tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post115514257114611049..comments2024-03-18T20:56:05.132-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: And Then Came the InvasionFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155760861957966032006-08-16T16:41:00.000-04:002006-08-16T16:41:00.000-04:00Talk about judging a book by its cover! I can't b...Talk about judging a book by its cover! I can't believe I'm the only one who went to Jane Sowerby's presentation who is going to defend her. First of all, the book doesn't come out until November. It's not even completely edited yet. Jane is an absolute treasure, and if you'd had a chance to go, you'd have heard about how she spent years in museum archives and libraries bringing these lace patterns to light. Yes, she did even talk about the garish colors that were used then. She rewrote the patterns to use modern needle sizes and materials and use our conventions of abbreviations, etc., which didn't exist then. And she knitted every single shawl herself. There are over 40 patterns in the book and some are absolutely amazing. It was an astronomical amount of work, and I'd hate for people to be put off by it from someone who didn't even go to hear about it. I don't mean to sound like I'm ranting. I'm not. I was very impressed, is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155608218235279402006-08-14T22:16:00.000-04:002006-08-14T22:16:00.000-04:00You were the best celebrity spotting of the whole ...You were the best celebrity spotting of the whole show for me! I was working in the Webs booth and while I haven't read much of your blog I instantly knew your voice from Cast-On. I'm having a grand old time reading your archives and your diary of last year has put me in snort-laugh territory. Cheers!Ciriliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987477605838227778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155604689349223802006-08-14T21:18:00.000-04:002006-08-14T21:18:00.000-04:00Heck, I'm a 3X on top, 4X at the hips - 4X will do...Heck, I'm a 3X on top, 4X at the hips - 4X will do fine. Must have Dolores, but also need two eyes! Although on fixed budget, so I'd have to get the cheaper ones - sorry, Franklin. (Hmm...if I can afford one this month, when I see Stephanie at Powell's in Sept., maybe she'd sign my Franklin shirt as well as a book?? That's about as close as I'll ever get to having you sign, I figure. ;) Loved your comment re Joe's gansey on her blog today! Sneaky, very sneaky.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155520944619764722006-08-13T22:02:00.000-04:002006-08-13T22:02:00.000-04:00Where is Dolores? Has she found some boy toy that ...Where is Dolores? Has she found some boy toy that she can't leave? Or does she want to use him all up, before she returns home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155431603786750762006-08-12T21:13:00.000-04:002006-08-12T21:13:00.000-04:00It was a pleasure to finally meet you f2f. I took ...It was a pleasure to finally meet you f2f. I took BBR's "Intarsia in the Round" Friday pm. I had fun, learned some good stuff, loved her tiny sample sweaters. I know you will enjoy her gansey class.<BR/><BR/>Today was "Beyond Basic Brioche" with Nancy Marchant. Tomorrow is "Engineering with Entrelac" with Joan Schrouder.<BR/><BR/>You guys all looked like you were having a good time this afternoon.<BR/><BR/>I am NOT the same Carol who wrote the purple prose (but a part of me wants to claim it).<BR/><BR/>Carol Mboobookittyfughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136886290822304101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155397272683796022006-08-12T11:41:00.000-04:002006-08-12T11:41:00.000-04:00Franklin!There are just so many great fibers there...Franklin!<BR/>There are just so many great fibers there- I had my initiation into Spindling at Stitches West...if anything should beckon you, it should be a HUGE batch of wool and silk roving, a new spindle of course- and a set of 3 new Ashford Traddy bobbins- never too many of those.<BR/><BR/> “Designer Yarn” lives on!!! <BR/><BR/>BTW-Have you tried felting wool ( and no-not knitting and then accidentally)? Dolores would be a good donator!<BR/><BR/>If you are truly a dyed in da wool Fiberaholic-Next comes Machine Knitting!<BR/><BR/>LOL:The Four Hot Men of the Alpaca Lace!<BR/>have loads of fun!