Re: How is everyone?

#1175

Sorry to hear about your parents Jenny. Mine did a similar thing, refused to move until it was way too late, will have to try not to do the same ourselves!
We are fine here in Port Macquarie, no COVID in our country town. Most of our state borders are closed so no trips for us apart from within the state (NSW).
We were supposed to be on our way to Europe but Australians are forbidden to leave the country unless there are exceptional circumstances. Wouldn’t really want to be there atm anyway.
The kids are fine. Daughter’s new house is just beginning to be built after the bushfires so that’s good. Poor Lara, DGD#2, 18, is having a horrible year. She is doing her final year of school & first the house burnt down, then the school was closed because the nearby river flooded, then Covid, more floods, Covid hot spot. She seems to be coping though.
Son in NYC & family are fine. DGD#3 is not going back to school physically but going to study online. During the summer the school has spent a lot of money setting online learning up.
Adam got a new job at a higher level in the UN, with UNICEF & is still working from home. Weird because he hasn’t met any of his new co-workers.

I hope all of you are well. I don’t post much but I’m lurking and reading all the posts.
Love to you all
Beryl

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1174

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Glad you found the link?

It was a skill I’m glad I learned. Though I would have to relearn it now.?

My shawl is in my office - where I haven’t been since March. I should go get it and wear it at home, though that might jinx things and I’ll have to go back ?

Steph?

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On Sep 6, 2020, at 10:32 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:

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Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??

Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?

I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
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How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

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Jaya

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Very little

Ann in PA

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Re: How is everyone?

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Oh, Jenny. How lousy a time you are having. I’m so sorry.

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We are coping as best as can be expected Older Son invited us along on a beach outing. We didn’t go. As much as it would be possible to distance (they rented a house on the beach), getting there (9 hour drive) was problematic. So we stayed home. They arrived home last night. Kids are remote schooling back and forth between parents.

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Younger Son is studying for the bar exam (next month) and has taken on a new-to-him fostering experiment. Two week old kitten that must be bottle fed around the clock. I guess he figured he’s not going anywhere, so why not? Previous newborn kittens have come with their mother, so there was no need for a bottle. His “puppy” is growing by leaps and bounds and is bouncy and strong. We will be puppy sitting while he takes the 3-day exam. She is not accustomed to separation. I anticipate a lot of tears (hers and ours).

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Nothing else to report except that I am weaving (dishtowels) and mailing them to family (why wait for a holiday?)

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Ann in PA

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 10:52 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] How is everyone?

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I’d love to hear how? people are doing. Between virus, floods, fires, storms (locusts?) it has not been a great year. Are we all making lemonade with our lemons?

?

I’m struggling a bit, with one daughter trapped in Scotland for many months and now just got out to see her dad in Switzerland only to be caught by the new quarantine regs for people coming from Switzerland back to the UK. One daughter still shielding with a very vulnerable young husband. My DH? stuck out in Geneva – we managed two good meetings over the summer but now every time I go out I’ll have to do 2 weeks quarantine on return (great excuse for more knitting time?)……

?

Meanwhile my mother fell over their elderly tomcat and broke her leg and detached her calf muscle. Two weeks in hospital, now home but not complying with instructions for full recovery. Didn’t do the cat much good either, and I had to take him and his elderly sister to the vet for their final farewells. Between us siblings, we managed to have someone in London with my dad for the two weeks until Mum came home, but with everyone at work this is not viable long term. Both parents clearly failing badly, lockdown has I think accelerated this. I seem to spend half of every day in communication with docs, optician, carers, social services, assessors of various kinds – and Mum herself who calls multiple times sometimes quite rationally but often not.? My current daily average of calls from or about parents is ten – excluding whatever the four siblings generate.

?

They are now trapped in a? 3 storey house with stairs neither can safely climb, but still flatly refuse to relocate. We tried so often to tempt them to do the move some time over the last 8 years while they were still hale and hearty – but of course they wanted to wait until they “needed to”. Which was their right.

?

I’m trying to knit on, as they say. Garter stitch is about all I can manage but there are so many clever patterns using this in interesting shapes and colour changes. At least I have plenty of yarn on hand ?

?

How are all the kids of school and college age coping? In many ways I think it is hardest for them.

?

Very best of wishes to everyone

?

