tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post3094940375530322355..comments2024-01-05T14:01:30.024-08:00Comments on useless beauty: Spiky veg and a great big ballSusiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-15807279045301007242011-03-04T20:53:46.934-08:002011-03-04T20:53:46.934-08:00Trying to catch up. I wish I could smell you hyac...Trying to catch up. I wish I could smell you hyacinth. <br /><br />That vegetable just weirds me out.<br /><br />I'm allergic to aran weight. More for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229883789485107841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-89153870742905468532011-02-27T14:56:08.673-08:002011-02-27T14:56:08.673-08:00Still laughing too hard to think of a good comment...Still laughing too hard to think of a good comment to leave.Marushka C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15501083029600186860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-51603221231066275402011-02-22T08:44:12.866-08:002011-02-22T08:44:12.866-08:00Cool knitters certainly CAN have giant balls of Ar...Cool knitters certainly CAN have giant balls of Aran! Being bargainous is trés cool!Eskimimihttp://eskimimiknits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-5977271132960082352011-02-22T07:59:46.109-08:002011-02-22T07:59:46.109-08:00I can't believe you're growing all of thes...I can't believe you're growing all of these beautiful things already. There's still snow on the ground here! Jealous.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170013953934547118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-69674904328788564492011-02-22T02:29:16.850-08:002011-02-22T02:29:16.850-08:00Ah, Karela! This is why I was failing at googling....Ah, Karela! This is why I was failing at googling. Thank goodness!<br /><br />I am going to cook it up later. I am not terribly hopeful. (It is Partner's favourite apparently).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-63129478951531407872011-02-21T20:32:49.282-08:002011-02-21T20:32:49.282-08:00That green spiky vegetable is called "Karela&...That green spiky vegetable is called "Karela" (not 'kerala') also known as bitter gourd or bitter melon. I will not eat it even if someone pays me a million dollars. ;-) There are ways to prepare it to make it taste less bitter but, since I am a slave to my tongue, I've not tasted it more than once. ;-) <br /><br />Came here through Ravelry.. nice to stumble upon your blog. :-)knottygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860977655828918747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-54753867000615446042011-02-21T17:31:46.856-08:002011-02-21T17:31:46.856-08:00oh tee hee, enjoyed your post immensely!!!oh tee hee, enjoyed your post immensely!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-26182921056254450462011-02-21T14:47:51.017-08:002011-02-21T14:47:51.017-08:00Ah ha ha ha! I am a cool knitter again because cle...Ah ha ha ha! I am a cool knitter again because clearly Hayfield Aran is a cult classic! It is hopefully going to be a nice bright cardigan ;-).<br /><br />The man told me Kerala was bitter after I had handed over the money. He looked quite pleased to have sold one. I suppose it could have been worse, he could have said something like 'we only ever sell those to cure flatulence! <i>And you have bought two!!!</i>' or something like that. It does look a bit kinky but I think my generation was ruined for all vegetables by That's Life.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-51804061663801160102011-02-21T13:22:00.232-08:002011-02-21T13:22:00.232-08:00Isn't Kerala some trendy offshoot of Judaism?
...Isn't Kerala some trendy offshoot of Judaism?<br /><br />I have to ask - did the man in the shop tell you how bitter and good for diabetes it is before or after you committed to buying it?<br /><br />I look forward to hearing about how delicious it is, of course!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619866897155085499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-36035533595601709662011-02-21T13:00:40.443-08:002011-02-21T13:00:40.443-08:00Ah, I used to have a big ball of Aran! I knitted a...Ah, I used to have a big ball of Aran! I knitted a Very Big Aran Jumper with it, which OH wears on very cold days. Now, of course, being a Ravelry aficionado, I do go for the hand-spun, hand-dyed virgin alpaca stuff...Maria Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-76485450855379646662011-02-21T12:27:37.178-08:002011-02-21T12:27:37.178-08:00I think that spiky vegetable could get a small rol...I think that spiky vegetable could get a small role in 'Preserving Passions' - it looks kinky enough :-(<br /><br />DON'T diss the Hayfield Aran! A big squishy ball of acrylic vs. thin, woody Noro on a freezing February day? I know what I'd go for (ever practical is Ginger...)The Gingerbread Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11060553716262145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-27948936138878099592011-02-21T12:17:37.011-08:002011-02-21T12:17:37.011-08:00I love Hayfield Bonus Aran. I've done so much ...I love Hayfield Bonus Aran. I've done so much with it already, throws, cushions, a poncho... Mine is all brown and purple though, I love that red colourway. What are you going to make with it?Tinkhttp://masterofathousandthings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com