tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post321000015563770023..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: Fly Free!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-57185830282149019632008-07-28T09:27:00.000-07:002008-07-28T09:27:00.000-07:00Well...if it were inexpensive yarn, what would you...Well...if it were inexpensive yarn, what would you do with it? Because expensive or inexpensive, it's only service right now is making you feel bad. <BR/><BR/>Honestly, I love the idea of kite string. Think of how satisfying it would be to watch it unravel and the ironic enjoyment of watching all that expensive string turn from something you glare at into something that delights you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-57003650407595301572008-07-28T08:48:00.000-07:002008-07-28T08:48:00.000-07:00Is it impossible to rip out? I completely unravel...Is it impossible to rip out? I completely unravelled a sweater after avoiding wearing it for over a year because the guage was slightly off and it was a bit too big. I was insanely happy when the mistake was fixed and I had something I wanted to wear.<BR/><BR/>The first sweater I knitted was for a friend who turned out to be allergic to wool. I got it back from him (later replaced by a cotton and recycled denim sweater) ripped it out, washed the yarn, and reknit a vest for my Dad with some of the yarn. The vest is weirdly baggy and ill fitting, I doubt Dad ever wears it, so I put the rest of the yarn into my guild's yarn auction. Was it wrong not to include a warning?kniticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482169665812532216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-62061299393136495272008-07-28T04:03:00.000-07:002008-07-28T04:03:00.000-07:00Those are some impressive hairballs!AnnalisaThose are some impressive hairballs!<BR/><BR/>AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-32284855105795287522008-07-27T19:17:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:17:00.000-07:00Lisa, Check out one of the surprise patterns on Kn...Lisa, Check out one of the surprise patterns on Knitty.com this issue. It is a lacy sweater with random cables that is just GORGEOUS! (It's sea something or other, can't remember) Perhaps a complete revamp would be worth it? I hate to see expensive yarn go to waste.<BR/><BR/>IdhunnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-53496038159016812432008-07-27T03:36:00.000-07:002008-07-27T03:36:00.000-07:00When my daughter was born in July I decided to emb...When my daughter was born in July I decided to embroider a Christmas stocking for her. I had never embroidered before and had to learn as I went along. It is half finished, has 1000 mistakes in it, I am not even that crazy about the pattern and my daughter is now 14 years old. But I still have it and I still look at it and all it does is remind me of all the good intentions I had for being a mother and how I fall short every day. You've made me see the insanity in keeping a half finished ugly bit of cloth around year in and year out just for the privilege of beating myself up with it regularly! TODAY it goes in the trash. HOORAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-45884354063478921432008-07-26T17:20:00.000-07:002008-07-26T17:20:00.000-07:00Send it to me and I'll frog it for you. I've done ...Send it to me and I'll frog it for you. I've done this for others before. I have projects of my own waiting to be unraveled, yet can't bear to do it...yet.Gothknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839823928559652637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-58508873824522420252008-07-26T14:25:00.000-07:002008-07-26T14:25:00.000-07:00Hey....I still havn't finished that stupid sock.Ma...Hey....I still havn't finished that stupid sock.Maybe after October.<BR/><BR/>ShilohJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461416740136336763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-48149043678249283672008-07-26T09:47:00.000-07:002008-07-26T09:47:00.000-07:00I think I have to agree with the first comment. C...I think I have to agree with the first comment. Can you imagine ever wearing this sweater happily? I don't frog or get rid of things easily, but if you can manage, this might be the sort of thing to let go. There are so many things that you can be working on that make you happy. It doesn't sound like this one ever will.cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839706774338343989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-9724799297328892382008-07-26T08:57:00.000-07:002008-07-26T08:57:00.000-07:00How about making it into a catnip toy in a shape t...How about making it into a catnip toy in a shape that makes you want to laugh when they chew and kick and drool on it? You could savor shredding the rest and leave out the pieces for birds building nests next spring. Of course if it were me, I'd probably just put it back in the closet, hoping inspiration would strike later...<BR/><BR/>Best, SpencerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-41757392757822633842008-07-26T07:18:00.000-07:002008-07-26T07:18:00.000-07:00Do we all have unfinished items of good intention ...Do we all have unfinished items of good intention on our shelves of denial? Mine was a quilt I started many years ago, crafted from numerous saved items of clothing worn by our children. It was Waaaay too large and bulky and weighted me down with guilt, hope, and more guilt. I finally liberated my psyche with cooking oil poured liberally over the fabric (so I could not change my mind) and a sturdy pair of scissors! As I cut it apart, I slowly liberated my mind as well.<BR/>GrinchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-60005039722455993482008-07-26T04:58:00.000-07:002008-07-26T04:58:00.000-07:00I can identify with this. I recently decided that...I can identify with this. I recently decided that anything that I have that gives me bad thoughts when I look at it gets thrown away (or given away or recycled, etc). It doesn't matter how expensive it was, or how much effort I put into it at one time, I don't want to keep things around me that give me bad thoughts. It is very liberating.<BR/><BR/>(I've never commented on your blog, but I read it regularly. I have suffered loss as well, I just started dialysis.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com