“My Brain Hurts”
“It’ll have to come out.”
(Extra points awarded if you know the source of that quote.)
I spent a good part of today rassling a 25.2 Mb pdf file. A text-based pdf file that is 25.2 Mb in size. No wonder my brain hurts. It’s like dealing with a tap-dancing elephant that in a shoebox. Or something.
Yeah, fun times.
But that was then and this is now, so I’m not thinking about it anymore. I’ll think about it tomorrow. When I have to.
I promised you something silly today, right?
You may have noticed that my web guru recently installed a doo-hickey that puts the number of total comments a commenter has left on my blog in parentheses after said commenter’s name when said commenter leaves a comment. (I think I just invented a new tongue-twister with that sentence.)
Anyhow, a friend of mine (who shall remain anonymous unless she wants to “out” herself) recently told me that she hesitates to leave comments now because she’s afraid that her total number of comments on my blog would put her in the stalker category. I responded “Don’t worry about it. Heck, you have to have 500 comments before you get your Junior Stalker Pin.”
So naturally she responded that she wanted a Junior Stalker Pin. Then L-B (who has left more than 500 comments) got in on it and asked why she had not yet received her Junior Stalker Pin.
You know where this is leading, right?
Do you qualify for a Junior Stalker Pin? Leave me a comment to see how many comments you’ve left total. (I believe it’s tracked by the email address of the commenter.) If you have left 500 comments or more, email me (using the “contact me” form accessible via the tab at the top of the page) your snail mail addy and I’ll gladly send you your very own junior stalker pin. Should you want one. While supplies last. 
And I’ll take under advisement other stalker-ish behavior that might qualify you for a pin.
(You do realize that this is a ploy to get more comments, right?)
Okay, was that silly enough for you?
So that this blog post is not utter frivolity, a question from the comments:
WendyT asks:
My question to you is (because I ripped back several times before I was satisfied) is after your turn the heel and knit the heel flap, how do you prevent those pesky holes when you pick up those extra stitches where the top of the heel joins the instep? I had to do it several times before I was satisfied, and I’m not even sure how I managed finally. What are your tricks?
That’s a toughie, because I think the answer is “experience.” For my first umpty-ump pairs of socks knitted I was not satisfied with my picking up of the extra stitch to prevent a pesky hole. I’ve gotten pretty good at it, but it’s hard to say exactly how I do it. I did successfully do it on my stealth sock this morning:
And here is one of the Costa socks:
After the heel is done, you always have a little gap, because working back and forth on just the heel stitches, you stretch the junction between front and back, and also, I think there is an extra row worked on the back so you’ve got a tiny bit of an edge on the sides of the heel. I always pick up an extra stitch from the middle of the edge stitch on the side of the heel so it looks a bit neater. It I’m anywhere near a camera next time I’m completing a heel (and unfortunately, I’m usually not), I’ll try to document it.
Lucy was not cooperating with the photographer today . . .
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Quote from Cheaper by the Dozen, starring Clifton Webb as the protesting potential patient (tonsils), Myrna Loy and Jeanne Crain (etc.). Right? Thanks for the laugh and the memory.
I don’t think I’m up to anywhere near 500. How about ‘ Wendy Knits - I am not a stalker’ pin? That should cover everybody.
I know I’m not up to 500 comments but I am a champion lurker
I will never reach Junior Stalker status,but perhaps I can make the first comment
I assuredly don’t have 500- maybe not even 5! But I do always look for your hair on the metro, on the off-chance that I leave work early enough to run into a knitting celebrity on my commute home.
I must apologize for that apparently stalker-ish behavior…
signed Orange Line Knitter, Mikaiya
Mikaiyas last blog post..Maryland Sheep and Wool, and a detour
I have been practicing that extra stitch to get rid of the hole. That’s the fun of knitting-if it doesn’t work, make it work. That’s a lot of freedom. I really love your blog, but I don’t understand how you have enough time, you do so many things. You must be super-organized.
