Comments on: I’m unique, just like everybody else!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:43:40 +0000

Oh, yay! I can make comments again. I thought for a second WordPress just didn’t like me.

First off, even if 40 people say they’re going to make it, how many of them actually will? I can’t count the number of times I’ve been to a blog looking for an FO someone started to find that it seemingly was never finished. And even if 20-30 people manage to make it, that’s still a very limited edition. How many will make it in dark brown Silky Wool? Compare it to how many pieces were made of the last store-bought piece of clothing you got, even the ones that look uncommon, and you’ll agree that your sweater will be a rare (hmm, i just typed “wear”) thing indeed.

So make it!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:15:12 +0000

You know, I have those worries too, but I’m with Guro — I seriously doubt that everyone who has this in their queue will actually knit it. I don’t know about you, but everytime I get a new pattern book or magazine, I fall in love with a pattern or two (or three or four..) but not many of them actually make it onto my needles. I’d like to make the Tangled Yoke, but I’m giving it awhile. In the meantime, I don’t think there are quite as many people working on the Minimalist Cardigan…I’m working on mine, and the moss stitch is just so lovely. I can’t believe that something that simple looks that nice.

By: Glenna

Glenna — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:55:09 +0000

I totally sympathize.
There are all kinds of projects I’d love to do, and which are awesome, but seeing them already in a bazillion queues and projects in Raverly totally takes the bloom off the rose, doesn’t it? What if I don’t wannnnnt to be like everyone eeeelllllssseee…. ::hides Monkey socks:: ::whistles::

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:25:28 +0000

I say go ahead and knit it! How many people around you on a daily basis will have it? Probably not many (or,likely none). At least buy the magazine so you can cast on if the urge comes!

By: Guro

Guro — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:02:03 +0000

That silky wool looks yummy!

You have very similar thoughts on uniqueness and knitting as i do. I have not actually seen the new IK yet, but I’m having doubts about knitting the cardigan too. But then; how many of those in queues will actually be knit? I guess about 100 total, all over the world. So it will at least be more unique than store bought stuff. (I think I’m trying to convince myself here)

Then again, I want to make Cobblestone. Kid sized in ice blue, purple and bright yellow stripes.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:38:21 +0000

I was really psyched for the new IK magazine. Everyone at my LYS was waxing rhapsodic about it. When I finally flipped though the pages, I was thought, “That’s it? A lot of cabled, boxy sweaters?” Meh. The only patterns I would be interested in knitting are the colorwork ones… I think there are two?

And I agree with you on not wanting to knit something *everyone* has. It’s the main reason I refuse to knit Monkey socks. ;)

By: Mae

Mae — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:11:56 +0000

I love the tangled yoke cardigan as well as everyone else, but it’s towards the end of my queue – the vest with the hearts at the bottom is better in my opinion.
ANYWAYS – Congrats on not buying the magazine! I couldn’t do the same…

By: ekittie

ekittie — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:22:21 +0000

Not that I’m trying to discourage you from coming up with something on your own (I totally get the whole ‘But I still wanna be different even though I know I’m really not’ thing), but maybe if you look through the ones that are in progress/completed, you could see if any of them would look like yours would be. And, even if one of the next 500 people to make it makes it like yours, you could pull up your blog and say ‘Schyah, bitch, I made mine first’.

…Or something. ;)