tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post5562867740204800894..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-65642616058805420552007-01-08T05:29:00.000+00:002007-01-08T05:29:00.000+00:00I am so not a Stepford wife, however, body snatche...I am so not a Stepford wife, however, body snatchers....yes that could be me! Anyway, thank you for the compliments, and I must say I love your new blog as well. BTW I did post some pics for you on mine, as promised. Hope you enjoy them!<br />Hugs,<br />SwapnaSwapna Padmanabhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232129991505201281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-1401505416521023802007-01-07T20:10:00.000+00:002007-01-07T20:10:00.000+00:00Circular solution also makes a double point needle...Circular solution also makes a double point needles case, made out of canvas, with pockets for the needles, and the size clearly marked on each small pocket. It rolls up. I personally corral mine in sets of 5, using small colored rubber bands to color code them and stick them in cheap toothbrush cases. This works well for all but the chubby sized ones, which require use of soap cases or, for longer needles,tampon cases. Yes, I'm blushing here. Then I vow to set them all neatly in their designated box together. Somehow, they migrate to many areas of my home anyway. But I can always tell which size is trying to escape by the color case or rubber band they're confined in. At least, they escape in sets this way. <br />I'm enjoying watching the Calcutta Cup sweater progress and the layout of the new blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-35833820876011892602007-01-07T15:50:00.000+00:002007-01-07T15:50:00.000+00:00Jean, there was an article on the very subject of ...Jean, there was an article on the very subject of messiness recently in the NYT -- I found it quite interesting, and copied down the titles of two books they mentioned. The first was the one by Friedman/Abrahamson you mention in your post; the second by Irwin Kula ("Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life").<br /><br />I fear this may be some reactionary development to the Organization Wave that swept through in recent times. I don't believe I should be letting everything go to hell in a handbasket, but I was feeling a little put-upon by the Organize Your Life movement, so I'll be curious to read the two books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-20244947989756797252007-01-07T13:19:00.000+00:002007-01-07T13:19:00.000+00:00Evvery time one of my nieces was pregnant I tried ...Evvery time one of my nieces was pregnant I tried to knit a lace shawl and the first four times, I gave up in despair. However, at the fifth try, I got the hang of Feather and Fan and managed to produce something pretty, although it was a long way from Gladys Amedro. <br /><br />I would like to thank my nieces for producing as many babies as it took for me to produce a shawl. They haven't had any more babies, although I have knitted more lace.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-25984446614367516252007-01-07T10:19:00.000+00:002007-01-07T10:19:00.000+00:00You have really inspired me to move my own blog fr...You have really inspired me to move my own blog from the german provider I am using, to blogger - it looks so much more clean, and will hopefully enable a few more advanced functions: Visitor maps, blocking single comments and commentors (IP's) and easier alteration of the template :-)<br /><br />I really love the shawl you knit for your grandchilds birth. It is so beautifull and looks very comforting. I had also toyed with the idea of knitting a shawl for every newborn in the family, but instead I opted to make a quilt for each - one so far! I especially admire the detail of initials, calcutta cup and date. It is so ingenous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com