Comments on: I’m back http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:16:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mom http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2682 Mom Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:57:23 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2682 What lovely knits and woolly bits, delight in every stitch, Such clever craft! Both fore and aft (in wool that doesn't itch) You warm your friends in latest trends and patterns that are rich. How is it done? And is it fun? You never gnash and twitch? The stitches used don't get confused and make a glompy glitch? The rows don't lump in such a bump to wonder which is which? You don't miss-pearl and want to hurl the thing across the kitch? You patient thing! Your creations sing "She's found a lovely niche (knitch?)." No sheep's forlorn when s/he is shorn, not one ram or b--(ewe), When woolly fleeces become such pieces, knitted, that bewitch. What lovely knits and woolly bits, delight in every stitch,
Such clever craft! Both fore and aft (in wool that doesn’t itch)
You warm your friends in latest trends and patterns that are rich.
How is it done? And is it fun? You never gnash and twitch?
The stitches used don’t get confused and make a glompy glitch?
The rows don’t lump in such a bump to wonder which is which?
You don’t miss-pearl and want to hurl the thing across the kitch?
You patient thing! Your creations sing “She’s found a lovely niche (knitch?).”
No sheep’s forlorn when s/he is shorn, not one ram or b–(ewe),
When woolly fleeces become such pieces, knitted, that bewitch.

]]> By: melissa http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2372 melissa Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:38:42 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2372 it was very nice to meet you last friday, but very sad to hear the circumstances that brought you here. i hope you got home ok without getting any more soaked last week! it was very nice to meet you last friday, but very sad to hear the circumstances that brought you here. i hope you got home ok without getting any more soaked last week!

]]> By: Amy http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 Amy Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:19:09 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2371 Sarah, Sorry about your sad news and sorry to send this query as a comment.....I'm in love with your Miss May sweater, which I also saw on Fig and Plum. So much in love that I've bought the Weldon book with the pattern. With no gauge guide, I'm wondering how you adapted the pattern. More particularly, how many stitches did you end up casting on, and if you don't mind sharing, what other adaptations did you make? A friend has a baby girl on the way, and this would be perfect for her. Many thanks. Amy Sarah,

Sorry about your sad news and sorry to send this query as a comment…..I’m in love with your Miss May sweater, which I also saw on Fig and Plum. So much in love that I’ve bought the Weldon book with the pattern. With no gauge guide, I’m wondering how you adapted the pattern. More particularly, how many stitches did you end up casting on, and if you don’t mind sharing, what other adaptations did you make? A friend has a baby girl on the way, and this would be perfect for her.

Many thanks.

Amy

]]> By: Jessica http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 Jessica Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:25:26 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2370 I am, as previously stated, deeply in love with your raven mittens, and quite sad that they, and you, are back on the other side of the country. But it was so nice to see you (and your mittens) while you were here! Even if it was terrible circumstances that brought you. I'll be keeping your brother & girl in my thoughts. I am, as previously stated, deeply in love with your raven mittens, and quite sad that they, and you, are back on the other side of the country. But it was so nice to see you (and your mittens) while you were here! Even if it was terrible circumstances that brought you. I’ll be keeping your brother & girl in my thoughts.

]]> By: Katie http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2369 Katie Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:14:29 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2369 I was very glad to see you last Friday (we've missed you so much!), but so sorry for the terrible circumstances. You guys are wonderful for being so supportive and fabulous, flying across the country to be there for them when they need you. Your aran is lovely; I want more photos! I have the yarn, but haven't even started Ben's yet. I was hoping for an Etesian wind today, however with the wind chill hovers at 8 right now and I fear we're experiencing somethinig more like a Vardarac. I was very glad to see you last Friday (we’ve missed you so much!), but so sorry for the terrible circumstances. You guys are wonderful for being so supportive and fabulous, flying across the country to be there for them when they need you.
Your aran is lovely; I want more photos! I have the yarn, but haven’t even started Ben’s yet.
I was hoping for an Etesian wind today, however with the wind chill hovers at 8 right now and I fear we’re experiencing somethinig more like a Vardarac.

