tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post2923124123080266957..comments2024-03-29T11:38:51.363+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82893111082401265802012-01-01T07:20:19.597+00:002012-01-01T07:20:19.597+00:00I thought of you, Jean, as I arrived at my parents...I thought of you, Jean, as I arrived at my parents' house on Christmas Eve day (in the mid-eastern part of WI) to hear them rave about listening to the service from Kings College. It's a tradition they'd begun once my father retired and wasn't spending Christmas Eve afternoon preparing for the upcoming services.<br /><br />We've had lights dim momentarily when lightening has struck nearby, but nothing like you describe. So strange to have it sort of "middling."<br /><br />Happy 2012 to you and yours.stash haushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244605573080920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-32639893849777851202011-12-31T07:42:45.884+00:002011-12-31T07:42:45.884+00:00Ah, it was nice to see your blog come up again in ...Ah, it was nice to see your blog come up again in my reader. <br /><br />I have taken your request (a few months ago) that I begin blogging again and have worked that into my resolutions for 2012. Now to try and figure out what my password might be. <br /><br />Happy New Year, Jean :)Billi-Jeanhttp://billi-jean.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-44368489913321346932011-12-30T17:12:50.329+00:002011-12-30T17:12:50.329+00:00Hi Jean, I also knit my husband's socks with 7...Hi Jean, I also knit my husband's socks with 72 stitches but I always have 2x2 ribbing on top of the foot (so the socks aren't neither baggy nor tight). I don't mind ribbing though, and I know some knitters avoid it as much as they can...<br />PhilhelleneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-25987109725856369592011-12-30T16:50:49.998+00:002011-12-30T16:50:49.998+00:00Welcome back, Jean. Pleased to hear that all surv...Welcome back, Jean. Pleased to hear that all survived.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-65511700749896786142011-12-30T16:09:42.112+00:002011-12-30T16:09:42.112+00:00Glad to read that you all made it safely through C...Glad to read that you all made it safely through Christmas. We have had that weird brown-outness here in Ontario. Happy New Year!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631456241434045335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-9866096613272029332011-12-30T15:26:22.908+00:002011-12-30T15:26:22.908+00:00It was so nice to get up this morning and see you ...It was so nice to get up this morning and see you are back. I am glad your husband was well enough for you to make the trip to your son's so you could spend Christmas with your family. I am also glad your iPad didn't suffer from the strange power outage. I have never heard of the power being partially off like that either. Very strange! And the Brownstones look great on the recipients.kristieinbchttp://journeynorthof49.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-52856501429290400392011-12-30T15:25:10.726+00:002011-12-30T15:25:10.726+00:00I had the same thought about the boy who sang the ...I had the same thought about the boy who sang the opening of "Once in Royal David's City" this year, he was just about the best I've heard. I always think of those boys waiting to know who will sing, and then being the one who must sing to millions. It is 10 am here in Ohio when he sings, but I thought of you beginning the tree.<br />I received an iPad for Christmas and am thoroughly enjoying it, and so grateful that you had talked about Zite - it was one of the first apps I added.<br />Happy new year to you and yours, and much good knitting. All of the red knitting looks splendid!Donicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-90092125867333166972011-12-30T15:06:52.061+00:002011-12-30T15:06:52.061+00:00I love the red sweaters and the beanie. Glad you ...I love the red sweaters and the beanie. Glad you had time with your family. AND welcome back.<br />Ron in MexicoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62689192500358619692011-12-30T14:59:33.311+00:002011-12-30T14:59:33.311+00:00Go glad to have you back and glad to hear your hol...Go glad to have you back and glad to hear your holiday was good. <br /><br />I think the 2 sweaters look good. Thomas the Younger will surely grow in to his, and Thomas the Elder can layer his to pad it it out. They both look very handsome in the sweaters!<br /><br />I hope 2012 is a great year for all the Mileses world-wide.<br /><br />Beverly in NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-11713671432117014542011-12-30T14:52:12.508+00:002011-12-30T14:52:12.508+00:00I'm happy that you had a happy Christmas, and ...I'm happy that you had a happy Christmas, and wishing you a Happy New Year as well.<br />I wonder about the fit problems - sleeves can be shortened, but I wonder - are you knitting more loosely, or could it be that the yarn is stretching? Also, I'd be cautious about shortening even the sleeves until after they're washed again.<br /><br />Lightning happens, but getting dimmed lights as a result is very odd. Is there a lightning arrestor on the system? I'm not sure how they work but maybe there's some kind of surge-suppression arrangement that got stuck? Glad it was repaired quickly anyway.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-59043041043097265102011-12-30T14:34:23.108+00:002011-12-30T14:34:23.108+00:00The Anthracite is wonderful. I am working on a ap...The Anthracite is wonderful. I am working on a apir of socks in it now. Very little blue. It is nice to have you back blogging. Have a wonderful and healthy New Year.knitting08816https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308073464529879017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-72252978090298651002011-12-30T13:49:03.763+00:002011-12-30T13:49:03.763+00:00So glad you had a good Christmas, and wish for you...So glad you had a good Christmas, and wish for you that, as the days lengthen, you may both strengthen.<br />I too have been having baggy sock problems of late. I have no idea what is going on - I used to just cast on 72 stitches and knock out a pair without even thinking. Now they are baggy. It is not just you. It is annoying having to wonder if I am getting them right!jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-37584998103335796092011-12-30T13:16:28.960+00:002011-12-30T13:16:28.960+00:00Best wishes for a very Happy New Year!
I feel like...Best wishes for a very Happy New Year!<br />I feel like we can already see more light each day in Toronto.<br />We need those in Northern Finland to weigh in with whether they have three hours of daylight yet ...Lisa R-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655634518894913177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-50128881828659823222011-12-30T12:43:00.423+00:002011-12-30T12:43:00.423+00:00Welcome back, Jean. I've missed you!
Barbara...Welcome back, Jean. I've missed you!<br /><br />Barbara M. in NHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-52967710126341600762011-12-30T12:32:33.462+00:002011-12-30T12:32:33.462+00:00Very pleased to hear cheerful news from you. The ...Very pleased to hear cheerful news from you. The two boys in the Brownstones look very dapper, despite your hesitancy. May 2012 be a most excellent year.skeindalousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-17466627464005432902011-12-30T09:22:25.868+00:002011-12-30T09:22:25.868+00:00I am glad you have survived the stresses of the so...I am glad you have survived the stresses of the solstice (and Christmas). We had a similar bang and power cut earlier this week - around 2:40am - for some reason it set the oven timer off and caused the bedroom clock to "jump" forward half an hour!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com