tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post4467874248875168142..comments2024-03-16T20:39:04.593-07:00Comments on DianeLoves2Quilt: Clocking Isaiah's StockingDianeLoves2Quilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12704655734477952685noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post-24798127245505568382015-12-30T09:54:56.765-08:002015-12-30T09:54:56.765-08:00Seeing all the stockings in a row does bring back ...Seeing all the stockings in a row does bring back many fond memories. Carrie made me pause and think what they used to be stuffed with and how you guys would save looking in the stockings until last thing when opening presents on Christmas morning. Those were great days! You are just now entering those days with your family. Enjoy them! They fly by quickly.DianeLoves2Quilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704655734477952685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post-83771454826907780332015-12-30T09:50:05.972-08:002015-12-30T09:50:05.972-08:00Santa used to stuff the stockings when there were ...Santa used to stuff the stockings when there were only five of them, in the years that when the reindeer paused up on the housetop, we were all living under the same roof. Inside Santa would fill the stockings with small toys – "dirts" as Frank's mom liked to call stocking stuffers – and the owner's favorite type of chocolate in Christmas wrapping. Robin loved Reese's peanut butter cups, Dan loved snickers, Alex liked Hershey kisses in the candy cane shaped tube. Also Santa would add novelty treats such as foil covered race cars, wrapped caramel filled Santas, or chocolate molded reindeer. As the kids got older a gift card might be added or a rolled up magazine. Now the stockings represent a togetherness in spirit at Christmas no matter where the the three kids have scattered, paired up, or sprouted families of their own. <br /><br />And as for that 2016 stocking, I will start it as soon as I know the name. I will not wait until the eleventh hour!DianeLoves2Quilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704655734477952685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post-11783079834323021502015-12-29T13:00:45.146-08:002015-12-29T13:00:45.146-08:00Good job! After reading this post, it made me wond...Good job! After reading this post, it made me wonder if you ever use the stockings. Does Santa ever stuff them? Or are they for decoration only? <br /><br />You'll have another stocking to knit before next Christmas! Maybe we'll give you 2017 off, though;-)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962678674987267712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post-63109661314541470612015-12-28T18:31:03.999-08:002015-12-28T18:31:03.999-08:00That is a great story and I love that clock photo....That is a great story and I love that clock photo. Way to complete it with only seconds to spare! It's nice to see all our stockings up there in a row.RobinLovesQuiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916564818055052041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post-57016030420067479472015-12-28T12:57:51.099-08:002015-12-28T12:57:51.099-08:00My husband Frank looked up what intarsia meant and...My husband Frank looked up what intarsia meant and I need to correct my terminology. I used the word intarsia incorrectly. Intarsia has separate regions of color and the yarn is not stranded from region to region per the Wikipedia article<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intarsia_(knitting)<br />I will still maintain, however, that when I knit these stockings, having separate bobbins is too cumbersome and weaving in all the loose ends is tedious. I will continue the same method in future stockings but I suppose I should call it stranded color work instead. It is very satisfying though that my husband takes an interest in and reads my blog!<br />DianeLoves2Quilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704655734477952685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828752146646515017.post-3477061852108924582015-12-28T12:34:21.257-08:002015-12-28T12:34:21.257-08:00For those like me who just didn't know:
in·ta...For those like me who just didn't know:<br /><br />in·tar·si·a<br />inˈtärsēə/<br />noun: intarsia<br /><br />1. A method of knitting with a number of colors, in which a separate length or ball of yarn is used for each area of color (as opposed to different yarns being carried at the back of the work). e.g. "an intarsia design"<br /><br />2. An elaborate form of marquetry using inlays in wood, especially as practiced in 15th-century Italy, similar inlaid work in stone, metal, or glass.<br /><br />Origin<br />from Italian intarsio ; sense 2 superseding earlier tarsia (from Italian, ‘marquetry’); the knitting term dates from the mid 19th century.TrackingFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792959811412996777noreply@blogger.com