tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post7416384525514049788..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Christmas Crafting: The Madeline Cowl and How I'm Shopping This SeasonK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-6358741858803684802012-12-08T16:09:43.795-05:002012-12-08T16:09:43.795-05:00That shop is good, no question, but since I was ch...That shop is good, no question, but since I was charge heftily for customs, I'm gun shy.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-19655348111227256982012-12-08T16:08:46.349-05:002012-12-08T16:08:46.349-05:00Check out today's post, and you'll know ho...Check out today's post, and you'll know how true that is :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-13856694279719829592012-12-08T16:05:18.211-05:002012-12-08T16:05:18.211-05:00It's all about balance, though, and I know you...It's all about balance, though, and I know you do your bit supporting independent retailers in all kinds of ways.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-64323289031166440852012-12-07T04:30:50.029-05:002012-12-07T04:30:50.029-05:00I love WEBS cos I'm cheap- I love that they al...I love WEBS cos I'm cheap- I love that they always have lots of deals on in their yarn closeouts section. :)<br />I do love seeing and touching stuff before I buy it though. There are both upsides and downsides to online shopping!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-52859239210502076782012-12-03T10:45:19.815-05:002012-12-03T10:45:19.815-05:00You raise an entirely valid point Frances - thank ...You raise an entirely valid point Frances - thank you. Don't think I haven't considered this and I do love to browse at the rare local bookstore. Mind you, most of the books I want to buy are only available at the big box stores like Indigo (from which I order online at that extreme discount). In fact, often they're not even stocked at my local Indigo, so I have to order online or order into the store (which gets me no discount).<br /><br />Nonetheless, you're right. If we don't support the independent stores, they will cease to exist. I should take that more seriously.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-67977308662066418182012-12-03T10:27:28.089-05:002012-12-03T10:27:28.089-05:00I know it must be hard for you to scale down the h...I know it must be hard for you to scale down the handmades, given what you've done other years, but this is still very thoughtful, personalized gift-giving.<br />Must disagree with you on the book-shopping, though. While I do much of that on-line, there's nothing like a well-staffed bricks-and-mortar independent bookstore to keep a wide range of choices available. Distribution narrowing through on-line and big box has real ramifications for all of us. Imagine a world with only on-line yarn shopping and you can glimpse the pain we readers feel at losing our browsing meccas! (and the reality is that independent bookstores operate on a very fragile margin -- mark-up is rarely even 40% of what publishers charge!) <br />Stepping off my soapbox now. Sorry. ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-25470780770089826152012-12-02T20:52:14.906-05:002012-12-02T20:52:14.906-05:00Don't you get more overwhelmed by shops than t...Don't you get more overwhelmed by shops than the online universe? These days, I certainly do! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-47190763957002133232012-12-02T20:51:46.797-05:002012-12-02T20:51:46.797-05:00All the gifts went over well! And I have to tell y...All the gifts went over well! And I have to tell you, it didn't take me years. I've been knitting since April 2011. You can TOTALLY do it. Take it up. It's a very practical (and impressive) craft :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-31276622507043239392012-12-02T13:22:18.918-05:002012-12-02T13:22:18.918-05:00I love to on-line shop, but I get overwhelmed easi...I love to on-line shop, but I get overwhelmed easily. The shawl is gorgeous, love the color.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317877435130121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-67724249624080059072012-12-02T10:59:40.384-05:002012-12-02T10:59:40.384-05:00Sorry I have no clever bits of advice, but I adore...Sorry I have no clever bits of advice, but I adore those ornaments with twig arms, and the cowl you knitted in TWO EVENINGS? Good grief. Tell me it took you years to get good enough at knitting to do that. Otherwise, i may start to knit. It is so cool.a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.com