Stitches McYarn Pants website

[yarndiva]

It is hilarious!

 

Most of it are "vintage" pics of knit and crochet patterns that make you want to raise your eyebrow or howl and laugh like a hyena, it's that horribly funny.

 

Not a bash like the what not to's sites, just a flashback on what people considered creative and cool back then.

 

You be the judge.

 

You can also find the "Museum of Kitschy Stitches" on this site.

 

http://www.stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/

 

Worth going to just for a little (or a lot of) laughs.

[tidbithoney]

I love that! It is tastefully done!

[cherrypicker]

i love this site, ive had it in my favouites for 6 months or so, check out those ski masks! and the knitted mens trouser suit! lol!

[sallenlouise]

Ohhhhh, how funny! The guy in the orange suit was a blast from the past, errr, future! It reminded me of the original Star Trek!!! Thanx for sharing!

[ChainOFools]

I love that site, especially the MOK page...my all time fave pic was one a while back of a guy getting out of a pool, wearing a sweater of all things...

[heart]

I actually have a pattern book with the woman on the top right with the yarn balls in it. How funny is that! I had 2 of those vintage books, but I RAOK'ed one to someone.

[FlowerPower06]

That was a hoot! When I saw the family ski masks I about spit coffee all over my keyboard! Thanks for sharing!

[NexStitch]

She is hysterical!

[Misa]

A decidely twisted sense of humor she has....I kinda like that in a person Tho I must admit some of that was just a bit scary (i.e. those freaky ski masks!)

[candygirl]

OH!! i saw this book at Borders!! Brilliant! i may have to pick it up - would be a fantastic coffee table book! really makes you giggle

[NexStitch]

What I liked best about/related to that site was how Jean Leinhauser made mention of it in her interview on, "Crochet Insider," saying:

 

"Her [stitchy McYarn Pants] great joy in life is collecting the funniest patterns she can find from the sixties and seventies and putting them up with comments saying how funny and dreadful they are. It’s a hoot! I’ve watched it for years and by golly the other day she had one of my Leisure Arts books up there ! They are sleeveless sweaters, three for women and two for men, the worst things you’ve ever seen! The reason they were sleeveless sweaters is because I didn’t know how to design a sleeve cap yet, so I just left them off. If you want to see what was big during that period go to that site because she has the most wonderful bad designs in the world. "

 

You can read Jean's interview here: http://crochetinsider.com/JeanLeinhauser.html

[yarndiva]

Actually, this article is where I found the website.

 

I still giggle every now and then at the same pics every time I go to the MOKS link in her blog.