Elizabeth sent me this link and I think it is great. I get so absorbed in all that is fiber that I forget there are actually people out there with the misconception that handmade sweaters are itchy.
Backstage Buzz at Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
A couple of weeks ago, Mo Rocca made an off-hand comment that handmade sweaters were “itchy.” A fairly innocuous thing to say one would think.
Following the broadcast, Mo received tons of angry emails from a nationwide group of knitters. Yes. Knitters. People who knit. And they were smoking mad.
The first attempt at assuaging the burbling rage of the yarn spinners was a phone-in apology by Mo during a broadcast. Apparently, it was not enough. The bruised egos of those who crochet would not be salved by a mere apology. There had to be face-to-face confrontation. Click here for the rest of the story.
