tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post8140737707039549810..comments2024-03-27T13:06:10.548-05:00Comments on Mr. Micawber's Recipe for Happiness: Cold and WarmMrs. Micawberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-68658908257194789222013-01-25T13:35:12.126-06:002013-01-25T13:35:12.126-06:00Yikes! That's way too cold for me. Maybe you...Yikes! That's way too cold for me. Maybe you should make those socks into full body stockings. Ha! Warm wishes, TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171418303494806370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-1213082830387562602013-01-25T11:46:59.246-06:002013-01-25T11:46:59.246-06:00Just to help you feel better I wanted to let you k...Just to help you feel better I wanted to let you know that it is now raining. :( It was raining yesterday and will rain through the weekend. :(:( I feel better that you now know that it's icky here now!! :D<br /><br />Ha!! A blog post!! Yes, I might as well, I think in them all the time!!! lol!!!! Thank you for the encouraging words!! :):):)~ Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703471625303036611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-45407996518669660472013-01-24T16:01:38.424-06:002013-01-24T16:01:38.424-06:00I'm know how to convert celcius to Fahrenheit,...I'm know how to convert celcius to Fahrenheit, but I did have to double check I was right.....ouch, rather you than me, i've been moaning about far warmer temps!<br /><br />I think I would need more instruction in my patterns than yours, it sounds a little vague, my approach is far too sketchy to allow myself choice over number of stitches!*https://www.blogger.com/profile/10821840185143701654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-35858111290858150672013-01-24T14:37:31.198-06:002013-01-24T14:37:31.198-06:00You don't live in a knitting desert.....you ca...You don't live in a knitting desert.....you can buy yarn in the next town! I have to drive to the city over two and a half hours away. Boh ho for poor little aul' me.<br />Well saying that it's more like a knitting bog hole here:)Old Magnolia Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129875046273758499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-48508049465555794462013-01-23T21:02:45.506-06:002013-01-23T21:02:45.506-06:00They're close enough that I think it will all ...They're close enough that I think it will all come out in the wash, so to speak. (And I confess I've done it before on other projects without ill effect.) But I'm sure that knitting purists would be horrified.... :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-34971674811121564412013-01-23T21:01:38.015-06:002013-01-23T21:01:38.015-06:00Thanks Gracie - I don't know if I'll make ...Thanks Gracie - I don't know if I'll make it to 4 pairs, but I have enough beautiful sock yarn on hand for at least 2 pairs. Must use it up! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-77000208546485225082013-01-23T21:00:57.474-06:002013-01-23T21:00:57.474-06:00Now that you mention it (I just went back for a se...Now that you mention it (I just went back for a second look) they do look like bunny tracks. I thought they were the print of a cloven hoof - but I see now that the pattern is that of a rabbit hopping along and NOT four deer feet. Sorry about that!Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-45066580304587305592013-01-23T20:57:01.607-06:002013-01-23T20:57:01.607-06:00Thanks, Linda! Will do. :)Thanks, Linda! Will do. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-40275726666055701352013-01-23T20:56:49.525-06:002013-01-23T20:56:49.525-06:00These are the times that try men's noses (and ...These are the times that try men's noses (and women's) - and fingertips and earlobes too.<br /><br />Stay in and stay warm! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-57844930728363911952013-01-23T20:56:08.001-06:002013-01-23T20:56:08.001-06:00Yes, it was nasty up there in Minnesota - colder t...Yes, it was nasty up there in Minnesota - colder than where we are.<br /><br />Have you thought of crocheting while walking or riding an exercise bike? :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-30177221251197816972013-01-23T20:55:03.446-06:002013-01-23T20:55:03.446-06:00Yes - only the soup was made the day before and is...Yes - only the soup was made the day before and is being reheated. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-47785545841851972652013-01-23T20:54:31.395-06:002013-01-23T20:54:31.395-06:00Thanks, Anna! Do you knit?
