Looks like a classic drop shoulder pullover with loose collar, fair isle hearts, and perhaps a textured band. Shouldn’t be too hard to improvise, Mr. Ask.
So, I kind of want to knit this now. I mean, it’s purple, and orange, and it has little pink hearts, and all of those are *good* things!
Just add some more cables and stuff, and it’s all good!
I still have some socks I need to do for now, but I might seriously make a project out of one of my alter ego’s creations in this story arc, just for the fun of having one of them in real life đ
I think that this is the ultimate level of recognition a piece of popular art can get: a pattern published on Ravelry!
The textured band of ‘X’s at the bottom reminds me a bit of Faye Dunaway’s short-sleeved sweater from Bonnie & Clyde, though the rest of the sweater is completely different.
The loose cuffs on the sleeves make me suspect there may actually be some garter stitch in the pattern. The drape suggests itâs knitted in worsted-weight yarn. Given its dubious origins, Iâd expect itâs an inexpensive acrylic like Red Heart Super-Saver, the fiber that would easily withstand your average apocalypse.
OK, I know I posted a reply here, but itâs not here… so here goes… again.
Option A is that the Knitting Ninja is a member of a previous team, and resisted the insanity. The sweaters are actually created by the Cypress herself, lovingly knitted by her own hands, from her own fibers.
Option B: This is indeed VR hell, and all the participants are just brains in jars (sorry, Tip). Theyâre included Tipâs comm link in his VR simulation, and theyâre monitoring the communications between him and Sweetheart. Donât forget, Ira is still obsessed with finding and re-capturing Virginia, and he doesnât much care who he has to use (or what he has to do to them) to get what he wants.
Going with Option A. The man showed up at the door and BING.
Several hours passed: conversations happened, things were done, clothes were exchanged and no one remembers any of it. (Especially mind-wiped are the synthetic copies of team members wearing URNU sweaters and this plot line is going to be wrapped up on 16 December to celebrate Phillip K Dick’s birthday and i am so distrustful of everything where is that explosive collar BING i will go with option A here.)
Reality sucks
Itâs eternally true
What happened to me
Could happen to you
One evening youâre fine,
You know who you are,
But the dawning light shows
Youâre a brain in a jar.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar,
Reality sucks, you know itâs so true
And the worst of it is, thereâs nothing to do
Cause youâre just a brain in a jar.
Your job really sucks
And it sucks to be you
And youâll finally find out
That itâs certainly true
When they pour you out
Itâs not original sin
They just really need
The container youâre in.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar,
Your job sucks, you know itâs so true
And the worst of it is, thereâs nothing to do
Cause youâre just a brain in a jar.
Your lover sucks,
But not in a good way
Romance is a crock
Even if youâre gay
Your intentions were good
Your motives were pure
But the best of the wurst
Is still sausage for sure.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar
Brain in a jar, brain in a jarâŚ
If this sad truth gets under your skin
You donât understand the pickle youâre in
Cause youâre just a brain in a jarâŚ.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar
Brain in a jar, brain in a jarâŚ
Me too, Tip. Especially after learning last week that with enough force a knitting needle can go at least 3.35 inches through skin. (Mundane knitting accident where I sat down, wasn’t careful, and got one stuck in my left buttcheek.)
I was mostly full of adrenaline at the time so mostly it was confusing because I didn’t know that was possible. Also funny in an unfortun-knit way. Friends were crack jokes about it the whole time.
The Cypress is peeking in through the windows, watching the hideous sweater madness spread among the humans, and musing to herself that she really doesn’t need to do anything to remove the human presence in Colma, we’re going to do it to ourselves soon enough.
Skin Horse: When Ugly Sweaters Attack!
I dunno – I’ve seen worse on the rack at JCP! Perhaps it will – ah – grow on him?
Which may very well be how he wound up wearing it in the first place!
Nah, it’s home-knit. The pattern suggests it, but it’s also a poor fit.
Looks like a classic drop shoulder pullover with loose collar, fair isle hearts, and perhaps a textured band. Shouldn’t be too hard to improvise, Mr. Ask.
I’m impressed by your expert analysis. And mildly frightened! đ
So, I kind of want to knit this now. I mean, it’s purple, and orange, and it has little pink hearts, and all of those are *good* things!
Just add some more cables and stuff, and it’s all good!
I still have some socks I need to do for now, but I might seriously make a project out of one of my alter ego’s creations in this story arc, just for the fun of having one of them in real life đ
I think that this is the ultimate level of recognition a piece of popular art can get: a pattern published on Ravelry!
The textured band of ‘X’s at the bottom reminds me a bit of Faye Dunaway’s short-sleeved sweater from Bonnie & Clyde, though the rest of the sweater is completely different.
Little pink hearts? Little pink hearts! LITTLE PINK HEARTS!?!?!!! We only THOUGHT they were in trouble!
GAAAAAAHHH! Little pink hearts!!!!!
The little pink hearts are definitely Cathy-seque.
Never mind Cathy-esque; these look Narbonesque! GAAAHHH!!!
I’d pay money for one.
