Shoshana nearly had a heart attack last Friday when she received an hour’s notice before local CBC online and interactive reporter Theresa Lalonde showed up at our house with a charming cameraman. Thankfully she has a policy never to primp, or she wouldn’t have had time to get ready. I, on the other hand, do primp. It was a frenzy.
Also? It was hilarious and fun. And kinda cool to be on the evening news a mere three days after we launched this project. As I told my grandmother to her delight, we didn’t even have to get arrested.
CBC doesn’t allow you to embed their videos (silly CBC), but you can watch the two-minute clip here (hopefully it won’t disappear in a few days). And After you’ve watched the clip, send some happy vibes to Theresa for creating one of the few crafts-related news segments I’ve ever seen that didn’t diminish the topic with cutesy back-handed compliments or cliches. And more than that, she totally grokked it, so if you’re a little confused about what Mighty Ugly is, watching the clip should clear some things up.
(Note: There is no contest, and it’s not about knitting.)
7 comments
skamama - April 12, 2010
That is SO AWESOME!!
blondechicken - April 12, 2010
Hey! That's my yarn (knit into a hat) on the table! So exciting! (so glad it wasn't used as an example of “ugly”!)
Uh, also – Congratulations! You look and sound excellent!
Kim Werker - April 12, 2010
Ha! No, of course it's not ugly! When they came to do the taping, we
gathered handmade things from around the house and piled them onto the
existing pile to add more interest. So now your yarn's been on the Vancouver
evening news. :)
skamama - April 12, 2010
That is SO AWESOME!!
blondechicken - April 12, 2010
Hey! That's my yarn (knit into a hat) on the table! So exciting! (so glad it wasn't used as an example of “ugly”!)
Uh, also – Congratulations! You look and sound excellent!
Kim Werker - April 12, 2010
Ha! No, of course it's not ugly! When they came to do the taping, we
gathered handmade things from around the house and piled them onto the
existing pile to add more interest. So now your yarn's been on the Vancouver
evening news. :)
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