feel ancient.
Ok, you know The Swim? Add some hips to that and flap the arms a little more and you have the frug.
The closest I could come to a caption had to do
with mugging a court jester....
Love the suggestions. The woman reminds me of the UK's Queen.
A totally off topic comment: last night, at Liberty of London, with the Rowanettes, we had three men knitting simultaneously. Three. One had just learnt that night too. So, I took a picture, so we could prove that men are welcome (that was Yvonne's idea).... http://www.xanga.com/pink_hebe
Now if I wash ashore after a shipwreck, they'll be able to identify me.
[I'm late to the party, but here goes...a little long for a caption, but you know...]
"So there's this 'boyfriend sweater curse' thing that, apparently, mine hasn't heard about."
"Actually, he may have. Ever think he might be *trying* to get rid of you?"
"George, I just LOVE your scarf! I siimply ADORE the simple look!"
This reminded me strangely of my paternal grandparents, who will never know how much more that dimension of your sketch made me laugh and laugh and laugh...
-may-flower
I'm playing Ponchous Pilate in our church's Passion Play...you know, your scarf could use some tassels.
Simply wanna tell that this is handy , Thanks for taking your time to write this.
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