]]> By: gleek http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 gleek Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:10:52 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2368 it was so great to see you at the table on friday night! we've missed you ever so much around here :) but i'm still very saddened by what happened to your bro's girl. it's a very hard thing to have to deal with right before the holidays. the fishtrap is beautiful but it does look awfully complicated! no wonder it's a bit slow going. i'm looking forward to seeing the raven mittens complete. they were so cool to look at on friday! it was so great to see you at the table on friday night! we’ve missed you ever so much around here :) but i’m still very saddened by what happened to your bro’s girl. it’s a very hard thing to have to deal with right before the holidays.

the fishtrap is beautiful but it does look awfully complicated! no wonder it’s a bit slow going. i’m looking forward to seeing the raven mittens complete. they were so cool to look at on friday!

]]> By: pixienyc http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 pixienyc Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:55:58 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2367 I'm sorry I missed your visit, but I wanted to say how sorry I was to hear this news. I'm sure it was a comfort to your brother's gf to have both of you with her. Hopefully we'll see you here again soon under happier circumstances. In the meantime, I'll be keeping you all in my thoughts. I’m sorry I missed your visit, but I wanted to say how sorry I was to hear this news. I’m sure it was a comfort to your brother’s gf to have both of you with her. Hopefully we’ll see you here again soon under happier circumstances. In the meantime, I’ll be keeping you all in my thoughts.

]]> By: Debby http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 Debby Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:49:01 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2366 I'm so sorry to hear about your brother's girl's mom -- what a difficult thing to happen right before the holidays. I hope they are doing well all things considered and that their friends are helping them through this time. Your sweater looks great. It sounds like it's slow going like my Central Park sweater. Can't wait to get that off the needles, and do some mittens and handwarmers that will go faster! I’m so sorry to hear about your brother’s girl’s mom — what a difficult thing to happen right before the holidays. I hope they are doing well all things considered and that their friends are helping them through this time.

Your sweater looks great. It sounds like it’s slow going like my Central Park sweater. Can’t wait to get that off the needles, and do some mittens and handwarmers that will go faster!

]]> By: gabriella http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2365 gabriella Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:18:56 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2365 Had to de-lurk to say that the EXACT same situation (how bizarre) just happened last month in my family, with my brother's girl K. and her mom (except with the Coasts switched - my bro and K live in Virginia and had to go at moment's notice to California, where her family lives). Needless to say, I'm sure your brother's presence and support means the world to his lady right now - and it was so sweet of you all to be there in NYC with them (I couldn't get to California and was pretty sad about it). I will keep them both in my thoughts. Also, on an unrelated note, the aran looks lovely! Men's sweaters (being much larger than our own) take so long to put together but I'm sure he'll love it - sans armpit pinching, of course. Happy knitting! ~gabriella Had to de-lurk to say that the EXACT same situation (how bizarre) just happened last month in my family, with my brother’s girl K. and her mom (except with the Coasts switched – my bro and K live in Virginia and had to go at moment’s notice to California, where her family lives). Needless to say, I’m sure your brother’s presence and support means the world to his lady right now – and it was so sweet of you all to be there in NYC with them (I couldn’t get to California and was pretty sad about it). I will keep them both in my thoughts.

Also, on an unrelated note, the aran looks lovely! Men’s sweaters (being much larger than our own) take so long to put together but I’m sure he’ll love it – sans armpit pinching, of course.

Happy knitting! ~gabriella

]]> By: kaitlyn http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 kaitlyn Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:35:39 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2006/12/im-back/#comment-2364 i am SO SORRY I missed you! It was just too much to go into the city on Friday evening with the babe--and it sounds like it was too full of a house anyway. I hope that we can catch up more intimately next time you are here and that it is happy news rather than devastation that brings you East. i am SO SORRY I missed you! It was just too much to go into the city on Friday evening with the babe–and it sounds like it was too full of a house anyway. I hope that we can catch up more intimately next time you are here and that it is happy news rather than devastation that brings you East.

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