tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post4080702483720587183..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: PhthbbbtKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-71223317853634253922008-10-17T19:06:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:06:00.000-07:00I think you have a really good thing going, but yo...I think you have a really good thing going, but you might want to check the child labor laws. We know your interest in increasing your stash. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and (calmly stated), what are you doing, Jocelyn?<BR/><BR/>Our new dishwasher (which we also have yet to run) says hi to your new washing machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-78940561980550367882008-10-15T22:56:00.000-07:002008-10-15T22:56:00.000-07:00yeah, i didn't have columbus day off either. and b...yeah, i didn't have columbus day off either. and besides the natives, if the holiday was for the first european discoverers, what about leif eriksson?the boogeyman's wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691992741942833266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-41044077314290585092008-10-15T11:23:00.000-07:002008-10-15T11:23:00.000-07:00You can tell them I have been spinning for fourtee...You can tell them I have been spinning for fourteen years and I have never yet mastered a drop spindle. They are ahead of me.<BR/><BR/>As for knitting faster, on the very rare occasions when I've had a yarn problem like that, I've tended to knit slower and have a hard time making myself face knitting it, for fear of disappointment at being unable to finish. So I don't finish, till I make myself realize how stupid that is. Haven't ever actually run out yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-38075497446002569222008-10-14T22:45:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:45:00.000-07:00Ohhhhh, Gryphon's fiber is so pretty, and your spi...Ohhhhh, Gryphon's fiber is so pretty, and your spinning looks perfect for socks. The silk with merino would make durable socks, I should think.<BR/><BR/>We got a bells and whistle front loaders last year. Yes, leave the door ajar between loads. At first Ed kept wanting to shut it but I think he's finally trained. The one bummer is that I haven't figured out how to use the washer for felting.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful that the girls are taking to spindling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-64402543156251898362008-10-14T20:34:00.000-07:002008-10-14T20:34:00.000-07:00But maybe they'll help enhance YOUR stash. As in,...But maybe they'll help enhance YOUR stash. As in, Mummy, do you want this roving? I don't want it anymore! The colors are SO last year." Really, though, spinning is great bonding time for the girls.<BR/><BR/>I usually eye the yarn and guesstimate the amound I'll need and even if I think I'm going to run out, I doggedly continue to knit away at it. I kinda pull on the yarn, thinking I can stretch out a few more yards.<BR/><BR/>I worked yesterday. Drank coffee AND tea. Finished reading a Newberry Award winner titled "The Slave Dancer" which broke my heart and reminded me AGAIN how much I hate slavery and any kind of cruelty.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-21050159773271780452008-10-14T18:57:00.000-07:002008-10-14T18:57:00.000-07:00I do the "Race the Yarn to the End so I Won't Run ...I do the "Race the Yarn to the End so I Won't Run Out". Doesn't everyone? Sometimes it even works. <BR/><BR/>Pretty socks! <BR/><BR/>I had to work too. Holidays? What are those? If it wasn't for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I wouldn't get any.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-19173318460176310692008-10-14T17:44:00.000-07:002008-10-14T17:44:00.000-07:00I didn't get the day off either. Bummer. They'll...I didn't get the day off either. Bummer. They'll have to have their own stash. You should have them knit it before they get more to slow them down. I love the socks. Very very pretty.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858229995977474385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-4027218420627587292008-10-14T17:40:00.000-07:002008-10-14T17:40:00.000-07:00We got one of those washers, and my husband told m...We got one of those washers, and my husband told me how important is was to leave the door open when not in use so it dried out and didn't get moldy. I scoffed, but did it anyway. Now I've read about the mold problem in several places, so leave the door open, Dave. And I had to work today, too.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-76647071140444971172008-10-14T17:08:00.000-07:002008-10-14T17:08:00.000-07:00I LOVE MY SOCKS!!!!! Thank you again for knitting...I LOVE MY SOCKS!!!!!<BR/><BR/> Thank you again for knitting for me.<BR/> You think the colors are pretty on this yarn, just wait until you start in on the Joseph's Coat it's my favorite.