tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post4633185944417951390..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: Reporting inKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-44632857327130837902009-03-18T07:15:00.000-07:002009-03-18T07:15:00.000-07:00Oh I love that sock....they are going to be wore o...Oh I love that sock....they are going to be wore often I am sure!<BR/><BR/>Love the shawl!Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385181218337778128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-780974327586006042009-03-14T19:04:00.000-07:002009-03-14T19:04:00.000-07:00And i'm with you on the time change, i was travell...And i'm with you on the time change, i was travelling with a time zone change, then back in time for the time change here. I'm finally starting to feel like I'm not exhausted.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-40563231161158176492009-03-14T18:59:00.000-07:002009-03-14T18:59:00.000-07:00sometimes i knit a project in front of the intende...sometimes i knit a project in front of the intended recipient and just don't say who it is for! Love the socks. I generally make stockinette or very simple socks for my meeting knitting, or times when you can't really see much. those colors you could see almost anywhere! Fun.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-54868238580110878972009-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:002009-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:00The shawl pattern is so beautiful, but I confess t...The shawl pattern is so beautiful, but I confess to loving the really long color runs on the sock. I'm done with white. Outdoors is currently shades of brown, so I'm ready for color!Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-51041816067569154012009-03-13T17:01:00.000-07:002009-03-13T17:01:00.000-07:00Other than the possibility of electrocution, Tilly...Other than the possibility of electrocution, Tilly has the right idea.<BR/><BR/>DST is a scourge. Can't think. Can't get up, can't get to sleep, gah. It actually makes it harder for me since I work until after dark anyway and have to be at work even EARLIER during tax season(yes, I would like a little cheese w/my whine, lol). <BR/><BR/>I love Maggie Righetti's books. <BR/><BR/>Plain knitting is such a godsend! Mindless knitting in front of the TV, at the movies or on the road while keeping everyone safe by sheer willpower....:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-62311670150457003482009-03-13T15:32:00.000-07:002009-03-13T15:32:00.000-07:00When I choose colours I think I don't like for me,...When I choose colours I think I don't like for me, I find I like them as I knit them. I suddenly seem to be buying more orange yarn for myself as a direct result of orange yarn chosen by the kiddo. Good, in that it gets me out of my comfort zone. Bad, in that I have less restraining my yarn gimmees.<BR/><BR/>On the size note, my child's feet are not nearly as small as I think they should be.<BR/><BR/>Shawl is lovely, of course. Shows the pattern so nicely. <BR/><BR/>Maggie is good for breakfast reading. Pattern books don't really cut it.<BR/><BR/>I think I have another professional question for you. One of these I'll get around to composing it. Has to do with the proper use of the term dialect. You have been warned. I won't be surprised if my emails are returned unread in the future. Wait, that's letters. I'll never know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-16830251057925878602009-03-13T10:56:00.000-07:002009-03-13T10:56:00.000-07:00I LOVE that lace pattern in the first picture--I'v...I LOVE that lace pattern in the first picture--I've played with that one a fair bit. And those socks are great fun--cheerful on a beautiful spring day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-78514922485492828742009-03-13T09:46:00.000-07:002009-03-13T09:46:00.000-07:00Oh, hon...give me a plain vanilla stockinette sock...Oh, hon...give me a plain vanilla stockinette sock any day! I don't know what I'd do without them.<BR/>:)<BR/>The Lace is beautiful!<BR/><BR/>(and DST? Whipped mine, too)<BR/>(((hugs)))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-68426732211007023542009-03-13T08:26:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:26:00.000-07:00Oh, and on second thought, perhaps I should clarif...Oh, and on second thought, perhaps I should clarify that "unctuous" is a highly positive adjective for a food person - I am not implying that the shawl is greasy and oily, more that it has the spinal level appeal of something smooth and silky and yes, fatty, at least to this mammal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-77757935149493040612009-03-13T08:22:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:22:00.000-07:001. Tilly has the right idea.2. Completely get wh...1. Tilly has the right idea.