tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post7406096018291784980..comments2024-03-29T11:38:51.363+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55064603550859024692008-05-06T20:02:00.000+01:002008-05-06T20:02:00.000+01:00Dear Jean,Thank you so much for two things - one, ...Dear Jean,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for two things - one, for your kind thoughts on the article; and, two, for saying something about a choice of words on the cover that one hesitates to say oneself as one's paycheck has not yet arrived.<BR/><BR/>I can also tell you I didn't discuss Elizabeth's illness chiefly due to space limitations. I pushed to IK's word limit and then some - I'm amazed they didn't edit the piece far more severely.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, I decided that if I couldn't treat her illness with due dignity, I would (as you put it) err on the side of tactful omission.<BR/><BR/>After researching the piece I find I long for a full-length bio of Elizabeth. We have her own words, of course, but there is so much she left unsaid.<BR/><BR/>Love<BR/>FranklinFranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-59760910569486302112008-05-05T14:10:00.000+01:002008-05-05T14:10:00.000+01:00Hi Jean. I'm a lurker. I've been reading you every...Hi Jean. I'm a lurker. I've been reading you everyday for over a year now. I feel you are my friend in Edinburgh. Every now and then I will say "I heard from a friend..." invariably it is a blog. This electronic world is so strange and wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Two things from Interweave Knits gave me pause this issue. First, was the erroneous caption naming Elizabeth's husband Arthur. Unfortunately it was the first thing I read when I opened my issue. (It made me feel badly for Franklin who did such a wonderful job with the story--only to have some editor screw things up.) And second was the color article. Anyone who has studied color theory will have trouble with it. I'm afraid there are some egregious mistakes. The diagrams on the lower left corner of the spread show value--not saturation as labeled. I'm afraid a brief skimming of captions and the first couple of paragraphs turned me off from finishing it. (Even my fifteeen year old came compaining to me when reading it...) <BR/><BR/>The patterns are ehh. I too love the lace tunic but doubt I would cast on. I did purchase the new Lisa Lloyd book--A Fine Fleece. It is quite wonderful. I can easily imagine making at least five of the sweaters. All are lovely classics.jennifer.auroradesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090595446730308435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-27319470549447483232008-05-05T04:45:00.000+01:002008-05-05T04:45:00.000+01:00JEAN -- what happened to your web site? I cannot ...JEAN -- what happened to your web site? I cannot seem to get to it from your blog. Miss hearing from you and glad to see you are still alive and well.<BR/><BR/>Barbara Collins<BR/>Odenton, Maryland USAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665462957077693572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-54913375613046779652008-05-05T00:44:00.000+01:002008-05-05T00:44:00.000+01:00Thank you also for caring about the use of the wor...Thank you also for caring about the use of the word "forge." While meaning changes with the use of language, if we use words without understanding their meanings then we fail to communicate.<BR/><BR/>I haven't received my copy of the issue yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-86261421543140875852008-05-04T17:52:00.000+01:002008-05-04T17:52:00.000+01:00I have to say that I loved that lace tunic in the ...I have to say that I loved that lace tunic in the new Ik - though I can't imagine knitting it. What has surprised me most about recent issues has been several tops in very similar colours, with only minor design details to distinguish them. Previously the patterns may have been unwearable, but at least they were distinctive.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-48653548189956777652008-05-04T12:43:00.000+01:002008-05-04T12:43:00.000+01:00"The jury is still out insofar as the jury consist..."The jury is still out insofar as the jury consists of me" is my new favorite phrase - I'll try to work it into conversation often. Sadly, I have to agree - I found this issue almost offputting in how much I disliked the patterns. Thankfully, I have Lisa Lloyd's new book to inspire me until the fall issue rolls around - if you haven't seen it yet, I think you'd like it.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965800336649948583noreply@blogger.com