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2/1/2005 8:10:59 AM
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Look at our new nephews!!!
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They are just the cutest. I`m happy that lamb chops have never, ever been on my plate!
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2/1/2005 1:14:56 PM
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A new me! (Well, not really)
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I have a new name. I used to be egodbey, but now I`m emily3cat. That works better for me. When I signed up, I didn`t know that this would be the name that was displayed. So I erased all my cookies and that let me sign in under a new name.
I`m really happy Elann is starting to offer the spring/summer yarns, but perhaps not for the reason you`re thinking.
I`m happy because I`m really most interested in the wool/mohair/cashmere/alpaca fiber family. No real reason, except for the fact that I like that bouncy wool feel and like making fall/winter sweaters.
That means that my wallet will be able to take a break for awhile. It`s had some heavy lifting to do all winter, and now I need to repair the damage. But I`m sure all of you warm-weather knitters are happy that the lighter weight stuff is coming in! The selections in the newsletter look lovely, however.
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2/2/2005 9:50:52 AM
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A new me! (Well, not really)
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Yes, I have three cats (eek). I volunteer at an animal shelter, and the third was an "accident." I fostered her and couldn`t let her go; she`s the sweetest thing ever and she`s best buddies with one of my two original cats.
Wow, thirty cats is a lot. Thank goodness that we can help them practice kitty birth control with a visit to the vet. It`s just about that season again when the kittens get unceremoniously dumped on the front porch of the place I volunteer. That always makes me sad, but I love helping to rear them.
Yes, I haven`t written a bio. I should get around to doing that.
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2/2/2005 11:51:55 AM
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Classic Elite Waterspun - how would you dye this yarn?
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I`ve read a lot of people`s postings about dying with koolaid. Although it has some pluses, most of the first-time experimenters ended up buying a LOT of kool aid. I remember one lady who wrote that she had to drive around to different stores to get enough packets. And I think that someone else used 60 packets of koolaid in order to get a dark color Since you are aiming to dye a dark-ish color darker, it might not be the cheapest choice in the long run. You might do a little googling to discover how people have done with trying for dark colors.
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2/4/2005 10:52:21 AM
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moral question
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You didn`t say who asked you for caps...Was it other patients getting chemo? Or nurses? And how well do you know them?
If a friend of mine undergoing chemo asked me for a hat, I would buy the yarn and knit it for nothing. If a stranger undergoing chemo asked me to knit a hat for them, I would probably weigh my options, but most likely would say something like, "Sure, I`ll be happy to, but would you spring for the yarn, as I`m on a strict budget." I would put in the labor for free. I might invite them to come with me to the yarn store to pick out what they wanted and to save me the uncomfortable situation of having money handed to me. If they come to the store with me, then they will pay for it directly. That`s a lot easier psychologically for both parties, I think.
Now, if all of a sudden I had "orders" for 10 chemo caps, then I would begin to tell people that I would be happy to direct them to knitting shops which taught knitting and be "on call" for questions. I imagine that it might be quite nice to learn a new skill while having to spend a lot of time sitting around watching stuff drip into your arm.
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2/4/2005 10:52:21 AM
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Moral question
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You didn`t say who asked you for caps...Was it other patients getting chemo? Or nurses? And how well do you know them?
If a friend of mine undergoing chemo asked me for a hat, I would buy the yarn and knit it for nothing. If a stranger undergoing chemo asked me to knit a hat for them, I would probably weigh my options, but most likely would say something like, "Sure, I`ll be happy to, but would you spring for the yarn, as I`m on a strict budget." I would put in the labor for free. I might invite them to come with me to the yarn store to pick out what they wanted and to save me the uncomfortable situation of having money handed to me. If they come to the store with me, then they will pay for it directly. That`s a lot easier psychologically for both parties, I think.
Now, if all of a sudden I had "orders" for 10 chemo caps, then I would begin to tell people that I would be happy to direct them to knitting shops which taught knitting and be "on call" for questions. I imagine that it might be quite nice to learn a new skill while having to spend a lot of time sitting around watching stuff drip into your arm.
