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The Sweater Curse, explained.
Aug. 18th, 2008 10:51 pmI found yet another reason for the sweater curse.
(For those who aren't aware, the curse is: if you knit a sweater for your significant other before you are married, you will never marry them.)
Previous theories have included: driving your SO nuts by making them look at patterns and yarn with you, knitting them something truly bad and insisting they wear it, and so on.
However, I thought of another reason today.
You see, you can say all you like, "Honey, you are adorable and I love you just the way you are." You can practice acceptance, you can compliment, you can lavish attention and affection on each and every part of your loved one.
But when you make them a sweater, you have to measure them, and adjust the pattern to flatter them. And there's a difference between "You have the cutest tummy" and "I'm gonna add some short rows here so you don't have to tug the hem down all the time."
Sweaters! Argh!
(For those who aren't aware, the curse is: if you knit a sweater for your significant other before you are married, you will never marry them.)
Previous theories have included: driving your SO nuts by making them look at patterns and yarn with you, knitting them something truly bad and insisting they wear it, and so on.
However, I thought of another reason today.
You see, you can say all you like, "Honey, you are adorable and I love you just the way you are." You can practice acceptance, you can compliment, you can lavish attention and affection on each and every part of your loved one.
But when you make them a sweater, you have to measure them, and adjust the pattern to flatter them. And there's a difference between "You have the cutest tummy" and "I'm gonna add some short rows here so you don't have to tug the hem down all the time."
Sweaters! Argh!
