One of my Top 10 Pet Peeves

Posted on 03 October 2009

I have tons and tons of pet peeves (just ask Jon), but this one ranks in my top ten for sure.

Knit or crochet swimsuits, especially bikinis.

I am a knitter, and am apt to buy yarn without a purpose just because it’s a one of a kind blend or hand dyed. I am not against fiber arts in the least. I just don’t think that knitting or crocheting this garment is a good idea. There are just WAY too many issues with it.

• Holes. Hand knit and crochet projects have HOLES in them. Perhaps there are women out there that wouldn’t mind the holes, but most women know exactly why the holes would be a problem.
• Water. Have you ever pulled a wet sweater out of the washing machine? If so, you know that it doesn’t keep its shape and stretches out quite quickly. A woman wearing such a swimsuit would have to avoid contact with water at all costs, a feat rarely accomplished while at the beach.
• Itch. Most garments made out of wool are known to be somewhat itchy. Why would a woman want to endure such itchiness? I suppose if the thing was knit out of an alpaca blend it could be ok. But then why spend all that money on a bathing suit that has holes and will stretch out if it gets wet?
• Sand. If you were to get sand in the fibers, how would you get it out? Just thinking about this is making my brow furrow. The amount of irritation that the swimsuit wearer would have to endure while wearing the suit…!
• Elasticity. I am just making an assumption here, but most women want their bathing suit to STAY ON. Sweaters aren’t known for their elasticity…so my question is, “How the heck are those things staying on?”
• Ridiculousness. This may be pretty obvious, but they look completely out of place on the beach with all the normal suits. It’s fine to make a fashion statement, just not this one.

I don’t mean to offend if you have a knit bikini, I just need to ask – How do you do it? I suppose if its never worn to the beach or to swim in, it would be fine.

Perhaps this is one of those ‘catwalk only‘ kind of outfits…

4 responses to One of my Top 10 Pet Peeves

Nancy says:

October 4, 2009 at 12:02 am

Amen to no yarn bikinis, I can handle string bikinis well not me personally but definitely no yarn! Well you could always rivet one together out of leather, maybe a hair-on blue acid hide! haha wouldn’t that be new to the beach!

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• Donloree says:

  October 5, 2009 at 4:39 pm

  Leather bikinis…I think I am going to stick to purses for now! Perhaps you can design, make, and then sell them in your bookstore in Mexico?

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Jeanette Dickau says:

October 5, 2009 at 2:58 pm

Aren’t knit things supposed to keep you warm? Don’t you put on a swimsuit to cool off in the water? Just a point I thought should be made.

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• Donloree says:

  October 5, 2009 at 4:38 pm

  Exactly! You, as usual, make a good point.

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