tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post116834779733105643..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Each One, Teach One, Part OneFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168898229029216502007-01-15T16:57:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:57:00.000-05:00Is Willibald from Newfoundland by any chance?Is Willibald from Newfoundland by any chance?Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344151648498823945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168890418539448802007-01-15T14:46:00.000-05:002007-01-15T14:46:00.000-05:00The Zen is working. I would have slapped him seve...The Zen is working. I would have slapped him several times by now.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168588309572987672007-01-12T02:51:00.000-05:002007-01-12T02:51:00.000-05:00LOL!Knitting in Plain English has a BABY SWEATER t...LOL!<BR/>Knitting in Plain English has a BABY SWEATER that it recommends as a first project: Quick, small, complicated with all the basics. I bet a baby sweater would be, um, all sorts of a challenge! Maybe OB stood for ostentatious beige... all those years of not realizing.Dana S. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702927918890797596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168561483734354552007-01-11T19:24:00.000-05:002007-01-11T19:24:00.000-05:00I love your stories and this one is no exception!I love your stories and this one is no exception!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00189365116260295468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168503641256482492007-01-11T03:20:00.000-05:002007-01-11T03:20:00.000-05:00I've just started teaching my boyfriend to knit an...I've just started teaching my boyfriend to knit and while he's starting off basic (with a short row beanie) he keeps asking for demos of other techniques, such as the mobius cast on and he's planning on knitting gloves very soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168464047477649312007-01-10T16:20:00.000-05:002007-01-10T16:20:00.000-05:00Ostentatious beige...I had to come back and read t...Ostentatious beige...I had to come back and read that again. Too funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168451600975146702007-01-10T12:53:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:53:00.000-05:00Two shades of gray? It will be gorgeous, and I'm ...Two shades of gray? It will be gorgeous, and I'm glad he didn't pick black. His next project should be a top-down sweater, because he has no preconceived constructions notions. <BR/><BR/>Willibald? (snickering)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168449356847604222007-01-10T12:15:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:15:00.000-05:00"After about three hours of browsing, he made his ..."After about three hours of browsing, he made his first personal fiber purchase: four skeins of Berroco Ultra Alpaca.<BR/><BR/>In two shades of gray.<BR/><BR/>Men, I swear."<BR/><BR/>Men? Is he a Libra? I could browse yarn for three hours and come out with two shades of gray! And I'm pretty certifiably female, gave birth and everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168448331115982822007-01-10T11:58:00.000-05:002007-01-10T11:58:00.000-05:00I love it! Keep it comin'.I love it! Keep it comin'.douliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104034679866024331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168446822358530612007-01-10T11:33:00.000-05:002007-01-10T11:33:00.000-05:00*groans*Admirable ambition, but why oh why do some...*groans*<BR/>Admirable ambition, but why oh why do some people insist on ignoring the advice of someone who's trying to teach them?<BR/><BR/>Geez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168443945082835682007-01-10T10:45:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:45:00.000-05:00I suspected there for a sec that you had met up wi...I suspected there for a sec that you had met up with my male relatives! Speaking of which, are we sure he isn't colorblind? Because I once made a quilt to the EXACT color specifications given to me only to find out that the person was colorblind and to him it looked all grey. He'd been sort of guessing the colors by what other people called them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168443249365757202007-01-10T10:34:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mention. Ultra Alpaca is my new fa...Thanks for the mention. Ultra Alpaca is my new favorite yarn.<BR/><BR/>When our other sister wanted to learn, we didn't teach her. Someone else did. She wanted to make socks right away. We warned her but she was adamant in her own quiet, graceful way and since we never say no to her, off she went. She made one goofy sock and then 10 perfect pairs with color and cables and more. And sweaters, lots of sweaters.