Chronicles of the Lazy Knitter: Recent Comments

Comment on Coming Off The Wheel

Gloria Patre — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:05:29 GMT

Quick Blogcast: New Comment on Coming Off The Wheel at Chronicles of the Lazy Knitter

Beading?? You intrigue me! Do tell!

Comment on Giving The Brown Icelandic A Go...

Gloria Patre — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:04:09 GMT

Hahahahahaha! Very funny! Takes one to know one! LOL! From one apple to another!

Comment on Annis Complete!

Gloria Patre — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:02:24 GMT

Thanks!

Comment on Coming Off The Wheel

Doris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:14:52 GMT

Love how the Fire Moss came out. I haven't touched my spinning all summer. I've been beading. You are inspiring me to get back to the roving waiting for me.

Comment on Giving The Brown Icelandic A Go...

Cathy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:50:45 GMT

Did anyone tell you how much like your mother you are? Is there anything you can't do or won't try? Actually I can't talk, I get the same from my daughters! She's actually not a bad person to be compared to. I guess the apples really don't fall far from the tree.

Comment on Annis Complete!

Cathy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:30:09 GMT

That is very pretty! It did work up quickly and the beads blend in very well. Bravo!

Comment on Spinning Something New - That Isn't Blue!

Doris — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:36:22 GMT

Our New Jersey weather has been tending to the extremes, no rain or torrential downpours, even tornado warnings. Today is beautiful and I intend to get some swimming in. We had a dye party in a friend's back yard and the weather was great for drying the yarn/rovings. I do love the harmonious single you got from the roving. I'll check out their site.

Comment on More Shawls and A Rakestraw Spinner

Gloria Patre — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:09:28 GMT

I so totally hear you about the quality issue on the sight-unseen purchasesI And BTW - I know I didn't get yours because I actually bought mine from a gal on one of my Yahoo Groups so I knew it was in nice condition because I asked (see what I learned from your experience??) LOL!! I can't see myself doing any serious spinning with it because I really dislike how you unwind the singles - looks like a recipe for disaster, if you don't buy their companion gadget. Oh well - it's not an expensive toy and I think it will be fun to play around with a bit... Thanks for the inspiration!

Comment on More Shawls and A Rakestraw Spinner

Doris — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:58:23 GMT

LOL, you probably got the one I sent back. My issue with the spinner was the amount of arm work involved in using it vs. a drop spindle. I have muscle/ligament problems and this was more work than a drop for me. They tout it as good for fibromyalsia and I hope they dropped that from their ad. It is not.
I also went whole hog and got the Andean plyer at the same time. I had manufacturing issues with that. I got a more expensive walnut wood and the piece was not finished properly on the side the drill came out from. Marginally sanded, you could see a divit where a piece of the wood had splintered off. For that price, I expected better workmanship. I liked the idea of the Andean plyer, because doing that manually, no matter how loose you think you are doing it, you end up squishing you hand and I can't do that. He was a bit put out that I questioned his workmanship, but it was what it was. I get a lot of spindles and wooden spinning equipment over the internet and this was not a keeper. That's why going to the festivals is so much better because you can see and feel, test out before you plunk down your bucks.

Comment on Living and Learning

Gloria Patre — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:09:41 GMT

Believe me, if I cried over every big mistake I'd really go through the kleenex! LOL! Yes, having a drum carder is a big consolation. I think of it a bit like having a sports car - you don't use it often but when you do ooooh la la!