I had/have big issues with holes at that point in socks too. This picture-heavy blog post helped me a bit: http://fiberjinx.wordpress.com/2007/01/17/explication/
no pin for me (loyal reader since 2002)
I’m nowhere near the 500 comments level (I’m not sure I’ll even break 10), but how about the fact that I stalked you to the Loopy Ewe’s Spring Fling, twisted your arm to be interviewed for our podcast, AND knit not one, not two, but THREE of your Garden Path Socks because the first one didn’t fit (you admitted at the Fling that I was certifiably insane).
And you’ve stumped me on the quote. I hate that.
Tammys last blog post..Recap
I know I don’t qualify, but I’ll fall for the ploy anyway cuz I’m a sucker for comment begging or something
Beths last blog post..More fun with the rainbow sock
One of the reasons I’ve been banging my head against Cat Bordhi’s “sockitectures” trying to get the socks to fit me properly is that the one part that does work, at least on the toe-up socks is that there are no holes anywhere around the heel. That makes me very happy.
aliceqs last blog post..New icon
And either I’ve been commenting in my sleep, or that number is way off.
Beths last blog post..More fun with the rainbow sock
Wait a minute! Don’t we get something for reading everyday even if we don’t comment? Maybe a Faithful Reader pin. I would be willing to pay for that!
Katherines last blog post..I’m Working On It!
Who else is commenting today just to see how many comments they’ve left over the history of the blog?
Hey!! I want a stalker button!! I promise to proudly display it!
*boggle*
Not to rain on this parade, but I’m pretty sure my number’s not right…
I found it hard to believe that I had made as many as 23 comments Must have hidden talents such as sleep-computering.
Even though I no longer blog, I still visit frequently. I come here for comfort, and I always find it. I think I definitely qualify as a junior stalker simply because I’m stalking you so silently. A true stalker is quiet and creepy like me.
I think this may be my *first* comment (I think…?) though I’ve been reading your blog for a long, long time. Guess it’s time to de-lurk!
I love the pin. Too.Darn.CUTE!
Mandis last blog post..Just a Heads-Up…
I’m nowhere near 500 comments even accounting for the old email address I used to use for my comments.
I tend to use the pick up an extra stitch method of removing the hole in the heel/gusset combo, mostly because I’m too lazy most of the time to swap out the heel for a short row heel.
Seanna Leas last blog post..Dancing along
ok - I’m signing in with my OLD email address - let’s see how many that has. I’ll then access my last comment and add the two together to see exactly how many I have
More than one way to skin a condundrum!
I don’t qualify yet, but I love Lucy.
Such beautiful eyes.
Tiny Tyrants last blog post..Joy Rush
obviously I am very far behind - I need to catch up. does emailing you and then stalking you to STL for an interview (which I have yet to finish editing because work is trying to KILL me) count?
Aimees last blog post..Marina
I can’t believe nobody knows the quote is from the same people that brought us Whizzo’s Finest Chocolate and Flying Sheep - the Monty Python gang.
Jills last blog post..Alpacas and Llamas and British Shorthairs - oh my!
I’m pretty sure I am no where near even a mini-sub-junior level stalker… but I wanted to see!
Kathleens last blog post..I took a vacation
I’m not a Junior Stalker, but hopefully I’m not a Junior Lurker either. Lucy probably wasn’t cooperating because she doesn’t have her pin yet. I just got 3 new patterns of yours from Loopy and can’t wait to get started. My first River Ripples turned out great!
I’m a reader and have been reading your blog faithfully ever since the Fearless Fairisle sweater (remember that?). I learned to handle two colors, one in each hand thanks to you. So what about a faithful reader pin?
I bow at the lack of hole-ness. Everytime I think I have it, 7 rounds later the surprise hole laughs its ass off at me. It is better with toe-up, but still I see some slackage. I guess I’ll just have to perfect by practice. Means I’ll probably have to feed the stash…
Yes, well! Another daily reader but infrequent commenter!!
Humm you should trying struggling with the programme [ Hummingbird] we have at work…urrr.
Cheers
I am a loyal lurker but will probably never make 500 comments. Love this place and I learn a lot.
Okay, I admit that today I don’t have anything to say. I am just curious about how many times I’ve commented in the past. This is a cool new feature (so is the little title of commenter bloggers’ recent posts, I love that).
I’ll bite….but only to add a comment. Sadly, although I’ve read your blog for years now, I don’t comment all that often!
Nancys last blog post..Healing for Yarn Elf
Gorgeous heels.
