From jan_metzger@prodigy.com Tue Oct 8 19:58:32 1996 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 21:01:27, -0500 From: MRS JAN S METZGER To: emily@woolworks.org Subject: HOT DAMN Thought you might like some more info on the Hot Damn..since it is the one I did maybe fifteen years ago and I put on the Prodigy Knitting topic maybe four years ago. I had gone into one of the high end local department stores, and there laying in the home decorating department were these wonderful afghans...all these great yarns, hairy things, and, and, and! AND? A PRICE TAG OF TWELVE HUNDRED AND UP. Being of small mind, and even smaller budget...pretended to look at it..."checking the quality" you see..and sticking the pattern in my brain...ran outside, and wrote it down..did a couple of modifications and voila..HOT DAMN I DID NOT SPEND MORE THAN A GRAND FOR THIS AFGHAN..and hundreds, and hundreds of them have been made since. The pattern has been on the topic of Knitting on Prodigy for more than four years..without a break. I did NOT copyright the pattern..NOT MY INTENTION..just wanted to share something with the knitting world...gee..would have been rich by now huh? HG!!!! Have seen many versions since, but still like MINE the best. HG! SO? NOW YOU KNOW...and yes..you CAN use my name if you would like...IT HAS BEEN ON THE PRODIGY BOARD AS FROM ME...FEEL FREE!!!! "JAN", VILLAGE YARN, SWEATER AND NEEDLEART COMPANY, FALLBROOK, CALIFORNIA... PROUD TO HAVE BEEN KNITTING FOR 56 YEARS THIS YEAR....Argh! And I am only 39...Hmmmmmmmm! Nice page...