tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post2685261934883123982..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: News Flash: Late Night KnittingFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-80183461584440782032011-10-18T04:37:02.107-04:002011-10-18T04:37:02.107-04:00It can't work in actual fact, that's what ...It can't work in actual fact, that's what I think.www.valencia-3d.comhttp://www.valencia-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-46805351028961262962007-05-22T00:04:00.000-04:002007-05-22T00:04:00.000-04:00f-word. waaaay too late. as appealing as the 'sile...f-word. waaaay too late. as appealing as the 'silent dance party' sounded, i decided i was too damn old for looptopia, and failed to check out the actual *schedule*. maybe next year. i'll probably be younger by then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-34141701220998433402007-05-13T13:28:00.000-04:002007-05-13T13:28:00.000-04:00However, Franklin, I would say that knitting poodl...However, Franklin, I would say that knitting poodle-shaped toilet paper roll covers is pretty close to crafting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-68222387263977881362007-05-13T07:54:00.000-04:002007-05-13T07:54:00.000-04:00I don't have a problem with the word craft but I l...I don't have a problem with the word craft but I loathe and detest people who describe their particular hobby as crafting or themselves as crafters. I even wrote a letter to a craft/ decorating mag here in OZ once asking them to persuade a particular sub editor not to describe the reader base as crafters. ERKcatsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27701579669587538322007-05-13T02:41:00.000-04:002007-05-13T02:41:00.000-04:00I am very excited by the number of people in your ...I am very excited by the number of people in your comments loving on Loopy. That's one of my favorite yarn stores EVER.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175287704687068472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-5864372944856965952007-05-12T13:04:00.000-04:002007-05-12T13:04:00.000-04:00i arrived wayyyy too late and missed you. it was a...i arrived wayyyy too late and missed you. it was a good time. i'll have to see you at the next knitting event since there are so many. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-54815457264257875462007-05-11T14:49:00.000-04:002007-05-11T14:49:00.000-04:00Ah, I wish I were in Chicago...I would dance with ...Ah, I wish I were in Chicago...I would dance with you, or sit in the corner and talk while knitting my sweater I can never seem to finish.<BR/><BR/>I will be in Chicago in June...where is this Charlie's? hahaTurnipToeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238424454502372001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-24782928899946919262007-05-11T12:31:00.000-04:002007-05-11T12:31:00.000-04:00Franklin, I'll be there. I want to catch Redmoon f...Franklin, I'll be there. I want to catch Redmoon first, though, and that's over at 11. Maybe I'll bugger out a bit early.the fiddlin' foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139395792905529041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-34210758809789383342007-05-11T12:22:00.000-04:002007-05-11T12:22:00.000-04:00Franklin, my dahlink mantwin, you have mistaken "c...Franklin, my dahlink mantwin, you have mistaken "crafting" for "grannycrafting", which has nothing to do with actual grannies (yes, everyone's grandmother is cool and it IS your grandmother's knitting) and is actually about marketing souped-up children's activities to adults who aren't actually creative but like to pretend they are.Zabethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083976974231027066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-86249020946840162232007-05-10T17:55:00.000-04:002007-05-10T17:55:00.000-04:00To me "crafting" used as a noun as in this press r...To me "crafting" used as a noun as in this press release is the worst of acrylic afghans, plastic canvas needlepoint, Herrschner's kits etc. and snarkily implies "stupid busy work for folks who don't have anything better to do." "Craft", on the other hand, is a badge to wear with pride. It means fine workmanship, care and utility. The line between art and craft is a fuzzy one. The best attempt at the distinction between the two I've seen focuses on the product being a utilitarian object however beautiful. I would be proud to be known as a craftswoman, a "crafter" would be an insult. Just my opinion.<BR/><BR/>P.S. "The Historian's Craft" by Marc Bloch is a classic work on the philosophy, writing, teaching and interpretation of history. Think of the historian as a knitter/designer and the names, places, dates as the yarn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-47949599311956279622007-05-10T15:01:00.000-04:002007-05-10T15:01:00.000-04:00Wish I could make it...But I don't know how you co...Wish I could make it...<BR/><BR/>But I don't know how you could <I>avoid</I> an argument about craft vs. art. Drives me nuts that knitting things are under Crafts on eBay. <BR/><BR/>OTOH, maybe I should just give that up.