KNITSTER

I was reading one of my most favorite websites/blogs,Project RunGay with those lovely boys, Tom and Lorenzo, and after writing them an email note about getting their view on why Christian has been the bridesmaid but not the bride on the last two challenges, when I started thinking about one of their new neighbors and best buds, Project Runway Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll. And I was thinking about something I told them to pass along to him (who knows if they did with their busy schedules, and depending on how seriously they took my suggestion to pass along).

The idea I was thinking about in regards to Jay was that I think he should be a knitwear designer, or start a knitwear design pattern book, or something like that. If you remember the line he presented at the Project Runway finale show, he actually had a lot of knits and sweaters and the like. Jay comes from a family full of knitters, seamstresses, crocheters and crafty people, from whom he gets a lot of his crafty aesthetic. Jay is hip and hot with his designs, right? So wouldn’t it be cool if he started producing patterns of his designs for us common handknitting folks to work on? Kind of like getting the latest Debbie Bliss book, or other very cool designer? I think that would be awesome, and I bet you he’d make a good profit from that!

Another one from PR who was also into knits and such was Kara Janx. Now, let’s see, a book of knitting patterns for her stuff too would be cool. Or maybe Kara J and Jay could collaborate on something like that. Oooh, that’d be awesome! So what do you think? I think the world needs a Project Runway inspired knitting book, or even a few books from a few of the individual designers. Seriously, I think it’d be a hit.

And remember, you heard it here first by ME. I am willing to be the editor of said project, if it really came to fruition!

Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Dani
Filed under: General, Patterns, Projects