tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post4759218715349814163..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: KnitspottingFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-21499196906696192112012-07-16T05:21:25.953-04:002012-07-16T05:21:25.953-04:00nice post love reading it.nice post love reading it.Women Leather Biker jackethttp://www.leathernxg.com/16-womens-leather-biker-jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-75149492643323401832011-11-29T01:20:23.936-05:002011-11-29T01:20:23.936-05:00Unfortunately, there is not a knitter born every m...Unfortunately, there is not a knitter born every minute. But, my fingers are crossed for that blessed babe and her lovely start. I see needles and wool in her future!!Website Maintenancehttp://www.webdesignbizz.com/pages-websitemaintenance.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-66605744313422597052008-11-21T11:41:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:41:00.000-05:00I got the same reaction when I saw the baby in the...I got the same reaction when I saw the baby in the next check out line was wearing a bsj ... and I'm a middle aged, could stand to lose 20 lbs, sweat shirt with coffee spilled on the sleeve kind of person. Some moms are just like that.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541095469969455692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-90690876332866252042008-11-14T13:07:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:07:00.000-05:00Hysterical!Hysterical!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993136064345454256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-81125177355694593532008-11-14T10:54:00.000-05:002008-11-14T10:54:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure it was the "swarthy, bearded men i...I'm pretty sure it was the "swarthy, bearded men in biker jackets" bit that threw her.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1904483490914102692008-11-11T16:36:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:36:00.000-05:00Oy. Some of the nicest comments I've ever heard in...Oy. Some of the nicest comments I've ever heard in the wild have been from swarthy bearded men in biker's jackets (just don't tell DH, okay? ;-)). Actually, it's true. (Nice comments. Really!)<BR/><BR/>So Dolores is still sulking? Wait till she realizes she's missing a cruise. Maybe she'll rethink her position on the cabinet appointment.<BR/><BR/>Franklin, it's obvious that I will have to go buy my copy of "It Itches" at a local store, and <I>unsigned</I>. Unless I can somehow manage to get to Old Blighty...<BR/><BR/>*cough* New England *cough*Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715879532362099469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-44876606509668933252008-11-11T16:05:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:05:00.000-05:00Well, how did you expect her to respond to someone...Well, how did you expect her to respond to someone who learned to knit in prison?Laura Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499876318474562571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-27313103639435472052008-11-11T13:31:00.000-05:002008-11-11T13:31:00.000-05:00Yikes! I guess I have yet another reason I love th...Yikes! I guess I have yet another reason I love the moderately large city in which I live --- something like that would *never* happen in Portland. Hopefully the mother doesn't rub off on the baby.edawnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224166551093132263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-30360400784935920052008-11-11T00:11:00.000-05:002008-11-11T00:11:00.000-05:00Bookspotting! I just had to tell you that I spotte...Bookspotting! I just had to tell you that I spotted a copy of your book "in the wild" today. Several, actually: the Borders in Knoxville had four on the shelves.<BR/><BR/>...now they have three.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174477788346476083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-17051792246964129072008-11-10T20:46:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:46:00.000-05:00That woman must be really sleep deprived. Too bad,...That woman must be really sleep deprived. <BR/>Too bad, it's a lot of attitude to carry around with her all of the time.<BR/>You didn't do anything wrong ...<BR/>Lisa in TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-14545516914120936742008-11-10T04:22:00.000-05:002008-11-10T04:22:00.000-05:00Boy, she was a little harsh! A few weeks ago I wa...Boy, she was a little harsh! A few weeks ago I was standing waiting for the walk lite at the cross walk. I thought I was having a conversation with a woman that lives nearby with a baby. Next thing I know she's practically running like I'm someone she saw on Friday's Most Wanted. I rewound the conv in my head and saw nothing offensive...maybe it's new mother hormones?Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738058993182994702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-77530933161763223712008-11-09T20:48:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:48:00.000-05:00While agreeing with all the comments, I laughed th...While agreeing with all the comments, I laughed the hardest at anonymous at 12:01 am...<BR/><BR/>I have knit Penny Straker's John's Gurnsey in Ballybrae no less than four times in my life. I still get compliments on mine.