Another week gone by, but at least my toilet bowls are all clean (calgon, take me away!) Ah, the joys of domestic bliss, harmony and an almost clean house.
I've been putting together a free association blog thoughts doc and decided that the world was ready for my disjointed, incomplete ramblings (well, I wanted to post SOMETHING and this was ready). No, no photos yet. Soon, soon.
Favorite knitting related movie moment - "Foul Play" - Goldie Hawn defending herself with 14" knitting needles. They look to be size 13 or larger. Very lethal.
Knitting in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory". Grandma Josephine, 2 different projects, 1 on dbl pt needles!
Babs the knitting chicken in "Chicken Run".
Knitting in animation - Marge Simpson - holds her needles correctly. Wilma Flintstone - what the hell is she doing? Zaniba in Spirited away, spinner, weaver, knitter, creator of magic ponytail holders, what a gal. Even teaches the mouse, fly and No-Face to spin and knit.
Knitting Tabi - Japanese socks with big toe articulated for wearing with thongs (thongs that go on your feet! Not the other kind, which always struck me as butt floss - a product idea whose time will never come. My younger brother says they are surprisingly comfortable, but I've not tried myself. Although…hmm….knitting exciting underwear, later, later. ) Making first part with Lang Yarn Ja Wool.
Check out www.getcrafty.com. Fun, fun, fun uses for old t-shirts given new life as underwear. Brave young woman to model panties for the world. I salute you!
IDEA : June 21 is a Saturday. Harry Potter & the order of the phoenix come out. Organize a KIP event at bookstore with raffles giving away hand knit Gryffindor scarves to benefits Literacy organization. Check with Literacy org, bookstore, etc. Knitting lessons at same time? Dobby Socks, finally got the picture's on that site to load. Nice, I will make my own variation. Also organize a KIP for the next HP movie.
Another IDEA: Doggie sweaters for fund raising for animal shelters. Kitty toys.
Had an informal finishing in public (FIP?) during last HP movie. I was putting fringe on scarves (last minute, is there a better way?) that I was giving to all our friends who were attending the movie with us and attracted a good sized crowd who wanted to buy from me ( I don't sell them, I give them to our church for their various charitable causes - St. Thomas Episcopal) . I suggested that I could teach them, had no takers on that offer. Usual excuses "I don't have the patience" - do I look like I have patience? Ask any of my children (home grown or adopted) and they will tell you that patient is the LAST word that would describe me. Or my favorite comment "How long did it take you?" I'm thinking of renting that Roger Moore movie, used to be named "ffolkes", but it was renamed something silly like "Strike Force". Absolutely brilliant. He plays a misogynist who loves his cats. At one point he whips out a needlepoint with a kitty picture on it. Another person in the scene admires it and asks "How long have you been working on it?" He says "17 years (or some similar length of time)". The person is astonished and Roger replies that he uses it to help him think. Gotta rent that again. Maybe a weekend of old off-beat movies, "Being There", "Harold and Maude", "The Magic Christian" and "ffolkes".
http://betseeee.blogspot.com/ has a kitty photo (apologizes to the kitty haters out there) who looks just our cat, Velcro (you can guess why he got that name, we are all scarred around here).
Hit a snag in the Shapely Tee. I thought that the top straps were a little narrow, but I made them just the same. Now that I'm almost finished with the first sleeve, it is very apparent that it will not fit! FROGGING TIME - what a coincidence, we are experiencing frog time in our ponds. You literally cannot hear yourself shout over the noise of all our frogs. We watched the eclipse last night with some friends (not as much light pollution in the country) and the frogs were in fine fettle. Konrad Lorenz (King Solomon's Ring, terrific writer, biologist) worried that frogs were disappearing from the eco-system. They have a safe haven with us!
So, today, ripping out! Third Son is on an orchestra trip and will not be back until after 10PM. Little girl's greatest joy is watching a video together with Bob and me. We have watched Willy Wonka way, way too much lately. I think I'll try to persuade her to try Kiki's delivery service or Laputa (Castle in the Sky).
By the way, has anyone out there tried to teach boys to knit? My older boys were interesting and I started them both on knitting and crocheting projects. Sadly, they abandoned them, but did discover that, in a pinch, 14" straight needles make great fencing foils.