Jenny

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1171

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I have the yarn for the Heartwarmwr - maybe I’ll even knit it one of these days! With retirement looming and global warming really changing our climate here I’m not sure what I should do about the many bins of wool that I own - I’m down to wearing sweaters maybe 20 days a year.?

Amy

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On Sep 6, 2020, at 9:57 AM, Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:

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Years (maybe 50?) ago, I fell in love with one of the Swedish-type shawls in a McCall’s (maybe) Knitting magazine. That’s how it was shown, Jenny, Sort of backwards. Never did get around to casting on.
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Ann in PA
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 10:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!
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Gigantic is good for wrapping up in. And I think historically the shawl corners were passed around the front of the body, then back around ?and then tied behind to get a cross-over type protection for the front in addition to the warmth on the back. So they were probably meant to be huge.
?
Jenny
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: 06 September 2020 15:32
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!
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Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??
?
Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?
?
I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ
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On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
?
How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

--
Jaya

Re: How is everyone?

#1170

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Jenny sounds like this has been a rough patch for you - sorry to hear it.?

The hardest part of the pandemic for me has been not seeing my folks.y dad had a bad flare of pain after his sister’s funeral in November and, as a result, they ended up not coming out to California in January as is their usual. Which has worked out better as they would have been stuck in Palm Springs (like another aunt and uncle) where it’s 120 degrees today.?

So we are healthy, parents are healthy, no one close to us (Kina hora) has gotten sick. We have been completely hunkered down as infection rates here are so high - our socializing has been limited to one couple in the backyard at 12” away. I’m sure there will be a huge post-Labor day spike we’re in a huge heatwave and there’s tons of beach going and gatherings.?

Daughter’s school made the decision to go entirely online in August, which seems prescient as colleges are shutting down left and right. But she went back to Northampton and is living in a house with 3 other young women. It’s much safer there and she is so very very happy.

But I’ve buried the lead - I told my boss on Friday that I’m going to retire! I’ve been working from home since March and had actually postponed my retirement date from next week (on my birthday) until January. But they decided to move me to a different department and give me a new boss - after two weeks I decided I didn’t need the added stress of changing how I work only to leave, so it’s looking like mid-November now.?

Meanwhile I’ve been weaving lots and hoping to build up a stock to begin selling things once I retire. My pandemic knitting has been the Jewel Long Shawl - I’ve just started the second border.?

Hope you are all bearing up as well as can be expected. I’m looking forward to doing testing and phone banking for Biden from home and looking forward to our national nightmare coming to a close.?

Amy

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On Sep 6, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:

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Jenny,
I’m sorry to hear about your parents. Yes, it is very difficult to deal with parents who are adamant in doing certain things. We had that with my MIL and fortunately, my mother was wise enough to make the move when they were young and could adjust. That is why my father is here and we are able to manage. I am now doing all his medical appointments and healthcare work. Fortunately he is in good health but I can see that as his health degrades, things are going to become more involved and busy. I hope things work out well for them.?

My kids are fine. They are all working from home and staying put as much as possible. DD does socialize with a friend and has a room-mate. She is dealing with higher infection rates in CA. DS’s uni has opened fully and is being very casual about testing so he and his wife are also staying home and working from home, which they have been doing since March.?

So far no one we know has fallen ill. Our area had some bad rates in Apri/May due to the fact that we have a lot of NYC people who live here - weekend homes, commuters, etc. But now things are in very good shape - unlimited testing, infection rate at or slightly lower than 1%. So a lot of things are fairly normal with precautions but indoor capacity is limited to 50% and one can’t go and hang around at the library or other places.?

We are being very careful still due to my father who is 92 (will be 93 this year) and is really afraid of catching it. My sister - who has been living in her weekend home here since March - has been visiting him outdoors for brief periods every couple of weeks. They are going back to NYC tomorrow as schools are opening in person with a hybrid model for her son.?

