Sunshine Not
Oh come on! How is this a scarf? I know we’re all pretending that anything can be anything in craftyland, but how far are we going to take this? Hey I have an idea, why don’t we just start selling hems? You can tape them to your ankles and call them “Pannots”.
January 5, 2010 at 9:33 am
I have some shoelaces and string laying around. Who knew I actually had scarves?
January 5, 2010 at 9:34 am
Maybe it is a regular sized scarf and that woman is a GIANTESS!
January 5, 2010 at 9:34 am
Hey, it can double as dental floss for Madonna!
January 5, 2010 at 9:35 am
Hee. Pannots. That is all.
January 5, 2010 at 9:39 am
Knot a scarf. I do knot think I would be complimented on this shoelace.
January 5, 2010 at 9:39 am
I think this goes well with yesterday’s “murder is love” switchblade purse. If stabbing doesn’t show your love enough, you can toss a little strangling in there too.
January 5, 2010 at 9:39 am
Could be the perfect scarf for the Sahara.
January 5, 2010 at 9:40 am
Could it be a noose, for hanging oneself when you get overdosed with whimscle fuckery?
January 5, 2010 at 9:40 am
It must be a scarf for fairies (or faeries or however the fuck it’s commonly spelled on Etsy – - personally I’m going with the Dictionary’s version like the sane people use).
Only a fairy would have a neck thin enough so that this thing could be wrapped repeatedly for sufficient coverage.
January 5, 2010 at 9:42 am
an extra long tampon string, for whimscle vajayjays!
January 5, 2010 at 9:48 am
“pannots” — awesomely hilarious, Helen Killer!
I really should not check out regretsy when I really need to go to the bathroom…
I actually looked at this, and suffered some inner monologue about making a necklace out of knots in yarn… but I see I was mistaken, clearly this is a “scarf!” What was I thinking?
Maybe it’s supposed to be a Barbie scarf? You know, for the Barbie fanatic who has not yet collected ironic hipster Barbie. I believe the doll can be purchased at the…
January 5, 2010 at 9:48 am
My mom tried to teach me to crochet when I was about 11. The furthest I got were a few long strands of single stitches b/c I couldn’t stand the feel of the yarn around my fingers. Had I known I could tie a few knots in them & sell them for $10 a piece as “scarves”, I’d have popped a couple of Paxil & “crotched” away.
January 5, 2010 at 9:48 am
I believe the crafters’ maxim applies extremely well in the case of The Sunshine Knot Scarf and that is, “Yes, you could make it yourself, but would you?”
I think not.
January 5, 2010 at 9:50 am
Far be it from me to dictate presentation of Regretsy submissions, but as this has been classified as “wall decor,” could we see it in a room please? I know it can be “anything else we can think of,” but my limited vision and finite creativity won’t allow me to imagine what this crap would look like on a wall (nor would it allow me to think of attempting to sell half-assed finger weaving to anyone)
January 5, 2010 at 9:50 am
When I was around ten years old, my sweet old gramma tried to teach me how to crochet. I could do straight strips quite well, but I couldn’t round off to make another row.
I never once considered calling it a scarf. I was so far ahead of my time!
January 5, 2010 at 9:54 am
Also available in “spring bouquet”, “starburst”, “party”, “water faeries”, and “strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream”.
January 5, 2010 at 9:55 am
“…or anything else you can think of”. Well, I do run out of garbage bag twisty-ties sometimes, which is the most reasonable use that I can come up with for this creation, but I’ll just tie the top corners together at this price.
January 5, 2010 at 9:59 am
Behold, the anti-cowl.
January 5, 2010 at 10:00 am
#5 Betty Machete-
“Knot a scarf. I do not think I would be complimented on this shoelace.”
Maybe not complimented, but definitely commented.
As in “What do you need to remind yourself? Why did you tie a string around your neck?”
