Neither Habit nor the other passengers were injured, though they all looked pretty funny.
Doing Fine. The exploding shawl at home in Lakeview.
A full recovery is expected. (Reuters/AP)
The shawl was given immediate attention and is now confirmed to be oatmeal-free and unharmed. Reclining on a cushion in Habit's living room during a photo session, it offered words of gratitude and reassurance to all those who had expressed concern for its well being.
"Your good wishes mean so much. I'm feel great, I'm still on schedule for completion, and I'm glad it wasn't a Thermos full of coffee or a juice box," said the shawl.
I'm first - yea!
ReplyDeleteglad to hear you will make a complete recovery, you beautiful shawl.
PS - get your creator (a god, no doubt) to take a full body shot as soon as you feel better.
now why can't there be more of you in the world and waaaaay less of paris hilton?
inquiring minds wanna know...
That shawl corner is simply gorgeous. I am in love.
ReplyDeleteOh my GOD, I'm so glad for you that it was just uncooked oatmeal. I can't even imagine...the possibilities.....I need to go have some coffee. It looks lovely, can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteI'm still snickering over this sentence: "As though Quaker had set off a dirty bomb on the CTA."
ReplyDeleteYou would be a terrific mainstream journalist, except that you have too good a vocabulary, too many scruples in the way, too much concern for what matters, and too many functioning brain cells. (You couldn't do TV, either. You're far too handsome.)
Other than that...
OMG - Thank all the clooective gods that the shawl was not harmed in the incident!
ReplyDeleteIt is always such a treat to read your postings. You are so very gifted in so many areas.....
Oh dear, we even anthropomorphize our knitted items.
ReplyDeleteThat is one spec-f*cking-tacular shawl, my friend.
You should be very proud.
The corner of the shawl is gorgeous, I imagine the whole shawl must be overwhelmingly beautiful. So glad to hear the shawl survived it's oatmeal bath (I hear that bathing in oatmeal is soothing and calming).
ReplyDeleteThat amazing shawl is tangible proof that you are coordinated, persistent, creative, nimble-fingered, and catless. I simply cannot see that pin-out surviving cats. Unless you do it on the wall?
ReplyDeleteGlorious and with love an adventure in every stitch. Lucky baby.
Stunningly spectacularly swoon-worthily gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGood thing it wasn't steel cut oatmeal. Actual injuries among passengers might have happened! I can see the closest medical clinic inundated with 'birdshot' wounds. "I was just sitting there, and then, out of nowhere, there was this flash of white and I got all these stinging shots to the side of my neck and face! Ow! That hurts! I'm gonna sue!"
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I'm happy to hear that you, the shawl, are recovering well from that traumatic incident.
whew, glad it is okay - and looking beautiful while it recovers!
ReplyDeleteWe should all look as incredible when we recuperate! You have one unbelievable shawl and one unbelievably lucky niece.
ReplyDeletePopping out of lurk mode to agree with the others - that is one gorgeous piece of knitting! And I'm so happy it survived the el with only the Oatmeal Incident. Could have been much, much worse!
ReplyDeleteBravo!
The crowning touch of the entire thing for me? The addition of "Reuters/AP". In my head, I'm on the floor screaming with laughter fit to make the welkin ring. (So as not to scare the neighbors, outside I'm just having fits of mad giggling.) Ohhh, god...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shawl corner. *sigh*
The shawl is absolutely stunning! More pics PLEASE!!! Your oatmeal vs shawl & metro passengers encounter was hysterical. I also thought the "cereal killer" reader comment was great too!
ReplyDeleteFirst time commenting and I LOVE reading your blog. Keep up the awesome writing and knitting posts.
Mo
Preciosa!! Maravillosa! I love it!
ReplyDeleteOh man that is going to look so amazing. Shame on you for the sneaky glimpses, but then I shouldn't complain since these allow for the full appreciation of the details!
ReplyDeleteHome stretch!
