tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post2186706363778872136..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: ObservingKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-59443045376853543402008-02-12T17:50:00.000-05:002008-02-12T17:50:00.000-05:00There's just something about a man in a Carhart.There's just something about a man in a Carhart.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-5138424979140807882008-02-05T12:30:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:30:00.000-05:00Although I am a knitter myself, what I noticed fir...Although I am a knitter myself, what I noticed first was not that The Farmer is not wearing a hat or gloves, but how dang handsome he is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-45991793828315737782008-01-29T20:28:00.000-05:002008-01-29T20:28:00.000-05:00My man is also an observer. I'm so glad that one o...My man is also an observer. I'm so glad that one of us is more inclined to be that way... I aspire to quiet observation but it's not my nature.<BR/><BR/>Matching lambs and ewes? It seems impossible to me, but I've never lived on a farm. <BR/><BR/>However, you make a point. I can usually detect the fiber content of a yarn. Most of the time I'm right on, if it's an animal fiber or silk. <BR/><BR/>(Got your email, will reply very soon.)ColorJoy LynnHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238476918178854398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-14536511558376492532008-01-28T20:01:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:01:00.000-05:00An excellent knitting analogy. And probably The Fa...An excellent knitting analogy. And probably The Farmer is right that observation is one of the most important part of most things :)Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315635566608283734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-32429538904054455392008-01-28T18:53:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:53:00.000-05:00The Farmer looks very GQ in that picture! Even wit...The Farmer looks very GQ in that picture! Even with sheep-poopy clothes on! That ram lamb on his left completes the picture perfectly.<BR/><BR/>John is the same way about wearing hats and gloves out to the barn. Love our fellows dearly, but it is hard to get them to wear hats and gloves. Warm socks, yes, John will wear those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-92064169330730030232008-01-28T17:34:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:34:00.000-05:00Yes, we know our passions. I know the yarns and f...Yes, we know our passions. I know the yarns and fibers, and interestingly, I can look at a student's unsigned work and usually know which kindergartener wrote it. Familiarity!<BR/><BR/>I look at the lambs and think, "Fiber factory!"Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-62605137442308819602008-01-28T13:18:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:18:00.000-05:00I have had so much fun looking at the pics of your...I have had so much fun looking at the pics of your sheep. They are wonderful. I am not a knitter, I am a quilter and a bag make. But I have been loving your blog. Maybe knitting is in the future for me. And sheep are one of my favorite things. I guess they go hand in hand. Is there a book that would be good for a newbee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-57435035748289207992008-01-28T11:37:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:37:00.000-05:00This is a beautiful post. I could no more tell wh...This is a beautiful post. I could no more tell which lamb belonged to which ewe than I could read a tickertape on Wall Street. <BR/>Yes. Everyone has their passions. Thank goodness for diversity.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210760028111581098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-58428934256661480382008-01-28T10:18:00.000-05:002008-01-28T10:18:00.000-05:00I believe you learn so much more by observing than...I believe you learn so much more by observing than studying books, expecially when it comes to nature and animals. Love his coveralls - Carhart?<BR/><BR/>- Suzanne, the Farmer's WifeSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-37541217449132861422008-01-28T07:47:00.000-05:002008-01-28T07:47:00.000-05:00I could match ewes w/their lambs when I was the sh...I could match ewes w/their lambs when I was the shepherd, back in the last century. But then, we only had about 35 ewes at most. Does that extrapolate to 150? Maybe, with close association. BTW, loved the lambing pics from a while back. Glad I did it. Wouldn't do it again.<BR/><BR/>And call me crazy, but I just can't picture The Farmer in a K Nicholas creation. So, Kristin, how do you feel about knitting hats and mitts in C*rhartt baby-p**p beige? Or maybe a nice charcoal grey? Which he still probably wouldn't wear? Men. The little dears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-6790967455245475902008-01-28T06:15:00.000-05:002008-01-28T06:15:00.000-05:00The Farmer is standing outside in the cold snowy w...The Farmer is standing outside in the cold snowy weather 'observing' with hands in his pockets and no hat on his head. Doesn't he live with a knitter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com