Comments on: New standard industry size: FAT http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/2009/04/03/new-standard-industry-size-fat Knit in a New York Minute Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marie http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/2009/04/03/new-standard-industry-size-fat/comment-page-2#comment-39095 Marie Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:02:11 +0000 http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/?p=853#comment-39095 I will not knit or use another lion-brand anything until this size-terrorist is sacked. Full stop. I will not knit or use another lion-brand anything until this size-terrorist is sacked. Full stop.

]]> By: sharon http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/2009/04/03/new-standard-industry-size-fat/comment-page-2#comment-38346 sharon Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:48:21 +0000 http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/?p=853#comment-38346 As a plus size knitter I've never understood why I've been treated with snobbishness when shopping at yarn stores. I must point out that it's the rare exception rather than the rule; I frequent many of the shops in my local area. The owners and staff know me and treat me as a valued customer. However, the times I have been given the brush-off stay with me; I wish I'd had the courage to tell them "you just missed out on a $150.00 sale; have a nice day." The snobs, and ignorant Patty, are missing something very important and obvious: plus size knitters BUY MORE YARN. If they can afford to discriminate against us/marginalize us/piss us off in this economy, who knows maybe they're well enough off they don't need to be selling yarn in the first place?! They should freakin' scatter rose petals before us... As a plus size knitter I’ve never understood why I’ve been treated with snobbishness when shopping at yarn stores. I must point out that it’s the rare exception rather than the rule; I frequent many of the shops in my local area. The owners and staff know me and treat me as a valued customer. However, the times I have been given the brush-off stay with me; I wish I’d had the courage to tell them “you just missed out on a $150.00 sale; have a nice day.”

The snobs, and ignorant Patty, are missing something very important and obvious: plus size knitters BUY MORE YARN. If they can afford to discriminate against us/marginalize us/piss us off in this economy, who knows maybe they’re well enough off they don’t need to be selling yarn in the first place?!

They should freakin’ scatter rose petals before us…

]]> By: Karen http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/2009/04/03/new-standard-industry-size-fat/comment-page-2#comment-38097 Karen Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:53:16 +0000 http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/?p=853#comment-38097 What an idiotic woman! I hope she realizes that she has alienated at least half of her customers!!! What an idiotic woman! I hope she realizes that she has alienated at least half of her customers!!!

]]> By: Maven http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/2009/04/03/new-standard-industry-size-fat/comment-page-2#comment-36097 Maven Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:13:07 +0000 http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/?p=853#comment-36097 Rosi, Thank you for posting this. I myself have had my "dealings with" (albeit via email) which left me with a bad taste in my mouth. We were discussing this very topic this weekend at the WIPs Wrestlemania & Tour De Fleece party I hosted. We all were shocked and appalled. <a href="http://intheloopnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-not-rewarding-rudeness-bias.html" rel="nofollow">I've linked back to your (this) blog post, btw.</a> Yours in fabulosity, Maven Rosi,

Thank you for posting this.

I myself have had my “dealings with” (albeit via email) which left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

We were discussing this very topic this weekend at the WIPs Wrestlemania & Tour De Fleece party I hosted. We all were shocked and appalled.

I’ve linked back to your (this) blog post, btw.

Yours in fabulosity,
Maven

]]> By: Linda http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/2009/04/03/new-standard-industry-size-fat/comment-page-2#comment-35838 Linda Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:07:29 +0000 http://rosi-g.com/soapyknitter/?p=853#comment-35838 I'm just reading this now, months later after finding a link on Ravelry. Amazing! Completely inappropriate to name smaller sizes as sizes, but group all XL and up into one size called FAT! Calling a huge range of sizes FAT is not precise and is incorrect, even if you take the emotion out of this issue. They were giving guidance on fit, so precision is key. I’m just reading this now, months later after finding a link on Ravelry. Amazing! Completely inappropriate to name smaller sizes as sizes, but group all XL and up into one size called FAT! Calling a huge range of sizes FAT is not precise and is incorrect, even if you take the emotion out of this issue. They were giving guidance on fit, so precision is key.

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