tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post7005483671193515429..comments2023-11-30T11:52:25.056+00:00Comments on From High In The Sky: Memorandum MondaySianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-86340569284998541392016-05-30T18:52:12.823+01:002016-05-30T18:52:12.823+01:00I see what you mean - definitely s good decision, ...I see what you mean - definitely s good decision, and the pattern is so much prettier and more visible in plain. I'm not sure I'm with you on the biscuit front, though - a good plain Aberneathy takes a lot of beating in my book :).alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789464804911391774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-61572318336195848652016-05-26T21:44:15.850+01:002016-05-26T21:44:15.850+01:00I like that description for something that needs t...I like that description for something that needs to be changed - a little too detailed! :) It was a plain weekend around here, lots of hanging out & binge watching The Last Ship! :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650193963974000786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-78621560004792888992016-05-25T07:22:37.793+01:002016-05-25T07:22:37.793+01:00I'm in total agreement about the socks...I'...I'm in total agreement about the socks...I'm a bit of a plain person myself...oh! Except for the biscuits!! XxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-50655817443946793982016-05-24T23:18:57.522+01:002016-05-24T23:18:57.522+01:00I'm sure the socks will look lovely whatever y...I'm sure the socks will look lovely whatever you do with them. Enjoy having your son home for a little while. Have a great week!!KraftyKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12414480551327007813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-33869304606507811742016-05-24T23:00:02.862+01:002016-05-24T23:00:02.862+01:00So you unraveled and re knitted all in a weekend? ...So you unraveled and re knitted all in a weekend? You are far too clever for your own good,myopic know that, don't you lol ... Now what's this about biscuits? xxxSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972581207321576723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-78356804009403996062016-05-24T19:43:46.328+01:002016-05-24T19:43:46.328+01:00you made the right choice. you made the right choice. Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258116584432205229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-34229548267902222302016-05-24T18:26:22.044+01:002016-05-24T18:26:22.044+01:00I'm definitely a plain person, too, but I have...I'm definitely a plain person, too, but I have to say I love the color combination of the striped sock. Perhaps later without the fancy stitch?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510788797735066383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-15221707209429176312016-05-24T14:55:57.758+01:002016-05-24T14:55:57.758+01:00I know exactly what you mean by too "detailed...I know exactly what you mean by too "detailed".<br />That blue/green yarn is beautiful on its own without the intricate stitch.<br />We see and appreciate it so much better in the dark blue version! Bravo!!<br />This week-end, we took a long walk to a beautiful and rather famous cemetery in Chicago.<br />It was extremely interesting but I did have nightmares on Sunday night ;)alexandra s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08629817761932023457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-57818055659717176282016-05-24T12:24:23.571+01:002016-05-24T12:24:23.571+01:00SHooooooot! You pulled it out? I couldn't...ju...SHooooooot! You pulled it out? I couldn't...just couldn't. But I couldn't knit 1/2 a sock in the 1st place, so it's all academic....or not, as the case my be with your boy home. LOVELY for you....as for fancy biscuits. How about choc chip with peppermint crunchy bits??!!! Rather nice [understatement!!!]Lizzy Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635794099699316625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-49994728788333298442016-05-24T10:04:28.261+01:002016-05-24T10:04:28.261+01:00Unravelling, as my Granny called it, is a most imp...Unravelling, as my Granny called it, is a most important part of the knitting process. It was something that wartime made common, not because of dislike of patterns but for economy so "frogging" as it is now referred to is an ancient craft practiced by those who are experts in the world of yarn and needles.<br />I won't say how many times I have done it while making the donkeys, let's just say I am good at it.Ladkyishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835766855890936214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-54276863138494619282016-05-24T01:26:14.173+01:002016-05-24T01:26:14.173+01:00If by biscuits, you mean cupcakes, I would totally...If by biscuits, you mean cupcakes, I would totally agree! Fancy cupcakes rock, but socks...yes, they need to hug your feet, not hurt your eye balls when you spy them lurking under a pant leg! And how many pages have you ripped apart when things just wouldn't settle? I haven't done that in a long while, but generally when they come back around, my heart is happy! Mitraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498825521169653092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-25330079997115392172016-05-23T22:47:47.636+01:002016-05-23T22:47:47.636+01:00Couldn't agree more that the traveling stitch ...Couldn't agree more that the traveling stitch looks better in a solid color! Welcome to the whole "adult children" world. I still can't believe mine are not only all adults, but all graduated and beginning the next phase. Not at all certain when they will all move out (Becca may pursue her RN which would put her back in school part-time for two years) but life sure looks different now.