tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post7957379179495935789..comments2024-03-29T01:12:13.753-05:00Comments on Mr. Micawber's Recipe for Happiness: The Christmas Socks (a Tale of Woe), Part 1: False Starts and Yanky RibbingMrs. Micawberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-1198812939909672472016-01-09T01:30:20.060-06:002016-01-09T01:30:20.060-06:00very pleased to visit this site and joined comment...very pleased to visit this site and joined commented in his<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/sAH0fl" rel="nofollow">obat penghilang mioma uteri tradisional</a>abieuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507185886724919529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-64647847197746010262015-12-22T09:46:06.830-06:002015-12-22T09:46:06.830-06:00Gosh, your perseverance is very impressive. They a...Gosh, your perseverance is very impressive. They are going to be beautiful socks, the colours are perfect. I do hope the knitting goes smoothly from now on.<br />I'm dreadful for leaving tbings until the last minute and for being over-optimistic about time - one day, I'd love to change character completely and sit back and relax through December 9but I suspect that's unlikely!). Wishing you a wonderful Christmas 2015. JuliexJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974388807761344551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-30388236455092645862015-12-21T06:31:50.235-06:002015-12-21T06:31:50.235-06:00Oh dear, the pressures you put upon yourself! I h...Oh dear, the pressures you put upon yourself! I hope you remember to take a photo of the pair of socks when they are done. Really, though, would it matter if one sock was a WIP if you promise to finish it by sometime in Janauary?<br /><br />Good luck. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-88249041456491525012015-12-21T02:25:54.850-06:002015-12-21T02:25:54.850-06:00Hello Mrs Micawber! You should write a book in the...Hello Mrs Micawber! You should write a book in the best English (British) writing style! <br />I loved reading about your struggle to cope up with all the things which need to be done.. on time. Well, I gave up long ago and do things as they come :D Maybe its wrong.<br /><br />Anyway! Have happy holidays with your family! Enjoy being together!Hindustankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511421203148396188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-46169882357262890262015-12-20T22:00:48.772-06:002015-12-20T22:00:48.772-06:00O Ambitious Woman! At least you are out of the Sw...O Ambitious Woman! At least you are out of the Swamp of Indecision. (I like that term and realize that I've spent the last year or so there. Maybe now that I know that, I'll begin to find my way out?) The current version of sock looks adorable.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956873259908320109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-64439617046174854612015-12-20T19:00:51.025-06:002015-12-20T19:00:51.025-06:00You've got it! If possible, jump on the Canno...You've got it! If possible, jump on the Cannondale for a ride when the pressure bug starts to squeeze its way in.<br /><br />Go USA!Lee Zardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566785434995611198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-54929833093348779002015-12-20T06:21:58.811-06:002015-12-20T06:21:58.811-06:00Now I completely understand why you've been so...Now I completely understand why you've been so quiet... or should I say, contemplative. :) I like the changes you've made. It's going to be beautiful! THEY are going to be beautiful! I have faith you will lose out on all kinds of sleep to meet your deadline, and you will have one very happy gift recipient. And a clean house to boot!<br /><br />I just finished and mailed my final gift quilt of the year, and I wish for you the feeling I feel right now - SOON!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-15556232068789557052015-12-19T15:37:30.347-06:002015-12-19T15:37:30.347-06:00You make me laugh, best of luck on the finish. Som...You make me laugh, best of luck on the finish. Someday I will be organized and actually enjoy Christmas, for now I will just be exhausted by the time it gets here.<br />Hugs,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-2838588374557510872015-12-19T14:07:05.329-06:002015-12-19T14:07:05.329-06:00Dear Sue, I hope that composing this good post was...Dear Sue, I hope that composing this good post was cathartic for you as it was for me :) I am cheering you on to a fine finish! xxGracie Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499163425742659172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-34118191995958601592015-12-19T12:26:21.258-06:002015-12-19T12:26:21.258-06:00P.S. Love the "yank" technique! I believ...P.S. Love the "yank" technique! I believe it will solve my wonky ribbing because my purl stitches are the problem!Elle M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00859878282054541355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-81202864226364403022015-12-19T12:23:53.595-06:002015-12-19T12:23:53.595-06:00So enjoyed this post. I go through the same proces...So enjoyed this post. I go through the same process of ignoring every pattern I come across as not quite right... Then spend way too much time improvising one. By the time I'm really ready to start on my project, an afternoon has flown by. It's the journey, it's the journey. Right?Elle M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00859878282054541355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-15325254463798593872015-12-19T09:58:49.714-06:002015-12-19T09:58:49.714-06:00Patience and Perseverance - a