Knitting Eyes - What are they looking at ?

When browsing knitting patterns, I see such a common occurrence in the photos, that I decided I needed to comment on it.  I just find it so amusing.

I can't be the only knitter/crocheter that notices this....

Why do SO MANY ladies feel they have to look up or off in the distance when photographing their beautifully made items?

Now I do not know any of these ladies and I actually bow down to their knitting talent. Please do not think I am mocking them - because I am NOT - it is just an observation...about photography.

I was admiring this lovely green sweater on someone's blog I believe and thought what is she looking at?  Why doesn't she look at the camera.

Then I realized - it isn't just her - it seems so many people do this.  Take this lady for example...

 Also a beautiful sweater, also looking off in the distance.  Do they get this idea from knitting magazines?

Perhaps they do.

Sometimes I think they look down to show the detail in the pattern, especially for hats.

But then I realize - does looking down really show that much more detail ?  What about this one...

or this one?

What are they looking at?

Even those that wear scarves are prone to look anywhere but the camera

All the scarves are beautiful but what are they looking at ?  Even girls with gloves get into the action.

Isn't that last blue set amazing?? Look at that cable work - I'm so jealous - I LOVE that hat!  

 Heck...even mannequins participate in this sport of looking away from the camera

All this just reminds me of a family from the late 1960s/early 1970s

Funny Friday - Bunny Ears

2012 Movies - Version 08.12

Listing of movies I've seen in 2012 (does not include TV movies or movies I've re-watched)

A ❤ indicates my favorite for the month.

August 2012
Madea's Witness Protection - I love Tyler Perry, he is so stinking cute!

What's Your Number - Anna Faris movie, kind of cute.  
Bambi II - I didn't know there was a Bambi II, just happened to catch it on TV - very cute!
J.Edgar - great film! Leonard DiCaprio is such and AMAZING actor!
Hope Springs - I love, love, love Meryl Streep !!!
No Time for Sargents -  I have never seen the whole movie before - too funny !!
Soul Surfer - GREAT movie - it is rare to find movies that the whole family can enjoy ❤

July 2012

Crazy, Stupid, Love - Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone - what's not to like ?  Cute movie.
Dolphin Tale - A true story - sweet - great family movie (which sadly you don't see too much of anymore)
It's Kind of a Funny Story - from Focus films so I knew I'd like it.  Very good story - I really enjoyed it.
Ted - Oh my goodness - so hilarious !! I laughed so much !! ❤
Unstoppable - Denzel Washington; Chris Pine - very intense - very good. 
Moonrise Kingdom - charming, sweet & kind of quirky but I really liked it. Great cast.
The Big Year - lots of big names but never heard of it before - was just okay - middle of the road for me.

June 2012

Mr. Popper's Penguins - pretty cute, would have been better without the poop jokes but I am sure it made the kids laugh.
Rock of Ages - just when I think I can't love ❤Tom Cruise❤ anymore, here he comes as Stacee Jaxx ❤
Hangover II - pretty funny-like the first one but set it Bancock
Kung Fu Panda II - cute, they set it up for a part III right at the end.
Brave - the latest Disney/Pixar creations - wonderful, of course !
Magic Mike - great dancing, not so great acting.

May 2012  

Monte Carlo - pretty cute teen movie with a Prince & the Pauper theme.

Going the Distance - Drew Barrymore flick - was ok but not her best film by any means

The Kids are Alright - pretty good story but too much unnecessary nudity

One Day - long love story, the finally get together and then tragedy strikes

Paul - alien movie where Blythe Danner drops the f-bomb, shows you how good it was - NOT !

Dark Shadows - way better than I thought it would be based on the reviews I'd heard - I really liked it.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - great legendary British actors in this movie, interesting to see Indian culture. ❤

April 2012

Eat, Pray, Love - better than I thought it would be.

Horrible Bosses - was okay, didn't hate it, didn't love it - but did not like Jennifer Aniston's character at all

Chimpanzee - so sweet, so amazing, incredible photography - wow !❤

Water for Elephants - the book was a bit slow to me, so was the movie - good acting though.

Pirates - Band of Misfits (3D) - funny, cute story - I love 3D

Larry Crowne - Tom Hanks/Julie Roberts.  I heard a lot of bad reviews for this when it first came out but I decided to watch it and I liked it.

