Comments on: Sidetracked http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Shirley http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-3838 Shirley Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:33:04 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-3838 did anyone ever tell you that your hubby looks like Richard Gere!! just love your blog keep up the great work :0)) did anyone ever tell you that your hubby looks like Richard Gere!! just love your blog keep up the great work :0))

]]> By: lorinda http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-126 lorinda Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:52:42 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-126 Ellen, I think you've answered your own question. Stripes are the form of knitting that enters into the male brain. The rest pass over, somewhat akin to the effect that discussions of football have on me. Eyes glaze over . . . "Neat." I say. Oh, and Damn, girl! You'd better hide those good lookin' guys. Someone might try to steal them. And one more thing. It's going to be your fault if I get electrocuted drooling on my computer. Your yarn, your lace work. Marvy. Ellen, I think you’ve answered your own question. Stripes are the form of knitting that enters into the male brain. The rest pass over, somewhat akin to the effect that discussions of football have on me. Eyes glaze over . . . “Neat.” I say.

Oh, and Damn, girl! You’d better hide those good lookin’ guys. Someone might try to steal them.

And one more thing. It’s going to be your fault if I get electrocuted drooling on my computer. Your yarn, your lace work. Marvy.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-113 Ellen Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-113 I had another thought. Maybe there's something about men and yarn that produces its own effects. Here's my evidence (to add to your story): the first time Alex saw me make socks with self-striping yarn, he hovered over me watching the stripes emerge and said, "Wow! It's like...it's like...magic!" Of course, I too believe that self-striping sock yarn is like...magic. I had another thought. Maybe there’s something about men and yarn that produces its own effects.

Here’s my evidence (to add to your story): the first time Alex saw me make socks with self-striping yarn, he hovered over me watching the stripes emerge and said, “Wow! It’s like…it’s like…magic!”

Of course, I too believe that self-striping sock yarn is like…magic.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-112 Ellen Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:49:30 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/07/12/sidetracked/#comment-112 Heh, heh. Alex is kind of the same way, but his version is to not *quite* look up from his computer at the FO and say, with a brightness and enthusiasm that sounds suspiciously forced, "That's great!" But he really loves the super-simple stocking cap I knit him two winters ago and is constantly pointing out to others that I knit it. Celtic cabling? A beaded cardigan knitted on US #1s? "That's great!" But he tries, and we have to give him credit for that. Heh, heh. Alex is kind of the same way, but his version is to not *quite* look up from his computer at the FO and say, with a brightness and enthusiasm that sounds suspiciously forced, “That’s great!”

But he really loves the super-simple stocking cap I knit him two winters ago and is constantly pointing out to others that I knit it.

Celtic cabling? A beaded cardigan knitted on US #1s? “That’s great!” But he tries, and we have to give him credit for that.

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