tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post6632901536883181743..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Selfishly holding on through gift makingMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-20774780218475368542008-12-16T17:18:00.000-08:002008-12-16T17:18:00.000-08:00Someday I will finish my DH's sweater vest in prog...Someday I will finish my DH's sweater vest in progress. Bravo on the gift-making. So, em, how do you get such fine stitches on the bottom part of the socks? Using different size needles? But I'm only curious, really...Science PhD Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927647627619995276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-79312811666783337152008-12-16T10:07:00.000-08:002008-12-16T10:07:00.000-08:00Well THAT did it. I am a crafty kind of person, bu...Well THAT did it. I am a crafty kind of person, but stopped giving it the time, so have slipped into muggledom. But really, I'm a closet knitter. Now I want to pull out my old stash, dust off my needles, and finish that dang scarf I've been working on for three years!<BR/><BR/>Very beautiful post!Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911608453762091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-52896847747508801822008-12-15T15:29:00.000-08:002008-12-15T15:29:00.000-08:00Hi Tama!Great post.I was at a cookie-decorating pa...Hi Tama!<BR/>Great post.<BR/><BR/>I was at a cookie-decorating party on the weekend, and I showed a lady the hand-knit socks I was wearing. She admired them and asked, how much would you charge to make me a pair?<BR/>I sighed, and said, if I charged even minumum wage it would be over $100. And if I charged less, I would really be undervaluing my time, which would make *me* feel bad.<BR/><BR/>So Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-91771901605915949302008-12-15T14:32:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:32:00.000-08:00YEAH! Exactly. I know several people I want to s...YEAH! Exactly. I know several people I want to send this link to.<BR/><BR/>Great post. I feel it, but I can't say it that well.<BR/><BR/>Knit on! I hear a sucking sound for that muggle.....knitalot3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11567418493414449591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-45306488501852109732008-12-15T11:48:00.000-08:002008-12-15T11:48:00.000-08:00Mine too (see above)Mine too (see above)Tolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681710147517631370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-72168786686895683172008-12-15T10:42:00.000-08:002008-12-15T10:42:00.000-08:00One of my favorite posts ever.One of my favorite posts ever.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-56115869796613550662008-12-15T10:14:00.000-08:002008-12-15T10:14:00.000-08:00Beautifully written! I really hope that muggle sh...Beautifully written! I really hope that muggle shows up at your lys. Let us know if she does! I showed a relatively new knitter how double-points work while sitting in the allergist's office the day before yesterday, so it's possible for us to spread the knitting bug wherever we go! Knit on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-63831511334536509832008-12-14T21:46:00.000-08:002008-12-14T21:46:00.000-08:00OK...so here's how I justify $25 socks or the $90 ...OK...so here's how I justify $25 socks or the $90 hoodie...it's the cost of my enjoyment, like taking a yoga class or going to a movie. I GET the pleasure of hours of knitting AND I GET a pair of socks. So, $5 for the socks and $20 for the 8-10hrs I spend knitting them...what is that...$2-3 an hour. What else costs so little for so much fun?gartlandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322139778869570469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-62530277717000323302008-12-13T15:30:00.000-08:002008-12-13T15:30:00.000-08:00:::Raising hand to reveal myself::: Yep..fellow cr...:::Raising hand to reveal myself::: Yep..fellow crafter here. I've done a little something of everything, EXCEPT knitting. I crochet, scrapbook, paint, woodcrafts..it's ALL good.. Now you've made me want to go and finish my pinecone Christmas trees..Curse you.Dysd Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077162339556483424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-16598179608278518152008-12-13T11:38:00.000-08:002008-12-13T11:38:00.000-08:00Love the socks, and I loved the exchange between y...Love the socks, and I loved the exchange between you and the Future Crafter. Such a nice deviation from the usual.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-28038636298336054602008-12-13T10:15:00.000-08:002008-12-13T10:15:00.000-08:00Boy, can you say it straight! I loved your post, ...Boy, can you say it straight! I loved your post, and it was apropos for me today... which is our annual holiday party. (I've taken a few minutes off my feet to surf blogs, though.) We've got 110 folks coming (a few more than usual, but not many), and we are still decorating and cooking and such - and my husband is replacing the carpet on the back porch(WTF?) - and I've been asking myself why IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-91575305736444006782008-12-13T04:29:00.000-08:002008-12-13T04:29:00.000-08:00Yes, it is a lovely post, and those are lovely soc...Yes, it is a lovely post, and those are lovely socks as well.Panhandle Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465332535789974662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-25828331785951975052008-12-12T19:50:00.000-08:002008-12-12T19:50:00.000-08:00And when it comes to crafting, I am definitely a s...And when it comes to crafting, I am definitely a squib.mama edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434016248126809607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-41260405087443067832008-12-12T19:49:00.000-08:002008-12-12T19:49:00.000-08:00I tell muggles I've been wearing my handknit socks...I tell muggles I've been wearing my handknit socks for 7 years, and none are showing any wear. Let's see your Walmart socks do that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-57821389572006596342008-12-12T15:44:00.000-08:002008-12-12T15:44:00.000-08:00i. am. in. awe.Clearly, I am a muggle.i. am. in. awe.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, I am a muggle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-69032362301334380712008-12-12T15:11:00.000-08:002008-12-12T15:11:00.000-08:00Lovely post... between you and the non-Muggle, you...Lovely post... between you and the non-Muggle, you have rather succinctly captured the joy of handmade gifts. Just lovely!Marty52https://www.blogger.com/profile/13237461237107850391noreply@blogger.com