tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post112965260451426016..comments2024-03-18T20:56:05.132-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Scenes from Rhinebeck V: The Big DayFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-69689032563899594772012-01-30T19:42:44.957-05:002012-01-30T19:42:44.957-05:00Rhinebeck sounds a lot like the Oregon Flock and F...Rhinebeck sounds a lot like the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival-- complete with flocks of sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas and vendor barns! <br /><br />OFFF is held in September, so there's a chance of actually nice weather, which is always a plus for the groups gathered around the big tree on the lawn for spinning/knitting/tatting... as well as the vendor village spread out around them. Be still, my heart!KristenThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187723351100391708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-36209146926803836722007-02-11T18:00:00.000-05:002007-02-11T18:00:00.000-05:00So did the book ever come out? I went to her blog,...So did the book ever come out? I went to her blog, found the title, and tried searching for it on Amazon, but no luck.Laura Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386562865080786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129780762519125332005-10-19T22:59:00.000-05:002005-10-19T22:59:00.000-05:00Wow! I sure missed going and meeting you and every...Wow! I sure missed going and meeting you and everyone else.<BR/><BR/>Your sweater looked so fab on you, are you ready for the next one?<BR/><BR/>And congrats on the book deal. Illustrations are a great change of pace. <BR/><BR/>As far as the drop spindle...ah, more to do...remember you have two hands and there are only 24 hours in the day.LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129738600251029232005-10-19T11:16:00.000-05:002005-10-19T11:16:00.000-05:00Your sweater fits you beautifully! Great job!Your sweater fits you beautifully! Great job!Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147950194535945212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129737365691511252005-10-19T10:56:00.000-05:002005-10-19T10:56:00.000-05:00Sounds like you had such a great time! And I know ...Sounds like you had such a great time! And I know all about that lovely lovely yarn from Brooks Farm -- I bought tons at Stitches Midwest this past August, but let me tell you, it knits up beautifully and I wish I had bought more:)<BR/>Oh, and the sweater looks fantastic on you -- maybe I'll see you wearing it on campus some time!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529416775274929011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129732164632063622005-10-19T09:29:00.000-05:002005-10-19T09:29:00.000-05:00Did you get a chance to meet Toni from The Fold? ...Did you get a chance to meet Toni from The Fold? Now that you are a spinner, you must visit her shop in Marengo. It's a slice of heaven in the middle of the country. I bought my Lendrum from her last year, she's delightful and I really look forward to my trips there (I live in Rockford, not sure if I have mentioned that before).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129727544261196262005-10-19T08:12:00.000-05:002005-10-19T08:12:00.000-05:00Franklin, I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog. A...Franklin, I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog. As a new knitter, I'd never heard of Rhinebeck until I started reading blogs a few months ago. Through your blog (and a few others, most of whom I've linked to from your blog, so it does come full circle) I got to experience it "second hand". Thank you...!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526609832226449226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129725180550988122005-10-19T07:33:00.000-05:002005-10-19T07:33:00.000-05:00I do love your "in which" subtitles; they give me ...I do love your "in which" subtitles; they give me that delicious sense of anticipation that I remember from stories I read--or had read to me--as a child, starting, of course with Winnie the Pooh. <BR/><BR/>Have fun with the spindle. You'll have one of those aha moments when it all comes together (learning to park and draft helped me). Before you know it you'll have spun enough lace-weight qiviut to make a seaman's scarf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129689236847036502005-10-18T21:33:00.000-05:002005-10-18T21:33:00.000-05:00sounds like more fun than a human being should be ...sounds like more fun than a human being should be allowed. i've been saying this all over blogdom, and i'll say it here. i'm jealous. i would have LOVED to meet you (i may make a trip to chicago for snips & sniggles, lol), and seen that fantastic sweater. rheinbeck looked like so much fun!dragon knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876200889552460658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129684026268797712005-10-18T20:07:00.000-05:002005-10-18T20:07:00.000-05:00Hey there!I've started reading your blog recently-...Hey there!<BR/>I've started reading your blog recently--I think on Grumperina's recommendation. The cartoons are darlink! Marilyn is very lucky, indeed. <BR/>And the Seneca--looks even better on you!!<BR/>Someday I'll get to Rhinebeck, too--I hope --crossed fingers-can't type--ack!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129670370071153072005-10-18T16:19:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:19:00.000-05:00Rachel claims the spindle and roving is a little p...Rachel claims the spindle and roving is a little piece of me taken to Rhinebeck. So in some small way I got to meet you. <BR/><BR/>Sigh. Sniffle. I wish it could have been in person, but at least you get to learn to spin. That makes me very, very happy.<BR/><BR/>And I completely understand the goofy smile on Joe's face. It's transforming to make one's own yarn, no matter how Lopi-like one's first efforts may be...and yours looks good from here!