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398170245040387614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-44649769973643853762016-05-23T21:52:31.908+01:002016-05-23T21:52:31.908+01:00I was warned & yet I still looked at the sock ...I was warned & yet I still looked at the sock before photo - gasp, it was quite a lot of detail, swirling pattern with multi striping colours. I know absolutely nothing about knitting so I can only imagine the work to rip out all the stitches & start again. <br /><br />Around the dining table now adults - oh if that table could talk of the tales over the years. I bet there is a scrap page lurking within this change.Patio Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491809927236242223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-66793892431168856302016-05-23T20:24:04.238+01:002016-05-23T20:24:04.238+01:00I think you are right, the plain one looks so much...I think you are right, the plain one looks so much better!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-51980886286018785132016-05-23T18:53:15.297+01:002016-05-23T18:53:15.297+01:00I prefer the plain version of the sock as well, bu...I prefer the plain version of the sock as well, but then I usually opt for plain over pattern. <br /><br />All adults together ... the start of another exciting chapter in your family's story.Eileen Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340398156618870705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-5986802844223097342016-05-23T16:50:21.722+01:002016-05-23T16:50:21.722+01:00We are nearly 4 adults and a first happened here t...We are nearly 4 adults and a first happened here today too late for my Monday blog. We had 4 voting cards arrive through the post because by the date that the EU referendum comes we will be all adults. An interesting one for her first vote which we have all had quite a chat about. On the socks I agree that the stripe and the pattern are too much. When will be see a pair with just stripe and no pattern? Does that come next?Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013731736768963395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-31433803688121018432016-05-23T16:38:46.592+01:002016-05-23T16:38:46.592+01:00I'm with both you and TNSSO on the plain/fancy...I'm with both you and TNSSO on the plain/fancy thing. The pattern is definitely the star of the show in the plain yarn. How lovely to have your boy home. It would have been the end of term for mine on Friday too. We're just one year away from four adults around the table. Still not sure how we got here so fast!Fiona@Staring at the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893269475772722633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-17232059900487925222016-05-23T16:25:55.145+01:002016-05-23T16:25:55.145+01:00Unpicking socks - wow you must have really not lik...Unpicking socks - wow you must have really not liked it! I do agree though, the pattern shows up much nicer on the plain colour.<br />How lovely to have that table full of family, I love that feeling when everyone is under the same roof. Hope his internship goes well - is that closer to home or is he back to Bonnie Scotland?debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-85287295406433039232016-05-23T16:08:16.429+01:002016-05-23T16:08:16.429+01:00Does that mean that you will have both of yours at...Does that mean that you will have both of yours at Uni come September/October time? Gulp!<br />So here's the thing .... when I saw that sock on Instagram, I didn't like it, either ... only I couldn't think how to tell you without it sounding rude ... plain socks in self-striping wool for the win. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032490985687716495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-36890370900435022052016-05-23T15:52:00.380+01:002016-05-23T15:52:00.380+01:00I'm with you both on not wanting anything too ...I'm with you both on not wanting anything too detailed designwise - lovely to be making summer plans - have a great weekhelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879196131617998605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-27568457767019284862016-05-23T15:45:20.634+01:002016-05-23T15:45:20.634+01:00I'm a plain person, well done on starting agai...I'm a plain person, well done on starting again, it's only fun if you enjoy the knitting.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007508473146323044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-13090526666219400352016-05-23T15:14:12.822+01:002016-05-23T15:14:12.822+01:00Yes, adults all around the table - it's a stra...Yes, adults all around the table - it's a strange yet wonderful feeling that just keeps getting better and better.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769556455551856486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-61861865662637119152016-05-23T15:00:09.095+01:002016-05-23T15:00:09.095+01:00Wow, can't believe he's finished his third...Wow, can't believe he's finished his third year! (Bet you're so glad to have him home for a while!). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099745639992217438noreply@blogger.com