Magi

March 2012
The Way - staring Martin Sheen, about a man taking over a pilgrimage for his son, pretty good
Legally Blond 2 - I love Reese Witherspoon but ... the first Legally Blond was great, the didn't need #2
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - very funny movie - romance but also drama - I loved it.❤
Cedar Rapids - watched on HBO, was just okay
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son - also on HBO - also just okay
Bridemaids - not as crude as I thought it was going to be (really only a couple of crude scenes), it was a pretty good story but not sure what the big hoopla was about it.  Also don't know why Melissa McCarthy was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, she did a fine job but she wasn't any more special then the other girls in it.   

February 2012
Extremely Loud and Incredible Close - good acting, had a lot of narration, a little upsetting
Warhorse - Epic storytelling in classic Steven Spielberg fashion - I loved it ❤
Moneyball - true story - good but kind of slow for me
Ides of March - very good, incredible to know stuff like that (or worse) goes on in real life. 
Tree of Life - very artsy movie that was HORRIBLE
Midnight in Paris - sweet, charming and romantic. 

January 2012

Something Borrowed - good story but moved a little slow I thought

Mean Girls - really liked it

Hall Pass - just okay - was crude and predictable

Twilight - Breaking Dawn Part I - good, a little cheesy when the werewolves talked to each other though

Insidious - not as scary as I thought it would be but was creepy and spooky without gore

The Artist - I LOVED this movie - LOVED it !!    ❤ ❤ ❤
The Karate Kid (the newer one with Jaden Smith) - never saw it before, they should have named it The Kung-Fu Kid, I wonder why they didn't?
The Descendants - good movie, good acting, beautiful location

Funny Friday - Family Guy Sings The Bangles

I don't know why but whenever I see this on Family Guy, it CRACKS ME UP !!! Every.Single.Time !

I can even just hear "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles on the radio and of course I think of Carl Pewterschmidt singing his version of it - soooo funny !!!!

Fictional Knitters

As you know, I am a knitter and crocheter (is that how you spell it?)
When you knit and crochet, you are always spotting beautiful handiwork in movies and TV - my friends just roll their eyes when I poke them and say "Ooooh, look at that pretty afghan" or "Hmmm, I wonder if I can find the pattern for that hat on Ravelry?"

Well, besides noticing beautiful handiwork, you also notice the characters that knit or crochet. I've mention before that Barney Fife knits and crochets (he sews too)

Did you know that Hawkeye from M*A*S*H knits? Neither did I !

Of course most people remember that Morticia from the Addams Family is a knitter.

But did you know that she taught her butler, Lurch, to knit too ?

That first famous female TV duo were also knitters - look at Lucy and Ethel go !

 

It is always especially cool when we catch the men knitting...take Cary Grant's character for instance in "Mr. Lucky"

One of my fave episodes of Grey's Anatomy was when Izzie was trying to knit Denny a sweater and was horrible at it so Meredith took over (look at the size of the HUGE knitting needles)

I guess Grey's Anatomy forgot that Izzie couldn't knit because later when she was a patient, she passed the time by....yep, you guessed it, knitting

 

Of course Katherine Heigl is a knitter in real life - she is even producing and starring in an HBO movie that centers around knitting.

Heck, even animated characters sometimes like to get in on the action. . . 

 

Now....you don't see crochet as much in the movies but....thanks to Miss Melanie from Gone With The Wind - we can see someone with a hook and yarn - yeah for Miss Melanie - she don't know nothing 'bout no knitting - but she knows about crochet.....

On a final note... I found one more fictional character that likes to knit...none other than 24's Jack Bauer.  Look at the gun cozy he is knitting - isn't it cute ?

 

Haha - okay - so that is is PROBABLY photo-shopped but I thought it was too funny not to include

Groovy ! My fave lyrics from the 1960s

The 1960s is a great, great time for music - I pretty much love all the music from the 1960s.  I have been listing to I❤Radio today, and mostly listening to "The Grass Roots" channel.  

They play similar bands...and some of the lyrics just put a big smile on my face.

Here are just a few samples of lyrics from the 1960s that I love

My dog Sam eats purple flowers

~ Draggin the Line by Tommy James & the Shondells

I really think you're groovy

Let's go out to a movie

~ Elenore by The Turtles

Elenore, gee I think you're swell

~ Elenore by The Turtles

Send your camel to bed

 ~ Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur (okay I know this is a 1974 song but I had to include it too)

Can you think of any others to add ?

Funny Friday - Giraffe

Now that is a loooooooooooong necked giraffe !