Oh, now I am commenting to see how many comments I’ve made, LOL.
20 comments! That’s it! 480 to go (well, 479). Note to self: Improve stalking to get button.
Will there be “Stalker In Training” pins available?
Aprils last blog post..Upgrade
Mr. Gumby!!! I can’t believe no one has put that down yet.
I think longevity should count. I’ve been reading you for ages!
Caroles last blog post..10 Minutes A Day
I am pretty sure this is my first comment. I guess I just don’t want to sound silly, continuously saying “Wow, how the H### did she do that?”
But you do lovely work, and have a lovely kitty.
Cat
Cats last blog post..What have I been up to? Oh, stuff…
I’ve been reading your blog almost every day for years. But, I probably read for a year before I ever got the courage to comment. (Silly me). Actually, your blog was the 1st blog I ever commented on.
Sherrys last blog post..J is for Jellyroll
More comments, huh?? I shall oblige. I stalk you but don’t comment very often. Have I commented?? I wish I had now, I’d at least be halfway there! I know the “Brain hurts” quote, but can’t figure out where it comes from. Honestly, I want the pin because I love your kitty. I want to snorgle with her every time I see a picture of her…Please snorgle her for me.
OMG - that’s too funny. When I commented the other day and it showed me how many times I had commented - I sort of scared myself. I thought. Oh No! I’m stalking Wendy!!! (Of course, I’ve been reading for 5 years now).
Jennifers last blog post..Felting the Market Squares Bag
Ok, the only reason I’m de-lurking is cause I see I’m not the only one out there that prefers to read in silent anonimity. But now that I’ve come “out of the ether”, I would like to say that Wendy has been a great inspiration to me, and I’ve learned mucho info! And to think I stumbled on your blog after finding the Kitty Pi pattern several years ago! That being said, your sock patterns ROCK!! (but I have yet to try one…. wimp….).
Comment comment comment! I have a long way to go. Can we get a “stalker-in-training” pin (like those miniature shopping carts for kids) too? Or would that seem too…well…stalker-ish?
I think the ones who left their first comments today deserve a button that says “Will Comment for Wendyknits Junior Stalker Button”
Only 627? What do I get when I reach 1000?
Will your building security still buzz me in if I’m wearing mine?
Hmmmmm, wonder how many comments I have….No where near 500 I bet
How bout having 2 boy kitties that have to drool over pictures of Lucy everytime I read your blog do that at least count them as Jr Stalkers Hehehehehe 
Danielle from SW MOs last blog post..Updated Jaywalker Pics
So, Lucy has her “aloof” days after all.
I have been reading your blog for 2 years, didn’t comment for a long time. I do love the way your corners come out. But you are the one who taught me to do toe-ups, and I love them with a nice short row heel!
I know I’m no where near Stalker Status, even though I check your blog daily to see what you’ve created. I only comment when I feel I have something worthy to say. I really like the pin idea! Also, I look forward to you re-stocking your patterns w/TLE. I’m doing my first toe-ups with Pillar of Fire in TLE sock club, and they’re going very well. I feel confident enough now to try one of your patterns soon.
I too am no where near 500 comments. But it’s funny you post about this…because I was driving to work yesterday wondering for the 100th time if you thought I was a stalker at the Loopy Ewe Spring Fling when I started quoting my favorite parts of your book to you……lol! Does that make me a Jr. Stalker?
Call me an aspiring junior stalker.
I pick up 2 extra stitches to close the gap, a la Charlene Scurch. It has worked pretty well for me.
And I think the quote is from Monty Python.
What I think is odd is the reverse stalker behavior where it links to my most recent public blog post.
I seriously doubt I’m anywhere near 500 comments.
Janiss last blog post..wrapped in slithering coils
I know I’m nowhere near junior stalker or even freshman stocker - wait that’s it - I’m a freshman!! I was a lurking stalker for many many years, I’m just coming out of my shell now. I never felt I had anything I could add, but now you’ve done it, I will comment whether I have anything of value to say or not. ;-D
Too funny, all of youse.
The comment thing quite took me aback the first time it came up. Really?? That many? I guess that’s right! (I know it’s not close to 500, though.)