<BR/>;-0<BR/><BR/>If only I didn’t have day job taking up so much of my time.........KnittinNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031859385570627779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155360845787881732006-08-12T01:34:00.000-04:002006-08-12T01:34:00.000-04:00I'm sure you'll have a lovely time... wish I were...I'm sure you'll have a lovely time... wish I weren't sitting at home getting lectures ready for the fall semester and eating my heart out (granted, I hear it can be tasty with a balsamic & roast garlic reduction...)<BR/><BR/>Have a great time<BR/><BR/>Matthew in ChampaignAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155330233866153922006-08-11T17:03:00.000-04:002006-08-11T17:03:00.000-04:00okay, I'm not really a stalker but I saw you today...okay, I'm not really a stalker but I saw you today and all I could think was "it's him!" I'm proud that I restrained myself.<BR/><BR/>When I told my daughter she asked with disappointment "What about Dolores?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155319394916843502006-08-11T14:03:00.000-04:002006-08-11T14:03:00.000-04:00Hope Jon arrived safely. What with his worries ab...Hope Jon arrived safely. What with his worries about getting to the airport and the added security measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155318354530923022006-08-11T13:45:00.000-04:002006-08-11T13:45:00.000-04:00My dear Franklin, have you fed your stash lately? ...My dear Franklin, have you fed your stash lately? YOU BETTER BUY AT THE MARKETPLACE!<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155305664296936882006-08-11T10:14:00.000-04:002006-08-11T10:14:00.000-04:00Sounds like fun! I hope you guys enjoy yourselves...Sounds like fun! I hope you guys enjoy yourselves. I haven't made it to a stitches yet as it seems I always have to work those weekends. It's my yarn shop weekend though so at least I'll get to stare at yarn all day.<BR/><BR/>Have a great time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155301977614650322006-08-11T09:12:00.000-04:002006-08-11T09:12:00.000-04:00I'll be there Friday with a gang of six from Iowa ...I'll be there Friday with a gang of six from Iowa and South Carolina. I am shopping for six specific skeins of yarn, two specific needle sets, and one pattern. Once that is done, I will not be shopping.<BR/><BR/>I also did not shop for yarn in Wisconsin yesterday. Ahem.<BR/><BR/>As the other Cheryl recommended, our group travels with the motto, "What happens at Stitches, stays at Stitches."Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173038514201133707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155270473946140562006-08-11T00:27:00.000-04:002006-08-11T00:27:00.000-04:00I will be there not shopping Friday, too. I'm sure...I will be there not shopping Friday, too. I'm sure I will be able to find you by looking for the throng of your knitblogger-stalkers surrounding you, Jon, Lars, & Sean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155261393016922342006-08-10T21:56:00.000-04:002006-08-10T21:56:00.000-04:00I'm sorry, Franklin, but I'm going to have to dela...I'm sorry, Franklin, but I'm going to have to delay reading the rest of today's post. I'm sobbing with laughter at your charactarization of RM from last year so hard that I can't see to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155244587952538742006-08-10T17:16:00.000-04:002006-08-10T17:16:00.000-04:00Awww, g'won...you know that you have to check out ...Awww, g'won...you know that you have to check out the faaaaaabulous glass circs that Sheila Ernst is bringing for their maiden (blush) voyage this weekend. They are so pointy that you you can keep that bossy sheep at bay, while being adept at k7 tog. You know that you want to try them...no shopping. Bwaaaaaahahahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155240655373045522006-08-10T16:10:00.000-04:002006-08-10T16:10:00.000-04:00You aren't going to be home with Jon arrives??? Go...You aren't going to be home with Jon arrives??? Good thing D is off on a little "jaunt"!<BR/><BR/>Not gonna buy anything ... ha ha ha ... you make me laugh so hard.Liahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00686416234609349949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155226221156885642006-08-10T12:10:00.000-04:002006-08-10T12:10:00.000-04:00Victorian-style, my ass. The Victorian color sense...Victorian-style, my ass. The Victorian color sense was a spectrum of ugly greens, oranges and browns. The delusion of tussy-mussy, rose and mauve dainties. Sure. And you know that the X-men and DragonBoy have never opened a Weldon's.<BR/><BR/>I know you'll like Beth's class. She and Lucy Neatby are the two people I'd pay to sit and learn from.