tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post4762888159217494366..comments2024-03-27T22:43:08.037-04:00Comments on MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS: More for babyMagpie's Mumblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-44403785296290708442016-02-11T03:16:07.799-05:002016-02-11T03:16:07.799-05:00Gorgeous little sweater! What fun to find the au...Gorgeous little sweater! What fun to find the autograph book and all the wonderful sayings and quotes.Baa. xxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992879898811807074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-48950731708959964562016-02-10T20:08:55.886-05:002016-02-10T20:08:55.886-05:00Love that shade of blue! The quote is beautiful.Love that shade of blue! The quote is beautiful.Suztatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703965965474209546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-56930352504684570242016-02-10T18:32:30.767-05:002016-02-10T18:32:30.767-05:00Such a cute cardigan and how lovely to find the au...Such a cute cardigan and how lovely to find the autograph album!<br />liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-49962452444096518152016-02-10T17:42:06.289-05:002016-02-10T17:42:06.289-05:00Oh my goodness, imagine being in hospital for 3 ye...Oh my goodness, imagine being in hospital for 3 years with TB. I think I would go stark raving mad, though I suppose I could get a lot of knitting accomplished. =) The sweater is very pretty.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782099930159071920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-67052717231852838522016-02-10T14:27:41.989-05:002016-02-10T14:27:41.989-05:00I've been enjoying your blog, the links and qu...I've been enjoying your blog, the links and quotes and the stitchery. Your mention of your mother's stay in a TB sanitarium reminded me of Betty MacDonald's memoir of her time in one, THE PLAGUE AND I. I remembered it as being about that time. Sure enough, when I checked, her stay covered nine months in 1937-38. You may know her other work. She is best known for THE EGG AND I and the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series of children's books. Her TB memoir, like her other memoirs, is light and manages to wring a fair amount of humor out of a grim situation. She has a deft hand with the absurd. I thought you might enjoy her description of her day-to-day life as a patient in a sanitarium at the same time your mother was in one. <br /> Gloria Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-74415914846975975942016-02-10T13:02:29.976-05:002016-02-10T13:02:29.976-05:00Love the sweater and the quote.Love the sweater and the quote.KimMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591575014835003465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-68320820596555218942016-02-10T08:09:50.913-05:002016-02-10T08:09:50.913-05:00The sweater is very pretty. The sweater is very pretty. Mary Ann Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064111648107079739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-43253723959636254872016-02-10T07:03:14.501-05:002016-02-10T07:03:14.501-05:00I'm fairly sure you're right in saying the...I'm fairly sure you're right in saying the sweater motifs were made on a small loom. My mother had two small plastic peg-looms, in the 1950's, that were (I think)free gifts from a women's magazine of the time. The square was about 3" each side and short pegs, maybe one and a half/two inches tall were evenly spaced upright round the edges. (Apologies for this long explanation..) The idea was to secure a length of yarn to (say) a corner peg and wrap it across the centre to an opposite peg then return and proceed in figure-of-eight to the next peg and so on around the square. Repeat the process half a dozen times then secure the yarn again. The yarn makes a 'daisy' shape inside the loom. To finish off, use a darning needle with a length of yarn, secure it to the centre of the daisy and 'darn' under-and-over round the centre several times, secure yarn. Slip the 'daisy off the loom and crochet around the tips of the petals to join them with chain spacing to give a 'square' motif, then one round of single (UK style) crochet to complete. Make as many motifs as you wish and join together with crochet or stitching into a garment/item of choice. The round loom could be used in the same way. The term 'lazy-daisy' comes to mind, but I'm not sure if this was the name of the little loom. It appeared in a craft toy here some years ago.V.E. (Wales)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15192010052606728846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-68474603008834558192016-02-10T05:42:39.394-05:002016-02-10T05:42:39.394-05:00What a lovely little sweater! I loved hearing more...What a lovely little sweater! I loved hearing more about your mother and the autographs book... that was a lovely little poem! Thank you for sharing it Mary Anne! Christine xChristine Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24429902.post-82403532440820040292016-02-09T22:33:52.943-05:002016-02-09T22:33:52.943-05:00Beautiful Blue Baby Sweater. How interesting to ...Beautiful Blue Baby Sweater. How interesting to have this photo of the sweater type. How precious to find your mother's book. I am certain it was a source of solace for her while in that hospital. Createologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141896048450385243noreply@blogger.com