tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post703192149872577009..comments2023-04-16T02:49:26.129-05:00Comments on today's agenda: An embarrassment of riches.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-3496376670319446622012-07-06T09:45:47.712-05:002012-07-06T09:45:47.712-05:00No, I was feeling meh about the projects I was cur...No, I was feeling meh about the projects I was currently working on. I like this top, but I always have a hard time figure out what to wear it with!<br /><br />I've set aside some time this week, and I already have a few sweaters in mind that will be going to the Goodwill pile. It won't make a huge dent, but at least it's a start!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-64450405214045197772012-07-06T00:59:32.034-05:002012-07-06T00:59:32.034-05:00this little top suits you! Do you feel meh about t...this little top suits you! Do you feel meh about the shape or the colour? Because for the latter, some dyeing could change everything. <br />The first sweaters I knit were not really good: not enough planning, bad quality yarn, the fit was wrong and the finishing was not better. So I've parted with these sweaters some time ago and do not regret it. If I really like the yarn, I tend to unravel the sweater (I've done this 3 times with a cotton yarn before finding the right project). But now I try to think more about the sweater before casting on: will the style/colour fit me? If I'm not sure, I try to leave the idea aside for a moment and see if it pops up again.<br />But I'm definitely starting to have storage problems and I'm nowhere near solving the problem: I don't plan to stop knitting and I'm 32, so many many sweaters will be knitted in the future years.sophie (monbouton)http://monbouton.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-7403603442408340232012-06-30T14:12:02.584-05:002012-06-30T14:12:02.584-05:00Gail,
You have to wear this more often. It's ...Gail,<br /><br />You have to wear this more often. It's beautiful. I love the color and the style. You look great in it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657339262097139092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-33360269525319773872012-06-29T16:35:52.676-05:002012-06-29T16:35:52.676-05:00I keep wanting to do a "Me-Made" type th...I keep wanting to do a "Me-Made" type thing to make myself wear thema nd document it, but I'm just too darn lazy to take pictures most of the time!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-71754269507220125192012-06-29T16:22:16.522-05:002012-06-29T16:22:16.522-05:00I'm with you. I've made tons of beautiful ...I'm with you. I've made tons of beautiful knitted things and the ones I wear the most tend to be shawls and hats in the winter! Go figure huh? I think like you I'm definitely a process knitter. I love planning and making the project, just not necessarily wearing it? Hmm, I may need to change this and dust some of them off this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-76140722134257669912012-06-29T12:53:36.905-05:002012-06-29T12:53:36.905-05:00Maybe you should purge some of your stuff in my di...Maybe you should purge some of your stuff in my direction, since we're the same size! Like that Nani Iro Sorbetto ;-) I really admire your commitment to the one year rule! Wish I were that strong!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-12906854027810208342012-06-29T12:42:31.039-05:002012-06-29T12:42:31.039-05:00Well, I'm a ruthless purger. Quite a few of my...Well, I'm a ruthless purger. Quite a few of my sweaters and sewn items have ended up at Goodwill and while I felt sentimental about them for two point five seconds, at the end of the day I can't deal with the clutter that results from storage issues so I apply the one year rule to everything and if an item has not seen the light of day in a year, then out the door it goes. Like you, I take more pleasue in the making than in the wearing so I figure someone else can enjoy the wearing down the line.Andreahttp://www.stitchparade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-1537939875798909452012-06-29T09:15:00.774-05:002012-06-29T09:15:00.774-05:00You have more of a life than I do, LOL! So you ha...You have more of a life than I do, LOL! So you have places to wear your sweaters to! <br /><br />When we lived in St. Louis, in our drafty 60-year-old house, I wore sweaters indoors all the time. But now that we're in a very well-insulated new house, I'm still in t-shirts most of the winter!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-61244272275405363112012-06-28T22:20:18.241-05:002012-06-28T22:20:18.241-05:00Wow, this tank is so cute! Hmm, I don't knit ...Wow, this tank is so cute! Hmm, I don't knit fast enough or for myself enough to really accumulate stuff-- my sweaters get a lot of wear, so they look a little ratty before I have time to replace them! But I can see how you could enjoy the process so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-84970011511673499902012-06-28T17:11:10.373-05:002012-06-28T17:11:10.373-05:00Except that I'm not sure it's legal? Usua...Except that I'm not sure it's legal? Usually designers don't allow their designs to be knit for sale, only for personal use.<br /><br />You would look great in the sweater you describe! I think you should learn to knit - I'm sure you'd be a natural!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-66528994798813489812012-06-28T17:08:52.734-05:002012-06-28T17:08:52.734-05:00Wore it all day yesterday! I really don't kno...Wore it all day yesterday! I really don't know why I've never worn it before!