<BR/><BR/>Usually the path is scarf, hat, sock sweater. Maybe after scarf he should go straight to socks or to a bottom up sweater in the round. Lots of work in the round before all the shaping.Arcadia Knittinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131753307124648016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168441945790286362007-01-10T10:12:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:12:00.000-05:00Maybe you can convince him to try a mini sweater (...Maybe you can convince him to try a mini sweater (like for a baby) for his second project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168438456649740482007-01-10T09:14:00.000-05:002007-01-10T09:14:00.000-05:00I think "Ostentatious Beige" would be a good name ...I think "Ostentatious Beige" would be a good name for a ska band.<BR/><BR/>But that's just me.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518702499364822242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168428315595159082007-01-10T06:25:00.000-05:002007-01-10T06:25:00.000-05:00This guy is going to need to learn to do cables pr...This guy is going to need to learn to do cables pretty quickly or or he won't make the distance on the scarf, either! I'm thinking high achiever with short attention span? Mind you, I hadn't knitted since I was 8 and my first effort o get back in the saddle was to knit and felt slippers!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124722668160658606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168427532796822032007-01-10T06:12:00.000-05:002007-01-10T06:12:00.000-05:00Me, I'm thinkin' 'sock' shoulda been the first pro...Me, I'm thinkin' 'sock' shoulda been the first project suggestion. [eg]<BR/><BR/>Hm...thought just struck...Maybe he was being sneakily foresightful and choosing a sweater to avoid anything that was reasonably <I>portable</I>, thus staving off any chance at being caught KIP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168426044813624552007-01-10T05:47:00.000-05:002007-01-10T05:47:00.000-05:00"Ostentatious beige"???!!! *LOL*And he ended up wi..."Ostentatious beige"???!!! *LOL*<BR/><BR/>And he ended up with two shades of grey??!!! *ROFL*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168398097217306362007-01-09T22:01:00.000-05:002007-01-09T22:01:00.000-05:00Your student's problem was with colors. Hopefully...Your student's problem was with colors. Hopefully they won't be as bad at the actual knitting. I tried to teach someone who somehow, within the span of three rows, went from 10 to 32 stitches. Amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168397475762144042007-01-09T21:57:00.000-05:002007-01-09T21:57:00.000-05:00"ostentatious beige"Now I've heard everything!I ad..."ostentatious beige"<BR/><BR/>Now I've heard everything!<BR/><BR/>I admire your patience. Good luck with the future lessons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168394581574618652007-01-09T21:03:00.000-05:002007-01-09T21:03:00.000-05:00Hahaha...you just reminded me why I gave up the me...Hahaha...you just reminded me why I gave up the medical profession...I would of loved it if it hadn't been for the one-tracked-minded-doctors. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168394426483311252007-01-09T21:00:00.000-05:002007-01-09T21:00:00.000-05:00Well, all I can say is that Willibald sounds an aw...Well, all I can say is that Willibald sounds an awful lot like my physician ex. They're generally a very contentious lot to deal with, so best of luck with the lessons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168391980872650772007-01-09T20:19:00.000-05:002007-01-09T20:19:00.000-05:00Let's hope he learns as fast as your sister!Let's hope he learns as fast as your sister!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187303372682555817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168391778543608712007-01-09T20:16:00.000-05:002007-01-09T20:16:00.000-05:00Delurking over here to say that I absolutely live ...Delurking over here to say that I absolutely live for these blog entries of yours. Yours is the first blog in my 'bookmarks bar' and I check it everyday. I actually read it out loud to my husband while he does his homework (he's a teacher - they never rest). He really likes it when I 'act' out the dialogue... Yeah, don't ask - we don't have cable and the evenings can be pretty long.dwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282585633140494515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168391522497131572007-01-09T20:12:00.000-05:002007-01-09T20:12:00.000-05:00too funny! I suggested to the husband that I teac...too funny! I suggested to the husband that I teach him to knit (his boss has been trying to get him to knit too, as a stopping smoking activity) and he said that would be a bad idea. I realized he could be right, he might want to use my good yarn.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761184043699748395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1168391068105778152007-01-09T20:04:00.000-05:002007-01-09T20:04:00.000-05:00Ostentatios beige! I love it. Beautiful. And Gray!...Ostentatios beige! I love it. Beautiful. And Gray!? Ah haha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com