Nothing much is going on here - my garden is in good shape this year as I have been home to tend it. We are planting a few more things this fall to replace plants that died years ago. I can baby them through next spring so I feel confident they’ll survive. Doing quite a bit of crafting of various kind - spinning, weaving, knitting

On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 10:52 AM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
I’d love to hear how? people are doing. Between virus, floods, fires, storms (locusts?) it has not been a great year. Are we all making lemonade with our lemons?
?
I’m struggling a bit, with one daughter trapped in Scotland for many months and now just got out to see her dad in Switzerland only to be caught by the new quarantine regs for people coming from Switzerland back to the UK. One daughter still shielding with a very vulnerable young husband. My DH? stuck out in Geneva – we managed two good meetings over the summer but now every time I go out I’ll have to do 2 weeks quarantine on return (great excuse for more knitting time?)……
?
Meanwhile my mother fell over their elderly tomcat and broke her leg and detached her calf muscle. Two weeks in hospital, now home but not complying with instructions for full recovery. Didn’t do the cat much good either, and I had to take him and his elderly sister to the vet for their final farewells. Between us siblings, we managed to have someone in London with my dad for the two weeks until Mum came home, but with everyone at work this is not viable long term. Both parents clearly failing badly, lockdown has I think accelerated this. I seem to spend half of every day in communication with docs, optician, carers, social services, assessors of various kinds – and Mum herself who calls multiple times sometimes quite rationally but often not.? My current daily average of calls from or about parents is ten – excluding whatever the four siblings generate.
?
They are now trapped in a? 3 storey house with stairs neither can safely climb, but still flatly refuse to relocate. We tried so often to tempt them to do the move some time over the last 8 years while they were still hale and hearty – but of course they wanted to wait until they “needed to”. Which was their right.
?
I’m trying to knit on, as they say. Garter stitch is about all I can manage but there are so many clever patterns using this in interesting shapes and colour changes. At least I have plenty of yarn on hand ?
?
How are all the kids of school and college age coping? In many ways I think it is hardest for them.
?
Very best of wishes to everyone
?
Jenny

--
Jaya

Re: How is everyone?

#1169

Jenny,

I’m sorry to hear about your parents. Yes, it is very difficult to deal with parents who are adamant in doing certain things. We had that with my MIL and fortunately, my mother was wise enough to make the move when they were young and could adjust. That is why my father is here and we are able to manage. I am now doing all his medical appointments and healthcare work. Fortunately he is in good health but I can see that as his health degrades, things are going to become more involved and busy. I hope things work out well for them.?

My kids are fine. They are all working from home and staying put as much as possible. DD does socialize with a friend and has a room-mate. She is dealing with higher infection rates in CA. DS’s uni has opened fully and is being very casual about testing so he and his wife are also staying home and working from home, which they have been doing since March.?

So far no one we know has fallen ill. Our area had some bad rates in Apri/May due to the fact that we have a lot of NYC people who live here - weekend homes, commuters, etc. But now things are in very good shape - unlimited testing, infection rate at or slightly lower than 1%. So a lot of things are fairly normal with precautions but indoor capacity is limited to 50% and one can’t go and hang around at the library or other places.?

We are being very careful still due to my father who is 92 (will be 93 this year) and is really afraid of catching it. My sister - who has been living in her weekend home here since March - has been visiting him outdoors for brief periods every couple of weeks. They are going back to NYC tomorrow as schools are opening in person with a hybrid model for her son.?

Nothing much is going on here - my garden is in good shape this year as I have been home to tend it. We are planting a few more things this fall to replace plants that died years ago. I can baby them through next spring so I feel confident they’ll survive. Doing quite a bit of crafting of various kind - spinning, weaving, knitting

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On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 10:52 AM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:

I’d love to hear how? people are doing. Between virus, floods, fires, storms (locusts?) it has not been a great year. Are we all making lemonade with our lemons?
?
I’m struggling a bit, with one daughter trapped in Scotland for many months and now just got out to see her dad in Switzerland only to be caught by the new quarantine regs for people coming from Switzerland back to the UK. One daughter still shielding with a very vulnerable young husband. My DH? stuck out in Geneva – we managed two good meetings over the summer but now every time I go out I’ll have to do 2 weeks quarantine on return (great excuse for more knitting time?)……
?
Meanwhile my mother fell over their elderly tomcat and broke her leg and detached her calf muscle. Two weeks in hospital, now home but not complying with instructions for full recovery. Didn’t do the cat much good either, and I had to take him and his elderly sister to the vet for their final farewells. Between us siblings, we managed to have someone in London with my dad for the two weeks until Mum came home, but with everyone at work this is not viable long term. Both parents clearly failing badly, lockdown has I think accelerated this. I seem to spend half of every day in communication with docs, optician, carers, social services, assessors of various kinds – and Mum herself who calls multiple times sometimes quite rationally but often not.? My current daily average of calls from or about parents is ten – excluding whatever the four siblings generate.
?
They are now trapped in a? 3 storey house with stairs neither can safely climb, but still flatly refuse to relocate. We tried so often to tempt them to do the move some time over the last 8 years while they were still hale and hearty – but of course they wanted to wait until they “needed to”. Which was their right.
?
I’m trying to knit on, as they say. Garter stitch is about all I can manage but there are so many clever patterns using this in interesting shapes and colour changes. At least I have plenty of yarn on hand ?
?
How are all the kids of school and college age coping? In many ways I think it is hardest for them.
?
Very best of wishes to everyone
?
Jenny