The loose cuffs on the sleeves make me suspect there may actually be some garter stitch in the pattern. The drape suggests itâs knitted in worsted-weight yarn. Given its dubious origins, Iâd expect itâs an inexpensive acrylic like Red Heart Super-Saver, the fiber that would easily withstand your average apocalypse.
Oh wow, yes! Now I’m wanting to try matching colors to it!
We’ve seen the text on that T-shirt before.
Nevermind, I could have sworn there was a point in Railway Children where the AI there manifested those words, but it seems I was misremembering.
Not an exact match, but http://skin-horse.com/comic/for-a-moment/ is close enough that this is probably Goldbug somehow.
A fascinating surmise! Could Mr. Green’s true concern be finding a way to discern humans from duplicates?
Ah damnit this is a VR sim. They blocked Goldbug from accessing the screens so she got clever and stated using knitting on the avatars.
Yeah, last Friday. And also the guy who was shouting “I am not me” in the one communication Ira picked up.
I wonder what the Eyeball Razor Chimps would think of Peirson’s new duds?
“Ook, ook, eek, ah, ah, ook.” (*throws stuff*)
I’m calling it now. He’s not actually that fast. He’s just a master of disguise.
He didn’t stealthily put a sweater on one of our heroes. He snuck in wearing the sweater and changed his face and voice.
So, how did the color of the sweater change from green to purple?
What part of âmaster of disguiseâ do you not understand?
So, you’re thinking it’s not the same sweater, or perhaps a reversible sweater?
Or a programmable sweater. He could be another Mad scientist from St. Charlie.
Now is Sweater Guy working with/for the biomass, or is he an third (and absurd) player in this game?
(A fourth, I suppose, if you count Tip’s continued contact with the Skin Horse team.)
OK, I know I posted a reply here, but itâs not here… so here goes… again.
Option A is that the Knitting Ninja is a member of a previous team, and resisted the insanity. The sweaters are actually created by the Cypress herself, lovingly knitted by her own hands, from her own fibers.
Option B: This is indeed VR hell, and all the participants are just brains in jars (sorry, Tip). Theyâre included Tipâs comm link in his VR simulation, and theyâre monitoring the communications between him and Sweetheart. Donât forget, Ira is still obsessed with finding and re-capturing Virginia, and he doesnât much care who he has to use (or what he has to do to them) to get what he wants.
Going with Option A. The man showed up at the door and BING.
Several hours passed: conversations happened, things were done, clothes were exchanged and no one remembers any of it. (Especially mind-wiped are the synthetic copies of team members wearing URNU sweaters and this plot line is going to be wrapped up on 16 December to celebrate Phillip K Dick’s birthday and i am so distrustful of everything where is that explosive collar BING i will go with option A here.)
(Looks to side of desk. Sees bowl of walnuts. Screams.)
Brain in a Jar
Reality sucks
Itâs eternally true
What happened to me
Could happen to you
One evening youâre fine,
You know who you are,
But the dawning light shows
Youâre a brain in a jar.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar,
Reality sucks, you know itâs so true
And the worst of it is, thereâs nothing to do
Cause youâre just a brain in a jar.
Your job really sucks
And it sucks to be you
And youâll finally find out
That itâs certainly true
When they pour you out
Itâs not original sin
They just really need
The container youâre in.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar,
Your job sucks, you know itâs so true
And the worst of it is, thereâs nothing to do
Cause youâre just a brain in a jar.
Your lover sucks,
But not in a good way
Romance is a crock
Even if youâre gay
Your intentions were good
Your motives were pure
But the best of the wurst
Is still sausage for sure.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar
Brain in a jar, brain in a jarâŚ
If this sad truth gets under your skin
You donât understand the pickle youâre in
Cause youâre just a brain in a jarâŚ.
Brain in a jar, brain in a jar
Brain in a jar, brain in a jarâŚ
Me too, Tip. Especially after learning last week that with enough force a knitting needle can go at least 3.35 inches through skin. (Mundane knitting accident where I sat down, wasn’t careful, and got one stuck in my left buttcheek.)
I’ve had a hip replaced, and even I don’t want to know what that feels like!
I was mostly full of adrenaline at the time so mostly it was confusing because I didn’t know that was possible. Also funny in an unfortun-knit way. Friends were crack jokes about it the whole time.
Dont tell me, mind control sweaters?
“U R NOT U” seems like a Red Dwarf reference. Wasn’t that the escape trigger in “Better Than Life?”
In the novel, Kryten was burning “U=BTL” and “dying” into Lister’s arms.
Oh, that’s right.
I could have sworn “U R NOT U” is in something I’ve seen before though. Maybe my failure to remember is proof that this is a VR sim.
I wonder when the rest of the crew are going to notice Tip’s collar? That’ll be an interesting scene…
The Cypress is peeking in through the windows, watching the hideous sweater madness spread among the humans, and musing to herself that she really doesn’t need to do anything to remove the human presence in Colma, we’re going to do it to ourselves soon enough.
Wait. I thought they were in Carbondale.
Really? (*sigh*) This webcomic needs a map.