tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post5451724155803446524..comments2023-09-27T01:23:35.214-07:00Comments on Knitting Linguist - The Year of the Magpie: Progress on the listKnitting Linguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289230533275408343noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-47647026696416635292008-12-29T05:15:00.000-08:002008-12-29T05:15:00.000-08:00Yes, I've done it. I gave my mother a sleeveless s...Yes, I've done it. I gave my mother a sleeveless sweater [we call them 'vests'] for her birthday with all the ends hanging off it and no button band! I finished it before she went home a few days later and she's still wearing it. She is, after all, a knitter!<BR/><BR/>PS My word verification was 'stent': a word I'd never heard until my father had one inserted a few years ago! Serendipity indeed!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-35491594448340809362008-12-23T19:56:00.000-08:002008-12-23T19:56:00.000-08:00your swirl scarf is really lovely! well done!your swirl scarf is really lovely! well done!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294113362182501855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-72162989763189939482008-12-18T09:15:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:15:00.000-08:00I've wrapped half-knit gifts several times and pre...I've wrapped half-knit gifts several times and presented them. It's always worked out well. Keep in mind that non-knitters will expected to see the finished product soon. That's some great knitting you have going on over there!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079718216939213627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-7458028109549178312008-12-18T06:26:00.000-08:002008-12-18T06:26:00.000-08:00yes your list of things to do this week is crazy, ...yes your list of things to do this week is crazy, but I have faith in you! Love all the projects. The swirl scarf is really really cool.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858229995977474385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-39133300676231457622008-12-17T19:30:00.000-08:002008-12-17T19:30:00.000-08:00Go you! The scarf is beautiful!Go you! The scarf is beautiful!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532734471654743459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-5023785282324125602008-12-17T11:07:00.000-08:002008-12-17T11:07:00.000-08:00oh. Yes. I've gifted a gift and taken it back to f...oh. Yes. I've gifted a gift and taken it back to finish it...not knitting, but cross-stitch.<BR/><BR/>Hmm...they never got the gift as I never finished it (but it was only one of many my 9 year-old daughter got that year, I'm sure she never missed it!)<BR/>:)Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-33749990496367659882008-12-17T11:04:00.000-08:002008-12-17T11:04:00.000-08:00Knit, knitted, KNAT?OMG...I'm hysterical over here...Knit, knitted, KNAT?<BR/>OMG...I'm hysterical over here...<BR/>GREAT job! btw - more handknits done than I've come close to...<BR/>(((hugs)))Nana Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-7620885071975639012008-12-16T19:51:00.000-08:002008-12-16T19:51:00.000-08:00Wow, that IS a lot of progress! That swirl scarf i...Wow, that IS a lot of progress! That swirl scarf is fabulous looking. <BR/><BR/>Mutant hands, it's such a sad affliction. And coupled with that wingspan of his........well, he's a lucky man to have found you. <BR/><BR/>Eight days until the 25th. Plenty of time. Huff some yarn fumes. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-42553535841445089662008-12-16T18:53:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:53:00.000-08:00That's a lot of progress! Congratulations! End of ...That's a lot of progress! Congratulations! End of quarter relief and yarn fumes are a dangerous combination, but it looks like you've managed just fine. I really like the swirl scarf...I'm so tempted to cast on right now!EGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941668303286640744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-2697286480271866622008-12-16T17:20:00.000-08:002008-12-16T17:20:00.000-08:00Do you knit with a bucket of ice water at your sid...Do you knit with a bucket of ice water at your side, into which you can plunge your red hot needles occasionally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-10488096647338250352008-12-16T15:13:00.000-08:002008-12-16T15:13:00.000-08:00That swirl scarf is stupendous! ::off to look at t...That swirl scarf is stupendous! ::off to look at the rav page for it::M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-78546938801677030022008-12-16T14:36:00.000-08:002008-12-16T14:36:00.000-08:00wow. that was a lot to accomplish in two weeks. wa...wow. that was a lot to accomplish in two weeks. way to go! that swirl pattern is new to me, but it looks so very very cool. i might have to check that out. (very wise decision to never make mittens for rick by the way.)the boogeyman's wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691992741942833266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-25692663596685170122008-12-16T13:16:00.000-08:002008-12-16T13:16:00.000-08:00Really love the swirl scarf! Weaving in ends can i...Really love the swirl scarf! Weaving in ends can indeed turn into a zen experience.FUZZARELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340378858926874634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-31228920160366611172008-12-16T09:52:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:52:00.000-08:00Zoom!The unfinished project gift could be dangerou...Zoom!<BR/><BR/>The unfinished project gift could be dangerous. Such pressure! Such expectations! When's her birthday?<BR/><BR/>I'm weaving in ends and grafting Icord. I could get it done this evening, but I bet it will take me all week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-89350810991311864792008-12-16T09:46:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:46:00.000-08:00Mutant hands. I love it. So THAT'S the problem! M...Mutant hands. I love it. So THAT'S the problem! My mom knit my dad Norwegian gloves when they were dating in 1950. He still treasures them--they never wore out because he could never get them on. (It happened to be her SECOND-EVER knitting project!!! And the first was his argyle socks!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-41288501486036712782008-12-16T08:20:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:20:00.000-08:00oh and ps: that swirl scarf?? to die for! i adore ...oh and ps: that swirl scarf?? to die for! i adore it and i know i'll never make myself one, hahahaha. i applaud your patience.knitspot annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261226333872796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-880221721501142912008-12-16T08:18:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:18:00.000-08:00hehe, one thing i realized after all our talks abo...hehe, one thing i realized after all our talks about turning mitts into mittens is that mittens should be looser than mitts, i guess, particularly after the gusset goes onto a holder (sorry, i'm learning, too!). when i did the high peaks mittens i shaped them a lot differently. i might not want that fit as mitts, but as mittens, they work well.knitspot annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261226333872796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-44227014101654266592008-12-16T08:13:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:13:00.000-08:00That's a great progress if you ask my opinion and ...That's a great progress if you ask my opinion and I love your swirl scarf!<BR/><BR/>About gifting an unfinished project, I did it and I must admit it was a big mistake, cause the project is still not finished and I get constant nagging from the recipient to finish it already BUT the problem with it will not happen in your case so you can do it and succeed. It is just that I really don't like that project and can't bring myself to finish it although Sam claims to like it,,,,<BR/><BR/>One advice though, if your aunt is a knitter, don't forget to take out your needles before wrapping it or she will gather they are hers to keep,,,, LOL,,, wicked me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-65513535940621005262008-12-16T08:08:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:08:00.000-08:00Sounds like progress to me. At least you have dis...Sounds like progress to me. At least you have discovered the secret mutant aspect of the man you thought you married...the mitts are sweet. Thanks so much. I'll have the hat and mitts together later this week.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105432749747104284.post-52291008448052902572008-12-15T22:00:00.000-08:002008-12-15T22:00:00.000-08:00I load your blog just fine, btw.I think you're loa...I load your blog just fine, btw.<BR/><BR/>I think you're loaded with knitting karma. That's a whole lotta knitting you've done! It makes my little pittance look so very small.<BR/><BR/>The swirl shawl: oh-my-I-love-love-love-itWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.com