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-46753247936093173672012-06-28T14:17:15.713-05:002012-06-28T14:17:15.713-05:00You have got to wear this top! it looks fab on you...You have got to wear this top! it looks fab on you!Truly Myrtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546389402524629209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-35043931922782589082012-06-28T11:46:33.174-05:002012-06-28T11:46:33.174-05:00Well, if it is the process that attracts you and n...Well, if it is the process that attracts you and not actually the use of the item, it seems to me that you should start knitting for others, for money. However, not on a deadline. Make whatever you want and then offer it up for sale, this way you have the option of keeping it if you want. <br /><br />p.s. If you do take my suggestion, a pumpkin orange chunky cowl-neck cropped sweater would be very appreciated as a thank you. ;)lsaspaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-30611839592942959212012-06-28T07:47:03.518-05:002012-06-28T07:47:03.518-05:00I just discovered your designs yesterday! I'm...I just discovered your designs yesterday! I'm sure that's how you linked to here: I favorited a lot of them!<br /><br />I have given lots of my sweaters away in the past, but at the moment, I don't have any friends or family nearby who are the same size as me!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-59693401747200406872012-06-28T07:45:05.006-05:002012-06-28T07:45:05.006-05:00I keep trying to interest myself in making somethi...I keep trying to interest myself in making something that won't take up so much room, but no luck!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-29234249949358099052012-06-28T07:44:38.295-05:002012-06-28T07:44:38.295-05:00I knit a lot too, but tend to pass garments on rat...I knit a lot too, but tend to pass garments on rather quickly when I get tired of them or do not wear them as much as I intended. So several of my friends who do not knit have quite a knitted wardrobe to chose from. My friends appreciated my passed on knitted garments and I could continue to knit. I have also had years when I knitted sweaters for family and friends for Christmas. But now I have started designing and have no time to knit to myself anymore. I still have 2 cupboards full of knitwear.Linda Marvenghttp://www.marveng-puckett.com/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-77760757153939207132012-06-28T07:44:24.336-05:002012-06-28T07:44:24.336-05:00I find it so much harder to let go of the things I...I find it so much harder to let go of the things I've made - not too surprising I guess!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-25407609604855201992012-06-28T05:07:39.913-05:002012-06-28T05:07:39.913-05:00Oh my goodness, 12-15 garments a year! You must h...Oh my goodness, 12-15 garments a year! You must have quite the wardrobe! I can't really relate to that, lol! I sort of have the opposite problem! I hope you find a solution but I totally get how you just want to make something! Creating is so fun....Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-37594234273557256102012-06-28T01:43:30.065-05:002012-06-28T01:43:30.065-05:00I had that problem too. It eventually got to the ...I had that problem too. It eventually got to the stage where it was either the knitwear or me, one of us was going to have to move house. So I collected up all the old sweaters, photographed them so I had a record and took them down to the Oxfam shop. It was painful at the time but has left me with loads of space for new knitting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-24975681128684027112012-06-27T20:15:21.527-05:002012-06-27T20:15:21.527-05:00Do you think you'll give them away, or unravel...Do you think you'll give them away, or unravel them to make something new? I have one sweater that I really like, but that has never fit properly, and I am thinking of frogging that one to make something else.<br /><br />I really love picmonkey.com! I was missing picnik.com when it first shut down, but this one is almost as good!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-27967320558872176052012-06-27T20:10:24.960-05:002012-06-27T20:10:24.960-05:00Somehow, I think you would like knitting, Lisa!
...Somehow, I think you would like knitting, Lisa! <br /><br />Again with the Etsy . . . hmmm . . .Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-41644320832645128452012-06-27T20:08:05.094-05:002012-06-27T20:08:05.094-05:00Heh. But if I make sweaters for Hubby (which I do...Heh. But if I make sweaters for Hubby (which I do), they still have to get stored in this house!<br /><br />The Etsy is an intriguing idea . . .Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-6938246003694906062012-06-27T20:04:33.266-05:002012-06-27T20:04:33.266-05:00I'm actually trying to do knitting of intensiv...I'm actually trying to do knitting of intensive projects like the Alice Starmore sweater, just to slow down my output a little. Mind you, at this stage, I still think it's a magic sweater that will change my life. But the reality is that it probably won't get worn either.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-54412711517794986692012-06-27T20:00:57.134-05:002012-06-27T20:00:57.134-05:00When I was still working, I wore my me-made items ...When I was still working, I wore my me-made items all the time. But now that I'm home, jeans or yoga pants and a tee shirt is sooo much easier!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-54236363463388441702012-06-27T19:58:35.359-05:002012-06-27T19:58:35.359-05:00I had a feeling you might be!I had a feeling you might be!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.com