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3/8/2005 11:28:43 AM
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Moral question
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I would suggest that you read about copyright on this website, as she addresses the matter for crafters. http://www.girlfromauntie.com/
You might also send a copy of her information to the seller. It`s not right to include a photocopied pattern from Oat Couture with your order because Oat Couture is a business which is attempting to stay in business. Or you might just write to Oat Couture and have them handle the nasty side of this, if they want to take it on. I would imagine that they would be pretty peeved.
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3/8/2005 11:28:43 AM
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moral question
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I would suggest that you read about copyright on this website, as she addresses the matter for crafters. http://www.girlfromauntie.com/
You might also send a copy of her information to the seller. It`s not right to include a photocopied pattern from Oat Couture with your order because Oat Couture is a business which is attempting to stay in business. Or you might just write to Oat Couture and have them handle the nasty side of this, if they want to take it on. I would imagine that they would be pretty peeved.
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3/8/2005 11:35:14 AM
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Lurker Speaking Up
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Hi Barbara:
I, too, am a doting cat person--also one with a feline "helper" at the keyboard. She gets so JEALOUS that the computer gets the attention that she has to march upon the keyboard and sit down to stare at me.
I also didn`t like the first name that I chose. If you go in and erase all your cookies from elann, you will get to put in a new name for the chat room. The chatroom name seems to be stored in a cookie. After I erased all the cookies from Elann, then I was able to input my preferred chat name.
emily3cat
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3/9/2005 10:23:20 AM
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Moral question
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Hey, happy to help. It`s just come up before on different knitting lists. One person who writes and sells patterns was really, really mad when she discovered that an e-bayer was SELLING copies of her pattern. Complete with pictures stolen from the author`s website. When the pattern`s author contacted the e-bay seller saying "cease and desist", the e-bay seller gave a whole sob story about being out of work, yadda, yadda, yadda. But being out of work does not give people a licence to steal from others, whether the stealing is bread from the corner store or copyrighted patterns. Nor does owning a copy machine and wanting to give people a "bonus gift" with a purchase give someone the licence to steal. Because the "bonus gift" is only costing the author of the pattern money. If the e-bayer had included a pattern that SHE WROTE or an ORIGINAL pattern (of any vintage), now that would be a proper "bonus gift."
There is the notion of "fair use" here in the states, but photocopying a copyrighted pattern to include with a sale does not fall under the rubric of "fair use."
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3/9/2005 10:23:20 AM
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moral question
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Hey, happy to help. It`s just come up before on different knitting lists. One person who writes and sells patterns was really, really mad when she discovered that an e-bayer was SELLING copies of her pattern. Complete with pictures stolen from the author`s website. When the pattern`s author contacted the e-bay seller saying "cease and desist", the e-bay seller gave a whole sob story about being out of work, yadda, yadda, yadda. But being out of work does not give people a licence to steal from others, whether the stealing is bread from the corner store or copyrighted patterns. Nor does owning a copy machine and wanting to give people a "bonus gift" with a purchase give someone the licence to steal. Because the "bonus gift" is only costing the author of the pattern money. If the e-bayer had included a pattern that SHE WROTE or an ORIGINAL pattern (of any vintage), now that would be a proper "bonus gift."
There is the notion of "fair use" here in the states, but photocopying a copyrighted pattern to include with a sale does not fall under the rubric of "fair use."
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3/10/2005 7:04:15 PM
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re: Moral question
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I agree with ChristineC. There`s been a lot of discussion about this on other knitting boards.
As I put in my other post, Oat Couture is a business which is trying to STAY in business. If the seller had included the original, copyrighted pattern, that would have been a really peachy bonus gift. But the seller merely gave the buyer a photocopy of the original, and Oat Couture is the one who really "paid" for that "free" copy.
There is such a thing as "fair use" which governs personal copies, but sending other people photocopies of copyrighted patterns is not part of "fair use," especially since money changed hands.
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3/10/2005 7:12:19 PM
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re: Moral question
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Sorry, I forgot one more thing.
Really, the seller`s reaction is going to tell you everything. If she`s actively selling on the internet, then she`s checking her email every day. If she`s an honest person who really didn`t know, then she`ll check out the copyright info for crafters on www.girlfromauntie.com you sent her and send you a message saying "Wow. Who knew?"
And if she doesn`t respond to you, then she is indicating that she KNOWS that there`s something wrong with her practice and she`s not going to argue with you because she knows that she`s in the wrong. (I`m a teacher; it`s the same when you catch students doing something sneaky. They get really quiet.)
