Things That Make Me Go Hmmm

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~Thanks so much for all your nice compliments on the Bloomin’ Feet socks. A few people asked about the sock label so I thought I should link back to the post I wrote about how to make a sock label. Go here and read. Simple but a very nice touch on a pair of gift socks.

~We are having our Civil War Living History in memory of East Bridgewater native Frank Harlow this Saturday. I’d appreciate any thoughts for sunny weather as we have had pouring rain at this event the last two years. And, if anyone is going to be in the neighborhood and would like to come and see what we do, just let me know and I’ll send you directions and information.

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~I shouldn’t even tell you this but I won another contest. I got a fabulous box of prezzies from Kirsten last week. There was candy and roving dyed by Kirsten as well as Koigu and Misti Alpaca yarn. Thanks for the terrific prize package, Kirsten!

~I like that when I see the national weather map on the morning news I can picture so many of you and know what type of weather you’re having. I worry about tornadoes, storms and wildfire, and rejoice when you’re having sunny, pleasant weather. It’s a great way to feel connected to our knitting community.

~As Lolly mentioned the other day, it seems like “going green” is becoming trendy. That can only be a good thing, I believe. I urge you to find one thing that you can do to make a difference in your carbon footprint. Change your light bulbs from incandescent ones to compact fluorescent ones, wrap your hot water heater with an insulating blanket, turn down your thermostat, use reusable grocery sacks, recycle more – there are lots of very simple things you can do. Something new that I found last week is www.greendimes.com and they will work to eliminate your junk mail AND plant a tree in your name every month. It’s only 10 ¢ a day and for a great cause.

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~My current sock in progress. The pattern is Mad Weave from Sock Madness Round Four. I may be out of the competition but I’m still knitting the patterns and this one is very cool. The yarn is from A Piece of Vermont and I love the way it looks with the pattern – which I changed around a bit because I can now that I’m not knitting these competitively. And yet, I’m bored as hell with it and I don’t know why. But you know me, I’ll be plodding along and they’ll be finished soon. I’ll love them again when fall rolls around and there’s a brand new pair of wool socks in my drawer.

Have you read The Thirteenth Tale yet? You need to read this book. It’s got all the elements of a great gothic novel and the author sucks you right in with the first chapter. This book had me reading last weekend instead of knitting and you know how unusual that is these days. Really, read this book. You won’t be sorry.

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~This profusion of daffodils is by my back door. They make me glad every time I walk by them. Why not order your fall bulbs now while you’re inspired by their beauty everywhere? You’ll receive them automatically when it’s time to plant them in the fall and next spring you’ll be glad, too.

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Things That Make Me Go Hmmm
I realized the other day that I haven’t done a “Things That Make Me Go Hmmm” in a really long time. I’m sure I’ve thought of lots of things to put on this list but they are always so fleeting. My thoughts, that is. If I don’t write this stuff down, well, it’s just gone.…

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  1. Your Mad Weave socks are lovely.
    Your daffodils are beauties. Thanks for mentioning the bulbs. My daffodils are sparse this year and I’ll never remember that in the fall. I should order more now.

  2. Love the latest sock pattern – sorry it feel boring to you, maybe you need to challenge another one who’s been eliminated to a race?

  3. Your Mad Weave sock is divine and so are the fiber gifts! I’m a mad woman when it comes to recycling and no waste here! I want to leave something nice for the kids:)

  4. What a great prize! Love the sock. I haven’t started on that pattern yet, I’ve gotten a little sidetracked.

    Hope you have nice weather this weekend!

  5. I was just thinking about you Carole when I looked at the weather forcast for Saturday. Looks like a chance of rain, but not a washout, which sounds better than it has been for you the last few years!!

    Great go green plug! Hubby just changed the bulbs this week to the incandescents (spiral kind) and built a compost bin. Little changes add up.

    By the way – can you give me the info on the event for Saturday? My daughter’s show doesn’t start till later in the afternoon so we might be able to take a ride out there and see you guys for the re-enactment! Thanks!

  7. I bought the book from Audible some time ago. I guess I had better read it! Your daffy’s are gorgeous and such a great photo, too. I swear, the chances of winning a contest go waaaay down if you’ve entered!

  8. Ok. I´ve got it figured out about you winning all these prizes. You´re bribing the givers, aren´t you? You must be. It’s just not right or natural that one person (however cute) should be winning every single prize in the knitting/spinning blogiverse. So fess up why doncha?

  10. Another contest win?!? I’m starting to wonder now…..

    I love Jessie’s color sense. She does very good work! The yarn and sock look great together. 🙂

  12. Such good things. The pressies are so fun and the Mad Weave looks great. I really love your daffodils. I’d have some too except that something keeps eating my bulbs.

  13. I love your new socks in progress! The yarn is gorgeous.

    I ordered The Thirteenth Tale last week, and now I can’t wait until it arrives so I can start reading!

  15. Great sock pattern!

    You have got me curious about the Thirteenth Tale now. I may order an audio copy if I can find one. (Then I can “read” and knit, wash dishes, wind yarn, dust. I never find time to just read!)

