Comments on: Monkey Brain 1, Balanced Mind 0

By: Beth in StC

Beth in StC — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:10:14 +0000

Wow, a very cute and useful pattern! Unfortunately biscuits are off the menu now in our house…sigh.

I should sign up for the Tour de Fleece; I’m still spinning the second bobbin of BFMA Sheep to Shoe that I started four months ago. Are you going to be spinning the new fleece? I’m still trying to find a good washing method to get out the old lanolin; I think next time I’m going to wimp out and buy a fresh, covered fleece.

The heat is pretty epic around here; our black cat can’t understand why we don’t want to take her outside for a walk and porch time as soon as we get home. We’ve been waiting until 8:00 pm or so. Luckily she’s had enough after about 15 minutes, then we get to go on our own walk. The Maine Coon just lies on top of the A/C vent and glares at us.

By: Emiko

Emiko — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:09:05 +0000

Hehehe, so I got someone else to fall in love w/ the biscuit blanket, eh? It is a cute pattern, although the diamond shape of the pattern isn’t coming up as sharp as it should be. I’m wondering if I’m not reading the pattern instructions correctly..
Look forward to seeing how yours turns out, and I promise to give you more updates on Frank

Sounds like it’s getting to be a scorcher over there. We’re getting back to “normal” weather here. I’ve been lazy keeping up w/ watering my “garden” out on the deck, so the rain has been helpful

I need something like a Tour de Fleece to get my butt in gear – I seem to be in some kind of funk I can’t shake off :/ Hopefully it’ll pass soon.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:28:36 +0000

We’re traveling in parallel a little bit! I’m doing the Tour de Fleece on Team Monkey Farts (the Spunky Eclectic team) and spinning laceweight for a sweater, eek!

And I think I’ve knit socks from your gift colorway before. Is it Lorna’s Laces?

Glad to hear you’re surviving the heat. We can’t figure out what’s going on here in SoCal, it’s still rather chilly.

By: heideho

heideho — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:37:30 +0000

Good morning! I think I’d forego the poison ivy self-removal and chicken out by hiring someone to take care of it. My guess is though that it’s dreadfully expensive. Does St. Louis offer a Noxious Weeds removal program? Poor, Dear Grover. He must cook in the heat. Would he tolerate getting wet prior to a walk? Never mind, I just remembered that dogs shake off excess water and like to roll when wet… it could be a huge mess. I will be cheering you on from the sidelines with your socks and spinning endeavors. Yeah, Cindy!

By: marianne

marianne — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:30:41 +0000

Love the biscuit blankie! and I’m sure your friend will too.
so… knitting the little blankie AND spinning away? ;^) it sounds like a wonderful time.
I’d help you with that yard. I would. the “2 poison ivy plants over 3′ tall” made me break out in a cold sweat though, I’m way sensitive to the stuff and have to deal with it in a couple of big beds here… yes, plastic bags AND long kitchen gloves. What do you spray on yours?
damn it’s hot. and no relief in sight although you might get some later in the week? I hope so.
xoxox

By: margene

margene — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:45:07 +0000

The biscuit blanket is darling and I’ll bet you can do it in time. It will be nice to have something you need to concentrate on, focus on. Is the heat predicted to break soon? I feel for all of you back in that oven!