At that point, I would inform Oat Couture about this stuff and let them decide what to do. Oat Couture can put the screws to the seller using some very simple Ebay mechanisms. (If you know the stories about Alice Starmore, then you know about these.)
I looked at Oat Couture`s website after reading about this. I didn`t find any information about copyright on the website, so perhaps the proprietor(s) are about to learn a whole lot!
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4/17/2005 5:55:29 AM
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Happy Birthday egodbey
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Hey thanks all! I ended up proctoring a medical exam all day on my birthday. Although I had hoped to be able to work on the computer all day, the first person in the first row said, "You`re not going to USE that computer during the test, are you?" And that was that for the web stuff and computer work for that day.
Although it wasn`t the most exciting day, it was a good day, and I thank you guys for the support. I think that I`m getting good news on my job search front and will post here when the deal is done!
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4/17/2005 6:06:47 AM
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Bitter bitter tears
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Blooming idiot! I can`t imagine walking into someone else`s house eating a hot dog. That`s just incredibly bizarre behavior, except perhaps between BEST FRIENDS. Which she clearly is not.
I agree that you should set it aside for a good long while. You can`t make the clock spin backwards, so you would do yourself a favor to do other things until you are less emotional about the sweater and can approach it calmly for a solution.
In the meantime, get that KITTY on your lap while you get your knitting mojo together again. There`s nothing more relaxing and soothing than having a purring kitty on your lap gazing up adoringly at you. Scientists even tell us that snuggling a pet lowers blood pressure, and yours probably needs lowering. My kitty has been a real help during all the stresses of my job search.
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4/17/2005 6:19:49 AM
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Okay, THAT does it!!! I`m up to here with PETA!!!
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I`m not going to engage with pro-PETA or anti-PETA stuff, but here`s some information.
There is a practice of "mulesing" sheep in Australia. That means that a very large crescent shaped hunk of flesh is cut out of the sheep`s backside in order to get rid of fiber which could house insects which can cause "flystrike." I think that "flystrike" is essentially an infestation of insects that can kill the animal. But the issue is that herders use regular old shears to cut into the skin and no anesthesia . What the practice does is to create hairless scar tissue which is not appealing as insect habitat. (The folicles are gone with the skin which is cut off.)
I have to say that I was a little horrified that the animals aren`t given any anesthetic. Each time my skin has been cut by a doctor, I`ve been given a painkiller. I can`t imagine having a whole hunk of skin cut off without a painkiller.
I`m a spinner too, and the issue is covered in the newest issue of Wild Fibers magazine, which is a magazine for people interested in fiber and fiber animals. It`s a cool magazine, and you might want to get a copy.
http://www.wildfibersmagazine.com/
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4/17/2005 3:13:29 PM
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Okay, THAT does it!!! I`m up to here with PETA!!!
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Yep, no problem. I can recommend the Wild Fibers article (and the rest of the mag is fascinating as well for fiber addicts).
Since this is a magazine for fiber enthusiasts and people who raise fiber animals, the magazine does not take sides on the PETA issue, just gives you information as to what the issues are. And "mulesing" is at the top of PETA`s list, the article says.
There are no gory pictures in the article, but it does describe the practices and issues very clearly. For me, I can understand wanting the animals to remain healthy without "flystrike," but I can`t imagine doing that much cutting on any living being without anesthesia or pain medications. You would think that some smart person could think up of a better solution to the problem.
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5/3/2005 9:10:53 PM
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Look at the DUCKS!
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Could they be any cuter????
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5/10/2005 1:42:24 PM
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Duck Chat
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How are the ducks? Inquiring minds want to know.
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5/13/2005 10:46:42 AM
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that cat`s on a mission...
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She`s a cutie pie! I love kitties. One of mine loves to knock things off. I swear that they are fascinated by gravity. I once lined up about 10 pencils in the windowsill and then watched the cat methodically knock them off--one at a time.
Another cat loves pansies. Specifically, she loves taking the pansies out of the vase, one by one. Each one gets a littlle "death shake" and then she drops it and goes for another one. She won`t stop until all the pansies are out of the vase. She does this EVERY TIME. Needless to say, I have brought the pansies to the office.
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