I have done so. With regret I find that knitting just doesn't turn my crank the way it used to. Yarn is fine and dandy, don't get me wrong; but it can only take you so many places before you start to feel that you've seen all the sights and sent all the postcards.
The Panopticon will persist. However, I'll be shifting the focus from fiber arts to the new and consuming passion that rules my days: NASCAR.
Screw Rhinebeck. See you at Talladega!
I hear that Tony Stewart knits, maybe y'all could talk about in on pit row?
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fools!
Happy April Fool's Day to you too!
ReplyDeleteHeh. Nice try.
ReplyDeleteRiiiight.....
ReplyDeleteChortle
ReplyDeleteI think you may enjoy this:
http://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/giraffe1.php
Don't mock! Some of us like knitting and NASCAR.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could knit those poor nekkid women some clothing? Must be cold in the pit stops.
ReplyDeleteOOOHHHHH!!! Let's take up hunting too!!!
ReplyDeleteI knit a camo afghan once. :O
Happy April Fool's day! and Happy birthday to me! (no really, it is my birthday)
I've MET you. Come on.
ReplyDeletePosing for yarn.
ReplyDeleteYah ... sure! ;o)
ReplyDeleteHot Dog! I can't wait to read all about your adventures in racing. Actually, I can wait. That is something my husband would read. I wanna read about yarn, patterns, knitting!
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fool's Day!
And happy birthday to Dragons Knitting Lace!
Those ladies look like they'd be happier if we crocheted them some hot pants, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteI know this is a joke but Franklin Does NASCAR would be so damn entertaining I'd still read. Besides, I LOVE NASCAR, man!
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad it's April 1st.
ReplyDeleteDude...you lost me at "I find that knitting just doesn't turn my crank the way it used to."
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fools!
Lol. How those buxom, vapid car models treating ya'? :-P
ReplyDeleteROTFL! This totally made my day :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you just happened to post this on April Fool's Day, huh?
ReplyDeleteSorry, not buying it.
I have already been taken this morning, nice try...first thing I did was look at the date.
ReplyDeleteAnd a happy April fool's day to you, too.
ReplyDeleteNice... Happy April Fool's!
ReplyDeleteGood one! I had to look at the date that you posted.
ReplyDeleteI don't know... I saw that photo and thought, knitted car cozy!
ReplyDeleteoh Franklin! I can just see you at a NASCAR rally -- well, maybe if they had a knitters' night at the track with free circular needles.....
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fool!
I already envision you, sitting at a NASCAR Race trying to figure out how to knit a carcosy...
ReplyDeleteI think you are fooling us with that NASCAR thing, you are really into Formular 1!
Oh, dear heavens, I forgot what day it was and nearly had a mini stroke over my left eye while reading the first sentance. My breathing is now normal. Whew! You got me!
ReplyDeleteDoris just wants you to knit a Ferrari out of sock yarn, doesn't she? What do Albert Einstein and Queen Elizabeth think of the idea? 8^)
ReplyDeleteTalladega is one of the most fun tracks to watch, tied for first with Bristol. Have a wonderful time (and don't forget sun screen)!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Happy April Fool's Day to you too!
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fool's Day to you too!!
ReplyDeleteFor a moment, you had me concerned. And then I remembered what day it was. Thanks for the laugh.
ReplyDeleteLOL!
ReplyDeleteI hate to the think what Dolores will get up to in a NASCAR pit. And make sure Harry's wrapped up against the grease!
ReplyDeleteOnce you put down your needles for NASCAR, if you feel the need for a little DIY, you can always make this: http://www.ehow.com/how_5021545_make-beer-can-hat.html
ReplyDeleteor take the easy way out and purchase one here: http://www.after5catalog.com/beer-hat-p-802.html
And if NASCAR begins to pale, you can wear them on your next jaunt to Wrigley Field.
It was the stiletto heels that did it, wasn't it?
