“NO IDLE HANDS For the 16-day Knitting Olympics some 4,000 crafty couch potatoes have set a series of stitching goals they want to reach while watching the Games. Charitable projects include making clothes for U.S. pregnancy centers and for tots in Mongolia”
Was “couch potatoes” necessary??? So those sitting on their butts knitting while watching the Olympics are lazy but those kicking back with a beer are not? We are using our brain cells not killing them! I know I’m just picking a fight here but it just rubbed me the wrong way.
Well maybe they should have done more research into how many of these knitting Olympians actually WATCHED the Olympics for the first time ever. <raises hand> Even Stephanie herself had a run-in with a bird brain like that during the KO… I remember being just as speechless as she was when reading about it in her blog.
Gee one usually SITS to write. So I guess writers of magazine articles are couch potatoes too??
Obviously this writer takes handcrafts for granted and does not understand that there is actual work involved. He / she seems to think that knitting is more akin to making a wish on a magic lamp.
I will happily write an article, if this writer would knit. Well see who has an easier time of it!! :rofling:
I sent a letter to the editor to let Time know how I feel.
If we all send a few words in - well maybe one of the letters will be printed, an appology made or perhaps the subject will be revisited in a more realistic article.
I think they were just going for alliteration… not realizing that they would now be dealing with thousands of pissed off knitters weilding pointy sticks!
