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*chuckles* I know some of you balk at the thought of Rowling/Harry Potter being heralded for getting kids to read (personally, I think she definately helps, what with DVDs and stuff out there nowadays, but that's my opinion). But you gotta admit, that thanks to Rowling/Harry Potter, people have gotten into knitting. Big time! I just read yet another post on one of the Harry Potter knitting communities I'm on (yeah, I'm in a lot of communities, so what? ^_~), about someone who learned to knit because they wanted a House scarf. If you look back through the archives, you'd find a veritable ton of people who learned to knit, just so they could make themselves a scarf. Many of them have since gotten hooked (pardon the pun, since it's not just knitting, but crochet in some cases as well) on it since. It's kind of cool, really, if you think about it. A few books and a few movies, and knitting is hip and on the charts again. A whole new generation is learning a skill that was previously considered "uncool" (I remember back when I was in school, it was frowned upon. The only girl who was cool for knitting, was someone who made all her own clothes and made them so well, they looked like a designer had thought them up and made them. I mean, she was good! I used to be so jealous of her skills). Not only is it cool, but it's fast becoming a sought after skill (maybe not on a jobmarket, but certainly by various people).
Isn't it interesting how things like that work? What other books/movies/people have inspired such changes as far as skills/crafts go? Anyone? Bueller? (Why do I even use that term? I've never even watched the movie...at least, not more then a few minutes of it....)

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I dunno about movies that have inspired changes in our perceptions of craft skills, but I personally NEVER was too concerned about how cool or uncool I looked. I've always done my own thing, regardless of how I appeared to others.

Now, I need to know if you've ever tried your hand at Aran Fisherman Knits. You know...cables and braids, et al. The reason I ask, isa cause my mother was an excellent knitter and she excelled at Aran patterns. I found several copies of her own designs, as well as old knit pattern books from her collection. Are you interested? I'll just throw them in with everything else. MOm always had such a good time designing and knitting these patterns. They're challenging, and adventurous.

Hell yes I'm interested!!!!! Thank you! ^_^ I've done some cable work before, but haven't done Aran yet, though I want to. I'm still learning to understand patterns, but I'm getting better at it. And I love the look of Aran Fishermen sweaters. They're pretty much timeless (well, most of them are lol). *hugs* Thank you!!!!