Thursday, July 09, 2009

The Cross-Cultural Appeal of Knitting Literature: An Anthropological Vignette

PHIL: Hey, I know a lot about yarn!

VICTORIA: I'm sure you do, honey.

PHIL: I know alpaca.

VICTORIA: Yes, there is such a thing.

PHIL: And I know that silk has to be blended with another fiber in order for it to stretch.

VICTORIA: ????!

PHIL: See, I do know a lot about yarn.

VICTORIA: How the hell do you know that?

PHIL: I read that book about knitting with silk and cotton and things that aren't wool.

VICTORIA: You read No Sheep For You?! Why on earth would you read No Sheep For You? I haven't even read that yet. How have you read a knitting book I haven't read?

PHIL: It had a naked lady on the cover.

VICTORIA: Ahhhhhhhh. Okay. That makes sense.

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