January 5, 2010 at 10:03 am
She says it can be used as “wall decor”…
Huh? Where would you hang or place this in your home? *Maybe* if she knitted a bottom and some extra legs on it, then it could be like one of those macrame hanging plant holder things (from the 1970′s). But I agree with DucksNew- it just looks like a tangled shoelace from my junk drawer.
January 5, 2010 at 10:03 am
Did you see the rest of her store? I am underwhelmed.
January 5, 2010 at 10:05 am
Looks like something I pulled out of the washer the last time I went to the laundromat.
January 5, 2010 at 10:12 am
Whoa, this must have taken many, many months to complete!
Wait, did I say “months?” I meant “seconds.”
January 5, 2010 at 10:12 am
Right now it is 19 degrees below zero where I live- Not Kidding.
Here are the compliments I know I would recieve- nice fucking piece of yarn- what yah gonna do with it? You lost your pair of sunglasses from your giant sunglass holder. Where did you get that cat leash- I did not know they made them.
NOBODY here would ever believe that was a fucking scarf- ever- even in the summer this would not be warm enough to wear.
January 5, 2010 at 10:14 am
in the close up, you can see it’s just two pieces of yarn braided together. so it’s knot even crochet.
http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.88894689.jpg
January 5, 2010 at 10:22 am
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January 5, 2010 at 10:24 am
The positive feedback is all from sellers. If you look there, you can sort of preview the treasures she’ll be offering up next, and imagine ‘anything else you can think of’.
http://www.etsy.com/feedback_public.php?user_id=7778168&feedback_type=all
January 5, 2010 at 10:34 am
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January 5, 2010 at 10:37 am
#28 CONT.- SO WE NEED TO BLAME HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR THIS- NOTICE fellow etsy seller’s- I BLAME HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY NOT THE SELLER.
I never thought i would ever say i am so glad to have the mouthy family and honest friends i have- they would never let me take this shit to A-WHOLE-NOTHER LEVEL!!!!
January 5, 2010 at 10:46 am
This is just silly…knot only is it knot a scarf, knot crocheted, and knot stylish or warm, it has knothing to do with Sunshine and the knots are knot even fancy, sailor knots. It is cheap, though, for Regretsy stuff.
January 5, 2010 at 10:47 am
I work harder on items I sell for $6.00. This is just depressing.
January 5, 2010 at 10:53 am
this is exactly the type of garbage my mom made.
Imagine a 12 year old boy with a dentist appointment being forced to carry the worst shit in as a present to the receptionist.
It all makes too much sense.
January 5, 2010 at 10:54 am
“…or anything else you can think of.”
cat toy
January 5, 2010 at 10:55 am
What to make after the cat gets into the yarn.
January 5, 2010 at 10:59 am
Helen, LOL @ “pannots.” From now on, instead of “going commando,” I’ll be wearing my “underpannots.”
January 5, 2010 at 11:11 am
I think I saw some of her other items in those 25 cent plastic egg dispensers at the grocery store.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30448004
January 5, 2010 at 11:12 am
Just because your husband says it looks nice does not mean it’s true.
January 5, 2010 at 11:17 am
@#25 – it’s not braided. It’s a crochet chain. She chained 6 feet of cheap yarn and knotted it in spots and is calling it a scarf? Hoo boy.
January 5, 2010 at 11:32 am
“can be worn as… wall decor…”
So… it’s for wall flowers?
January 5, 2010 at 11:36 am
#25 – you’re right! It’s not crocheted, it’s braided. #38 turtlegirl76 – enlarge the picture of the closeup – it’s totally a flat braid. A chain has more depth. Oh… this makes the whole thing even BETTER!
January 5, 2010 at 11:39 am
I am going to start selling hems.
January 5, 2010 at 11:44 am
Please, CONVO ME and let me know if I can wear this to (yes!) work as well, the water faery scarf would match my astrid spats.
January 5, 2010 at 11:46 am
When is a scarf not a scarf? When it’s a knot scarf. To me, it just looks like you’re giving somebody the tools to strangle you.
