tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post8165313190706669910..comments2023-05-12T10:23:10.960-05:00Comments on Patch O' Dirt Farm: Yarn Along--keeping warmNadjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-47054954512199098612011-01-16T20:19:14.095-06:002011-01-16T20:19:14.095-06:00I'll agree that Hardy is gloomy. Perhaps that...I'll agree that Hardy is gloomy. Perhaps that was well suited to my teenage moroseness, and perhaps I will get halfway through and find it too dreadfully dreary to go on with. But I like the idea of re-reading books I read in my youth and seeing whether time, age and experience have altered my tastes and perspective.<br /><br />I have such difficulty finding time to read anyway, it may be Nadjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-58757736359471279862011-01-16T13:48:59.058-06:002011-01-16T13:48:59.058-06:00That bonnet is going to be beautiful. I've nev...That bonnet is going to be beautiful. I've never read that book or even heard of it. I'll definitely have to check it out.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975746279957689529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-19684418641529762382011-01-16T10:32:10.324-06:002011-01-16T10:32:10.324-06:00I find Thomas Hardy very depressing. I studied him...I find Thomas Hardy very depressing. I studied him in depth for Grade 12 and the UK equivalent of AP. Tess of the d'Urbervilles was my preferred one. Steve's was Return of the Native. The absolute worst was Jude the Obscure. As the comment above said "hopeless" is how I would describe Hardy.<br /><br />Abby is getting back to knitting - crochet is her preferred yarn craft. (she Marilynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-46076031878589573492011-01-13T16:35:14.269-06:002011-01-13T16:35:14.269-06:00Sweet Pixie Bonnet! I love it!Sweet Pixie Bonnet! I love it!Taking Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710411111509993401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-66376008222214700932011-01-13T13:53:37.446-06:002011-01-13T13:53:37.446-06:00Oh that pixie bonnet is cute! Thanks for sharing t...Oh that pixie bonnet is cute! Thanks for sharing the pattern link. I can't wait to start knitting Sweetpea's. I wish it was that warm up here in Canada. Today is -30C and the rabbits' heated water bottles are freezing... akk!Joséehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453805723037307500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-68284906761157575822011-01-13T08:03:24.005-06:002011-01-13T08:03:24.005-06:00I, too, frogged last week's project to start a...I, too, frogged last week's project to start again this week, love it much better now! Your yarn is delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-67634301465310782912011-01-12T18:48:24.215-06:002011-01-12T18:48:24.215-06:00nak.
i have to say that i am drooling over your kn...nak.<br />i have to say that i am drooling over your knitting skills!!<br /><br />where was the snow when we were in tn?? ;o) have fun playing in the fluffy white stuff!<br /><br />~debMountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135695971995871819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-87038626711670676032011-01-12T16:18:16.687-06:002011-01-12T16:18:16.687-06:00The yarn looks so soft and I love the color!The yarn looks so soft and I love the color!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890449352677357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-52064894726544831022011-01-12T15:11:21.254-06:002011-01-12T15:11:21.254-06:00such a pretty color! and i've never read that ...such a pretty color! and i've never read that particular Hardy book - might have to add it to the list of to-reads :)amanda {the habit of being}https://www.blogger.com/profile/05612086956180841674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-31598151993091924282011-01-12T14:06:45.163-06:002011-01-12T14:06:45.163-06:00that yarn looks so ...yummy! - there's no bett...that yarn looks so ...yummy! - there's no better word for that - it sure looks like candy - great color - and it has to be so comfy to wear it...<br />very nice project ;)Jarkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229884725653230844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-89263383185225432492011-01-12T12:53:40.356-06:002011-01-12T12:53:40.356-06:00What lovely, yummy yarn. I still have a hat to ma...What lovely, yummy yarn. I still have a hat to make for my little one.<br /><br />We are dressing in layers as well. Lots of mama made wool layers. It's good to keep warm.<br /><br />Blessings, ElizabethElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630706720265906934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-37285477514991459312011-01-12T11:35:24.311-06:002011-01-12T11:35:24.311-06:00You can tell from the picture how soft that yarn i...You can tell from the picture how soft that yarn is! It's simply gorgeous!!!!Gretchen Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515696851679212930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-62537364323860136482011-01-12T10:53:30.898-06:002011-01-12T10:53:30.898-06:00I love that yarn, what a gorgeous color! I'm g...I love that yarn, what a gorgeous color! I'm going to have to give that pixie hat a whirl. I just knitted up one from a similar pattern and it was way too big. :(Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509321668018756288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-66044607002424645372011-01-12T10:11:47.565-06:002011-01-12T10:11:47.565-06:00That bonnet is just so cute, I have a little girl ...That bonnet is just so cute, I have a little girl who would love it! And as for Thomas Hardy, aren't his books just wonderful?Emily@theNesthttp://blog.theNest.ienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-53574707543178602832011-01-12T09:51:04.736-06:002011-01-12T09:51:04.736-06:00Gorgeous, fuzzy yarn!
I haven't read Caster...Gorgeous, fuzzy yarn! <br /><br />I haven't read Casterbridge, but I saw the movie---it was very hopeless, I thought.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072984925282936743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-69761037447241894572011-01-12T09:35:10.095-06:002011-01-12T09:35:10.095-06:00That is a beautiful color! There is nothing like ...That is a beautiful color! There is nothing like a good book... I keep whatever I am reading with me always, so I can steal little moments here and there. My oldest son is always giving me books that he thinks might interest me... he usually makes wonderful choices.<br /><br />Have a good day! Stay warm! +JMJ+Mom2Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16556390705963609169noreply@blogger.com