tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post6284291038345655073..comments2014-07-05T22:00:58.638-07:00Comments on Life a la carte: Trip Knitting, UFO Resurrection editionGailVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00683604946670542961noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post-24138534914510234862007-05-15T05:40:00.000-07:002007-05-15T05:40:00.000-07:00Y'all need to settle down about my ability to make...Y'all need to settle down about my ability to make this sweater look like the picture of the model. Even if I can make it cover my body adequately and correctly sized, we need to keep in mind that, unlike the model, my arms look like sausages with pointy little elbows, my tummy pooches out in a flab roll, and my face is more saggy then sultry. We do share the same bustline, though.<BR/><BR/>Nicole, I love your blog because I know we are twin souls, botching craft projects repeatedly yet still forging on with hope that THIS time it will be different. And, yes, when you pre-read you can't open the pages all the way. It's like eating junk food while standing in the kitchen -- it doesn't count if you're standing up, plus you're less likely to get caught.GailVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683604946670542961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post-24196685734514212102007-05-15T05:16:00.000-07:002007-05-15T05:16:00.000-07:00Do you mean to tell me that there are knitters out...Do you mean to tell me that there are knitters out there who eye the pattern, do a guage swatch, and then knit the thing and it fits? Me, I like to get to really know my yarn (and tear my hair out in the process!) and work on a project for several, um, years, and then realize I haven't a clue how to put it all together. Sigh, so much to learn!K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09096071401250857552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post-4003398675665885822007-05-14T18:46:00.000-07:002007-05-14T18:46:00.000-07:00Why does it make me smile when I read about you bo...Why does it make me smile when I read about you botching the beginning of a project...LOL. You're a blogger after my own heart! I've done that too many times to mention with guage as well; it's so frustrating. Can't wait to see the finished sweater - I love the yarn color!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you totally cracked me up mentioning "pre-reading" in the previous post. I'm always so tempted to do that, but worried I'll get caught, so sometimes I read a chapter or two and am just very careful not to open the book really wide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post-49060410702415812942007-05-14T09:17:00.000-07:002007-05-14T09:17:00.000-07:00OMG! You can actually MAKE that sweater for yourse...OMG! You can actually MAKE that sweater for yourself????? It is absolutely gorgeous! And I do beleive that IS the perfect lavender. Simply beautiful. In VA this year, we keep switching back and forth btween early-cool-spring weather and sweltering-hot-summer weather........sometimes all in one day!! The sweater would be PERFECT! Thanks for the compliments on the hair....(gushing)ALWAYS appreciated!!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703365337137082366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post-82649738741326566262007-05-14T08:48:00.000-07:002007-05-14T08:48:00.000-07:00Really, now, I always thought v-necks made women l...Really, now, I always thought v-necks made women look more flat-chested, and thought I was maybe too rib-cagey for Sahara. I decided to make it even though I think I'm too flat-chested and my tummy flab roll is too big for it.GailVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683604946670542961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952856.post-63967783626971659992007-05-14T08:04:00.000-07:002007-05-14T08:04:00.000-07:00Oooh! I've been wanting to make Sahara, but I'm a...Oooh! I've been wanting to make Sahara, but I'm afraid I may be too busty....I just don't like the looks of some on the Sexy Knitter's Club who have made this.<BR/><BR/>I've got to get OVER the "too busty", "too fat" thing....Pensguyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070367708282434296noreply@blogger.com