Now that you've shown us how gorgeous the shawl is, I'm even more relieved that the EL incident only involved uncooked oatmeal.
ReplyDeleteIt could have been soooo much worse.
O, loveliest of shawls, would that I, at my most humble, were as lovely as thou even after a cascade of oatmeal hast rained down across thy fair countenance.
ReplyDeleteYour shawl is lovely, Franklin. I can't wait to see it with the baby.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a relief :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work of art!
Aw, you were just making sure people got their fiber fix. In more ways than one. Beautiful, beautiful shawl. Sue F.
ReplyDelete"Uncooked Oatmeal was always such a quiet fellow," said a neighbor, who requested that her name not be published. "I never thought he'd go and doing something like this."
ReplyDeleteOh thank goodness. Reading the blended fibers posts was a little nerve wracking. I kept thinking "Is the shawl ok?" "Is the shawl ok?"
ReplyDeleteIt looks gorgeous!
that's a beautiful shawl. and you are just too funny. thank you for the laugh. (I'm relieved the shawl/oatmeal episode can, in fact, be a laughing matter and not a food-borne disaster of epic proportions.)
ReplyDeleteYou're a little late, Franklin. The story has already hit the wire services and the major news outlets. I saw it early this morning on CNN.com.
ReplyDeleteHave Barbara Walters and Larry King phoned for interviews yet?
ReplyDeleteThe shawl is beautiful! I'm so glad it's ok after yesterday's explosion! :)
ReplyDeleteSo says the shawl's publicist. I read something entirely different in the Enquirer involving something with a sheep wearing sunglasses, a bonfire, Bacchus and an oat field.
ReplyDeleteI think you should ship that shawl out before it gets into any more trouble!
Gorgeous! What a lucky baby.
ReplyDeleteOh admit it, you just wanted to make a dramatic entrance on that train! Like father like shawl.
ReplyDelete:) You know how to write and knit. Thanks a lot. You have made my day , so many times.
ReplyDeleteGet well wishes from a faroeshawl that had a similar experience with a coffe mug on the train....only a small speck left after good care. But still a UFO
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that the shawl is fine and recovering. It does sound like the midmorning, meal #2, was a bust though.
ReplyDeleteI find that on my Red Line here in Boston, that these things do not faze anyone, they are very nice about "crocheting with 2 needles". Liza the Blogless
OMG. Gorgeous. Happy Stars that there was no water around to mix with the oatmeal.
ReplyDelete(((hugs)))
Brilliant. The shawl looks really grand as well.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the shawl is doing fine, we were all worried there ;)
ReplyDeleteOh! Jo showed me the pictures you took of Sara, you have some talent. And now that I have heard so much about you I hope to meet you, so if the 1000 knitters project bringd you to CA let me know
I see the pine trees! I see the pine trees!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that the shawl had adequate health insurance, and a low deductible. Emergency room visits can sometimes push unsuspecting citizens into bankruptcy or stash forfeiture. Remember to vote for the party most likely to increase health and support project completion.
ReplyDeleteOooh... Aaaah... (Who needs fireworks when there's a shawl to admire?)
ReplyDeleteit's beautiful, franklin. i can't believe i'm only 42 to tell you so.
ReplyDeletea juice box? holy cr@p! bite your tongue. after all. "speak of the devil, and he will come." happened to the lady next to me in 2001, on a metra train from river forest to ogilvie downtown. grape. i had a few no-longer-very-moist towelettes to offer her, but she had a sticky, purple morning. ook. be afraid.
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Glad the oats didn't do anymore than frighten the shawl. All jokes aside, that is a lovely piece of work. I am sure it will become an heirloom in your family, and be cherished for many generations to come.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog a week or so ago ... and am so happy to know that the shawl is recouperating at home. Things like this make you remember how easy it is to lose the ones you love -- thank God you were with Shawl when it happened! I know that after hearing your story, I will be giving my WIPs all a big hug tonight before bed and I called home to tell them I loved them when I first heard about the near miss you had!!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteDo I remember you saying there would be words in this shawl? Are they hiding? No matter, the lace speaks for itself.
rosesmama
Stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. Thank God it wasn't coffee. I just spilled that on my keyboard, and it wasn't as happy an outcome.
