At the Day of Wool last weekend, somebody told me that she really likes my weekly pattern-suggestion column, so all right. maybe not EVERY Monday, but I will try to look up patterns and talk about them, and I have not forgot, that I also promised to suggest sewing patterns as well.
In the same discussion it was also mentioned, that I could talk about patterns that I actually do NOT like more often.
So there you go. The Enchanted Mesa by Stephen West is such a pattern. Actually I bumped into it, that I was trying to lookup something totally different, and a Reddid thread came up, in which they discussed how Stephen theratened someone with legal retaliation because S/he was trying to sell a shawl knitted from his design (as a used item). Of course, I do have an opinion about this one too, but I rather write about it (if I come around to it) in a weekly Strong Opinion post. However, reading that thread reminded me, that I kind of gave up on him, when he came out with the Mesa sweater, because, even back then I though, it feels for me, like he was just testing, how big of a sh*t he can throw at his fans who would happily eat it up- I never felt the slightest inclination to knit it, even though, there is unlimited amount of yarn in this house.
No, it was not the assimetry that hurt my eyes. I always loved assimetrical clothes (even - or especially) in historical clotes, but it felt like it was just thrown together, withouth really thinking the thing through. I don't think it can be comfortable under coats, nor for any activity that requires more movements than sitting at a desk.
(And the usual disclaimer: the above are MY opinion, it is not a reflection if the design or pattern itself good or not, or it cannot or should not be liked by others, or those who like it, lack taste or anything. Luckily we are not the same. I am not a Stephen fan. Thats all.)
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