The Museum of Kitschy Stitches

A Fashion Tour-de-Farce!
 
Welcome to The Museum of Kitschy Stitches, the astonishingly awful collection of the finest knitting and crocheting horrors the twentieth century has to offer. From hideous hats and gender-bending sweater sets to a set of bonus patterns that will bring the kitsch home, this gallery of notorious knits delivers it all.
 
Remember, one person’s inspiration can become another’s desperation quicker than you can drop a stitch!Stitchy McYarnpants is the nom de plume of mild-mannered computer programmer Debbie Brisso, who is making a huge splash on the Web with her “confessions of a husband-neglecting, cat-shooing, yarn-hoarding knitaholic” blog and Web site (www.museumofkitschystitches.com). She lives in Boston and often needs to knit for warmth.TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Hoodwinked: Never Trust a Homemade Hat
You Knot for Your Mama with Those Needles? Bad Girls, Worse Outfits
Your Worst Knitmare: A Horror Show of Faux Fur Monstrosities
Welcome to Polyesteryear: An Age of Unforgivable Synthetics
Dress for Suck-cess: Frocks that Shock
Glamma! Acrylic Couture for Klassy Knitters
Emasculation Nation: Menswear That Makes Men Swear
Granny Squares Everywhere: Grandma’s Sweet Revenge
It’s A Clown’s World: A Creepy Peak at the Clownterculture of Crafts
Kid-Knits: You’re Wearing It Because I Said So!
Handmade Toys: How to Put the F-U in Fun!
House of Yarn: Home is Where the Homely Is
Special Bonus Patterns
About the Author