  16. Those socks are really cool! *goes to add 13th Tale to reading list, while sending sunny weekend thoughts Carole’s way*

  17. I can completely relate to your current socks-in-progress. I am working on a pair that has an interesting pattern but I just couldn’t get into them. The first one is done and like you I will finish them but it’s a strange feeling when you get First Sock Syndrome 😉

  18. Once again I need to tell you how much I love reading your blog. I will look for the book at the library and like you if I like it there will be no knitting. Have a wonderful day. sandy

  19. Once again I need to tell you how much I love reading your blog. I will look for the book at the library and like you if I like it there will be no knitting. Have a wonderful day. sandy

  20. I loved Thirteenth Tale. Made me want to go back to the Brontes.

    Hey…since you were a participant in Sock Madness, could you nudge the proprietors into finding a way to make that Mad Weave pattern available? I’d happily pay for it, but I haven’t been able to get anyone to respond to my inquiry.

  21. Once again I need to tell you how much I love reading your blog. I will look for the book at the library and like you if I like it there will be no knitting. Have a wonderful day. sandy

  23. The new sock pattern looks really interesting but I can see how it might become boring to knit. Hope you get great weather this weekend!

  25. “Why not order your fall bulbs now”??? You should maybe have gone into advertising instead of library science. Seriously, they are beautiful daffies.

    We’ve already done most of those greenish things you mention… I also dry laundry outdoors whenever possible (which is more often than you might think), and Grant and I usually carpool to work.

  26. that sock is lovely! I hopped over to Sock Madness, and didn’t see the pattern (maybe I’m having a senior moment here) We all get bored mid-way now and then, but finish them – It’s a lot like ordering fall bulbs now.. you’ll be glad – good idea btw.

  27. Thirteenth Tale, huh? I’ll check it out. One should always pay attention to a librarian when she recommends a book. 🙂

    I like your Sock Madness sock! And isn’t it nice to be able to knit it at your own pace?

  29. I really like the socks, I also like that you are knitting the pattern though you are no longer in the competition. I read The 13th Tale over the last 3 evenings (and didn’t get any knitting done at all). I loved the book, it was very well written and for those of use in libraries and archives, well, it’s a no brainer…

  30. I like the Mad Weave socks — I need to get me some of that Piece of Vermont yarn. Her colors are subtle yet divine.

    And I think you might be one of the luckiest bloggers ever. Enjoy your prezzies!

  32. That’s quite a web presence for the book. The sample reading is quite compelling, with simple yet hypnotic language, like disembodied hands gently encircling your soul in a trance while drawing the body into a mystical world. Guess I’m gonna have to read it.

  33. I love the Thirteenth Tale!! It’s one of those books that’s stuck with me too, I find myself thinking about it all the time.
    You’ve had a good luck streak with winning things lately. Maybe you could pick me up a mass millions ticket? ha!

  34. I read The Thirteenth Tale at the beginning of the year and it remains my favorite of 2007 so far. JK Rowling and Jasper Fforde are really going to have to wow me to bump this one down the list.

  35. Love the color of the prize roving!

    That sock pattern is way cool…

    I wish your event wasn’t overlapping CT S&W – I’ll miss you guys on Saturday :o(

  36. Oh – I like the weather map suggestion. Our daffys aren’t up yet but I suspect this weekend will pop them up. Congrats on the prizes and thanks for sharing them – if only virtually!

  40. We’ve started promoting using wool as a sustainable, renewable natural fiber source at our web store. It is a much better choice for socks than acryllic. But of course you and all of us, your readers, know that since we all knit and wear wool socks!

  41. Gorgeous Daffodils Carole! LOVE that sock pattern – the yarn colorway is so perfect for it! Here’s hoping for good weather so you can enjoy the CW weekend. 🙂

  42. You sure are full of lots of good things today! Love the pattern you are knitting. Great green advice, hope everyone at least tries something out. I am listening to the Thirteenth Tale. Fun! My fingers are crossed for good weekend weather.

  43. I thought your reenactment was this weekend. Will you be there both Sat and Sun? I might make it one day, prob. Sun though.

    Just read 13th Tale myself, couldn’t put it down!

  44. Thank you for the link to the sock labels! I googled yesterday and didn’t find anything. I was planning on questioning you today, but now I don’t have to. 😀

    Love socks and beautiful daffs! I love Brecks/Spring Hill. Sadly, so do the ground dwellers. o.0

  45. Thanks for mentioning GreenDimes- we are happy to have you telling folks about our service! Check out the site from time to time and find out what new/cool things we are working on to make a difference in our world.
    Thanks again for the post, we really appreciate it.
    -Kendra
    http://www.GreenDimes.com

  46. Oh wow, I just adore that colorway for your current pair of socks. The pattern looks lovely, too — I’m sorry it’s boring you. I feel that way about some sock patterns too, and I’m not very good at predicting which ones will keep me engaged until then end and which ones will have me going stir crazy by the first ankle.

  47. My daffodils have been gone for weeks now…I miss them! Hope you’re bringing some inside to enjoy while you can.

  48. I love the way the Mad Weave stitch looks. It reminds me of the stitch in My So Called Scarf.

    The Thirteenth Tale is waiting on my I-pod. It’s next in line. Good to know that it is a good read!

  49. I hope you have beautiful, sunny weather. Nothing worse than a wet crinoline!

    Love the socks. They are beautiful!

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