L-B, I think when you get to 1000, you get the STALKER award, not just the Junior Stalker!
Cathy-Cates last blog post..This Is the Scarf That Never Ends….
I’m just a loyal reader with very occasional comments. I’ve learned heaps from reading your blog. I use your generic toe up sock pattern - I’m only on my 4th pair of socks. I love the photos of Lucy. She’s a sweetheart!
As for the hole at the top of the gusset, could you do the trick Charlene Schurch uses on her top-down socks, where 2 stitches are picked up from opposite directions and then knit together on the next round? I’ve described the technique badly, but it works really well.
Brendas last blog post..NELOSYS: The start of a new obsession?
I agree with other comments. What do we get if we read every day and don’t comment all the time? Hmmm…..I am holding out for an autographed copy of your book when it’s released. I really love your sock patterns. They make sense.
I think HeatherB is on the right track - you need to provide encouragement to the newbies with a freshman stalker pin. And while you’re at it, how about a champion lurker pin? I think I’d qualify for that one!
Discrimination, I cry! Discrimination! to the terminally shy and/or occasionally intimidated. Could I have a pin for showing up every day? An attendance pin?
A comment, because I’m a sucker for computer counters, and would like to know how many comments I’ve left. This isn’t as exciting as watching the new program installation bar, though.
I know I’m not anywhere close, but it made me really curious to see how many comments I’ve left.
Astabeths last blog post..I Can’t Believe It’s Been So Long
Stalker pins. *snort.
p.s. debating if I should make this s t r e t c h and post one word per comment entry. Hmmmm…….
Mos last blog post..The Reel thing
There’s nothing wrong with utter frivolity, it’s good for you.
Visionsisters last blog post..Tomorrow may suck.
I’m a longtime stalker but very infrequent poster - maybe twice. Will my number reflect that? We’ll see!!
Heh, well, I am a sucker for a “please comment” request. So here I am commenting.
Nicoles last blog post..Socks, Socks, Socks
Alright, I’m curious what mine # is. But I do need to tell you I finished my first toe up!!!! Yeah. I haven’t posted on my blog yet but it is in Ravelry on my projects. Just in case you might want to stalk me??
Pats last blog post..Lot’s of stuff
(Oh, and can I say I love the “CommentLuv” feature? It’s awesome.)
Nicoles last blog post..Socks, Socks, Socks
I think I’m only somewhere in the 40’s, comment-wise, which surprises me because I’ve been reading your blog for at least 4 years! Will it qualify me for Junior Stalker if I announce that I am on the verge of finishing my Healthy Spine socks, and I keep obsessively checking at the Loopy Ewe to see if they have any of your new patterns yet?
juless last blog post..One long sentence
Well, I guess I better step up my comments - I’m pretty sure the last time I noticed my count was somewhat puny, lol. : )
Amys last blog post..
I stand corrected, lol. 200+ comments probably isn’t considered puny, is it?! : )
Amys last blog post..
Not a jr stalker, just a jr lurker - I did buy your book though!
darn. I’m never gettin’ a pin.
Saras last blog post..A Cherry Update
Hey, I know I have nowhere near like, 20, much less 500, but I’m a certifiable lurker for a year and a half (since I started knitting). Ooooh ooooh, I’ve also bought several of your patterns.
Love the pin!
Krystals last blog post..No, I shaved the whole clan!
It’s not by email, it’s by name. Because someone else named Marji posts comments on your blog and the number of her comments and my comments got combined, so I started leaving my comments as MarjiB to differentiate between us.
MarjiBs last blog post..tag! you’re it.
“My bwain hurts” quite often, as a chronic migraineur. I love Monty Python guys when they say “my bwain hurts” and it makes me laugh and that’s always a good thing. I use the method of picking up both back loops of the 2 stitches that face each other across the divide at the corner of the heel/gusset place, and knitting them together. It makes a lovely no-hole place. On the junior stalker front I’ve knit tons of your kitty pi beds and sent you photos of the cats in them. I’m too lazy to leave actual comments, preferring mental comments in the 1000s! ;-p
claires last blog post..Stick with me
I’m so curious to see if I am qualified to get a *pin*.
teehee.
