Mar
Knitters: We need to talk.
Leg warmers. ARE. NOT. OKAY. They weren’t okay the first time, they are not okay now. It is 2008, we left leg warmers behind somewhere around 1988. It’s been 20 years, the scars still have not healed. Let it go.
I implore you, dear knitters, to stop this madness. Quit designing them, quit wearing them, quit knitting them. Do not give your children leg warmers, do not buy patterns for leg warmers. Just say no to leg warmers.
I bring this up because the spring issue of Knitty.com is up. Featured there among beautiful socks, lace and sweater patterns is this one glaring misstep in fashion judgement.
The pattern is called Mosey and friends, they need to mosey on outta here.
These would be completely awesome if they had feet and we could market them as slippers, or mukluks or something. They’re cute, I like the cable pattern, I even like the little swingy pom-poms hanging off the side. I fully appreciate the wonderful job the designer did in putting together excellent and interesting elements, I love the yarn choice, it looks lovely and soft and comfortable.
What I don’t like is the Flash Dance flashbacks I keep having, or the fact that these are being ‘rocked’ with a denim mini skirt.
Oh and we need to address this:
This was fun to knit and more fun to wear. It’s great to pair these up with a skirt or shorts for the cooler days in spring.
Yeah, if it cold enough to require that you wear wool up to your knees, chances are you should have pants on. Not a skirt or shorts. If it’s warm enough for skirts and shorts, you don’t need a foot of wool insulation from your ankles to your knee caps.
I am by no means the most fashionable girl on the block. I have what I like to refer to as (however delusional it may be) ‘classic style’ working for me. By ‘classic’ I mean, I’ve worn the same thing since I was 16 and by ‘style’ I mean anything I can find for less than $20 on the sale rack. Mostly this consists of black shirts and dark denim.
Regardless of my lack of fashion sense, I can at least say that leg warmers are persona non grata in my wardrobe.
Okay, enough poking fun at other people. I have work to do. If you haven’t yet, be sure ya’ll check out the ‘My Ex is Full of Knit’ contest over at the ADHD Knitting blog.
11Mar
My favorite part of this entry?
“The pattern is called Mosey and friends, they need to mosey on outta here.” WORD.
My sister has slippers from Old Navy that look similar to those, actually. Except they have feet attached. I agree with you – the cable pattern is awesome, and the swingy ties are cool, but legwarmers sort of suck.
Speaking of feet, I FINISHED A SOCK! Working on the second.
11Mar
I happen to think they are cute!!!!
11Mar
Oh, they are precocious with a miniskirt. I feel that if you are cold, you shouldn’t really be in a mini. However, I am making those allegedly nasty things to wear in the house, in the dark so I can’t even see them myself. They will be really warm. Pom poms are overkill and will be eliminated.
11Mar
I think a well-placed leg warmer is adorable. Those places, though, are dance studios in 1986.
No, actually, I kid. I don’t have a problem with leg warmers in theory, it just has to be the right item with the right outfit on the right person in the right place. This makes it rare to see it done well.