Be Still, My Beating Heart!

Wow.  Take a look at the costumes in the album cover on Sols(tr)ikke today.

They're incredible!

(Apparently the woman is Bonnie St. Claire, a Dutch singer.  I guess the men were the rest of her band.  Or possibly her male crochet-clad harem.  Every late 1960s/early 1970s songstress worth her salt had one, you know.)

A Case of the Munchies

Though they don't focus entirely on yarn, there's a fair bit of crochet and knit in the archives over at The Fashion Police, which is where I found this very. . . unique dress fashioned after a hamburger.  (Well, technically, I guess it's a cheeseburger. . .)

The same designer behind the cheeseburger dress, Joy Kampia O'Shell, has also created other unusual food-themed items for wear, including this donut necklace:

Crocheted junk food to wear?  Who am I to judge?

(Especially since I may or may not sell food-themed jewelry online. . .)

My Next Crochet Project

I think I've figured out my next crochet project!  I can hardly wait to begin!!  

Now, which lucky person on my Christmas gift list is going to get this little gem. . .?

Isn't that just incredible?

What were you supposed to do with this "Giant Floor Ball"?  (No, seriously, that's what it's called.  Look closely at the bottom right-hand corner.)  Is it for sitting on?  Decoration only?  Could it be a toy for the children?  Or is it strictly for leaning against, as the model demonstrates?  Don't you just love the look on her face?  There's nowhere she'd rather be than cozied up with her Giant Floor Ball.  It's her favorite place for romantic daydreams.  (Maybe this woman just has odd taste in home decor.  See that figurine on the table behind her?  Well, it's not my taste, at least...)

There are more yarn atrocities from the same source (a book) on this page.   

Not everything should be crocheted...

Or knitted, for that matter.

Here's another one for the "What were they thinking?" file-- a 70's crocheted (granny squre) men's neck tie.

I feel so sorry for any poor sons, grandsons or husbands who might have been subjected to this hideous idea.  What must they have suffered?