Thanks for the much needed silliness!
gretas last blog post..Puppy surgery
I know I don’t qualify for a pin because I changed email addresses
:( 
bellamodens last blog post..a cat’s work is never complete
Love the new socks and the pin. I’m going to have to try harder at stalking you
LaLas last blog post..Finally, some progress (and I hit the 5 skein mark)
Let’s see I’m going to guess….. maybe 20 comments so far.
Thanks for the pictures of the sock transition. I usually just pick something up, next time I’m going to try to make it as neat as those two examples.
Sarah-potterknitters last blog post..In Jail
ohhh, I haven’t the faintest how many comments I’ve left…I’m guessing 79. Maybe. Let’s see how far off I am…
Only 5???? That can’t be right, maybe editing my name a few weeks ago mixed it up. Oh well, since I’ll never get to 500 anyway, I won’t whine. But it is fun to track it. I always watch on Ravelry to see my post numbers change.
Sarah-potterknitters last blog post..In Jail
Hey — I have to ask, if we’re winnin’ stuff now, why does my counter keep getting reset? I am going to post here with my “OLD” name — maybe that is what happened — if so, whoops and I take it back — but even if not, I am sure I have left more than two comments as TheSockKnitter (with the same email address on all)….see how much I love your blog, I am looking to be labeled a STALKER for the love of yarn!
TheKnittingAddicts last blog post..What AWESOME Service! DIVA KNITTING
I just wanted to see what happens with this now
SockKnitters last blog post..What AWESOME Service! DIVA KNITTING
I’m pretty sure that I already spend too much time in blog-land. One of my must-do stops is always to check on Lucy!
Dianes last blog post..110% Chance of Rain
I love the Mr. Gumby skits!! My friend Beth and I use that one quite a bit. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! Those boots and the handkerchief on the head. Priceless! St. Looney of the Cream Bun and Jam. I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK. All classics!!
Okay, what’s my number? Probably not to many, but I too am a loyal reader. Made the KittyPi bed for Bandido when we adopted him from Mexico. My Pudgie Mocha could be Lucy’s older cousin. And will make my first pair of toe up socks from STR Lucy.
Will all these new socks be in your upcoming … forthcoming … err … as-of-yet-unpublished-but-soon-to-be … book? Or will that be other stuff that we’re not even seeing here?
Daves last blog post..Kaleidoscope # 1
Ha ha! Experience. What a great answer. And sometimes even the experienced have to do an after -knitting fix. I always THINK I’ve eliminated that pesky little hole, but sometimes I’m surprised. I won’t rip back to mess with it though; I’ve learned from experience the futility of that! Just fix it when finished.
Sandra Ds last blog post..Locally……
I wonder if it’s changed, because I remember leaving a comment on your blog and being surprised by a really high number next to my name, like in the 900s, and I know I have not left that many comments on your blog, so I thought maybe it was total comments I’ve ever left, scattered around the web. But now I’m curious to see what # I’ve got, because I usually just lurk and only ever remember responding to a wheel question. ..
Well, that’s really weird. Did I fall asleep one day on the submit button and spam you with the same comment over and over and over and over and over…if so, sorry! Eek! I know you’ve been blogging for longer than I can remember and I’ve been reading for longer than I can remember but…ugh. My brain hurts.
Wendys last blog post..Dear Etsy
I know I’m a lightweight. But I comment anyway.
Dianas last blog post..Brownie Camporee
Guess, I should delurk more often. For a non-blogging knitter, I believe I have accumulated three comments. Now that I have an incentive, I won’t keep my questions to myself!
Hi Lucy.
Well, I’m much more of a lurker than a stalker, but I am curious to see how many comments I’ve left…
I’m another one who is commenting today to see how many comments I have. Hi Wendy!
*sigh* no junior stalker pin for me…I do believe I qualify for the title of Junior Worshipper though, loyal lurker since 2002! w00t!!
No pin for me either — I always pick up an extra stitch or two at the heal as well
Now I have to comment, just to see how many (few) I’ve left. I almostnever comment, but I do almost always read!
I meant to spell it as “heel”, but when I tried to correct it - but your new comment program wanted to detect a duplicate comment….that’s kind cool too!
Hmm, I don’t think I come close to qualifying as a stalker. But you DID talk about my comment about lunchboxes once, and you’ve mentioned at least one (maybe two or three) of my questions.