January 5, 2010 at 11:55 am
It’s crocheted. At least the part that is most visible around her neck is. But that doesn’t add to the abysmal level of quality.
She’s selling SIX versions of this including “Spring,” “Starburst,” and (argh) “Water Faery.”
A search on the phrase “knot scarf” brings up a lot of ways to knot your scarf, and a good many regular-looking scarves that are capable of being tied in a knot. Nobody else is selling string with knots in it (no surprise).
January 5, 2010 at 11:56 am
To the tune of Stevie Wonder’s Sunshine of my Life:
You made a “Sunshine Knotted Scarf,”
Looks like a braided mess to me.
You want ten bucks? Don’t make me barf!
Who would buy this shit from Etsy?
January 5, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Wall decor? How about ceiling decor? How about a noose? I’d rather that than wear this in public
January 5, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I think one of the cable networks (are you listening A&E?) should launch a new TV series. It could be called Etsy Intervention and a bunch of us could go to a crafter’s basement, er studio, for a craft intervention. If they don’t listen to reason then we could pummel the shit out of them, er I mean show them some tough love. If they still refuse to accept the fact that their “crafts” are just worthless junk then they should be forced to sell on ArtFire.
January 5, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Folks, let’s not get bogged down with deciding between one crap execution of a poorly conceived notion and another execution of that same notion. What we have here is a Tail of Two Shitty(technique)s
/awaits the (well-deserved) downward thumb judgment
January 5, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Where I come from we have a name for this kind of “scarf”…it is called STRING.
January 5, 2010 at 12:09 pm
i for one enjoy going out in public with a tapeworm around my neck.
January 5, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I got nothing witty to say..but I didn’t even notice
the yellow string for sale, I actually thought she
was selling the dress, I swear!
January 5, 2010 at 12:18 pm
I will now use the term “home decor” for when I leave crap laying around the house.
Honestly, she’d get more traffic impregnating that with catnip and selling it as a cat toy.
Now I know what to do with the variable 1/2″ strips of fabric I cut when I straighten out my large pieces to get ready for quilting – they’re “scarves!”
January 5, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Braiding can be tricky. Heck, if that thing were braided, that might be something. I could see it taking a while to braid something that long, and justify the $10 price. But it’s not braided. (I’ll digress now.)
January 5, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I know a garotte when I see one. Even a yellow one.
January 5, 2010 at 12:24 pm
it reminds me of my first attempt at knitting when i made one long chain. I should have made two and sold them as cuff links. That would have been more accurate than this.
January 5, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Helen, I thought of a great belated birthday gift for you. I’m going to make you some pannots. What size are your ankles?
January 5, 2010 at 12:47 pm
@ #55, just make me something I can wear over this horrible hair cut.
January 5, 2010 at 12:52 pm
She forgot to include a disclaimer about the risk of getting strangled by it.
January 5, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I think the proper term for the craft she’s tryin to sell is cro-shit.
Looks like she doesn’t know how to turn the chain and start a new row…
January 5, 2010 at 1:16 pm
“Strangle the shit out of good taste with your very own Sunshine Knot scarf!”
January 5, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Oh, that’s right! This isn’t just a scarf. It can be “wall decor.” Hunh?! Is that like when you throw a spaghetti noodle against the wall to see if it’s al dente?
January 5, 2010 at 1:58 pm
“..hair pieces”. So could Uncle Mortie coil this up and cover his bald spot with this?
January 5, 2010 at 2:07 pm
She’s changed it from a scarf to a lariat. Too bad she can’t change it from ugly to pretty.
January 5, 2010 at 2:29 pm
a fine example of Level 1 crochet. Seriously this is the first thing my friend and I ever crocheted some 10 years ago. We made it super long and wrapped it around our necks a million times and said wonder if we can sell it as a scarf. Who Knew????
January 5, 2010 at 2:30 pm
I called it in #27.