--

Jaya

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1168

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Years (maybe 50?) ago, I fell in love with one of the Swedish-type shawls in a McCall’s (maybe) Knitting magazine. That’s how it was shown, Jenny, Sort of backwards. Never did get around to casting on.

?

Ann in PA

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 10:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

?

Gigantic is good for wrapping up in. And I think historically the shawl corners were passed around the front of the body, then back around ?and then tied behind to get a cross-over type protection for the front in addition to the warmth on the back. So they were probably meant to be huge.

?

Jenny

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: 06 September 2020 15:32
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

?

Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??

?

Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?

?

I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ

?

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:

And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
?
How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

--

Jaya

How is everyone?

#1167

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I’d love to hear how? people are doing. Between virus, floods, fires, storms (locusts?) it has not been a great year. Are we all making lemonade with our lemons?

?

I’m struggling a bit, with one daughter trapped in Scotland for many months and now just got out to see her dad in Switzerland only to be caught by the new quarantine regs for people coming from Switzerland back to the UK. One daughter still shielding with a very vulnerable young husband. My DH? stuck out in Geneva – we managed two good meetings over the summer but now every time I go out I’ll have to do 2 weeks quarantine on return (great excuse for more knitting time?)……

?

Meanwhile my mother fell over their elderly tomcat and broke her leg and detached her calf muscle. Two weeks in hospital, now home but not complying with instructions for full recovery. Didn’t do the cat much good either, and I had to take him and his elderly sister to the vet for their final farewells. Between us siblings, we managed to have someone in London with my dad for the two weeks until Mum came home, but with everyone at work this is not viable long term. Both parents clearly failing badly, lockdown has I think accelerated this. I seem to spend half of every day in communication with docs, optician, carers, social services, assessors of various kinds – and Mum herself who calls multiple times sometimes quite rationally but often not.? My current daily average of calls from or about parents is ten – excluding whatever the four siblings generate.

?

They are now trapped in a? 3 storey house with stairs neither can safely climb, but still flatly refuse to relocate. We tried so often to tempt them to do the move some time over the last 8 years while they were still hale and hearty – but of course they wanted to wait until they “needed to”. Which was their right.

?

I’m trying to knit on, as they say. Garter stitch is about all I can manage but there are so many clever patterns using this in interesting shapes and colour changes. At least I have plenty of yarn on hand ?

?

How are all the kids of school and college age coping? In many ways I think it is hardest for them.

?

Very best of wishes to everyone

?

Jenny

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1166

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I had missed those, Nilda, but they do look clever and fun. Just about right for the present times.

?

Jenny

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nilda
Sent: 06 September 2020 15:37
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

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Kinda related but not - Anyone have a look at Cat Bordhi's last?collection? Momo cowls. They are lovely and clever. Going on my list, and I have a bunch of Malabrigo that I can use for one of them. Not that I need the list to grow. Right now, I've got an Umaro going, a garter stitch no pattern sweater on huge needles, a Birdsong, and I bought a Kate Davies kit for a goldenrod yellow cardi that is meant to replace a goldenrod yellow cardi that moths got to.

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Nilda

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On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 10:32 AM Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:

Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??
?
Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?
?
I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ
?
On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
?
How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

--
Jaya

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1165

Kinda related but not - Anyone have a look at Cat Bordhi's last?collection? Momo cowls. They are lovely and clever. Going on my list, and I have a bunch of Malabrigo that I can use for one of them. Not that I need the list to grow. Right now, I've got an Umaro going, a garter stitch no pattern sweater on huge needles, a Birdsong, and I bought a Kate Davies kit for a goldenrod yellow cardi that is meant to replace a goldenrod yellow cardi that moths got to.