ReplyDelete*sigh*
Come to Charlotte and enjoy both -- Nascar Hall of Fame and 7 plus yarn shops.
ReplyDeletedoes Danica knit?
Great April fool's!
bull-oney
ReplyDeletePerfection!
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fool's Day to you too
ReplyDeleteIt's your love of left hand turns, isn't it.
ReplyDeletejeebus, DON'T DO THAT! bad franklin! ;-)
ReplyDeleteUh, yeah, right...
ReplyDeleteYou did your best, Franklin, for April Fool's Day, but nobodybelieved you!! We know you too well!
ReplyDeleteThank you! You just made my day. :D
ReplyDeleteWith all these changes going on... does that mean you'd date a girl now?
ReplyDeleteHey, don't look at me like that! I live in hope.
And you're changing your name to Ricky Bobby? Dolores will Need To Be Watched around those rear tire changers. Just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteHah. In more ways than one.
ReplyDeleteI almost peed just now.
ReplyDeleteGross.
ReplyDeleteNice try. April fool's is actually supposed to FOOL someone.
ReplyDeleteNow, come back and post up some pink poncho...
Oh you, as if our dear Franklin would ever give up something that fits his classical personality as well as knitting does.
ReplyDeleteGo straight, turn left, go straight, turn left, go straight, turn left, etc.
ReplyDeleteBy now, I should know better than to read your blog while sipping tea. My lovely Earl Grey narrowly escaped being sprayed all over my screen as I tried to laugh and swallow at the same time.
ReplyDeleteNot saying anything against NASCAR (my grandma loved it), but the day I hear that you seriously became a fan, I will take it as a sign of the Apocalypse.
Now, Dolores, on the other hand...I could so totally see her embracing life as a spandex-clad racing queen!!!!
Ummm, yeah....
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fools to you too!!!!
ReplyDeleteUm...knitting's loss is NASCAR's gain?
ReplyDeleteLaura
Perhaps while there you can knit those young ladies some trousers.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha! April Fool's to you.
ReplyDeleteI started to hyperventilate when I saw the picture. My first thought was Oh My! I never would have guessed.
Seriously as a knitter/spinner and a NASCAR Nut, I've had some incredible experiences at the tracks with needles, yarn and cute guys in fire suits.
I almost fell for it. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteWhere, oh where are you going to find a fire suit to fit Harry?
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fools day to you--you gave me a chuckle.
Maybe yarn shop ads with nearly naked babes rolling around in yarn?
ReplyDeleteOh, I would love to see a knitter's NASCAR...big stickers all over it from Malabrigo, Skacel, Madeline Tosh, WEBS. The models would be elegantly clad in lace shawls and fingerless mitts. At least the colors would be tasteful!
ReplyDeleteIf you were giving up knitting for weaving, spinning, crochet I could have believed that, but NASCAR? That is going a bit too far. Happy April Fool's day!
ReplyDeleteYou're wonderful! Thanks & happy April fools day.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we could knit a car, is there a Rainbow Warrior colorway?
ReplyDeleteNow THAT gave me a start.
ReplyDeleteAnd then a good chuckle.
Thanks.
Snort!
ReplyDeleteFinally you've come to your senses.
ReplyDeleteI guess the joke is on your international readers, aka, me.
ReplyDeleteIn Argentina, it's "December's" Fools (12/28, actually).
There was some head scratching over here until I remembered the date... har har
Dude! Not funny! Seriously! the girls are cute and all but something tells me they're not your type!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've read your blog...found it on Knitty, first time there also. I am a beginning knitter and I have to say that my stomach actually dipped when I read your post after reading about you and lace! You got me for probably more seconds than the other people here! Only because I'm new.
ReplyDeleteOh so funny!! I love knitting and NASCAR but this was great
ReplyDeleteWell, at least we know it is the car...VBG
ReplyDeleteEZ used to knit on the back of the motorcycle... I love the idea of a Knitter's NASCAR.
ReplyDeleteLOL! As if! (and goth sock yarn is STILL calling your name...)