I lurk a lot more than comment though. I’m here just about every day.
I don’t know if I am a blog stalker but I am a Wendy pattern stalker at the Loopy Ewe. I have dropped by several times a day for the last 1.5 weeks looking for Twisted Logic and Costa with no luck. Bah humbug, I want those socks!
Junior Lurker
Oh dear, I guess I’m not a lurker. Where did all of those comments come from?
I got a good laugh out of the comment ticker. Have you published the Costa socks?
Judys last blog post..imagine you’re a spindler…
just checkin’
Judys last blog post..imagine you’re a spindler…
No pin for me, just saying “hi.”
Lurkers: we excel at silent stalking.
Proto Stalker? Stalker in Training? Lucy Lover? Loopy Lurker? The Potential Pin List is endless. Collect them all!
Earins last blog post..
I am not even close, however, I do read every day. I just don’t always post what I am thinking. Sometimes that is a seriously good plan.
I usually pick up 2 extra stitches on a side for the heel and then on the next row, knit them together. It seems to do the trick for me and I can be pretty darn picky, even I think so.
I know I’m not eligible, but I want to see how many comments I’ve left anyway.
Tans last blog post..Getting to know you . . . er me . . . er meme
This is too funny!! I bet you now get a lot more comments and future stalkers!! You give me such inspiration and introduced me to Loopy Ewe!! I read your blog everyday but think I do not have anything inspiring to say so only read…………….and look at Lucy being ever so cute!!
Not even close to 500 (plus I think I’ve used more than one ID). Oh well. Still enjoy the blog.
Oh, your heels are so perfect, I hold my breath…for the pin, while I am one of your everyday reader more than a couple of years, I have been not so active for leaving comments. That ’s mostly due to border of language…so please blog 10 more years Wendy, in order that I could get your pin;-D
I haven’t had 500 comments, but I certainly consider myself a “Wendy Stalker” as I only read this blog and the “Harlot’s” blog faithfully, checking several times each day to see if the new entry for the day has been posted. I recommend your patterns to knitters that I know at least once a week and am very thankful for all the tips you give us so freely! So even if I can’t have a button, I know in my heart that a “Wendy Stalker” I’ll always be! And Lucy is pretty fun to “stalk”, too!!!!!
Curiosity… I don’t think I’ve left more than a half-dozen comments over the many years I’ve been reading your blog. I do wish I’d had the nerve to ask you to sign my copy of your book at the Spring Fling, though.
Julies last blog post..Saturday (again?)
I love your blog and enjoy your creativity, but I have rarely commented because I haven’t felt I had much to contribute. Which may prove true, so it’s your fault for provoking me out of lurkdom.:-) I have a question - I am knitting a lace scarf with Handmaiden Seacell. It’s almost the first time I’ve used a mostly silk yarn. How would you block it? I realize that question doesn’t relate to anything you’ve been talking about, but how is a girl gonna earn her Junior Stalker pin if she doesn’t start somewhere?
Curiosity… I don’t think I’ve left more than a half-dozen comments over the many years I’ve been reading your blog. I do wish I’d had the nerve to ask you to sign my copy of your book at the Spring Fling, though.
I have definitely not commented 317 times — it must be counting names, as MarjiB said, because I know there are several other Julies.
Julies last blog post..Saturday (again?)
In Sensational Knitted Socks, there’s a nice description on p. 25 — with photos — of how to pick up two extra stitches at the top of the gusset to avoid the hole. It’s written for top-down socks but I’m sure the technique could be adapted for toe-up socks as well.
I noticed yesterday that I was in the 40s — it seems like it should be more than that!
jannas last blog post..Socks and Stuff
That’s too funny. I recently switched some things up on my computer and haven’t commented because I was too lazy to fill out my info again. I liked when the computer remembered it for me. I’m guessing I’m under 5 comments. Nowhere near stalker status.
kms last blog post..Clapotis Fini!
Careful with what you suggest…it will be like Lucy’s expected flock of chicks! VBG!
Keep the pins coming, I’ll earn mine!
I know that quote! It’s Python! From their TV show (which DH and I watch on PBS as well as owning the script books) Monty Python’s Flying Circus!