<BR/> Wish I could have had a ritta for you, but alas I had to work at the bakery today....could have made for some interesting cheesecakes...<BR/><BR/>Cheryl <^..^>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-79425662073894090442008-10-14T15:10:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:10:00.000-07:00really love the socks.my hubby was home yesterday!...really love the socks.<BR/><BR/>my hubby was home yesterday! we toasted you with a glass of mojito!adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944809620954776547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-58566786180897632612008-10-14T12:52:00.000-07:002008-10-14T12:52:00.000-07:00They'll have to have their OWN stash...lololYou as...They'll have to have their OWN stash...<BR/>lolol<BR/>You asked for it.<BR/>:)<BR/>Socks are so cool..and remember one person who had Monday off? Little ol' Me? I worked all day, too! Just off from the full-time job...so I could work on the part-time businesses...<BR/>(((hugs)))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-63574473977579570492008-10-14T11:35:00.000-07:002008-10-14T11:35:00.000-07:00a day OFF?? where? hahaha.LOVE the socks and i'm s...a day OFF?? where? hahaha.<BR/><BR/>LOVE the socks and i'm so jealous of your talented daughters; i never got the hang of spindle spinning myself . . .<BR/><BR/>and excuse me, but that new spinning you are doing looks like sock weight to me!knitspot annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261226333872796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-66070458991581939992008-10-14T08:15:00.000-07:002008-10-14T08:15:00.000-07:00I didn't get the day off, but I was hoping to fini...I didn't get the day off, but I was hoping to finish my work early. Hah. They were replacing the furnace, so instead of getting in early, I had to wait until late and get to bed later. yawwwwwn<BR/><BR/>"Dressing up like the Pinta"! Ha! That gave me a laugh.<BR/><BR/>I love the sock yarn, and I, too, have a new high tech washer with a bunch of little lights that glow in the dark when it is running. Too bad they don't make steam punk washers, that's all I can say.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-31951857871841698932008-10-14T07:31:00.000-07:002008-10-14T07:31:00.000-07:00I think your spinning is purty darn good! Are you ...I think your spinning is purty darn good! Are you ready for some merino/angora blends to spin??? Let me know and I will gift you with some.FUZZARELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340378858926874634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-3418438197746800182008-10-14T06:08:00.000-07:002008-10-14T06:08:00.000-07:00You're NOT the only 'one', I do not lie.Congrats a...You're NOT the only 'one', I do not lie.<BR/>Congrats at the new washer. I hope it shuts up for you :^)<BR/>I read several articles about the Native American's view on Columbus Day yesterday. They didn't surprise me and I understood completely.<BR/>LOVE those socks! I hear you about the stripes, I also love the shadow stripes you're getting.<BR/>Hee... spindling daughters. I'd be putting a lock on my stash closet door and encouraging them to create their own stash. <BR/>Hi, my name is Marianne and I'm a wool/fibre/yarn pig. :^)Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-78728898352049312312008-10-13T21:36:00.000-07:002008-10-13T21:36:00.000-07:00Those socks look so soft and warm! You definitely ...Those socks look so soft and warm! You definitely need more of that yarn. <BR/><BR/>The spinning is absolutely beautiful, too. I love the colors, and I envy the fineness of the spinning. Someday I will get there, but for now I am still firmly in the uneven and chunky stages. =)<BR/><BR/>Hope you enjoyed your working from home day, if not a day off (sometimes I find that the two are eerily interchangeable...).EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-2722053099229585802008-10-13T19:49:00.000-07:002008-10-13T19:49:00.000-07:00I think lots of us "knit faster"!Congrats on the n...I think lots of us "knit faster"!<BR/>Congrats on the new washer and the new spinners - maybe they can accumulate their own stashes ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-42032798842139599942008-10-13T18:58:00.000-07:002008-10-13T18:58:00.000-07:00We had our holiday weekend last weekend but it com...We had our holiday weekend last weekend but it comes in the middle of spring break so what good is that?<BR/><BR/>I love the sock yarn and I know you aren't the only one who knits faster to beat the end of the yarn. I could name a few bloggers...Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-8897284229579958872008-10-13T17:16:00.000-07:002008-10-13T17:16:00.000-07:00AND letting them wear your clothes. I'm with you. ...AND letting them wear your clothes. I'm with you. (plus, I did <B>not</B> have a margarita today)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025212419444729424noreply@blogger.com