newly discovered nov...Patience and Perseverance - a newly discovered novel by Jane Austen;in which our heroine battles to steer her family through the terrible travails of the Christmas Sock. <br /><br />I'm so glad I'm not the only one who, despite vowing every year to be uber prepared and prepare hand made wrappings and cards, decorations, gifts and food; I am still panic buying presents and rushing to post things off in time. :-)Curvywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352226602384896843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-17790064117230035622015-12-19T08:51:25.735-06:002015-12-19T08:51:25.735-06:00Thank you for the post. I was feeling that I was t...Thank you for the post. I was feeling that I was the only rat racing toward the holidays with handmade in mind. I found a wonderful pattern for a star wars fair isle hat on ravelry......and it was free. Frantic knitting commenced so that I would be finished by release date of movie. I did not frog anything when I noticed that the hat was looking ...big. I am now the proud owner of a navy and white, fair isle, tea cozy. (version 2 , after madly reworking pattern, was better but still unacceptable to son) sigh! Hope you have a good holiday and that your sock continues to go well.steelwoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271763772790327210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-92043065040259606722015-12-19T07:37:11.814-06:002015-12-19T07:37:11.814-06:00You are so brave to actually attempt to design a s...You are so brave to actually attempt to design a sock at this late stage I'm having problems completing a straight forward no nonsense pair of socks why do the stitches keep falling off the dpns! I'm pleased I'm not alone my preparations have hardly begun and I have actually gone beyond the panic stage, if it doesn't get done then so be it. You will complete the socks and they will be perfect. :) xxlindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-43785452115183128582015-12-19T04:12:45.404-06:002015-12-19T04:12:45.404-06:00It's looking good, well done for persevering, ...It's looking good, well done for persevering, and of course you can do it by Friday. Some day I will be all of those organised things as well, I know I will. Just not this year. Good luck with the second sock. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-86636891894463027622015-12-19T03:06:46.147-06:002015-12-19T03:06:46.147-06:00Hahaha! I'm laughing out loud. This sound so f...Hahaha! I'm laughing out loud. This sound so familiar to me. I expecially love this sentence: "I also have delusions about working best under pressure." Take it easy. All the best. Regula :-)Babajezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538344149217844113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-90580106802258021372015-12-18T22:11:47.644-06:002015-12-18T22:11:47.644-06:00Love this post. Many of us have been in a similar...Love this post. Many of us have been in a similar situation, except I didn't even try to speeding socks. Rest easy, the second sock will be much faster...you'll know exactly what do do! You can do it! I actually enjoy knitting socks now.<br />Blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-50499754806362397912015-12-18T21:58:34.715-06:002015-12-18T21:58:34.715-06:00You had me rolling on the floor laughing .. not re...You had me rolling on the floor laughing .. not really.. but I got a huge kick out of this story. And that... my friends... is why I have only knit one pair of socks and I was ready to strangle my darling little sister who insisted I must knit.. a.. pair.. of.......socks. You're a brave woman. <br />****************************************<br /> *M*E*R*R*Y* * *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*<br />**************************************** <br />((hugs)), Teresa :-) Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-35429502803328653712015-12-18T18:58:41.319-06:002015-12-18T18:58:41.319-06:00It's nice to know I'm not the only crazy p...It's nice to know I'm not the only crazy person who after saying I'm not falling into that trap every November , falls head first into Christmad gift making. I did do some baking early but a big mouse got into the freezer and ate everything....o would love to be ahead of the game...,one day! Your sock looks great!!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207070175643675951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-77936508986381848842015-12-18T18:16:25.355-06:002015-12-18T18:16:25.355-06:00I only made 2 Christmas gifts and one of them is s...I only made 2 Christmas gifts and one of them is so homely I'm almost afraid to give it. I have no clue how to make socks, knitted, crocheted or otherwise, so you're ahead of me. Merry Christmas!!!Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-76941702509306901152015-12-18T18:05:36.232-06:002015-12-18T18:05:36.232-06:00I adore the colors you are working with. So awesom...I adore the colors you are working with. So awesome that you all are having a Made in America theme. I so love that. I have made only one pair of socks, but seeing this, makes me want to make more. I have a friend who does two at a time sock making....yeah, she's kind of a show off! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas sweet friend. :)Stitchy Mc Floss https://www.blogger.com/profile/00562041622656969121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-46438089661145997142015-12-18T16:11:33.005-06:002015-12-18T16:11:33.005-06:00OH yes! the second sock will go smoother. YOu are...OH yes! the second sock will go smoother. YOu are on YOUR WAY!! with a whole week to go!kathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.com