tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post1873178136187832630..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Opera Knittingmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15248092580534960252010-11-15T21:10:22.968-08:002010-11-15T21:10:22.968-08:00Susan: It's more a compulsion than a case of f...Susan: It's more a compulsion than a case of finding time . . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64984317477280479612010-11-15T09:16:30.509-08:002010-11-15T09:16:30.509-08:00Goodness, how do you find time to teach and write ...Goodness, how do you find time to teach and write and knit too? I love the colors.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4273619650589026242010-11-12T08:40:24.512-08:002010-11-12T08:40:24.512-08:00Nancy: Famous last words, indeed! I think I see th...Nancy: Famous last words, indeed! I think I see the top of your head, just disappearing into that rabbit hole marked "Just a skein or two". . .<br />Hostess: They do look a bit sect-ish, don't they? The costumes are from a powerful scene in the opera when Lillian Alling is incarcerated at Oakalla, then a women's prison.<br />F>50: I'm counting on the merino content to keep the stretch from happening -- silk alone I wouldn't trust!<br />K: Oooh, those placemats will really pop against all your wood -- very modern contrast.<br />Alison: Funny, isn't it, how we manage to find the creative medium that suits us, while others just shake their heads in dismay at the very notion.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43146252452272247112010-11-12T05:16:10.083-08:002010-11-12T05:16:10.083-08:00I remember the lure of those knitting shops, the g...I remember the lure of those knitting shops, the garment already created, the complete pack ready to buy, tempting me. Sadly what gives you pleasure would give me a nervous breakdown just getting the right tension makes me...well tense!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-44929886161987104932010-11-11T16:34:19.988-08:002010-11-11T16:34:19.988-08:00Oooh, that top photo is creepy. And I just bought ...Oooh, that top photo is creepy. And I just bought some placemats in exactly that same shade of pink.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53341855379284797842010-11-11T16:18:42.608-08:002010-11-11T16:18:42.608-08:00I so want the lace Vogue sweater...it is really su...I so want the lace Vogue sweater...it is really sumptuous! And bamboo, silk and merino? Oh my!<br />I had made a lacy one like that once; over the years it stretched to 4X's its size! OOps, must have goofed on the gauge....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031246468893452366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-79313538685774456832010-11-11T16:02:42.561-08:002010-11-11T16:02:42.561-08:00I can hear the chorus...knit one purl two...lah la...I can hear the chorus...knit one purl two...lah lah...<br /><br />When I saw that picture I thought it must be a religious sect or nuns...too funny mater!<br /><br />BTW you are a prolific diva with the yarn :)hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26797576368578938882010-11-11T16:02:37.138-08:002010-11-11T16:02:37.138-08:00I'm considering re-starting knitting, since th...I'm considering re-starting knitting, since the yarn-eating cat has passed away and the other one could care less. The temperate weather and my lack of speed are holding me back. I guess I could get a practice skein or two...famous last words!NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.com