tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post7699548886420376469..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-21178180677335245462011-04-11T04:09:50.092+01:002011-04-11T04:09:50.092+01:00The gardening is an inspiration. We have a chilly...The gardening is an inspiration. We have a chilly hillside with not much sun. However we keep working with soil content, direction from our local master gardeners' association and searching out vegetables with short growing times...as well as sturdy fences.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-87225272687011146732011-04-11T01:43:26.152+01:002011-04-11T01:43:26.152+01:00I think it's called the NZ sweater 'cause ...I think it's called the NZ sweater 'cause EZ designed it while on a trip there. I remember reading about this in an issue of the WoolGathering. I think NZ Sweater was never issued as a WoolGathering: it only came out as one of the original "SpunOuts". (Unless there's more than one NZ Sweater from Schoolhouse Press.)Tedhttp://knitterguy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55758565626901851742011-04-10T16:23:02.409+01:002011-04-10T16:23:02.409+01:00Ahh spring! I can barely imagine pretty flowers an...Ahh spring! I can barely imagine pretty flowers and the such since we seemed to skip spring. It is already summer here. I have my tomatoes in huge pots and they are growing gangbusters in the 90 degree heat on the back porch that I have taken over (most of neighbors ignore the back porch so I asked them if I could take it over for a container garden and they all said yes. This apartment is really like a large quadplex. There are four families in my building). I will take a picture and post to my blog for you... little green tomatoes are already out!<br /><br />I saw that Estonian sock book at my LYS. Very lovely indeed, but I have no need for colorwork socks (as it is I wear socks maybe 2-3 months out of the year.) <br /><br />I bought the kit for EZ's little green jacket before they ran out of the Briggs and Little yarn in the original color.... I really should just sit down and make it...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981728949131885586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-19155558924068831672011-04-10T14:02:40.942+01:002011-04-10T14:02:40.942+01:00I have found that an easy and satisfactory way of ...I have found that an easy and satisfactory way of setting in sleeves is to slip-stitch crochet them, with right sides together, rather than sewing them in (with much pre-pinning to make them fit together properly). It's virtually invisible on the right side. Just take a stitch on the edge of each piece as a seam allowance, as you would if mattress stitching. I have even done side and sleeve seams this way, too.Ruth in Ottawanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-24214169262023886582011-04-10T11:55:25.308+01:002011-04-10T11:55:25.308+01:00When our local (English) parcel post leaves these ...When our local (English) parcel post leaves these cards, there is an option to call them to rearrange delivery on another day. Useful for the infirm and those who live some distance away from the parcel office. It's in the rather small print well down - or even over the page. Sorry I don't currently have one to check. I wonder if your lot do the same?<br />JennySAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com