Nilda

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On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 10:32 AM Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:

Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??

Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?

I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
?
How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

--
Jaya

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1164

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Gigantic is good for wrapping up in. And I think historically the shawl corners were passed around the front of the body, then back around ?and then tied behind to get a cross-over type protection for the front in addition to the warmth on the back. So they were probably meant to be huge.

?

Jenny

?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: 06 September 2020 15:32
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

?

Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??

?

Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?

?

I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ

?

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:

And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
?
How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

--

Jaya

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1163

Anmiryam, I’d also love to hear how the island is this year. When do you come back??

Jenny, I too thought I was the last one still working on this. It is good to hear that I am not.?

I searched for and found Steph’s video on how to do the colorwork while knitting left to right to avoid 2-color purling and am going to teach myself this technique. My goal is to have it done by Winter Solstice this year!? It is going to be gigantic I think. Maybe I’ll put it up as wall decor ツ

Show quoted text

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 12:05 PM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:

And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.
?
How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.
Loved the dog pics.
Jenny

--

Jaya

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1162

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And there was me thinking everyone else had finished and I was the only one to fall by the wayside.

?

How’s the island this year, Anmiryam? I’m guessing you are still over there.

Loved the dog pics.

Jenny

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1161

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I too have the beginnings of this shawl in a bin at home. Can’t dig it out now, but maybe it is time to start anew.

Anmiryam

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On Sep 5, 2020, at 11:09 AM, Jenny Swanson via <jenny@...> wrote:

That reminds me, I started that way back when, and also put it aside (can’t remember why). Might be a good project to dig out and get to work on. I remember I did like the pattern very much, also the yarns I picked.

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From:?[email protected]?<[email protected]>?On Behalf Of?Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent:?05 September 2020 15:47
To:?yarnmongers <[email protected]>
Subject:?[yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

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I finally have restarted?the Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl that many Mongers knit about a decade?ago. And, I realized I had used the wrong color to begin the shawl all those years ago!?

?

I had to rip it as the gauge on the suggested needle was too tight for me to knit the color work comfortably so I started on a slightly bigger needle this time.

?

--?

Jaya

Re: Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1160

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That reminds me, I started that way back when, and also put it aside (can’t remember why). Might be a good project to dig out and get to work on. I remember I did like the pattern very much, also the yarns I picked.

?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: 05 September 2020 15:47
To: yarnmongers <[email protected]>
Subject: [yarnmongers] Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

?

I finally have restarted?the Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl that many Mongers knit about a decade?ago. And, I realized I had used the wrong color to begin the shawl all those years ago!?

?

I had to rip it as the gauge on the suggested needle was too tight for me to knit the color work comfortably so I started on a slightly bigger needle this time.

?

--

Jaya

Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl - finally!

#1159

I finally have restarted?the Swedish Heartwarmer Shawl that many Mongers knit about a decade?ago. And, I realized I had used the wrong color to begin the shawl all those years ago!?

I had to rip it as the gauge on the suggested needle was too tight for me to knit the color work comfortably so I started on a slightly bigger needle this time.

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Jaya

Re: Anyone interested in...

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Very cool! ?I love to spin Shetland. ?

Connie

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On Aug 29, 2020, at 12:35 AM, Diane via groups.io <tdpigg@...> wrote:

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Their farm is McTavish Shetlands -?http://mctavishfarmshetlands.blogspot.com/?m=1 - I don't know where it originally came from.? I'll try to remember to ask Tracy if I ever see her again at weavers guild ?.

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 9:14 PM, Diane via groups.io
<tdpigg@...> wrote:

Mr. McTavish is actually Tom Livernois.? He and his wife Tracy have a farm with shetland sheep, in addition to Tom building the Drudik wheels.? They are lovely people, and Tom makes a wonderful wheel.??

Diane

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 8:12 PM, Connie@...
<connie@...> wrote:

Anyone interested in a gorgeous? Drudik wheel?? This is #5 made by Mr. McTavish, the man who studied under Magnus Drudik and took over the business before Magnus passed away.? This is the Smaller version and made of Myrtlewood.? The Original owner only spun on it a couple of times.