<BR/><BR/>Carry on with all things knitting, including approaching strangers wtih babies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-35730590074919313082008-11-09T15:20:00.000-05:002008-11-09T15:20:00.000-05:00Clueless, she is clueless.Clueless, she is clueless.knithound brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650960985244466355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-63578310748332326772008-11-09T14:05:00.000-05:002008-11-09T14:05:00.000-05:00I'd be honored for you to spot my knitting in publ...I'd be honored for you to spot my knitting in public and comment! I'm new to Chicago (recent transplant from Cali) and YOU, my dear Franklin, were one of my inspirations for coming. Er...I mean YOUR BLOG got me all hyped up to live in Chicago! I've been reading you for a couple of years and can't wait to run into you at some local knitting gala and introduce myself. And now the bad news? I left my Zimmerman knitting books in cali and thus cannot make neither the February sweater nor the Surprise jacket. Alas, any other pattern suggestions for a baby sweater out of the Lorna's lace Lion and Lamb I bought on sale at Loopy Yarns this week? Thanks...and thanks for brightening many a day with your wit. MarianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-45817020740359030652008-11-09T13:17:00.000-05:002008-11-09T13:17:00.000-05:00It's an ambition of mine to make a BSJ. I jut bou...It's an ambition of mine to make a BSJ. I jut bought my first EZ book "Knitting Without Tears" and I just LOVE how she writes. Then I saw some photos in the Knitpicks community site where the jackets were made of really colorful homespun. They were downright lovely! <BR/><BR/>Even if I didn't know anything about the designer, I would at least smile if someone commented on my baby's fashions.The Gravelcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590133021360629169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-78875715400131334272008-11-09T09:27:00.000-05:002008-11-09T09:27:00.000-05:00I promise that if you field spot the Elizabeth Zim...I promise that if you field spot the Elizabeth Zimmerman Surprise Jacket that my mother knit for my new daughter, I won't wave my cell phone at you and tell you to get lost.hokgardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971689914882302078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-50968119540837876802008-11-09T06:52:00.000-05:002008-11-09T06:52:00.000-05:00Franklin!You're coming to London this week and I'm...Franklin!<BR/>You're coming to London this week and I'm so excited! I remember you said that you studied Art History in college and as an MA student in Art History I must insist that you include a visit to the Courtauld during your stay. It's incredible. See you thursday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-5033010517917470532008-11-09T00:34:00.000-05:002008-11-09T00:34:00.000-05:00Darling, if you ever came up to me with my baby no...Darling, if you ever came up to me with my baby not only would I not shoo you away, I'd probably take the sweater off the baby just so you could look at the finishing. BTW, couldn't find VanHoofen on our local ballot so I had to write her in.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291722307841160716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-15993993635336945202008-11-08T12:45:00.000-05:002008-11-08T12:45:00.000-05:00I have a really funny story about a woman who thou...I have a really funny story about a woman who thought I was trying to kidnap her child--funny NOW after 14 years. If you do a book signing in Denver I will tell you all about it! LOVE your book.JelliDonuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062492342058178839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-56443240452126050302008-11-08T11:51:00.000-05:002008-11-08T11:51:00.000-05:00First of all, this is the first time that I have c...First of all, this is the first time that I have commented. Hello!<BR/><BR/>Second, my comment: It is too bad that the world is such a fearful place. Ideally, this woman would have reacted in a dramatically different way, beaming at your appreciation of her well-attired child, and looking forward to subsequently meet her knitting friend and complement HER on the choice of the EZ design.<BR/><BR/>Third, your blogs are a riot, your photos are excellent, your designs are inspiring, and I am sure glad that I found you on the Web. Thank you for sharing your talent, insights, and humor!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382524438702483078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-46464442671204362152008-11-08T07:41:00.000-05:002008-11-08T07:41:00.000-05:00That's hysterical! You are too funny! You know, yo...That's hysterical! You are too funny! You know, you'd think she would GET it, right...? Anyway, you made my morning. Have to go walk now!!<BR/><BR/>MarshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-60078508127412563842008-11-08T04:53:00.000-05:002008-11-08T04:53:00.000-05:00Oh dear, now I have a song stuck in my head:"Pa-ra...Oh dear, now I have a song stuck in my head:<BR/><BR/>"Pa-ra-noi-a will de-stroy ya!"<BR/><BR/>::Flailing head around, in a way sure to make all non-knitting mothers of small children flee::<BR/><BR/>Tracy in QatarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-6516174166465629962008-11-08T00:49:00.000-05:002008-11-08T00:49:00.000-05:00Sounds like you ran across the cousin of the woman...Sounds like you ran across the cousin of the woman who told La Harlot that she was crocheting. What a poop.<BR/><BR/>And my word verification was the lead character in Shakespeare's long-lost manuscript about star-crossed knitters....Unatiokthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130035379621517356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-46733870909202983112008-11-07T22:29:00.000-05:002008-11-07T22:29:00.000-05:00Wow, what a snotty response! We should all find o...Wow, what a snotty response! We should all find out where she lives, knock on her door, and attack her with Silly String. By the way, i got my book last week - I absolutely love it!Zenzelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921541498048321438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-47824110668829716982008-11-07T18:52:00.000-05:002008-11-07T18:52:00.000-05:00Maybe it was her hormones. I remember well when my...Maybe it was her hormones. I remember well when my first child, who's now 27, was a baby. I was incredibly overprotective of him. I would have probably freaked, too; though I hope when you started talking about the knitting, I would have figured it out. Of course, I was a knitter even back then.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719843474295765790noreply@blogger.com