Happy July 4th everyone!
Remember, every year thousands of accidents occur due to crocheting while also holding sparklers in your teeth.
Yes, it’s festive but it’s also quite dangerous. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Being Both Patriotic And Women Of The South, This Is Exactly What Kimberly And I Will Be Wearing Today.
July 4, 2006 by Mary & Kimberly
20 Responses
OH My Good Gawd….
It looks like the fire works were happening under her dress. I wonder if this comes in my size?
one of many sweet memories of my mother – she crocheted me a Barbie evening dress when I was 7 or 8. It was white and strapless.
And then she lined it.
Because we wouldn’t want anyone to be looking at Barbie’s legs.
Oh my goodness, I wish I had the yarn and the time to whip up a 4th of July dress like this. Why didn’t you print this last week so I could make one for myself in time for the 4th!? I would wear it all week!!
Now I will have to make it in burnt orange and antique gold for Labor Day, and wave a stuffed, trussed turkey instead of the flag…
I think that Barbie wore skirts that large to keep Ken at bay. Either that, or she has a different fella hidden under that skirt. She is wide-eyed and smiling — as if she just got a pleasant surprise!
I strongly suspect that Barbie has no legs; there is absolutely no way to tell. Besides, it would not do her any good to be ambulatory, because she’d never fit through any normal door with that thing.
So, assuming that there are no legs, just what is under there? I’m thinking either a missle silo or the Great Pyramid…
And the truely festive way to celebrate is to knit something appropriate (like a dollar bill cozy) WITH the sparklers; I recommend, though, knitting with the end that is not lit on fire, unless you like to live in the fast lane of life.
Oh, and I think a rather neat display could be arranged with the Fourth of July Barbie and her Circus Tent skirt, a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke, and a roll of Mentos.
I do like the hat. The fair of skined Barbie folk need to protect their delicate complexion.
Looks like a good way to disguise eating one too many hot dogs, or whatever it is that you guys eat on 4th of July!
I wonder if the colours could be changed into Green and Gold? *ponders*
No wonder Barbie had that goofy smile; there’s room under that dress half a platoon of GI Joes (all of whom are there given that she’s doing her patriotic duty – she’s provided them with a tent you dirty minded people). It is of course worth noting that there is no Canadian equivalent of that pattern. Well maybe a crocheted miniskirt would be sufficient.
Finally! A cozy for those double-sized rolls of charmin!
Usually it’s extreme tattoing, facial piercings or thickly applied black eyeliner — but some women just have their own, unique way of saying “Don’t get too close to me. I need my space.”
Granted, this way makes getting through doors harder…
How come we never see Barbie wearing a full burqua? no wonder she is viewed as a tool of imperial Western dominance (but one with a really cute face).
Wow! Is this for hiding one of those industrial-sized toilet paper rolls you see in public bathrooms? Buy in bulk!
I think this is really Ken in drag.
That skirt reminds me of the dome on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. I think it might be part of a “Buildings of the National Mall” fashion series. The Washington Monument dress is probably a nice tasteful white sleeveless sheath dress, but I would really hate to see what the Lincoln Memorial dress looks like with all those columns.
That’s not a dress, it’s Barbie, the one-woman float! Just wheel her out the door and point her at the parade.
oh jeez, here in canada we have no such luck. unless… do you think this’d work in red & white! there is hope!
The fun part comes when one crochets using acrylic yarn and it comes in contact with the business end of the sparklers. Even more exciting is explaining to the dentist why you have a yard of navy blue crud melted onto your teeth.
Patriotic indeed.
Kathryn wrote:
“How come we never see Barbie wearing a full burqua? no wonder she is viewed as a tool of imperial Western dominance (but one with a really cute face).”
What! You have not heard of Taliban Barbie? Infidels!
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/bltalibanbarbie.htm
Too bad that burka (or however it’s spelled) isn’t crocheted or macraméd, so we could all make one in patriotic colors!