<BR/><BR/>Now you can make your own bunny, honey ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129670025959380752005-10-18T16:13:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:13:00.000-05:00Cute, cute, cute. I remember you before you were a...Cute, cute, cute. I remember you before you were a totally famous knitting blogger!goblinboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636167643991935136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129669770715544212005-10-18T16:09:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:09:00.000-05:00Man, have you got groupies! Get a towel and mop u...Man, have you got groupies! Get a towel and mop up that keyboard; they're drooling on it. ;) And enjoy your loot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129667979203450082005-10-18T15:39:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:39:00.000-05:00Franklin - if that yarn you got from Brooks Farm i...Franklin - if that yarn you got from Brooks Farm is the "Four Play" silk and wool blend, let me tell you you'll LOVE it. I'm knitting a shawl in it, now, and I keep going back to their website and drooling. <BR/><BR/>Post a picture, please!!<BR/><BR/>Word Ver - "beyrom." Hmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129667105896304652005-10-18T15:25:00.001-05:002005-10-18T15:25:00.001-05:00Well, if two or fewer degrees of separation counts...Well, if two or fewer degrees of separation counts, then I did meet you on Saturday (I agree with you about the Lady Longlegs thing). And, as Stitchy said, I'm sure we fondled the same yarn. Congrats on the book deal! I hope you'll find an excuse to come back east again soon.Sneaksleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641927903638843276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129667103286972332005-10-18T15:25:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:25:00.000-05:00That *IS* the best picture of Kathy ever. As happ...That *IS* the best picture of Kathy ever. As happy as we looked, that's how happy we were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129667014019841572005-10-18T15:23:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:23:00.000-05:00I am absolutely riveted by your tales of Rhinebeck...I am absolutely riveted by your tales of Rhinebeck. More, more, more! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Congrats on the book. I look forward to seeing your illustrations in print. :)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185162075027696996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129666461421716602005-10-18T15:14:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:14:00.000-05:00Rhinebeck truly was a blast. I didn't meet you, bu...Rhinebeck truly was a blast. I didn't meet you, but I'm sure we fondled the same yarn at some popint, so that's pretty good.<BR/><BR/>You know, the very instant I laid eyes on your cartoons, I thought "This dude is bound for a book deal." Lo and behold, only a week after I found your blog, you've gone and done it. I think I'm getting a hang of this mind control thing! I can't say enough how much I freaking love your drawings. Let's just say that they make me very happy about your existence.Stitchy McYarnpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867016520172239935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129663083914148262005-10-18T14:18:00.000-05:002005-10-18T14:18:00.000-05:00Did anyone else notice how irritatingly handsome J...Did anyone else notice how irritatingly handsome Joe is in all his photos?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129662173610602722005-10-18T14:02:00.000-05:002005-10-18T14:02:00.000-05:00If there's any such thing as luck, I have it with ...If there's any such thing as luck, I have it with such great friends. Adding Franklin to the coterie is the best thing that's happened to me recently.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful pictures! The best of Kathy I have ever seen, bar none.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I just got a Canon Rebel. Finally a real digital SLR. I'm almost as excited as Joe is with his Robin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285597626042261061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129661811638240682005-10-18T13:56:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:56:00.000-05:00And I was so happy to meet you and see you loking ...And I was so happy to meet you and see you loking so dazzled and happy. You were walking so far off the ground I wasn't sure you were still on the planet.....<BR/>I am so glad your first fiber festival lived up to its billing.<BR/><BR/>*g* I can live with Lady Longlegs....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129660039170657902005-10-18T13:27:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:27:00.000-05:00Now, you'll have to come to Colorado and experienc...Now, you'll have to come to Colorado and experience The Estes Park Wool Festival, if you haven't visited already. It's wonderful, and well-worth the trip. The Rockies make for a spectacular backdrop to the Festival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129659358885415772005-10-18T13:15:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:15:00.000-05:00Franklin, mon ange, I am missing you already.My me...Franklin, mon ange, I am missing you already.<BR/>My mean bitter cheeks are flaming from such compliments.<BR/>You haven't mentioned the part where we were agaog (i mean that ) at the Seneca sweater.<BR/>And how lovely it was to meet your grandmother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129658722730893652005-10-18T13:05:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:05:00.000-05:00You look really handsome in that sweater you made....You look really handsome in that sweater you made. Congrats on everthing. <BR/><BR/>Now when you learn to spin, you're going to have to come here to NC to teach me. I have my spindle ready.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416504089177980525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1129657245267664422005-10-18T12:40:00.000-05:002005-10-18T12:40:00.000-05:00Franklin, you're such a gem. Congratulations on th...Franklin, you're such a gem. Congratulations on the book. I'm so glad you are enjoying the spinning. With your love and reverence for all things handwork you and a drop spindle seemed like a match made in heaven. Glad I wasn't wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com