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I love them both so much that I take scraps of fab...

2012-06-01T11:01:26.110-07:00

I love them both so much that I take scraps of fabric and turn it into rag yarn, for heavy rugs and for pot holders. Woven fabrics are spun on a drop loom, and I crochet with them. Jersey knits are cut into long strips, knotted or looped to join, pulled quite hard until they curl up around themselves into a lovely fat tube, then knitted. Sewing is more like working a jig-saw puzzle, knitting is more like a crossword puzzle (in that it is composed over a grid). Don't know if that explanation makes sense to anyone else ... could not choose which craft to give up over the other, if I had to do that awful thing.

I grew up amidst renovations (though not quite *th...

2012-06-01T07:10:10.361-07:00

I grew up amidst renovations (though not quite *this* extensive) so the idea of living in a construction zone is kind of normal to me---which is not the same as fun. Good luck! I don't blame you at all for ditching for a month---hope the child has a blast down south! We have typically shipped our kids to the family for a month of the summer for the last several years, it's both good and traumatic. This year we don't strictly have to, and trying to figure out whether we should anyway is, hmm, tricky.

Good luck!

Yikes! I'm sure the results will be fabtastic,...

2012-06-01T06:11:17.835-07:00

Yikes! I'm sure the results will be fabtastic, but having spent a few days last year with a huge whole in my roof while skylights were being replaced, new ones installed, the roofline altered, I know you have good reason to feel stressed. Getting out of town is a very good idea. . . Consider framing some of your Amsterdam pics to hang in the new space -- after all, its coast will represent several trips there and more than a few drinks in the Dylan . . .

Oh good luck with this. We are undergoing a comple...

2012-06-01T01:18:58.336-07:00

Oh good luck with this. We are undergoing a complete garden remodel which will take over a year, including the construction of a small garden studio (curved, grass roof, concertina glass doors, wood-burning stove- do I sound excited enough?), raised vegetable and flower-beds, and a raised walk-way. Our garden is a tiny, urban space, but the relationship between form and material is so complex that it won't be completed until next August. We've been involved in renovation projects of one kind or another for the past eight years, so I completely feel your future pain. Doc is also in the process of starting the next project- a pair of 17th century chapels complete with (never-used) crypt. He is wheedling around me by describing it as my pension plan. *covers face*

Fingers crossed for you!

2012-05-31T20:05:23.431-07:00

Fingers crossed for you!

You'll be just fine. This renovation will be ...

2012-05-31T18:57:05.104-07:00

You'll be just fine. This renovation will be worth it.

I've read a couple of her books, actually. Ver...

2012-05-31T16:42:05.049-07:00

I've read a couple of her books, actually. Very good vacation reads! I should follow her - or maybe not :-)

I remember your lovely bathroom Reno! That means ...

2012-05-31T16:39:13.806-07:00

I remember your lovely bathroom Reno! That means we have been doing this for 4 years K.
Good luck and I hope you all stay together. It may amuse you to follow @MarianKeyes on twitter. Popular Irish Author who lives in Dublin who is getting a new roof too. Rains a lot here BTW
xx

Let me know what you think!

2012-05-31T16:28:35.003-07:00

Let me know what you think!

Thanks G! I should convince you to do a KAL on thi...

2012-05-31T16:27:38.601-07:00

Thanks G! I should convince you to do a KAL on this one :-)

It takes so much time!!

2012-05-31T16:24:37.007-07:00

It takes so much time!!

Eeek! :-)

2012-05-31T16:22:41.870-07:00

Eeek! :-)

Knitting with TV in the background is a very nice ...

2012-05-31T16:22:03.549-07:00

Knitting with TV in the background is a very nice activity. Sewing with TV is impossible :-)

I can knit on a train - but a bus is too bumpy!

2012-05-31T16:21:38.139-07:00

I can knit on a train - but a bus is too bumpy!

Sewing is much more compelling for me too - until ...

2012-05-31T16:20:39.336-07:00

Sewing is much more compelling for me too - until the knitting bug hits. Then it's equal-opportunity!

I know of the math disorder! :-) I haven't lea...

2012-05-31T16:20:07.296-07:00

I know of the math disorder! :-) I haven't learned to crochet yet - though I am signed up for a Craftsy course that teaches it.

So true!

2012-05-31T16:18:48.497-07:00

So true!

I find it interesting that you like things that in...

2012-05-31T16:18:33.909-07:00

I find it interesting that you like things that involve needles having eyes but that fabric-forming needles don't work for you. I have never embroidered. It seems too complicated :-)

Ha! That's sort of how I feel. But now I guess...

2012-05-31T16:16:42.205-07:00

Ha! That's sort of how I feel. But now I guess I've got to get with the program.

I don't envy you going through an intensive re...

2012-05-31T16:14:31.651-07:00

I don't envy you going through an intensive remodel. I think I'd rather shoot myself. Hopefully yours will go smoothly!

i love knitting on a trip, when i am away from my ...

2012-05-31T08:57:14.741-07:00

i love knitting on a trip, when i am away from my machine but still have itchy fingers. other than that i don't knit as much as i would like, especially after i brought some knitting to a business conference...and then someone told my boss they had seen me knitting during the seminars!

My Granma could knit anywhere - particularly when ...

2012-05-31T00:04:11.667-07:00

My Granma could knit anywhere - particularly when watching US crime dramas like "The Streets of San Francisco" etc. Whereas sewing happened in the back room with a sewing machine and a lot of pins in her mouth. Multi-tasking not so much. xx

That City Cardigan is totally you! I like the sle...

2012-05-29T15:58:47.748-07:00

That City Cardigan is totally you! I like the sleeve buttons though - it makes it look like one of the Phildar patterns I love :-)

I am simillar to Erika, in that most of my knittin...

2012-05-29T07:33:21.850-07:00

I am simillar to Erika, in that most of my knitting is on the bus and sewing is at home. I find both activities relaxing, but in different ways. I think you can get that repetative knitting relaxation from hand quilting or embrordary, but not so much from garment sewing. I'm very glad to do both, but I find a complex knitting pattern to be more frustrating than a complex sewing pattern.

Ooh great questions. I knit mostly not-at-home - o...

2012-05-29T05:10:42.633-07:00

Ooh great questions. I knit mostly not-at-home - on buses, in conferences and lectures - and sew at home, so that's the main difference for me. But also, I find knitting comforting, but sewing MUCH more compelling. I can't maintain my creative vision over the amount of time it takes me to knit a whole garment. When I sew I am often really driven by a vision of what I want to make or try. I mostly haven't tried to do that with knitting.