Is it just me or is that just a wee bit too much purple? And then to trim it with fun fur in purple too…including around the arms…well, why? I am quite sure this much fun fur wouldn't be "easy" to add either! How about "Vests Made Ugly"? A better title for this one for sure.
And it looks like the fun fur goes right around the bottom half of the vest too…my oh my, such a lovely addition. It may not be that bad actually without the fun fur. What do you think?
Thanks to Irina for submitting this one!
June 1, 2006 at 8:39 am
I still have yet to see exactly where the fun is in “fun fur”.
June 1, 2006 at 8:57 am
It looks as though it would weigh a ton, even BEFORE it’s washed. And it’s large enough to take up all the room in one’s washer, and probably use half a bottle of Woolite to boot!
Great colour, though. If you’re gonna make that much garment, I’d add sleeves. I mean, why go for half-measures? Why should your arms suffer the cold? Sleeves wouldn’t add that much more to an already gargantuan piece. . .
June 1, 2006 at 9:37 am
Thats alot gawd-awful. Like cutting the sleeves off a housecoat and trimming the monstrosity in fun fur with make it fashion. Yikes.
June 1, 2006 at 10:43 am
Despite not liking purple, it looks like it would not be too bad if you drop the fun fur. I mean, the collor adds an interesting dimension to it.
June 1, 2006 at 12:18 pm
Well – I’m not big into long sweaters anyway – but besides that I think you should either put sleeves on something or not. They’re calling it a vest, but they put cap sleeves on there.
They should put sleeves on it, shorten it & drop the fun fur – but of course, that’s an entirely different garmet altogether since all that remains is the collar.
June 1, 2006 at 1:12 pm
We shouldn’t expect anything less from AA…ummm what a shame!
June 1, 2006 at 2:59 pm
That would look totally rad on an aging rockstar wearing spandex!
June 1, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Everybody sing it:
“And then there’s Maude! And then there’s Maude!”
At least the fun fur hadn’t been invented in the early 1970′s!
June 1, 2006 at 10:50 pm
I should make this and stash it away in case I get some horrible blemish or have the bad hair day from hell. Everybody will be so busy starring at this that they wouldn’t notice whatever I’m trying to conceal. And I usually develop some sort of nervous twitch! This would be much less work and it’s re-usable!
June 2, 2006 at 4:41 pm
It’s a duster that one can actually use as a duster. Put it on, slide along a wall, grab a hem for the furniture – finally a use for fun fur!!!
June 2, 2006 at 8:03 pm
So this Kevlar body armor is meant to be flattering?
June 3, 2006 at 12:15 am
Barney meets Bea Arthur—what a concept!!!
June 3, 2006 at 1:00 am
HAHAHAHA Maude!!!! OMG It looks just like something she would wear!!!
I’d love to make this for my s-i-l and just watch her reaction as she *tries* to thank me and tell me what a *lovely gift*. This is a good “make someone uncomfortable gift”.
June 3, 2006 at 10:58 pm
I love the Maude comments! It looks like their doing a re-make of Maude…starring Fran Drescher!
June 4, 2006 at 1:35 am
Boxy vests and sensible looking shoes…a look I thought was
truly long gone, even IF Bea still has a closet full of ‘em.
Thanks to FUN FUR! (I’m giddy just writing the very name), we can drag each and every old pattern and concept out once again,including sweatshirts,
[ and prove that “everything old is new again”…but it doesn’t mean that they don’t suck!
June 6, 2006 at 11:30 pm
I’m going on record saying that this is the fuggliest pattern on WNTC published in true earnest (not, for instance as a novelty, joke or, like the infamous Couch Dress, hoax.)
That is really something.
I do rather like the color, though. I’m down with the purple.
June 9, 2006 at 4:44 pm
Dear Maude,
You certainly are a woman of excellent *taste*. I haven’t had the time to either knit or crochet since I took up blogging. However, I do like your blog and I do drop in from time to time and I always leave laughing. (bless ya)
azulita said:That would look totally rad on an aging rockstar wearing spandex!
Granted, but I would add this provisio: if and only if “he” was in drag and appearing on a club stage.
And as for Adriane who said: HAHAHAHA Maude!!!! OMG It looks just like something she would wear!!!
I’d love to make this for my s-i-l and just watch her reaction as she *tries* to thank me and tell me what a *lovely gift*. This is a good “make someone uncomfortable gift”.
Thanks for the exquisite idea. I happen to know just the little *cat* to *gift* with a horror like this. I’m thinking lime green.
Keep your girls ^^ up ladies and keep on hooking and blogging.
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June 9, 2006 at 6:08 pm
I just found this site and my eyes are tearing up. How funny! You’re in my favorites for SURE.
June 12, 2006 at 1:42 pm
I just have to say, this is pretty darned good for Annie. I used to live “just down the road” from Annies’ and believe me-there are some ladies “back in them thar woods ‘atbe whistlin’ through the gap in thar front teeth at that thar purply beauty.”
BAh-hahahahahahahahahahaha! Crap! I’m soooo glad to finally find a safe place to share with fellow scoffers.
June 13, 2006 at 9:17 am
Wow, I’ve been searching high and low for a pattern that makes me look even fatter than I actually am! The fun fur, the thick yarn, the purple – I’m practically soiling myself from excitement.
June 13, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Hey! Somebody stole my bathrobe and cut the sleeves off!
July 11, 2006 at 2:27 pm
That vest makes her arms look soooo big its just hard to look at!!
July 18, 2006 at 12:43 am
“Vests Made Easy” – originally titled “101 Fabulous Crochet Gifts For Your Pimp.”
December 28, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Whatnot — I agree with you and others. Lose the Fun Fur and it might not be bad. And I like the idea of sleeves, too. But then, after those modifications, it wouldn’t rate a place on this site!! What a bunch of kiljoys we are!
January 29, 2007 at 9:44 am
with it, i remember ADAMS FAMILY..jajajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
November 10, 2007 at 11:53 am
If it were in a different color i could see wearing this vet.
August 13, 2008 at 8:46 am
Thanks, y’all. You save me $7.99 for the book. LOL!