ReplyDeleteWho are you and what have you done with Franklin?
ReplyDeleteYeah, that'll happen. About the same time Dolores is admitted to the DAR.
ReplyDeleteCatBookMom
I could TOTALLY see Dolores at a NASCAR event - much more so than you. I *might've* believed this if you'd had her lolling all over the car instead of the hoochies. Thanks for the gag.
ReplyDeleteThat's almost funny.
ReplyDeleteThat was wierd and as I heard your voice reading your blog...it was sort of a nightmare. Wheww. April 1. OK...world is OK now.
ReplyDeleteI love April Fool's day, don't you? (Besides, there's no law that a self-respecting gay man can't enjoy a fast car.....just sayin')
ReplyDeleteCoffee up my nose again! Happy April Fools Day to you too!
ReplyDeleteAs if!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I think my new design, and your new passion collided yesterday... I can help you modify it for your new speed machine! http://nelkindesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/mystery-kal-revealed.html
ReplyDeleteIf anyone could induce me to follow a NASCAR blog, it would be you. And that's a pretty major compliment to your writing, believe me!
ReplyDeleteHow about a NASCAR cozy (LOL)
ReplyDeleteYeah, yeah... One of our young grandsons is a car nut, so my husband (who ISN'T a NASCAR enthusiast) took him and older grandson to the NASCAR museum this week. Older grandson isn't a fan either, as evidenced by the fact that the most interesting thing he found about the place was the exhibit that let him change a tire, pit stop style.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I can SOOOO picture you there!
Happy April Fools Day, Franklin.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see you sport a mullet.
ReplyDeleteHow endearing; you're the only adult I know who would (and could and did) pull off an April Fool's Day joke.
ReplyDeleteLove you!
oh, love it! happy 4/1 to you, too, Franklin!
ReplyDeleteHere's your pattern...
ReplyDeleteLeft turn
Left turn
Left turn
continue for 500 laps.
Snort...
ReplyDeleteyou do know that car is not a cup car, don't you?
ReplyDeleteSince I just read this on the 3rd, I am relieved to find it was an April Fool's joke. I was really starting to wonder! My comment was going to be "Really?!?!?!?!"
ReplyDeleteshocked then realized the date on your post...ha ha ha yarn is forever...
ReplyDeleteJanice in southeastern WI
I think Delores would like the change, I'm not so sure about Harry.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for comments, I wasn't able to read any posts from last Thursday till today so didn't even think to look at the posting date till I started reading the comments!
You had me there for a minute...
ReplyDeleteLate to the party, but it doesn't matter because it's true...
ReplyDeleteMy husband's cousins are so into Nascar that they named their children Talladega and Onondaga. Poor Grandma almost blushes when she says their names.
I didn't get to this 'til April 4th...It's not nice to scare people like that! :-)
ReplyDeleteIs it a coincidence that my word-verification code is "antic"? Not a chance. Even Blogger is telling on you, Franklin!
ReplyDeleteYou almost gave me a heartattack...until I looked at the date. Jeez don't do that to a girl! :)
ReplyDeletemy first visit to this blog was very nearly my last!
ReplyDeleteFranklin! Damn! You scared me for a minute there! Getting old and not keeping track of the calendar - darn wool fumes. Love you anyway.
ReplyDeleteApril 1st is my wedding anniversary (people thought the wedding was a practical joke). I don't truck with NASCAR, but I might find it in my heart to forgive and read on if you were truly going that way!
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fool's!
Now, if you said you were moving to Paris to become a Bluebell girl - I would have believed you lol but nice try mister!
ReplyDeleteFranklin,
ReplyDeleteThank you SO MUCH for the laugh! You've made procrastinating from writing my last History essay of the semester much more fun.
~Beth
PS: I saw your summer calendar. Why aren't you coming to Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival in 2 weeks?!
Great thoughts you got there, believe I may possibly try just some of it throughout my daily life
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