Knitting Magazines
Rant mode = on;
Ok, I know I’m a guy, but…..
Even before I stopped knitting two years ago, I was finding the knitting magazines not of much interest to me. In the past, I could always find something of interest in Knitters or in Interweave Knits. Maybe even a whole issue of interesting stuff. I’ve still got a pile of Knitters from the mid 90’s that are full of patterns and Ideas I intend to get back to.
This evening I took a look at the latest editions of Vogue Knitting and Interweave Knits. Not a single pattern of interest (well, OK.. There was a shawl/scarf that looked interesting). I realize that the magazines are writing to mainly a female audience, but there must be somebody out there with an interest in something other than ‘cute little sweaters’? And most ain’t that cute anyway…
Rant mode = off;
OKC: 5 more rows on the Moebius done this morning. Nothing tonight.
Popularity: 7% [?]
Stonering wrote:
I think the problem is that all the “sombody out there” ’s are doing other things and not producing the magazines. I’ve bought a couple mags, but usually for one pattern. There’s very little in them that attracts me, beyond the ads.
Posted on 23-Feb-03 at 10:41 pm | Permalink
susan wrote:
Hi! Im a female knitter and I was dissapointed with this seasons knitting mags as well! I posted a whole thing about it on my blog =) Im glad Im not the only one who felt that way!
Posted on 24-Feb-03 at 6:06 pm | Permalink
Tulip wrote:
If you feel passionately about a magazine for male knitters, why don’t you start one, paper or online? I agree - what the heck is there of interest to guys in most of the magazines? The occasional sweater. So what do you want to knit or design? Maybe the thinking is there aren’t that many guy knitters and the few that there are can knit something for someone else.
Posted on 26-Feb-03 at 10:50 am | Permalink