Comments on: New sock and knitting gear http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:32:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rachel http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5257 Rachel Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:51:26 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5257 How is that sock yarn striping so perfectly??? I am awestruck. I guess in my gut I don't think of reading as a hobby, but I'm not sure I could articulate why. Maybe because I think of hobbies have having to do with skill acquisition, and efforts to get better at them? Whereas reading is just, you know, fun? No, that logic doesn't work; I can think of counter examples. You know, I'm going to stop worrying about this. I like to knit! I like to read! The end! :) How is that sock yarn striping so perfectly??? I am awestruck.

I guess in my gut I don’t think of reading as a hobby, but I’m not sure I could articulate why. Maybe because I think of hobbies have having to do with skill acquisition, and efforts to get better at them? Whereas reading is just, you know, fun? No, that logic doesn’t work; I can think of counter examples. You know, I’m going to stop worrying about this. I like to knit! I like to read! The end! :)

]]> By: Grace http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5233 Grace Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:41:14 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5233 Nice socks! I like the pattern... mind sharing what it is? Also... I finally checked out that art store at FIT with all the LB yarn..... they have unfortunate hours.... and an equally unfortunate selection of ugly yarn and only cheap needles and scanty notions. :( On the upside, my favorite yarn store in Midtown - Vhardmans (I think) which was just past Daytona Trim on 39th between 7th & 8th has upgraded from a mere stall to a larger store closer to 8th ave. They have a really good selction of yarns and needles. Once they are completely unpacked I totally recommend you check them out if you haven't already. Nice socks! I like the pattern… mind sharing what it is?

Also… I finally checked out that art store at FIT with all the LB yarn….. they have unfortunate hours…. and an equally unfortunate selection of ugly yarn and only cheap needles and scanty notions. :(

On the upside, my favorite yarn store in Midtown - Vhardmans (I think) which was just past Daytona Trim on 39th between 7th & 8th has upgraded from a mere stall to a larger store closer to 8th ave. They have a really good selction of yarns and needles. Once they are completely unpacked I totally recommend you check them out if you haven’t already.

]]> By: Marcia Love http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5230 Marcia Love Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:23:24 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5230 Could you possibly post a review of your swift and ball winder? I've about decided I need to bite the bullet and buy this gear for myself -- any opinions gratefully received. Could you possibly post a review of your swift and ball winder?
I’ve about decided I need to bite the bullet and buy this gear for myself
— any opinions gratefully received.

]]> By: Adam http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5221 Adam Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:02:36 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/10/01/new-sock-and-knitting-gear/#comment-5221 <a href="http://m-w.com/dictionary/hobby" rel="nofollow">Merriam-Websters says</a>: <blockquote>Inflected Form(s): plural hobbies Etymology: Middle English hoby, from Anglo-French hobel, hobé : a small Old World falcon (Falco subbuteo) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast</blockquote> Oh wait, it also says: <blockquote>Etymology: short for hobbyhorse : a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation </blockquote> So, according to the first entry, reading, or knitting, for that matter, is not a hobby. But according to the second, I suppose reading and knitting are hobbies. So is drinking beer. Especially drinking beer. I want to see a picture of the swift and ball winder! Merriam-Websters says:

Inflected Form(s): plural hobbies
Etymology: Middle English hoby, from Anglo-French hobel, hobé
: a small Old World falcon (Falco subbuteo) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast

Oh wait, it also says:

Etymology: short for hobbyhorse
: a pursuit outside one’s regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation

So, according to the first entry, reading, or knitting, for that matter, is not a hobby. But according to the second, I suppose reading and knitting are hobbies. So is drinking beer. Especially drinking beer.

I want to see a picture of the swift and ball winder!

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