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231116607977696313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-49374710535006174972007-05-10T15:00:00.001-04:002007-05-10T15:00:00.001-04:00Franklin, dear, of all the worries I'm sure you ha...Franklin, dear, of all the worries I'm sure you have, sitting alone in a corner talking to your shawl should be the least of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-21786700592052380302007-05-10T15:00:00.000-04:002007-05-10T15:00:00.000-04:00hmmm...i don't think i can make it, unfortunately....hmmm...i don't think i can make it, unfortunately. however, i'm going to be at the yarn tasting at loopy, so at least i'll get some communal knitting it. <BR/><BR/>have fun!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573318998044031897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-45225862367316357562007-05-10T13:36:00.000-04:002007-05-10T13:36:00.000-04:00I have the pleasure of working with Emily Carr Ins...I have the pleasure of working with Emily Carr Institute and they call knitting an art and students have graduated from the Institute with a final project in knitting art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-75841935498891817592007-05-10T12:41:00.000-04:002007-05-10T12:41:00.000-04:00I knew a potter equally tired of the art/craft deb...I knew a potter equally tired of the art/craft debate who shrugged and said "If it leaks, it's art."<BR/><BR/>But my sorrow that I can't make it is tempered by Stephanie's tease. If you two are going to whisper and tell secrets you can just come up here and share it with everyone.<BR/><BR/>(But sweet weeping... can you imagine Stephanie and Dolores and a bar in the same room? For that I'd make reservations -- or abandon them.)ramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197775203594297901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-3260257139576385492007-05-10T12:37:00.000-04:002007-05-10T12:37:00.000-04:00If I lived even remotely close I'd go just to see ...If I lived even remotely close I'd go just to see your shawl, but alas I'm on the wrong coast for that!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957426491718028195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1229762072463519082007-05-10T12:13:00.000-04:002007-05-10T12:13:00.000-04:00Damn. I miss all the good parties. If you do end u...Damn. I miss all the good parties. <BR/><BR/>If you do end up talking to your shawl, say YO for me, sweetiepie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-90581953850174570372007-05-10T11:59:00.000-04:002007-05-10T11:59:00.000-04:00Franklin, twirl with the cowboy, then bring him wi...Franklin, twirl with the cowboy, then bring him with you. Tell him you're just going to stop by. Hey, you'd be surprised how fascinated he may become. A man who knits, is a plus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-90042897900946064072007-05-10T11:15:00.000-04:002007-05-10T11:15:00.000-04:00It sounds like fun, if I could spend the entire ti...It sounds like fun, if I could spend the entire time just sitting by you, but, really, I'm too much of a homebody to want to leave my house that late. Lame, I know.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767952721924443619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-85277013771588080822007-05-10T10:17:00.000-04:002007-05-10T10:17:00.000-04:00Damn. All vacation time is going to summer course...Damn. All vacation time is going to summer courses for my stupid BA. Wish I could go, it would rock hard to be in the Loop and knitting!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy yourselves!Roggeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549838068624400016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-17649028354729237942007-05-10T09:59:00.000-04:002007-05-10T09:59:00.000-04:00I'm telling myself that I cannot possibly go becau...I'm telling myself that I cannot possibly go because I have to be up and alert early Saturday morning, and I do not do well without sleep.<BR/><BR/>I will be at Loopy earlier in the evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-88327497005521112922007-05-10T09:54:00.000-04:002007-05-10T09:54:00.000-04:00I'll be there, and the loopy tasting, not sure wha...I'll be there, and the loopy tasting, not sure what in between. the Ponys? I like the Ponys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-17524972791068024952007-05-10T09:47:00.000-04:002007-05-10T09:47:00.000-04:00I am hoping to make it. I am in the middle of a p...I am hoping to make it. I am in the middle of a project and really have no business knitting right now but it is tempting!<BR/><BR/>Please bring the shawl. I would love to see it in person as I am sure other of your readers would also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27148541043754392742007-05-10T08:57:00.000-04:002007-05-10T08:57:00.000-04:00If only it were two weeks later! I'll be in town m...If only it were two weeks later! I'll be in town making yet another attempt to become a Chicagoan.<BR/><BR/>Linda<BR/>(the one who e-mailed you last November for yarn shop recommendations)One Sock Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270744363847902408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-80748296894659449302007-05-10T05:01:00.000-04:002007-05-10T05:01:00.000-04:00This is a complete non sequitor, but I nominated/ ...This is a complete non sequitor, but I nominated/ tagged you for a Thinking Blog Award. <BR/><BR/>And you should definitely bring the shawl, if only to debunk the crafting = Popsicle sticks myth.Sara Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010588228565095954noreply@blogger.com