tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post5656850127138685049..comments2024-03-29T11:38:51.363+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-27724601629129179292010-01-15T06:42:13.852+00:002010-01-15T06:42:13.852+00:00It's so funny: this happened to one of my Ayns...It's so funny: this happened to one of my Aynsley demitasse cups last year, and =Tamar enlightened me about glazes in the comments! In my case the cup wasn't even in use, was sitting in the china cabinet, and then I heard a sound like somebody flicking a drop of cold water on a hot lightbulb. Took me almost a week to find the shattered cup, and put two and two together...in the meantime I was on a fruitless search for the broken lightbulb I was sure was somewhere in the house!Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-75469186079019192232010-01-13T01:48:43.323+00:002010-01-13T01:48:43.323+00:00Even without a scratch or nick, fired china has be...Even without a scratch or nick, fired china has been known to break after enough time elapsed for the invisible differences between inner and outer layers built up enough tension. It's like earthquakes from tectonic plates. Tempered glass probably has similar stresses between thicker and thinner areas. I'm glad none of the splinters hit either of you.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-46341360042103571102010-01-12T20:44:00.005+00:002010-01-12T20:44:00.005+00:00If the glass shattered into bits, it was tempered....If the glass shattered into bits, it was tempered. If it shattered into spears, it was not. Tempered glass does tend to explode when the surface has a flaw. It doesn't take much. I had a bowl do that.<br /><br />Hunt Jared down in the corridors instead. He's delightful to talk with.FiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-89362336282863686712010-01-12T20:36:32.790+00:002010-01-12T20:36:32.790+00:00I cast on Fylingdales last night, and knit a few r...I cast on Fylingdales last night, and knit a few rows. I think I will have to make minor fitting modifications throughout, including the number to cast on, but it has rave reviews from Ravelers and in the Ravelry group for A Fine Fleece. That is also a good place to check for errata, of which there are very few, and none in Fylindales that have been noted so far.Donicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-5900869047219889182010-01-12T13:53:13.686+00:002010-01-12T13:53:13.686+00:00I didn't take Donna's class when she was h...I didn't take Donna's class when she was here for our Yarnover, but heard good things. She shared her handouts with me when I was working on mine for my Japanese knitting class and they were excellent. You should have fun. And she has a New York accent, which I always like since it reminds me of home.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-31522864546653218052010-01-12T13:22:05.618+00:002010-01-12T13:22:05.618+00:00On a change of subject...I think you will love A F...On a change of subject...I think you will love A Fine Fleece. I find the designs very wearable. Several fall into the category of designs I would like to knit and like to wear. I'm currently knitting the Town and Country cardigan and am enjoying it thoroughly. Furthermore I've only noticed two very small errors (non critical) in the charts. So...I think they had good pattern editing as well.jennifer.auroradesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090595446730308435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-54151078781902346552010-01-12T13:10:55.148+00:002010-01-12T13:10:55.148+00:00That sounds like tempered glass. It does super-odd...That sounds like tempered glass. It does super-odd-strange things. (Obviously.) As Jean says, they can explode for no apparent reason, though usually it has to do with small scratches and changes in heat. Just pouring the liquid into the glass may have done it. I once had a martini shaker explode on me in similar circumstance, and my husband's grandmother had a baking dish do something like that when removed from the oven (heat change again). Just washing the glass can cause micro-scratches that can lead to the shattering. I've seen extreme cases where glass-makers deliberately over-tempered the glass, and they could make it shatter simply by drawing a knife point over the surface of the glass. Really strange. <br /><br />I do hope no one was hurt. The loss of the beer, and need to clean it up, had to be aggravating.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-30536342565915391962010-01-12T11:49:31.122+00:002010-01-12T11:49:31.122+00:00Curious and curiouser. A poltergeist, perhaps? As ...Curious and curiouser. A poltergeist, perhaps? As you said, though, better the sugar-free bitter lemon than cider.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-72184546331294155272010-01-12T09:28:31.052+00:002010-01-12T09:28:31.052+00:00"One needs something to worry about." Ho..."One needs something to worry about." How true this is. My husband will often come up with some new area of anxiety from previously calm territory, in the absence of something of real significance.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55692346592221205892010-01-12T08:49:13.577+00:002010-01-12T08:49:13.577+00:00"Aarghh" for the shattered glass, but pl..."Aarghh" for the shattered glass, but please don't worry. Duralex glasses are the toughened stuff, similar to the sort you can put in the oven, and they can do that for no apparent reason.<br /><br />My Mum never discovered what was behind the "Case of the Exploding Shepherd's Pie" but she long treasured the advertising posters she asked the two lads who were staying to draw. Advertising - Auntie Mary's Shepherd's Pie - Dissatisfaction Guaranteed.<br /><br />The answer is probably a minute crack or chip, too small to be seen, and unfindable among the debris.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.com