tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post5784036732466002319..comments2024-03-27T10:13:11.730-07:00Comments on The Knitting Blog by Mr. Puffy the Dog: High Time to Learn Fair Isle!Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog:http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129149473915655930noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-9386897529983370502009-10-29T10:35:48.268-07:002009-10-29T10:35:48.268-07:00I'm so glad you were able to talk Mr. Puffy in...I'm so glad you were able to talk Mr. Puffy into modeling the hat for us. He's so charming! <br />Great job on the Fair Isle. My first attempts at fair isle were awful, but I think that was because it was only my 2nd knitting project. I really should go back to it and try it out again.Mariehttp://knittedgems.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-91959019493923417672009-10-25T09:56:43.456-07:002009-10-25T09:56:43.456-07:00That is a beautiful hat, Claudia! I'm shocked...That is a beautiful hat, Claudia! I'm shocked that this is your first fair isle project...you look like a pro already! I'm also VERY glad to see that Mr. Puffy is still feeling better and that he's back to his modeling. :) I missed him showing off your handknits!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273727983110361664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-22465971669699747282009-10-23T17:25:18.803-07:002009-10-23T17:25:18.803-07:00I knit with one color in each hand. I love to do f...I knit with one color in each hand. I love to do fair isle. I don't know if you remember my blog post on the Nautical Socks. haven't done it in awhile tho.<br />It was GREAT to see Mr Puffy back in his modeling job!Windyridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390232789014998792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-43159496900493821872009-10-21T14:36:48.844-07:002009-10-21T14:36:48.844-07:00Your hat is lovely! You & Mr. Puffy both look ...Your hat is lovely! You & Mr. Puffy both look great wearing it. :) I haven't tried fair isle, it still scares me. LOL<br /><br />Mmmm, the granola looks yummy...Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705549336297210448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-9232283807333346322009-10-20T15:01:46.337-07:002009-10-20T15:01:46.337-07:00Glad he's doing better!
Great recipe and hat!...Glad he's doing better!<br /><br />Great recipe and hat! Isn't stranded knitting fun?tienniehttp://tiennie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-19709748512469688822009-10-20T08:30:00.494-07:002009-10-20T08:30:00.494-07:00What a cute hat! The colors suit you perfectly. ...What a cute hat! The colors suit you perfectly. Thanks for the granola recipe, too.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499796204976035834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-47979762068362008652009-10-20T04:30:55.131-07:002009-10-20T04:30:55.131-07:00Claudia your first FI hat is just beautiful, I thi...Claudia your first FI hat is just beautiful, I think you've inspired me to give it a try. I look forward to seeing what technique worked for you and since I study up on new ventures before beginning them as you do ..you may just save me some time.<br />Give Mr.Puffy a pat and a hug from me I'm glad he's doing well.KnittySuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325406928677338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-63960757374156093672009-10-20T02:34:56.369-07:002009-10-20T02:34:56.369-07:00So much beauty--you modeling that tremendous hat.....So much beauty--you modeling that tremendous hat...and Mr. Puffy modeling it too! It is so good to see him modeling again--hooray! So very happy he's on a good health roll again--I hope it stays that way. :o) Your hat is truly fabulous! I've been stalling on the whole Fair Isle technique too...it just seems so intimidating and fiddly. And like yourself, I've often felt many Fair Isle patterns to suitable for me personally, just too large and too much. You've de-mystified it all for me. Thank you! I really like the colors you've chosen for this design--so soft, gentle but all together giving a good punch. WOW! And your granola recipe looks so good. I can't wait to try this one. Homemade is so good. I'm coming up for air here... We've doing a good deal of interior painting and wallpapering, and so I've been in a bubble for some days now. Great to be back in blogland and chatting up. Happy Days, my friend ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-30967731101889592712009-10-19T20:39:10.821-07:002009-10-19T20:39:10.821-07:00Gorgeous work. :) And Mr. Puffy looks dashing.Gorgeous work. :) And Mr. Puffy looks dashing.Bubblesknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143998521336165506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-26385772097654589022009-10-19T10:50:15.816-07:002009-10-19T10:50:15.816-07:00you did a great job, this looks fabulous on you. L...you did a great job, this looks fabulous on you. Looks pretty nice on Mr P. too ;-)<br />Hugs to you both<br />xxxDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456546112499189990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-77597857167160007822009-10-19T10:07:30.519-07:002009-10-19T10:07:30.519-07:00It is fabulous. Beware once the fair isle bug hit...It is fabulous. Beware once the fair isle bug hits, it doesn't let go! I personally can't get enough, but often the costs of knitting a fair isle make it impossible to oblige my every whim.Rebekahhttp://rebekahsyarn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-31812020772716828632009-10-19T08:42:46.310-07:002009-10-19T08:42:46.310-07:00And now you've started you won't be able t...And now you've started you won't be able to stop! I love small stranded projects. Your hat is gorgeous!amandahttp://frillbow.