ReplyDeleteThe shawl is exquisite! I've been knitting longer that you've been alive and have never even attempted something that lovely (on teeny needles with thread-like yarn).
ReplyDeleteAbout the oatmeal...a chocolate bar would not have cause such drama. Health nut!!!
Oooooooo--aaaaaaahhhhh! Much more thrilling than 4th of July Fireworks!
ReplyDeleteWas it your personal oatmeal
ReplyDeleteor a strangers breakfast?
You know that the shawl will be subjected nto far worse by your gorgeous neice and it will survive!
Lindy
It is beautiful! Still on blocking pins, but off the needles. I look forward to seeing it in all it's freedom!
ReplyDeleteOatmeal huh... You american knitters run into all kinds of trouble!
Could have been so much worse! Occasionally when I'm running late I take my cooked porridge on the bus.
ReplyDeleteMercy; that is one beautiful edging!!
ReplyDeletebtw; someone over on Ravelry asked "who's Delores?" she has been introduced.
Franklin, that is just gorgeous. What, may I ask, yarn are you using?? (If you've posted about it previously, I'm sorry to say that I've missed it.) I am just awed by the beauty of your creation.
ReplyDeleteshawl-tease.
ReplyDelete(looks beautiful oatmeal or not;)
Is it an accident that when I went to Amazon and brought up The Man of Property to see what you'd been reading, an ad for McCann's steel-cut oats appeared at the bottom of the page?
ReplyDeleteHomeland Security will be relieved! Thank goodness all those months' work were preserved!
ReplyDeleteCarry on.
Yooowwwzaaaa!! What a gorgeous shawl. I am in awe of your talent. You definitely get a gold star for this one. MaryB
ReplyDeleteFranklin, having just swatched for my first lace project, I have a completely new appreciation for your labor of love. It's stunning.
ReplyDeleteWhen I clicked on your blog, and saw the first post, my heart started to palpitate; then I scrolled down and relaxed. Whew! I'm glad you don't carry liquids in your bag.
ReplyDeleteThe knit gods are giving you a warning, Franklin. Please baby, put your shawl in a separate plastic bag. If not, then slow down, and save your running for your workout.
I'm gonna pray for your shawl's continued safety, until you finish, because it is museum quality lacework.
Glad to hear you and your shawl are fine even though reading about the incident made me snort coffee out my nose! Quaker dirty bomb! Snort!
ReplyDelete*whew* I was hoping it had all come out fine in the end - what a tease you are...showing just enough to entice us, but not indulge us.
ReplyDeleteI believe the expression is:
ReplyDelete"LOL".
Oh and btw, the lace..well I'm just in awe, it's amazing.
take this as a warning and get Franklin to put you in a nice clean pillowcase or something. Not plastic. we wouldn't want you to sweat ... or suffocate.
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad the accident didn't include the yoghurt that goes with said oats.
I'm so glad the shawl was just dusted, and not a victim of coffee sprawl. It's looking fantastic!
ReplyDeleteIt could have been much worse. I have a strange fantasy about the shawl trying to return to the outer Islands of Scotland, home of beautiful laceknitting. Undisciplined piece of wool.
ReplyDeleteWow, the shawl is looking fantastic! I got a good laugh out of the oatmeal incident, so glad that nobody was injured.
ReplyDeletebreathtaking shawl FH! I'm committed to a Christening Shawl for my neice/nephew - I'd love to know where you got the pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very lovely shawl. It would be a shame had it been damaged from the accident.
ReplyDeleteIt won't really have success, I consider so.
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