tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post3824743225801844274..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: "What Was I Thinking?" She Asks for the One Billionth TimeEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-91045870000071384532008-02-15T08:16:00.000-05:002008-02-15T08:16:00.000-05:00Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I'm not putting ...Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I'm not putting the needles down quite yet (my Scottish blood won't allow me to have wasted $30 on those needles and wool without putting in a little more effort than one lousy night). <BR/><BR/>Becky, well I suppose that runaway imagination IS better suited to writing than to knitting, huh? <BR/><BR/>Sarah, glad you enjoyed, and thanks so much for the book recommendations. Already discovered my local library doesn't have them, so much search elsewhere...<BR/><BR/>Heather, I've been told crocheting is easier than knitting. Maybe I should have started there.<BR/><BR/>Courtney, sounds like a plan to me. Let's do it as soon as the weather permits!<BR/><BR/>Stef, I'm a little too stubborn to give up JUST yet and don't believe I can't conquer this thing. (Stay tuned for the post in which I describe being tied up with yarn, the knitting needles threatening to poke out my eyes).<BR/><BR/>Dorr, yes, but you're someone who can compete in bike races and who has the courage to consider triathlons, so it doesn't matter that you can't make things.<BR/><BR/>Aowl, oh, thank you for the encouragement. So nice to know that someone who is as impatient as I has had success!<BR/><BR/>Mandarine, my thoughts exactly...<BR/><BR/>Froshty, if I manage to get that far, you will definitely get a sweater (though I can't guarantee that it will look like a sweater). We'll start with scarves, though, okay? P.S. I seem to remember your knitting and having some success with it, but maybe I'm just dreaming.<BR/><BR/>ZM, "you make me laugh out loud," is the one comment I can't hear enough, so glad to hear it from you. I'm hoping I won't find it to be that boring, but we'll see...Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-45153253825886346112008-02-14T13:25:00.000-05:002008-02-14T13:25:00.000-05:00Emily, you make me laugh out loud. My advice is t...Emily, you make me laugh out loud. <BR/><BR/>My advice is to put down the knitting. I tried my hand at knitting due to a similar peer pressure situation and once I got over it and could actually knit, I found it terribly, terribly boring. You can't read and knit at the same time -- major drawback for a boring activity.ZoesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279493011192565601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-44370365981863869652008-02-14T11:32:00.000-05:002008-02-14T11:32:00.000-05:00I tried knitting when I was much younger and it wa...I tried knitting when I was much younger and it was yet another example of how the second law of thermodynamics got the best of me: tangled yarn, dropped stitches, knit 1, purl 2 becoming purl 3, knit 1, etc., etc.--and that was for a simple scarf. The second law would really get me if I tried a sweater. I hope you can beat the evil second law, Emily! And if you do, I'd like a sweater, please.Froshtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917515535096296726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-27973545966911955142008-02-14T04:32:00.000-05:002008-02-14T04:32:00.000-05:00Now if you can make the gestures a purely robotic ...Now if you can make the gestures a purely robotic task (I gather it will take some training, but it can be achieved), then knitting becomes compatible with audio-books, and is no more the mind-numbing activity it was until recently. Then you can call your sweaters the name of the book you were reading while knitting.mandarinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413240094728405118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-41447084364574711032008-02-13T19:47:00.000-05:002008-02-13T19:47:00.000-05:00Get down with your bad knitting self Emily!! A ver...Get down with your bad knitting self Emily!! <BR/><BR/>A very brave friend taught me to knit several years ago and I'm so impatient that often eat my lunch half cold, because I can't be bothered waiting for it to heat fully!<BR/><BR/>I'm not very good, and my 'creations' are still a little on the Frankenstein side, but when you 'get it' its great fun. <BR/><BR/>I also suspect that it will be even more fun when I can track down another left-hander to show me a couple more stitches to broaden my repertoire! <BR/><BR/>Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-20867089147398061992008-02-13T18:11:00.000-05:002008-02-13T18:11:00.000-05:00I've tried too, and just couldn't get the hang of ...I've tried too, and just couldn't get the hang of it. I'm just not someone who can make things, I guess. I like the idea of a knitting circle -- the conversation while still having something to do with your hands, but not being able to knit could make it a lot less fun ...Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-61444673195165308332008-02-13T17:45:00.000-05:002008-02-13T17:45:00.000-05:00Don't give up Emily! You'll get the hang of it eve...Don't give up Emily! You'll get the hang of it eventually and when you do there will be no stopping you. Those beautiful scarves and sweaters will be yours!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-72870679717992676112008-02-13T14:24:00.000-05:002008-02-13T14:24:00.000-05:00Oh, dear. I have to echo Becky here. Put down the ...Oh, dear. I have to echo Becky here. Put down the needles. Trust me. I have tried, oh, I have tried. I just this year gave away all the yarn and needles to my best friend's sister, who knits those beautiful crafty things of which you talk. Writing is a craft, and you have started a novel. A novel! Eeh gods, how great. Let's do novels and spend disgusting amounts on things made by other people. We can meet in Amish country in between Pittsburgh and Lancaster and do it together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-88666197748949195022008-02-13T12:42:00.000-05:002008-02-13T12:42:00.000-05:00LOL This sounds like me and crochet - been trying ...LOL This sounds like me and crochet - been trying that hobby for about 10 years now...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-43629562928182451762008-02-13T11:19:00.000-05:002008-02-13T11:19:00.000-05:00Love the post! If you decide to stick with knitti...Love the post! If you decide to stick with knitting (and even if you don't), I highly recommend checking out books by Elizabeth Zimmerman. The title, "The Opinionated Knitter" says it all. (I also love "Knitting Without Tears") Uneven stitches? No worries--time is a great equalizer (seriously, stitches even themselves out over time). Purling? Why not just knit in garter stitch if you want? She's fantastic and amazing. And don't worry, that "aha" moment is right around the corner...and even if it never happens, you can still play with the pretty yarn :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-27555737100241761412008-02-13T08:57:00.000-05:002008-02-13T08:57:00.000-05:00Emily. Put down the yarn and step away from the kn...Emily. Put down the yarn and step away from the knitting needles. Your writing is a craft, you don't need another one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com