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-69895628589637642382009-10-19T05:09:24.281-07:002009-10-19T05:09:24.281-07:00Love the hat! I never did manage to do two yarns ...Love the hat! I never did manage to do two yarns in one hand. I just have one in each hand when I do fair isle. <br /><br />Mr Puffy looks great!At Home Mommy Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06982319812716891289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-8623485532855414432009-10-19T02:41:01.906-07:002009-10-19T02:41:01.906-07:00Good to see Mr Puffy is up to a bit of modelling a...Good to see Mr Puffy is up to a bit of modelling again. The hat suits you just a tad more tan him, perhaps it's not quite his style. Great job and brilliant explanaton of the two yarn carrying method.Ally Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168621270125184309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-79115412377277746962009-10-18T17:28:55.447-07:002009-10-18T17:28:55.447-07:00The hat is gorgeous. I am with you that most fair...The hat is gorgeous. I am with you that most fair isle turns me off, but your hat? Very tempting!A South Park Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344704197419082809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-22560100249955790232009-10-18T09:43:06.370-07:002009-10-18T09:43:06.370-07:00Glad to see a post from you and Mr. Puffy! I love ...Glad to see a post from you and Mr. Puffy! I love the hat. I have only done one fair isle project, a long time ago. It looks especially pretty.<br />Thanks for sharing the granola recipe! I was just looking for one.<br />Take care<br />Vickiknittingdragonflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169526890100212019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-18263095894789593812009-10-18T08:49:58.106-07:002009-10-18T08:49:58.106-07:00Oh that hat is gorgeous! I really would love to se...Oh that hat is gorgeous! I really would love to see how you hold your yarns. I'm not comfortable with Fair Isle knitting, but it's sooooo pretty!<br />I'm also very glad to see Mr. Puffy in action again. Gald he's doing so well!<br />I love homemade granola as well, but I'm nuts about nuts! Love coconut flakes too. I should make some soon. I've never seen granola spread on a bagel though!!! :o)Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088557380015172558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-81816322848533094822009-10-18T07:35:26.428-07:002009-10-18T07:35:26.428-07:00Claudia, that hat is awesome! I've only done ...Claudia, that hat is awesome! I've only done a few fair isle projects, but I find it works fast because you're motivated to finish a section at a time (instead of rows...) There are lots of great new fair isle sweater patterns out there if you get more adventurous!<br /><br />Glad Mr P is doing well and back to his modelling :-)amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937924140421120111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-91063103608785502052009-10-17T20:27:51.947-07:002009-10-17T20:27:51.947-07:00That hat is wonderful - and yes, I can almost see ...That hat is wonderful - and yes, I can almost see the flower in the pattern. Abstracted, though. The hat looks great on you, but absolutely smashing on Mr. Puffy - I'm glad to hear he's feeling so fine!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-63337785709729060432009-10-17T19:13:06.005-07:002009-10-17T19:13:06.005-07:00Thank you all for your nice comments!
Kelly at ...Thank you all for your nice comments! <br /><br />Kelly at CelticCastOn asked about pumpkin recipes and I have two on the blog. Both can be found if you click on the label "recipes" on the sidebar. The post "Everything is Coming up Pumpkin" is a sweet dessert with chocolate chips; the post "The morning After" is more a bread than a cake. Both dishes are very popular whenever I take them anywhere. I do intend to share more of the savory dishes this Winter and I have a delicious pumpkin soup recipe that I think you will like.<br /><br />Ursula! Lovely to hear from you. Indeed you are right - most Southern Californians do not knit fair isle because the climate isn't really cool enough. I do venture out in the elements more than most because Mr Puffy and I take long walks twice daily. We also have rather more extreme temperatures being at a higher elevation on the mountain in Topanga. Do you think Mr Puffy's modeling has improved? How nice to know. I'll tell him you said so!Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog:https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129149473915655930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-65136741996054315112009-10-17T17:11:31.388-07:002009-10-17T17:11:31.388-07:00Hi Claudia, Congratulations on your very beautiful...Hi Claudia, Congratulations on your very beautiful first try at Fair Isle -- I thought Californians eschewed this technique because it would be too warm for them (or have I misunderstood it?) Raining Sheep should see one of my knitting group members who knits Fair Isle speedily while talking. I think all it takes is practice (easy for me to say, I've never tried it). Mr. Puffy looks more dapper and expressive all the time. Is he taking modeling lessons? UrsulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-44058383194785735122009-10-17T08:04:13.629-07:002009-10-17T08:04:13.629-07:00Hmmm... I think I need to do a little research be...Hmmm... I think I need to do a little research before I just jump into my first stranded "clothing" project. I tried floating last time and have the sock in the "to frog" pile, so I think I'll need that book...<br /><br />Granola and cream cheese. Now THAT is a must-try.SissySeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249971578077045662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-79196439511196433582009-10-17T07:42:22.978-07:002009-10-17T07:42:22.978-07:00Claudia, congrats on your first FI project - it...Claudia, congrats on your first FI project - it's really beautiful!<br /><br />Mr P - so glad you are feeling well enough to model. You always add a certain panache to your mom's knitting projects.<br /><br />Granola. Yum.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641404632001445083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-89775220714885256682009-10-17T04:58:34.059-07:002009-10-17T04:58:34.059-07:00*jealous* I still haven't learned fair isle ei...*jealous* I still haven't learned fair isle either, it scares me but I loooove how it looks.<br />Glad Mr.P is doing well, he's looking good. You always have the best recipes, I have a granola one but I want to try this as well. Do you have any pumpkin baked goods recipes??CelticCastOnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965972142781253239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959066417173104882.post-52813845371840972892009-10-17T02:51:53.831-07:002009-10-17T02:51:53.831-07:00Glad Mr. Puffy is feeling better.
Your hat is fan...Glad Mr. Puffy is feeling better.<br /><br />Your hat is fantastic! You did a wonderful job with fair isle for your first time. I have always wanted to try it, but have been to intimidated. Sounds like a hat is the way to go! :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341518300631226826noreply@blogger.com