tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post3886647428635829407..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: It's MondayKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-70920158631642351792008-04-22T20:31:00.000-07:002008-04-22T20:31:00.000-07:00I don't know why Monday always comes as such a sur...I don't know why Monday always comes as such a surprise, but it does, doesn't it? At least you're on the home stretch...you can make three weeks! <BR/><BR/>I'm all for eyeballing it, but on a 9 st/in sweater? That might be tempting fate. I think I'd measure. And swatch. And I should probably go take my temperature, saying things like that...EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-33719535076372202542008-04-22T19:46:00.000-07:002008-04-22T19:46:00.000-07:00Go for the surefire. I think laceweight can be mo...Go for the surefire. I think laceweight can be more difficult to frog if you've knit a whole sweater with stitches that small. Plus you can't really get more of it easily if you run out...Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858229995977474385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-55254194667976702532008-04-22T16:53:00.000-07:002008-04-22T16:53:00.000-07:00I think Juno might be right, but I do like that ya...I think Juno might be right, but I do like that yarn and I want to see you knit it up. I think the only answer is for you to buy a niddy noddy.<BR/><BR/>I can't remember the last part of The Poisonwood Bible; what happened? I do tend to forget the ends of books but I remember being disappointed and relieved by the end of Prodigal Summer; relieved because I didn't want it to end badly, and disappointed because I thought it was soppy.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-13270481777507542902008-04-22T10:55:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:55:00.000-07:00Aberlady is gorgeous, but be careful - it IS a spo...Aberlady is gorgeous, but be careful - it IS a sport weight yarn KNIT to that gauge (maybe even a DK, have to look it up), not a lace weight yarn. And a wool silk blend for drape.<BR/><BR/>Swatch for serious. Lots.<BR/><BR/>Also be careful of the icelandic laceweight - that's a single isn't it? You're going to get a very different texture that the picture, which is a discontinued yarn, but I'm betting a three-ply. <BR/><BR/>I'm such a downer, aren't I? Sorry about that. I've been staring at that sweater for years and think it will be very unforgiving of the wrong yarn choice.Junohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817076179408532919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-49849171032627808172008-04-22T08:36:00.000-07:002008-04-22T08:36:00.000-07:00That yarn is gorgeous, but I'm much too timid for ...That yarn is gorgeous, but I'm much too timid for the "eyeballing it" method! I think I'd have to do the measuring, weighing, and arithmetic process (plus, I love little math problems like that!). <BR/><BR/>Good luck with finals and the end of the year. I always had a feeling that finals were probably (almost) equally stressful and definitely equally relieving for professors as they were for students. :)Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684143805325866206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-28282397523502383012008-04-22T05:46:00.000-07:002008-04-22T05:46:00.000-07:00Sounds like you did have a wonderful weekend!!!(((...Sounds like you did have a wonderful weekend!!!<BR/>(((hugs)))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-55034760194196685662008-04-21T20:52:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:52:00.000-07:00By all means, measure and weigh a few ounces then ...By all means, measure and weigh a few ounces then do the math - it'll be worth the time, for sure.<BR/><BR/>Only three weeks left of school! The best part, so it seems to me, is that the girls will still have a couple more weeks of school. Weeks to call your own. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-36583206969732656532008-04-21T18:59:00.000-07:002008-04-21T18:59:00.000-07:00Oh, man, if you are going to knit Aberlady, you wa...Oh, man, if you are going to knit Aberlady, you want to be sure you have enough yarn. Definitely do the weighing and calculating. It just isn't a sweater meant for 3/4 sleeves, I'm thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-75307542736770387812008-04-21T10:47:00.000-07:002008-04-21T10:47:00.000-07:00I do love that Icelandic yarn. And what a good str...I do love that Icelandic yarn. And what a good strategy you've devised! Don't worry, you have a math lifeline if you need it.<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Three weeks until finals! Yay! (I know what you mean about the research--I am supposed to put together a panel and my own contribution thereto ... by June 15th, for a conference in early Oct. I don't know if I can think that fast.)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025212419444729424noreply@blogger.com