:)Thanks, Anna! Do you knit?<br /><br />:)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-15110110984702528652013-01-23T20:53:45.839-06:002013-01-23T20:53:45.839-06:00This one has been very quick so far - I thought it...This one has been very quick so far - I thought it might ease the transition to skinny yarn and toothpick-sized dpns. :)<br /><br />How disciplined of you not to have more than one project going - I tend to have several at a time which can be very distracting.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-19178380699531246892013-01-23T20:52:01.753-06:002013-01-23T20:52:01.753-06:00Ooh, that sounds fascinating. I hope you will post...Ooh, that sounds fascinating. I hope you will post pictures when you're done. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-87833763260226935382013-01-23T20:51:05.269-06:002013-01-23T20:51:05.269-06:00Dishcloths are a great starter project for knittin...Dishcloths are a great starter project for knitting - useful and forgiving. :)<br /><br />Thanks Deb!Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-33045270867471406112013-01-23T20:50:30.753-06:002013-01-23T20:50:30.753-06:00That sounds like a lot of fun - and I'd love t...That sounds like a lot of fun - and I'd love to hang out with you and do yarny things. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-29465932164699805672013-01-23T20:45:46.568-06:002013-01-23T20:45:46.568-06:00Thanks, Sue! I hope to make some with proper sock ...Thanks, Sue! I hope to make some with proper sock yarn after conquering this pair. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-89613567549196329662013-01-23T20:45:08.946-06:002013-01-23T20:45:08.946-06:00Yes, I can see that SSS might become a problem. Th...Yes, I can see that SSS might become a problem. This one is going along tickety-boo. But once it's done I might lose the momentum....<br /><br />How nice to have a doctor's note forbidding you to do something futile. ;)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-72230466736998330112013-01-23T20:44:01.675-06:002013-01-23T20:44:01.675-06:00Thanks, Laura! And don't even tell me what you...Thanks, Laura! And don't even tell me what your temperature is. Too depressing to contemplate the massive difference. :)<br /><br />I think you should write a BLOG POST about your works in progress - hint hint.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-30413147104213656662013-01-23T18:21:48.692-06:002013-01-23T18:21:48.692-06:00You have me cracking up with your needles of a dif...You have me cracking up with your needles of a different size! Oh, if only I had known. I could have made sure you were matched up properly! (But I do think various tensions adds artistic flair and visual interest!)Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-39102383423744234482013-01-23T12:18:39.706-06:002013-01-23T12:18:39.706-06:00Bravo!!! Keep up the good work! I have been coac...Bravo!!! Keep up the good work! I have been coached through 4 pairs of socks, and want to make bunches more. Hope you get lots of knitting done especially while your weather is so cold!!! <br />xx,<br />GracieGracie Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499163425742659172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-20789474350799982772013-01-23T12:11:30.216-06:002013-01-23T12:11:30.216-06:001/23...About 13:00EST...
Oh please, tell me those...1/23...About 13:00EST...<br /><br />Oh please, tell me those are NOT deer tracks, in my present Header!!! I don't want deer to be prancing around, right in front of my house. Deer bring Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease!!!<br /><br />I hope the tracks, just look like deer tracks, 'cause I kind-of zoomed in a bit on them. Hope...<br /><br />No chance of them being just bunny rabbits?????????<br /><br />I hope. I hope. I hope.<br /><br /><br />Auntie"Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-89033075035724095102013-01-23T12:05:42.500-06:002013-01-23T12:05:42.500-06:00Ha ha I'm sure they are going to turn out perf...Ha ha I'm sure they are going to turn out perfectly, I'm afraid knitting with dpns and I don't get along, tried it and failed miserably, good luck with them I await next instalment with bated breath. Keep warm ! xxlindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-79323642364193440762013-01-23T11:42:17.129-06:002013-01-23T11:42:17.129-06:00Your sock looks great, warm too. I made a pair of ...Your sock looks great, warm too. I made a pair of socks once, they are a bit big and baggy around the ankle area, but they do fit. I will try another pair for sure because I already bought the sock yarn. <br />It is 15 here today with a wind chill of 9. I may or may not leave the house again today.<br />Knitting does sound good right now.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091568315821485891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-17486536656496695952013-01-23T09:15:07.484-06:002013-01-23T09:15:07.484-06:00Way too cold for me, our daughter is in Minnesota ...Way too cold for me, our daughter is in Minnesota this week for business and she says it's double digits below zero, I can't even imagine.<br />I'm still working on an afghan that was supposed to be a Christmas present but still isn't done. It's just a lap afghan, if I were not so hyper and could sit still for more than 30 minutes at a time I might get it done.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com