tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4934837823822095915..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-80608917524441396122016-11-06T04:41:38.729+00:002016-11-06T04:41:38.729+00:00oh G#D no. hopefully it will be over Tuesday. co...oh G#D no. hopefully it will be over Tuesday. couldnt bear it to go on Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-53138745782470451242016-11-05T14:55:06.106+00:002016-11-05T14:55:06.106+00:00Chloe, I just finished knitting a sweater for a ne...Chloe, I just finished knitting a sweater for a new baby and the pattern I used called for putting buttonholes on both sides and then just sewing the buttons in place over one set of button holes. It meant that I didn't have to fret about marking where the buttons went-and possibly setting the a little...off and later, if the mother has a baby of the opposite she can just move the buttons. I thought it was very clever, even though my second child wore her cardigans buttoned on the "wrong" side because they had been her brother's. The first time I knit her her "own" sweater , she had trouble buttoning it because the buttons were opposite of what she was used to .Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756775162307687525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-40477939600909113602016-11-05T10:52:16.432+00:002016-11-05T10:52:16.432+00:00I try to focus on that - the fact that this electi...I try to focus on that - the fact that this election has broken so spectacularly through voter apathy even taking into account that presidential elections always have more participation than off-year ones. And whether our respective candidate wins or not, it is our freedom to choose that is the ultimate winner here. That is what I try to remember. Jean, i just finished a placket myself and almost went into a panic over the buttonholes. Then I remembered it was for a baby:-). ChloeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-90390840441207497132016-11-04T23:05:57.897+00:002016-11-04T23:05:57.897+00:00The stress level here is incredibly high . Surely ...The stress level here is incredibly high . Surely there will be recounts and allegations of voter fraud. I would not be surprised to see the election end up in front of the Supreme Court! The one good thing about this election is that many more people are beginning to understand why it is important to vote in every election. The polls should be busy. Oh, how I hope that the election does go smoothly and that my candidate wins. I understand that Canada does not want us!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756775162307687525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-38186960893611948242016-11-04T22:01:48.347+00:002016-11-04T22:01:48.347+00:00We are all anxious, moreso than usual. It is very...We are all anxious, moreso than usual. It is very difficult to have rational discussions when one side distorts the facts. <br /><br />FYI, the New York Times will offer free, unlimited access from Monday after midnight through Wednesday (at least). Link is nytimes.com.<br /><br />Beverly in NjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-71421924184830916962016-11-04T20:31:10.870+00:002016-11-04T20:31:10.870+00:00Re past elections. I was 12 in the 1948 election ...Re past elections. I was 12 in the 1948 election when Dewey was running. I was with my parents standing on a bridge in Back Bay in Boston. A train passed underneath and who should appear on the rear platform but Dewey - he waved to us. Janet McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880727343480118213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-6838727911612266482016-11-04T19:39:26.257+00:002016-11-04T19:39:26.257+00:00True here, certainly.
-- Gretchen (aka stashdragon...True here, certainly.<br />-- Gretchen (aka stashdragon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-23717720721530039832016-11-04T18:24:54.565+00:002016-11-04T18:24:54.565+00:00Jean, for most of my circle of friends and colleag...Jean, for most of my circle of friends and colleagues, life is very stressful as we hurtle towards Tuesday. Many of us are not sleeping because of anxiety. Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432492923545133462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-12014383571769796742016-11-04T15:00:23.021+00:002016-11-04T15:00:23.021+00:00I have posted pictures of my Uncia blocking. Is i...I have posted pictures of my Uncia blocking. Is it wrong to imagine it in pristine white or in a tasteful accent colour? Could one bear to knit it twice?shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-26236227967773983382016-11-04T12:58:31.719+00:002016-11-04T12:58:31.719+00:00Money is certainly the root of all evil in the US ...Money is certainly the root of all evil in the US election system, no doubt going back as far as Truman. I just finished a hat in a lovely yarn, Atlantic, that is Falkland Merino. Pricey, but it only used one skein.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.com