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Look!: Knit Pendant at Michele Varian

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Friday evening closer. SKGR adores this. Hanging in the window at Michele Varian on Crosby Street is an odd creation: a simple, rounded white pendant with a knit top. Very Etsy and knit modern, don't you think? However, rather than buy it, she's working on finding a pendant and knitting her own cozy.

 
 

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OMG ... this SO reminds me of what my roommate did in 1976, crocheting white cozies for her red table lamps, the shades of which were shaped just like this! They even had white fringe hanging down. La plus ca change ...

posted by Jane on 2007-11-16 23:02:57
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Hmmm... this is really a neat idea, but it looks very sloppily and unevenly knit. Is that just the pic, or is that how it is? Love the concept, not sure about the execution in this case.

posted by TinyLady on 2007-11-17 00:19:39
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Totally diggin' the wallpaper.

posted by nazrd on 2007-11-17 04:30:00
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this lamp is by perch! design and available all over the country. check out the whole line of work, it's lovely.

http://www.perchdesign.net/lighting_eleanor_pendant_light.html

posted by anonymous720 on 2007-11-17 04:32:14
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I try not to be negative, but this is truly ghastly

posted by JonathanB on 2007-11-17 08:23:12
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JonathanB got it in one.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on 2007-11-17 09:49:28
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horrible & would get so dusty.

posted by alexis on 2007-11-17 11:03:41
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oh, cool. thanks for the link to perch!

posted by theambershow on 2007-11-17 11:56:11
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I've been in the store, and it has some nice stuff, probably better than the pic indicates. Out of my price range, though, unfortunately.

posted by Steverino on 2007-11-17 13:41:24
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Knit modern??? You've got to be kidding. Sorry. I find it ridiculously cutesy.

posted by BB on 2007-11-17 18:03:13
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Seems very 60's hippy to me. Is macramae (sp?) the next trend?

posted by jimkk on 2007-11-17 23:01:34
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Ugh, the pic in the link looks equally poorly knit! I don't understand how this can cost so much and look so shoddy. This looks like it was somebody's very first knitting project. The idea kind of reminds me of the little knit candle holders Anthropologie had last year, except those were super cute and this is fugs.

posted by TinyLady on 2007-11-18 02:39:05
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I'm afraid of a fire hazard here, but it also just kind of bothers me that it looks like it would be impossible to keep clean, and the line of it reminds me of some kind of oxidation instead of something clean.

posted by Curtis on 2007-11-19 10:02:27
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I don't understand why a pendant lamp needs a sweater. Is it going to get cold? It's a friggin lamp! The knitting is purposeless and adds no asthetics. How much does this thing cost? I'm willing to bet it sells for some outrageous price.

If I saw this lamp (or ANYTHING like it) in someone's home, I would be inclined to seriously ask them why.

posted by orangejuce on 2007-11-19 11:11:32
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The wallpaper, AND the other lamp in the window.

I'm not feeling the lamp cozy.

posted by greer on 2007-11-19 11:21:10
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FYI the wallpaper is from neisha crosland...

http://www.neishacrosland.com/main.html

posted by addy on 2007-11-19 11:32:29
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Thanks Addy. Those are quite out of my price range, but so beautiful, it's a pleasure to look at the website. She has a wonderful feel for color.

posted by greer on 2007-11-19 11:43:18
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