<BR/><BR/>2. Completely get what you mean about the beauty of plain knitting.<BR/><BR/>3. Genius idea to buy yarn in colorways you don't go for in order to enable releasing it from your stash.<BR/><BR/>4. The shawl is nearly unctuous in its appeal to me.<BR/><BR/>5. The time change wiped us out, too, though we did appreciate the evening light.<BR/><BR/>6. You might want to reverse the order on these points if you'd like it to correspond to the chronology of the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-22700435033386391872009-03-13T07:13:00.000-07:002009-03-13T07:13:00.000-07:00There is a lot to be said for plain old knitting. ...There is a lot to be said for plain old knitting. And that is why I have so very many garter stitch projects lying around everywhere.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079718216939213627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-77300929559185325412009-03-13T01:17:00.000-07:002009-03-13T01:17:00.000-07:00Tilly looks really comfortable there. What fantat...Tilly looks really comfortable there. What fantatic colours on those socks, no wonder she loves themJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473367240638223881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-34147453894989040212009-03-12T23:45:00.000-07:002009-03-12T23:45:00.000-07:00Tilly looks less "helpful" than Artemis chooses to...Tilly looks less "helpful" than Artemis chooses to be when I'm home. I can't move three feet without having a cat at my heels (or on my papers). It's funny, because you'd expect it more from a dog...<BR/><BR/>Maplewing is coming along nicely; I can imagine that it feels great to have rows getting shorter as you go. Maybe my next lace project will be bottom-up. <BR/><BR/>I've looked at Maggie's book, but haven't bought it yet. It looks like a good one, though. I find opinionated writing funny (though I can't always say the same for opinionated people...). I have Alden Amos' Big Book of Handspinning, and I think his cantankerous opinions are one of my favorite things about the book.EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-15679395046382703932009-03-12T20:39:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:39:00.000-07:00I love those socks and plain knitting was an obvio...I love those socks and plain knitting was an obvious choice!<BR/><BR/>Tilly looks comfy if not exactly productive!<BR/><BR/>Think I want that book myself!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-77118068578425633322009-03-12T19:52:00.000-07:002009-03-12T19:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for the answer on the socks. The reason I ...Thanks for the answer on the socks. The reason I asked is that my heel part was too long on the twisted rib stitch socks and I shortened it a little but it was still too long. Square sounds good.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-33419502743831717252009-03-12T19:34:00.000-07:002009-03-12T19:34:00.000-07:00That sock yarn looks sort of like the toucan-ish c...That sock yarn looks sort of like the toucan-ish colorway I got from Knit One, Crochet Too awhile ago. Yum. Such happy colors! And I love upside down Tilly! Wouldn't it be nice to have some time like that ....Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025212419444729424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-72043512919276425452009-03-12T19:08:00.000-07:002009-03-12T19:08:00.000-07:00I love Maggie Righetti! Nothing wishy washy about...I love Maggie Righetti! Nothing wishy washy about this lady. She speaks her mind. One of my favorite bits is where she talks about deceptive poses for sweater patterns, the kind that conceal the flaws in the design <BR/><BR/>And the socks are gorgeous. Those big chunks of color that flow into each other! Yum.Wool Enoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949051835843038070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-81199560378381213642009-03-12T17:38:00.000-07:002009-03-12T17:38:00.000-07:00I loved Maggie's Knitting in Plain English so I th...I loved Maggie's Knitting in Plain English so I think I'd love this book too. Hmm, my birthday's coming up...<BR/><BR/>The socks are great! I'm looking at the turned heel and it's really nice. How many rows of sl1,k1 do you do and how many stitches do you pick up on the side as you're turning the heel?Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-25599638536621241082009-03-12T16:07:00.000-07:002009-03-12T16:07:00.000-07:00Love the socks for daughter and hope to hear more ...Love the socks for daughter and hope to hear more about the new book.FUZZARELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340378858926874634noreply@blogger.com