Some Day They'll Get it Right

Submitted by Kim Werker on 30 March 2005 - 7:26am. Categorized As:

An open letter.

Dear Journalists,

If you are interested in writing about the ever-growing popularity of needlearts, please do a tiny bit of homework so that you have a handle on each craft and how it's different from the others. Specifically, KNITTING and CROCHET are not the same thing. They're both fun, they're both fashionable, and they're both exploding in popularity. But when you write about them as if they're the same thing, all the people reading your work won't have a clue as to which class to sign up for and which books to buy. If you need a hand navigating this world of yarn and hooks and needles, call me.

Cheers,
Kim Werker
Editor
Crochet me Magazine

This article is the latest offense. It's well-written, but GOSH, crochet and knitting just aren't interchangeable.

Why am I not surprised at such ignorance? I remember the TV ad for a brand of quilted toilet paper. The ladies were sitting around a quilt working away with their knitting needles. Love Crochet Me, by the way. Just wish you could put up new material a bit more often.

Submitted by Catana (not verified) on 30 March 2005 - 8:44am.

Yay Kim! I saw that and scanned the whole article for even a mention of crochet, excl the title. You would think the NYT would get something like that right, but I guess not.

Submitted by Julie (not verified) on 31 March 2005 - 1:46am.

Right on, sister! If I'd been able to find an email address for the columnist, I would've written to her as soon as I read that article! Yeesh.Love the magazine!

Submitted by Kelly (not verified) on 3 April 2005 - 10:45am.

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