One of her new listings:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30241918
(includes several of the items she bought from other etsy shops to get her positive feedback)
January 5, 2010 at 2:49 pm
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January 5, 2010 at 3:01 pm
I want to learn how to wear wall decor.
January 5, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Things to do Today
1. Choose yarn
2. Crochet 20 foot rope
3. Tie random knots
4. Take a picture
5. List it on Esty as a scarf for $10.00
6. Sit back and admire day’s work
January 5, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Etsy needs to be juried
*ducks*
January 5, 2010 at 3:15 pm
She crumpled under peer pressure and changed the name to a “lariat.” No respect. I admire those who find themselves on Regretsy and go with it:
Hello Denny – love ya!
Butterfly pin chick – you rock!
Scarf > lariat – dork.
January 5, 2010 at 3:18 pm
@ #69 – YES!! I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is and be juried.
January 5, 2010 at 3:44 pm
The categorizing it as a scarf reminds me of the tactic used by many internet sellers, the throw-as-many-adjectives-verbs-and-nouns-as-you-can-into-the-title-to-bring-up-more-search-results-even-if-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-your-actual-product technique. Annoying!!!
January 5, 2010 at 3:56 pm
#64 – If you had only followed your instincts at the time… //shakes head// LOL!
January 5, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I had to look up “lariat”, which I’m sure is an official fashion term. However here is what I found, making this thing (neck accessory) even sillier to me…
1. a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
2. a rope used to picket grazing animals.
January 5, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Dustbunny,
a lariat is a type of necklace that looks like a cord or rope (hence the name) just so a Google image search.
I don’t get wall decor
January 5, 2010 at 4:54 pm
God, Skully, I seriously love you. And Helen.
January 5, 2010 at 5:34 pm
This seller gives “piece of shit” a bad name.
January 5, 2010 at 5:50 pm
#74 When I think of lariats I think of cowboys. I do know it’s a kind of necklace that’s a long chain or string, not connected into a circle – nevertheless, to me lariat => cowboys, prairie, chuck wagon, cattle, six guns, Indians, bandanas, yippee-ki-yi-o
January 5, 2010 at 5:54 pm
lariat? lariat?
yipee ki-yo ki-yay.
January 5, 2010 at 9:21 pm
Lariat? Looks more like a garrote to me.
January 5, 2010 at 9:24 pm
@#76 HG: Together we warm.
January 6, 2010 at 1:42 am
Coming soon-
glufs- 4 crotched wool rings to wear around your fingers, for when gloves are just a little too much! Available in 4 whimsicle pastel colors!
waistlets- Incredible pants including an elastic band embellished with a *vintage* button!! Totes useless and super fun! (actual pants not included)
January 6, 2010 at 6:16 am
I should have saved all those crocheted chains my meemaw taught me how to make when I was 12.
January 6, 2010 at 7:17 am
This might have actually worked – if the presentation was done right…. If you’re going to peddle your crap, at least use a mannequin and some professional-quality photography under a soft white light.
January 6, 2010 at 6:39 pm
I am the world’s worse crocheter. I mean I REALLY suck. I am pretty sure that I can do better than this.
January 7, 2010 at 8:02 am
Well if it doesn’t work as a scarf/lariat thingy you could always go back to it’s original use.
dental floss.
January 7, 2010 at 10:56 am
$10 dollars?
Forget that it’s just a single strand of crocheted yard. She wants $10 for it! TEN DOLLARS.
January 7, 2010 at 3:00 pm
someones not very good @ crocheting, is she??
May 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm
So many uses for this shit. Damn!..
I can give you some more ideas:
-You can commit suicide and hang yourself from the ceiling with it..
-You can wrap it around the base of your D*ck and use it as the so called “Richard Ring” (This woman will probably add the Richard knot for you for an Extra 5$) and so on..
-I have few more ideas, But it’s gonna cost you 2$ for each.. LOL..