tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4673316589695489496..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82495101667273246762007-12-20T21:02:00.000+00:002007-12-20T21:02:00.000+00:00What a cozy page, Jean. Although I am hopelessly ...What a cozy page, Jean. Although I am hopelessly inept at knitting with 2 Grandmothers who were righties and me a leftie, I did manage to pick up crocheting as a kid. Mayhaps in my next life I'll be fortunate enough to come back a knitter.....BTW, my hubby married me in a kilt his mother made from an old set of instructions I dug up. Men in kilts ROCK. Even HRH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-52078896929582991412007-07-19T14:23:00.000+01:002007-07-19T14:23:00.000+01:00I wanted to get a look at a better picture of Prin...I wanted to get a look at a better picture of Prince Charles' hose. When I checked the Scotsman website I didn't find a better picture but I did find links to the steam train and was enchanted.<BR/>So much in films is computer graphics these days it was wonderful to find the Hogwart's Express actually exists.<BR/>Now back to knitting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-38249539696061557182007-07-19T04:53:00.000+01:002007-07-19T04:53:00.000+01:00I hope you do find out who knit Prince Charles's h...I hope you do find out who knit Prince Charles's hose. They're wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Men in kilts. Ah, do I love 'em. My dear late husband was more than happy to dress up in a kilt for his daughter's wedding. I only wish I had had the time to knit him some hose. My first Aran design was for a dear friend who is of Irish descent and always wears his Irish kilt on St. Patrick's Day, with my sweater.<BR/><BR/>And not a drop of the Gaelic blood in me or the husband. Go figure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285597626042261061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-12138859459012497472007-07-19T03:54:00.000+01:002007-07-19T03:54:00.000+01:00Send Brenda Dayne of Cast-On. http://www.cast-on....Send Brenda Dayne of Cast-On. http://www.cast-on.comFiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-59227512338538274102007-07-19T02:11:00.000+01:002007-07-19T02:11:00.000+01:00Preparations for lunch definitely take precedence ...Preparations for lunch definitely take precedence over research projects! A Jamie recipe again? <BR/><BR/>Having said that, do you know what the definition of "long-nebbit" is? I read it in one of my old school stories and it's attributed to a young Scottish boy describing a piglet as "...wee and long-nebbit". I've Googled and came across one reference but couldn't figure out the definition from the context. <BR/><BR/>I've been comparing your Melon Shawl with the completed one that Wendy's Woolies did for a friend. Blocking continues to fascinate me; such a butterfly evolution.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124722668160658606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-4992872909890124812007-07-18T20:12:00.000+01:002007-07-18T20:12:00.000+01:00You make me laugh, Jean.You make me laugh, Jean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-3413521956634105172007-07-18T17:53:00.000+01:002007-07-18T17:53:00.000+01:00The Prince's socks are handsome indeed-- I'm glad ...The Prince's socks are handsome indeed-- I'm glad you brought them to our notice. To change the subject to gardening for a moment, I must recommend Liza Dalby's "East Wind Melts the Ice", subtitled "a memoir through the seasons". I hope this is available in the UK, as I think you would appreciate it. Think of it as a Japanese/Northern Californian (really!) parallel to your own observations of the Scottish seasons. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-29398613643448948122007-07-18T12:53:00.000+01:002007-07-18T12:53:00.000+01:00Jean .. Such a delight to read your love of our la...Jean .. Such a delight to read your love of our language!!!<BR/><BR/>As for missing Knitter's ... and I speak from experience ... just email/phone/write to them and tell them you did not receive the Spring issue and they will send you a replacement ... pronto! Well, as pronto as the mails allow.<BR/>I am knitting kilt hose for a friend in Inverness; but he will only have Lovat green, as is proper for him. But I do wish he would follow PoW's example.<BR/>peace, ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-855768225574054012007-07-18T11:41:00.000+01:002007-07-18T11:41:00.000+01:00You certainly have a way with words! I love that n...You certainly have a way with words! I love that next to last paragraph!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-47498658629986728112007-07-18T10:32:00.000+01:002007-07-18T10:32:00.000+01:00I doubt that Charles gets much of anything at M&S....I doubt that Charles gets much of anything at M&S. As he wore them for the opening of the <A HREF="http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/" REL="nofollow">Shetland Museum</A>, I would wonder if they might possibly have been done in Shetland wool. Perhaps not, but given its place in the local economy and history, one would think that the royals would consider a gesture of the sort. Perhaps someone at the museum in Lerwick might have an answer for you.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-32539283869668564322007-07-18T09:19:00.000+01:002007-07-18T09:19:00.000+01:00Jean you have posed a very interesting question an...Jean you have posed a very interesting question and well worth researching - I'm sure there are any number of knitters who could have knit those socks for Prince Charles - maybe his mother or his grandmother if she were still alive. It would be a good item for the Women's Hour programme on Radio 4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com