<BR/><BR/>I think some of the Wolvies should hold a spinning clinic at Rhinebeck. Well, me and Joe and Ted, if he comes. All would be welcome and I wouldn't charge a dime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285597626042261061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155224078875141342006-08-10T11:34:00.001-04:002006-08-10T11:34:00.001-04:00Gentlemen, the Sirens of Stitches Market call to y...Gentlemen, the Sirens of Stitches Market call to you. You cannot resist. Find beautiful fiber and plot out manly garments with nary a cable. You know you want to do it.FiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155224071871609212006-08-10T11:34:00.000-04:002006-08-10T11:34:00.000-04:00Franklin. Hey. Ok, I'm a newbie here, but I've had...Franklin. Hey. Ok, I'm a newbie here, but I've had a similar experience. So to jump on in:<BR/><BR/>If I could haul an Ashland Traditional from one side of Portland, OR, clear across our sprawling city and back, via bus, with two transfers on a 45 minute ride each way...between the times of 6-11:30 p.m....a time, might I add, when all the drunks and folks a little bit off were out en masse in downtown, and hopping a ride in our fareless area...and it was back in the 70's when I was only in my early 20's... If *I* could do that more than once for a spinning class, you *so* can manage one measly little round-trip across Chicago. Really. I have faith. (And yeah, I realize, that sounds a lot like 'uphill, both ways', etc.; but I really did do it. [vbg])<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, what Ted said. Forget the damned spindle if it doesn't cooperate, just watch and get the info down. <BR/><BR/>Addendum to Carol: I just had to say this: Either you are soooo dead, or Franklin's gonna have something important pop from laughing hysterically. Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155220012232733602006-08-10T10:26:00.000-04:002006-08-10T10:26:00.000-04:00Talk about typos! Tara Jon Manning's "Mindful Kni...Talk about typos! Tara Jon Manning's "Mindful Knitting" exceeded the limit for me. I lost count at the number of times "meditation" was printed as "mediation". Unbelievable. I contacted the publisher and the author, thinking surely there would have been a corrected printing. If there has been there won't be a complimentary copy arriving in my mailbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155219425801991702006-08-10T10:17:00.000-04:002006-08-10T10:17:00.000-04:00Not going to Stitches for the first time in three ...Not going to Stitches for the first time in three years and was feeling a little bummed. After reading your accounts of last year, I don't feel as bad! It was a great reminder of all the things that were...well, off and off-putting.<BR/><BR/>Will miss the good teachers and knitting emersion. At least I won't have the annual jealousy over not being able to knit regularly with Chicagoan knitters.Barca Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716626154893889858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155212326080638392006-08-10T08:18:00.000-04:002006-08-10T08:18:00.000-04:00Can't wait to see the pictures of everything you d...Can't wait to see the pictures of everything you didn't buy at the Market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155187080705943102006-08-10T01:18:00.000-04:002006-08-10T01:18:00.000-04:00If you leave your shirt unbuttoned and a lost stit...If you leave your shirt unbuttoned and a lost stitch marker embedded, then everyone will be able to recognize you right away! Make it a sparkly marker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155185018197120592006-08-10T00:43:00.000-04:002006-08-10T00:43:00.000-04:00I'll be there. Perhaps we will bump into one anot...I'll be there. Perhaps we will bump into one another in the Market while we are busy not buying anything. Have a great time. I look forward to this year's Stitches Diary. I'll be happy to fill you in on Rick's performance at the Fashion Show--I'm doing the whole hog this year. (I might not have if I'd read your 2005 evaluation before I registered!)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817321406833605079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1155183276257582062006-08-10T00:14:00.000-04:002006-08-10T00:14:00.000-04:00Franklin is counting on the fact that I will be of...Franklin is counting on the fact that I will be off-duty. When he says that he is not going to BUY anything, it just means that we are going to have to stage an intervention and prevent him from SHOPLIFTING all weekend. I wonder if Winona Ryder's friends had to go through this?Norskybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703059422600304972noreply@blogger.com