It was offered to me by an online friend who is now 75 yo and has decided to pare down her herd.? She bought it from the original owner, had her send it directly to McTavish to have it gone over.? He found nothing needing attention. She had him make 3 additional bobbins for it.

When it arrived at her home, she opened the box, looked in to see everything was fine and that’s where it’s been.? Still in the box in her spinning/weaving studio!

She owns a couple of Golding wheels that she uses a lot.? (Those are works of art)? And she’s a big fan of her Hansen.? She owns a weaving studio and still teaches weaving and spinning classes.? Loves Saori weaving.

I’ve always had my heart set on a full-size Drudik in a dark wood.? So I asked her if I could share this with my trusted friends.? She said she’d much rather sell it this way than some public forum.? There is over a 5-year waiting list to get a Drudik wheel.

Pics will follow in a separate post.

Connie

Re: Anyone interested in...

#1157

Their farm is McTavish Shetlands -?http://mctavishfarmshetlands.blogspot.com/?m=1 - I don't know where it originally came from.? I'll try to remember to ask Tracy if I ever see her again at weavers guild ?.

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On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 9:14 PM, Diane via groups.io
<tdpigg@...> wrote:

Mr. McTavish is actually Tom Livernois.? He and his wife Tracy have a farm with shetland sheep, in addition to Tom building the Drudik wheels.? They are lovely people, and Tom makes a wonderful wheel.??

Diane

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 8:12 PM, Connie@...
<connie@...> wrote:

Anyone interested in a gorgeous? Drudik wheel?? This is #5 made by Mr. McTavish, the man who studied under Magnus Drudik and took over the business before Magnus passed away.? This is the Smaller version and made of Myrtlewood.? The Original owner only spun on it a couple of times.

It was offered to me by an online friend who is now 75 yo and has decided to pare down her herd.? She bought it from the original owner, had her send it directly to McTavish to have it gone over.? He found nothing needing attention. She had him make 3 additional bobbins for it.

When it arrived at her home, she opened the box, looked in to see everything was fine and that’s where it’s been.? Still in the box in her spinning/weaving studio!

She owns a couple of Golding wheels that she uses a lot.? (Those are works of art)? And she’s a big fan of her Hansen.? She owns a weaving studio and still teaches weaving and spinning classes.? Loves Saori weaving.

I’ve always had my heart set on a full-size Drudik in a dark wood.? So I asked her if I could share this with my trusted friends.? She said she’d much rather sell it this way than some public forum.? There is over a 5-year waiting list to get a Drudik wheel.

Pics will follow in a separate post.

Connie

Re: Anyone interested in...

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So how did the McTavish name come to be?

Connie

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On Aug 29, 2020, at 12:14 AM, Diane via groups.io <tdpigg@...> wrote:

?
Mr. McTavish is actually Tom Livernois.? He and his wife Tracy have a farm with shetland sheep, in addition to Tom building the Drudik wheels.? They are lovely people, and Tom makes a wonderful wheel.??

Diane

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 8:12 PM, Connie@...
<connie@...> wrote:

Anyone interested in a gorgeous? Drudik wheel?? This is #5 made by Mr. McTavish, the man who studied under Magnus Drudik and took over the business before Magnus passed away.? This is the Smaller version and made of Myrtlewood.? The Original owner only spun on it a couple of times.

It was offered to me by an online friend who is now 75 yo and has decided to pare down her herd.? She bought it from the original owner, had her send it directly to McTavish to have it gone over.? He found nothing needing attention. She had him make 3 additional bobbins for it.

When it arrived at her home, she opened the box, looked in to see everything was fine and that’s where it’s been.? Still in the box in her spinning/weaving studio!

She owns a couple of Golding wheels that she uses a lot.? (Those are works of art)? And she’s a big fan of her Hansen.? She owns a weaving studio and still teaches weaving and spinning classes.? Loves Saori weaving.

I’ve always had my heart set on a full-size Drudik in a dark wood.? So I asked her if I could share this with my trusted friends.? She said she’d much rather sell it this way than some public forum.? There is over a 5-year waiting list to get a Drudik wheel.

Pics will follow in a separate post.

Connie