tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5376489185475397117..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Six Birds and a Sweatermaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19301689159639787502009-08-25T17:41:07.651-07:002009-08-25T17:41:07.651-07:00Another great creation. PS why does my husband not...Another great creation. PS why does my husband not ask me questions like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91692705951901164892009-08-18T08:57:54.066-07:002009-08-18T08:57:54.066-07:00Hmmmmm! I wrote responses to most of these comment...Hmmmmm! I wrote responses to most of these comments yesterday, but Blogger seems to have spirited them away somewhere . . . <br />I know I commented on Pseu's neighbour -- I'm amused at the fact that our language makes us call her "children" "children, even though they must be 70 or 80. Also amused by the notion of the tipsy birds, although I should be chastened by the often tragic results (and I'm reminded of some Roald Dahl story with a scene of drunk pheasants dropping to the ground for a poacher to pick up)<br />LPC: can only echo you -- "elderly" seems an understatement for a 100-year old!!<br />Mardel: I had wanted loose, casual, bordering on the sloppy, but I know I won't feel happy if it's truly a sloppy neckline. I'm going to try Jillian's fix which seems the perfect solution.<br />Jillian: Love this idea and will try it as soon as I find an appropriately-sized hook.<br />Duchesse: I like to know some of the names and try to identify from a bird book when I can, but I'm not motivated to do any formal birdwatching either. Their antics alone entertain me.<br />Tiffany: I'll let you know, for sure!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20172261473916769442009-08-17T20:46:23.539-07:002009-08-17T20:46:23.539-07:00Also love the yarn you've used, but wanting to...Also love the yarn you've used, but wanting to hear how you resolve the neckline issue (before I start it!).Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65754858550525704902009-08-17T13:13:16.264-07:002009-08-17T13:13:16.264-07:00I'll echo the others, beautiful colour especia...I'll echo the others, beautiful colour especially on you. Will be interested to hear what you decide. neck looks a little wavy in pic but may be fine in person. We have many, many birds in our garden and I can spend hours watching them- but not motivated to formally birdwatch.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22520486618635039152009-08-17T11:00:02.515-07:002009-08-17T11:00:02.515-07:00I bet a slip or single crochet stitch all around t...I bet a slip or single crochet stitch all around the neckline would do great things! It looks great, but I can see what you mean about the loose neck.jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864066847052675219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69660438196818816562009-08-17T10:47:22.371-07:002009-08-17T10:47:22.371-07:00What a marvelously evocative description of the co...What a marvelously evocative description of the comings and goings in the avian community around you. <br /><br />I think the sweater is marvelous too, and I love the color and the details although I see what you are saying about the neckline. If it were mine, I might rip it and knit it a little tighter around the neck, but I personally like my necklines a little more finished and defined. This certainly looks lovely on you as is and gives you the option to show off a lovely top underneath. I think there must be a halfway point that will flatter a blouse or top and be a little more refined. <br /><br />Anyway, that is just me, and I am eager to see what you decide.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23700758556479880182009-08-17T09:54:03.586-07:002009-08-17T09:54:03.586-07:00Except of course, that my children should live eve...Except of course, that my children should live even longer and more happily than I.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74620921596459337802009-08-17T09:53:39.474-07:002009-08-17T09:53:39.474-07:00I love the detailing on the sweater, and the color...I love the detailing on the sweater, and the color. I imagine it would be perfect to wear to sit by that lovely evocative shore. Pseu, elderly at 100? Then they are doing great if they are only elderly. That is my dearest hope in life. To live a long time.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51883360965244614092009-08-17T09:01:57.827-07:002009-08-17T09:01:57.827-07:00I love the color and texture of that sweater! Div...I love the color and texture of that sweater! Divine.<br /><br />I also enjoyed your descriptions of avian-goings-on around your place. When we were kids, we lived in a house with pyracantha berries trained along the fences and walls. The berries would ferment on the vine, and the birds loved to eat the fermented berries. Alas, often not happy endings as the FUI birds often flew into our large windows in the back, breaking their necks. Hopefully you're spared similar drunken tragedies.<br /><br />Our elderly (100 years old this year!) next door neighbor's children have placed a bird feeder on window right where she frequently sits and looks out. I have to imagine the pretty creatures that come to visit are a source of enjoyment for her, now that she's mostly housebound.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com