Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

After the death of Bigfoot his wife observed a traditional period of mourning.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

This week we have a mash-up of "wearable art" and "string art." I call it "wearable string."





And so cheerful!

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

A little late posting. Sorry!

Everything old is new again. It's Yarngina 2.0.



Many thanks to Jenna F. for sending me this item!

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

I like to call this week's collection "Puffy in All the Wrong Places."







I've always wanted a dress that makes me look like I'm covered in lichen and sprouting moss all over my thighs.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Several questions ran through my mind when I saw this new pattern.



1) When did Demetri Martin start modeling knitwear?
2) Do these come in adult sizes?
3) What time does their adult kickball league start?

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

I just can't decide.

World's unhappiest brides...





Or most stylish toilet brushes?

More Thursday on Friday

Yesterday's post was just the furry tip of a fur covered iceberg. You really must do yourself a favor and view the entire collection. Full fur suits for men and women, sparkle high heel furry boots, fur bell-bottom jumpsuits...you must see it for yourself.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Oh, Karl*. It's like you saw last week's post and said, "I see your fur shorts and I raise you."



*Lagerfeld

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

As soon as the D@lce & Gabanna fall show hit the internet I started to get emails. It's just so Thursday.


From the waist up this one is so cute. From the waist down it's so...perplexing.





You've got knitted rompers.


How do you say romper in Norwegian?

Then comes the catsuit.



Oh, but wait. It's not really knit. It's faux.



But what makes this all seem completely reasonable in comparison?



FUR SHORTS. Please pass the hot pants.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Anyone for a swim?









Better get our your wool roving, crochet hook and suede boots. You'll be beach-ready in no time.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Ah, the plight of the male model.

















Just trying to decide which to make for Wes first, the floor-length sweater-dress or the corseted wrap-front.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

This week I found a very good lesson in fashion styling. Here is a design from the upcoming V*gue Knitting.



This tunic is styled as a breezy, elegant summer top.

Here it is (at 5:45) in the TNNA fashion show styled like an ice dancer's costume.



Plus does anyone else see the face of an old knight in the torso? It's reminds me of this Don Quixote illusion painting.



It's not just me, right?

PS The tunic just before this one is by Project Runway contestant Gordana Gelhausen.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

These new cocoon-type yarns are far more versatile than I thought. You can use them to make lumpy scarves.



Or you can use them to make...uh...lumpy scarves.







I'm so glad I got to see all four of these "options." It really illuminates the possibilities of this "yarn."

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

From the Benoit Missolin, Paris website.

Balls of wool headpiece, 100% wool
Also exist in the color of your choice
167.00 EUR
221.25 USD

If you can't figure out how to make this yourself for less than $20 in under 20 minutes maybe you deserve to be robbed. But it makes me wonder how you managed to scrape together the $221.25 in the first place.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Brace yourself. I have found the male counterpart to this post on crochet. Why should the ladies hog all the tasteless crocheted items?

A crocheted jock strap. Just what the world needs!


What's he got in there? A baseball mitt?

Don't forget to check out the view from the back too.



Classy.

And--yippy skippy!--you can get the pattern to make your own.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Friends, I tell you, my week has been so mixed up. I got to work today--the first time all week--and realized that it was Thursday! So I apologize for the late post. In an effort to get this done quickly I'll present a single fug that encompasses the full spirit of WTHIT.




Enormous poncho with impossible armhole placement.
Great, pendulous pom poms.
Leg warmers with stilettos.
Fringe.
Ugly purse.
Balls on head.

There you go.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

What a lovely poncho.

[Photo has been pulled because...ah, you don't even want to know]

Effortlessly stylish for days when you don't need to drive, eat, or wipe your own ass.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

I assume you've heard the phrase, "You don't know crap from Christmas."



I have in my possession a full kit to knit this vest. I am not kidding. It has the pattern, the yarn, the bobbins, the whole magillah. And it can be yours. That's right. It's the season of sharing and I am sharing this with a lucky reader. Just leave a comment swearing to me that you will actually knit this thing (and send in a picture when you're done) and you could be the lucky winner!

Merry Christmas.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This? Advertising Edition

There are so many things that are really hard in life, you know? Hard, difficult things like putting on a scarf. Thank goodness for the Necky.



But if you're brave enough to delve into the troubling and difficult world of scarves then the Knifty Knitter is there to help.



Did you hear that lefties? It so easy even you can do it.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

The good folks at Red Heart decided that plain snuggies were not good enough. So they've come up with an e-book of patterned snuggies because a plain snuggie doesn't look blanket-y enough, I guess. Included are some snuggies for the men in your life.

Here is quite possibly the most creepy/least sexy man I've ever seen.



I'm going to dismember you as soon as I finish this cocoa.

Here he looks less creepy but still entirely unsexy. I like how he's showing you his wedding ring as if that proves something.



And now we've swung back around to creepy.



That left hand is making a move toward her neck. Like he's been driven homicidally insane but his knitted acrylic man-cocoon.

Thursdays are for Thanksgiving

I can not possibly top these for Thanksgiving so I hope you'll forgive me for the rerun.




Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

You want to keep warm when you're feeling chilled but you don't want to raise your heating bill? Blankets are okay but they can slip and slide. And when you need to reach for something your hands are trapped inside. Now you can crochet a Snuggie!


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That's right with just 9 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver you can be swaddled in plastic comfort. And there's a size for kids too!

Don't let baby get left out.


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Or Sparky.


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Because the one thing a dog wants more than anything is a blanket with sleeves. If they could talk, they would tell you that.

Isn't Barbie fashion doll looking a little cold too?


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