tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4990214579188946746..comments2024-03-18T23:27:37.733+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42774069945448257082008-04-19T00:42:00.000+01:002008-04-19T00:42:00.000+01:00Well, don't dispair about the kitted cricket jumpe...Well, don't dispair about the kitted cricket jumper. A friend is busily knitting a cabled vest for her husby to wear in the early spring for his cricket games. Our climate is too hot for the full jumper but we quite enjoy the vest for the early cricket season. She's knitting it, at his request, from an old Australian Patons pattern, circa 1960. It will look quite lovely : )Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124722668160658606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-90709344851136215872008-04-18T19:53:00.000+01:002008-04-18T19:53:00.000+01:00Extraordinary that you mentioned 'haugh' in that ...Extraordinary that you mentioned 'haugh' in that sense today! This very afternoon I was looking up some surnames during genealogical research and came upon Haugh, with the comment 'this appears in many place names but no-one knows its meaning' Ah, I thought, but I do know, because Jean told me just this morning. Coincidence is a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/>And I remember being taken to Alyth by my grandmother to buy oatmeal, back in the late 60s and early 70s.<BR/>I know K*rkmichael well too.<BR/><BR/>JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-72588892179166006162008-04-18T16:47:00.000+01:002008-04-18T16:47:00.000+01:00Elizabeth's comment brought back memories and sent...Elizabeth's comment brought back memories and sent me to Google and Chambers dictionary, so I have spent a pleasant few minutes in research.<BR/><BR/>I think it would have been hough in the soup - shin bone. A look in Chambers confirms a link with the word hock. <BR/><BR/>A recipe for Scotch broth that I found on Google called for a neck and hough of beef.<BR/><BR/>I think it was the marrow in the hough that was the special ingredient. It was certainly important in Potted Hough, a Scots delicacy, my mother used to make every Hogmanay until quite recently.<BR/><BR/>A butcher of her acquaintance used to bring some of his for her to taste, but they always agreed that hers was better ;-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for providing me with the motivation to look this all up today!<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-89336546601290540542008-04-18T15:56:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:56:00.000+01:00Hi, JeanI added into the Obama-meter. The debate ...Hi, Jean<BR/><BR/>I added into the Obama-meter. The debate just pushed me over the edge. again.<BR/><BR/>Mary Lou is 0620 and I followed much august company to arrive at 0622. I believe I also arrived to this enjoyable spot via Franklin.<BR/><BR/>Gerrie in St PaulBarca Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716626154893889858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-15945780961999576412008-04-18T14:18:00.000+01:002008-04-18T14:18:00.000+01:00Hi JeanThought I'd let you see a couple of picture...Hi Jean<BR/><BR/>Thought I'd let you see a couple of pictures of the Gladys Amedro Christening Shawl you recommended I make - in action, finally! No photos of the actual Christening, as it took place during Mass (the Whole way through, from being greeted at the door by the priest, to joining him at the altar for the Final Blessing), so we took a few photos later...<BR/><BR/>Next time you're in ravelry have a look here:<BR/>http://www.ravelry.com/projects/raker/my-weekly-christening-shawl-l252<BR/><BR/><BR/>More here, in the MArch set:<BR/> http://www.simonandcatriona.co.uk<BR/><BR/>xxx CatrionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-78028897503698762472008-04-18T13:59:00.000+01:002008-04-18T13:59:00.000+01:00I do hate to see any traditional knittng fall by t...I do hate to see any traditional knittng fall by the wayside, do let us know if there is cricket sweater history around. The only history I know is that one Dr. Who wore one! BTW, if it interests you Jean, I am knitter 620 in Franklin's recent post. Since I found you via his blog, I thought I'd mention it.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-79358932056944069912008-04-18T13:22:00.000+01:002008-04-18T13:22:00.000+01:00Such memories 'the haugh' brings back .. When I wa...Such memories 'the haugh' brings back .. When I was living in Inverness 30 years ago our local pub was The Haugh!! - located on the east side of River Ness where Island Bank Road begins the climb to The Castle.This section of town was also called the Haugh - <BR/>And, as I learned from my next door neighbour, a dear wifey (looked like Mts. Claus) from Aberdeen, to make a true Scotch Broth, you must "sweetly simmer the haugh till half is gone" ... In answer to my question, I learned that 'the haugh' was the neck of the sheep????!!!!<BR/>ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-162226932754400272008-04-18T12:04:00.000+01:002008-04-18T12:04:00.000+01:00I think 'haugh' is often translated as 'glen', but...I think 'haugh' is often translated as 'glen', but English doesn't have a word for that either; 'valley' seems to be used for everything. I suspect there different words for it in different parts of the country. Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow was originally the Saughie Haugh, the glen where the willows grow.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-4664326556265737422008-04-18T12:03:00.000+01:002008-04-18T12:03:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500392182552636677noreply@blogger.com