A few weeks ago, The Husband found a knitting program on our
local PBS station called Knitting Daily. You’ve probably heard of it if you knit
much. It is hosted by Eunny Jang and has
tips on knitting, crocheting, and there’s always a segment with a “yarn expert”
about some type of yarn. The show is
very informative, although my PBS station can’t seem to get straight which
episode it is airing when. I was super
excited to see the episode I recorded this last week was about intarsia
knitting, which I have a huge interest in but haven’t had the guts to try yet. Unfortunately, when I played the episode, it
was not about intarsia at all, but about short rows (which is okay – I need
help with those too). I was somewhat
disappointed, but I do enjoy the show. I
only have one issue with it: the
beginning of the program is creepy.
Why, you ask? Well,
I’ll tell you…
When the show starts, Eunny Jang lets the viewers know what
will be on the program for that day, followed by an incredibly long list of
sponsors of the program – mostly yarn companies. Then comes the creepy part. With some snappy music playing, a collage of
scenes from the show scrolls by and there, kind of in the middle, is this
scene showing the resident crocheting expert, Kristin Omdahl. That might not sound creepy, but here’s the
thing: She’s busily crocheting something
yet looking straight at the camera, never looking down at her work, and is talking
with some sort of Stepford-esque, scary expression on her face. O_O
I’m serious, it’s just creepy. I
even showed it to my daughter to see if it was just me, but she thought it was
creepy too.
You can see the intro here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVx-GLAquaA The creepiness starts at about 0:26 in the
video.
Now, I don’t know Kristin Omdahl and she sure does know her
stuff and I’m also sure she’s probably an incredibly nice person. I am SO not trying to be mean. But if I were her, I would definitely tell
the producers of that show that the creepy segment must go. It's really not the most complimentary look for her. I'm just sayin'...
The only other thing that annoys me about that scene is that
she can actually have a conversation with the camera while crocheting and never
look down at her work. I can only aspire
to reach that level of confidence. I’ll
freely admit, I’m totally envious of her mad skills. If I tried that, there would be a serious
knitting disaster that may even result in bodily injury. Not kidding…
Oh well. In the meantime, if anyone has ideas for a simple Christmas
blanket knitted in Christmas red and cream, let me know. I have an empty space next to a name on my
Christmas list (yeah, I know – I’m insane for looking for another project with
a Christmas deadline). I’m amazed at how
difficult it’s been to find anything simple enough to fit in.
And please, feel free to comment on this blog. It makes me feel as if I’m not just writing
[talking] to myself. Which I actually do
on occasion, but it’s not much fun…
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So, share a comment
about something creepy, or about your favorite knitting/crocheting expert. Or, about a creepy knitting/crocheting
expert…
When I was little, I thought Mr. Rogers taking off his shoes without looking was creepy. Especially with that knowing/stalker smile on his face. And his insistence that we live near each other. I seem to have lost my point. But I'm sure it had something to do with mad skills seeming mundane, once you have them. Or creepy PBS people.
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