I've been putting together a free association blog thoughts doc and decided that the world was ready for my disjointed, incomplete ramblings (well, I wanted to post SOMETHING and this was ready). No, no photos yet. Soon, soon.
Favorite knitting related movie moment - "Foul Play" - Goldie Hawn defending herself with 14" knitting needles. They look to be size 13 or larger. Very lethal.
Knitting in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory". Grandma Josephine, 2 different projects, 1 on dbl pt needles!
Babs the knitting chicken in "Chicken Run".
Knitting in animation - Marge Simpson - holds her needles correctly. Wilma Flintstone - what the hell is she doing? Zaniba in Spirited away, spinner, weaver, knitter, creator of magic ponytail holders, what a gal. Even teaches the mouse, fly and No-Face to spin and knit.
Knitting Tabi - Japanese socks with big toe articulated for wearing with thongs (thongs that go on your feet! Not the other kind, which always struck me as butt floss - a product idea whose time will never come. My younger brother says they are surprisingly comfortable, but I've not tried myself. Although…hmm….knitting exciting underwear, later, later. ) Making first part with Lang Yarn Ja Wool.
Check out www.getcrafty.com. Fun, fun, fun uses for old t-shirts given new life as underwear. Brave young woman to model panties for the world. I salute you!
IDEA : June 21 is a Saturday. Harry Potter & the order of the phoenix come out. Organize a KIP event at bookstore with raffles giving away hand knit Gryffindor scarves to benefits Literacy organization. Check with Literacy org, bookstore, etc. Knitting lessons at same time? Dobby Socks, finally got the picture's on that site to load. Nice, I will make my own variation. Also organize a KIP for the next HP movie.
Another IDEA: Doggie sweaters for fund raising for animal shelters. Kitty toys.
Had an informal finishing in public (FIP?) during last HP movie. I was putting fringe on scarves (last minute, is there a better way?) that I was giving to all our friends who were attending the movie with us and attracted a good sized crowd who wanted to buy from me ( I don't sell them, I give them to our church for their various charitable causes - St. Thomas Episcopal) . I suggested that I could teach them, had no takers on that offer. Usual excuses "I don't have the patience" - do I look like I have patience? Ask any of my children (home grown or adopted) and they will tell you that patient is the LAST word that would describe me. Or my favorite comment "How long did it take you?" I'm thinking of renting that Roger Moore movie, used to be named "ffolkes", but it was renamed something silly like "Strike Force". Absolutely brilliant. He plays a misogynist who loves his cats. At one point he whips out a needlepoint with a kitty picture on it. Another person in the scene admires it and asks "How long have you been working on it?" He says "17 years (or some similar length of time)". The person is astonished and Roger replies that he uses it to help him think. Gotta rent that again. Maybe a weekend of old off-beat movies, "Being There", "Harold and Maude", "The Magic Christian" and "ffolkes".
http://betseeee.blogspot.com/ has a kitty photo (apologizes to the kitty haters out there) who looks just our cat, Velcro (you can guess why he got that name, we are all scarred around here).
Hit a snag in the Shapely Tee. I thought that the top straps were a little narrow, but I made them just the same. Now that I'm almost finished with the first sleeve, it is very apparent that it will not fit! FROGGING TIME - what a coincidence, we are experiencing frog time in our ponds. You literally cannot hear yourself shout over the noise of all our frogs. We watched the eclipse last night with some friends (not as much light pollution in the country) and the frogs were in fine fettle. Konrad Lorenz (King Solomon's Ring, terrific writer, biologist) worried that frogs were disappearing from the eco-system. They have a safe haven with us!
So, today, ripping out! Third Son is on an orchestra trip and will not be back until after 10PM. Little girl's greatest joy is watching a video together with Bob and me. We have watched Willy Wonka way, way too much lately. I think I'll try to persuade her to try Kiki's delivery service or Laputa (Castle in the Sky).
By the way, has anyone out there tried to teach boys to knit? My older boys were interesting and I started them both on knitting and crocheting projects. Sadly, they abandoned them, but did discover that, in a pinch, 14" straight needles make great fencing foils.
