Just an FYI, I DO NOT agree with Camden.
on April 6, 2012 at 8:56 amHello everyone! Sorry if I’ve been quiet on the blog for awhile, life has been uber busy and I’ve been doing my best to keep this comic updated while simultaneously working on Horror Town(which you will see a post about here soon, by the way!)
When it came to releasing today’s comic, I’ll be honest, I was already a little worried that it might get taken the wrong way. People tend to associate the main character in most web-comics with the author. I was worried people might think that Camden’s opinions are MY opinions as well. They are NOT. I have received a comment this morning from a lovely reader who was hurt and offended by what Camden had said in today’s strip and so I thought I would re-post my reply here for anyone who cares to hear it.
“I am so sorry if you took this personally! Camden’s opinion is NOT my own and, while I don’t crochet myself, I have several friends who do and I have always really admired the craft(There’s a blog post on the site I did awhile back about this. http://worstedforwear.com/?p=66 )
The reason Camden doesn’t like crocheting is because she tried it before she took up knitting and had a hard time with it. Camden is going on an emotional journey to become a better and more open-minded person. This story-line is just the beginning of it. My characters are sometimes going to do or say the wrong thing because they are flawed people and have lessons to learn. Camden gives up on things to easily and tends to be very dismissive. Ellie tends to be too reliant on others. Adele is shy and a bit over-stressed. JoAnn tends to hold on to personal vendettas.
If I insulted you or anyone else in the crocheting community, then I humbly and profusely apologize. Camden is not me. She has a LOT to learn, not only of acceptance but with patience as well. And trust me, the crocheting group in the strip is full of wonderful people in their own right who will get “revenge” on Camden for these statements.”
Thank you for your time.
And if today’s comic hurt the feelings of anyone else out there today, then I am truly sorry. This strip is just a small part of a larger story and the crocheters will get their come-uptance. In the meantime *Cyber-hugs*
Rachael
In the words of the playwright William Congreve, “it were very hard that a painter should be believed to resemble all the ugly faces that he draws.”
This kind of misunderstanding has plagued storytellers for centuries and I thought this quote might help you feel a little more confidence, because you’re not alone. Fear of censure can be daunting, but hopefully you won’t let it keep you from exploring interesting but “touchy” topics, especially when they relate to prejudices that people have encountered (and may yet encounter) in reality.
I manage a yarn shop and Cam is definitely not the only person with that attitude so I can totally see why you would work that into a story line. There is a definite “knit snobbery” that happens with some people. I knit and crochet and have seen it in a few customers as well as in shops that I have frequented prior to the opening of our shop. I took the story line for face value and love the pay back that is being given! It’s hilarious. Good work and I look forward to every new installment of Worsted for Wear.
Someone on the internet was offended by something someone they’ve never met said?! Say it ain’t so!
That’s life.
But I addressed the offended readers problems and everything is cool now. 
A belated welcome to the Internet. There is nothing that is so innocuous that someone, somewhere, won’t respond to it in high dudgeon (meanwhile, something you might mean to be provocative will fall with a baffling clunk. Twenty-five years of newspaper cartooning and I’m still surprised by what gets a response and what doesn’t). But you’re handling it right, and you might make a few friends along the way. By O’The way, the art and writing on your strip is fantastic, utterly fantastic.
Awwww. Thank you!:D
That definitely makes me feel much better about reading this comic. I commented before about Cam’s distaste for crochet and felt a little hurt since crochet is actually the craft that got me started on knitting in the first place.
I can switch and create with both crafts equally well so I can’t say I was too hurt since the pro-knitting message was also giving me a tiny smidgen of an ego-boost. XD
Anyway, great work. I can’t wait to read more!
Perhaps a stronger character that crochets something other than amigarumi. The world of fiber is so varied. Also what would Cam do with a weaver or a machine knitter. Those folks don’t often get much fiber love from needle knitters either.
Hey Kim, the crocheters in the strip don’t just knit Amigarumi. That was just a stunt they pulled to creep Camden out. Marie has made Hats and blankets before in the strip and I’ll sometimes have her wearing shawls or shrugs that one could assume she made. Plus, we will be finding more out about the crocheting group later on.
As to what Camden would react to….she already reacted to one of her friends spinning, but Camden is resistant to most new things and since an admonishment/teasing by Ellie she has decided it’s fine. That said, if someone told her that weaving was a fantastic way to use up a lot of her stash really quickly, I’d bet she’d take it up right away.
The whole storyline in question was about Camden seeing Knitters and crocheters like being the sharks and the jets or the Capulets and the Montagues. If you noticed, however, in one of the more recent storylines Camden has taken up crochet. She’s becoming more open-minded and will be more willing to try the next craft that comes along now that she realizes she doesn’t have to just knit OR crochet. She can do both.