Comments on: Minions and Contest Winners!

By: gillian

gillian — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:45:18 +0000

I use plastic cereal dispensers for my yarn. 2 skeins of most brands will fit into each container. When you want to switch colors, just flip the lid around

By: janna

janna — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:26:24 +0000

I just noticed the little flower needle holder. Tell us about that. Cute, cute, cute!

By: heathers

heathers — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:11:45 +0000

Hi Sheri,
Thanks for mentioning my Minion pattern, I’m so glad everyone likes it!

Heather
Minion Designer and Loopy blog reader.

By: Teresa Collins

Teresa Collins — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:40:45 +0000

I am not a bird expert but I’ve also heard that you shouldn’t offer the birds brightly colored yarn, because of predators. After spending some time trying to find a definitive answer, which I haven’t been able to so far, it seems that most predators are attracted by smell, not color. I personally would worry about the dye smell/woolwash so I’d give it a good long rinse and drying out before offering it.
You can offer yarn that is 100% wool or cotton, natural, non-loopy (not referring to Sheri’s business, of course!) and no longer then two inches. They also love human and pet hair (that is not being treated for fleas and such), especially horses tail and mane and again cut to two inches. Natural roving is great. Dryer lint is a huge no-no.

I think it would be great irony if Sheri saved the cats hair when she brushed them and offered it to the backyard birds that they watch all day to build nests with!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:10:04 +0000

Yarn labels…..well, I usually cut out the section that tells the fiber content and washing instructions and tie it onto whatever I knit, if it’s a gift. Or I tape it onto the page in my notebook where I keep track of my projects – copies of the original pattern (where I write who it was for and any adjustments to the pattern). what yarn I used and whether I liked knitting with it or not and I also add a picture of the finished project.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:11:50 +0000

Bold, italics, whatever you want to do. I’ll still read your blog. Because it’s YOUR blog and you can do what you want to with it. ( Although I will take a break if there is too much flash/tracking and it takes a while to load. But I think that is the site overlord who puts all the extra stuff in, not you! ) Fumes? Did you read Yarn Harlot’s experience of September 13?

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:08:51 +0000

I really enjoy the way that you bold various bits and pieces. Especially when I’m just quickly skimming through for the highlights. Now if you were going over the top like that last sample paragraph, THAT would be very annoying.

Bold, italics, caps, etc all help to draw our eyes to certain places, to give tonal inflections that can be sorely lacking on the internet, and to break up pieces of information. Just like periods, commas, and paragraph breaks they can be used or abused. Personally I don’t think that you abuse them, keep up the good work!

By: allison

allison — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:24:23 +0000

I like the bolding of sentences when you start new topics.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:31:31 +0000

I LOVE your blogs and LOVE that you bold words, etc. I only read your blog and Wendy’s and they each make my day. As the song goes, “don’ go changin”…..

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:04:19 +0000

Someone told me you should not leave bright colored yarn bits for the birds to use for nest materials. The bright colors attract their predators. Never had thought about that before. Anyone a bird nest expert?