Wheeeee! Everybody sing the Lumberjack song!
“I’m a lumberjack, and I’m okay. I sleep all night. I work all day.”
BTW, have you ever noticed that whenever they do a sketch where they are dressed as women and are knitting, that one of them is actually knitting ?
Mels last blog post..Sometimes April Showers Bring…
PYTHON! GUMBY!
okay..I’m curious…
love the stalker pin, too cute!
Turtles last blog post..Between the Bees and the Thorns
hmmm, was testing something!
It look slike Lucy is planning something with a remote control.
Tanyas last blog post..Between the Bees and the Thorns
I’m no where close to 500. I think I should get a button because I love to knit socks and I love cats. I want a button just because it’s got Lucy on it.
I agree with Julie above I don’t think I’ve left as many comments as I am credited for.
“Junior Stalker”? ewww…anythink like a Junior Mint?
OK, so I am another one wanting to see if I have left comments under this email.
And, I vote for a loyal reader pin!
Maxlys last blog post..Patrick Swayze
I must admit that the lack of hole after you turn your heel has always confuzzled me. I pick up and knit together an extra stitch at the end of mine, but it doesn’t quite fill the gap!
Susans last blog post..Fucking potheads
I am impressed with the comment counter - my count will be pretty low, I’m afraid. I guess that I never really thought that you wanted *more* comments; I assumed that it was probably becoming burdensome just keeping up with the onslaught now. Although I have been reading your blog regularly for awhile now, I held off on the commenting because I thought that I was giving you a break!
Oh, unless my husband has been reading your blog and commenting, I think that my count is waaay high!
Here I was feeling guilty about making regular yet useless comments on Wendy’s blog, and all the time I was accumulating points towards my Junior Stalker pin!
Although shouldn’t we get something when we pass 200? Just a small token of appreciation—an autographed picture of Lucy or a spare skein of Wollmeise—no big deal….
“Stalker in training” That’s so funny!! I want one of those….
Cinas last blog post..Mystic Light
wow - swag for stalking - what a concept!
I finally mastered the baby booties and went back to basics, including the unabridged toe up instructions you posted ages ago. I followed them to the letter. guess what? my unwrapped short rows finally match. thanks wendy!
Did you ask Miss Lucy if you could put her photo on a badge?
Karins last blog post..A finished Polo Shirt
I’ve probably commented more that I realize so here goes….
I’ve probably commented more that I realize so here goes….
Debis last blog post..Video killed the radio star….
My first time here. I am happy you are a cat lover like me. I have got 3 and I love them so much.
I will be back to comment until I have 500!
Standtalls last blog post..ATTENTION EVERYONE:
I changed internet service providers about a year ago. I had a different email address before then. Is there a way to combine the two? I may qualify with both addresses?
Is there an button for “Lucy’s Fan Club”? The Six Pack + 1 wants to know. Especially Ozzie - Lucy is his pin up gal!
Great ploy! Worked for me…
Do you knit the extra stitch through the back?
I only have done my third toe up sock as I am still not happy with the cast off, but at least I figured out sizing.
Karins last blog post..Quilt for an Hour - 1st step
Yeh, well, I don’t qualify. Yet, all the same I feel like a stalker since I have been been reading your blog for years in stelth mode! Took a while to come out of the closet….
I always felt kind of nervous about leaving comments, so mentally, I am probably up to 500. I would read the comments and then try to decide if what I had to say was entirely relevant. Now, I just think to myself, I’m sure, after all this time, Wendy gets a lot of comments that aren’t relevant - I’m just joining the club. Yay me!
Megan S.s last blog post..Learning Through Frog-osis
I’m definitely stalking Lucy… with creepy peices of paper that make odd rustling noises in the night….
Esthers last blog post..Cheerleading Squad
Another loyal reader… can’t wait to see my number
I’d like to nominate myself as “Wendy Knits: Her Laziest Stalker”, assuming my number is as low as I think it will be.
Hmmm, I’ve got a long way to go to earn the title…
Diannes last blog post..A Work of Art (oh yeah, Dogs on Thursday, too!)
Is KOARC aware Lucy is manning a remote in the pic? With a “look” in her eye too….
miss sandras last blog post..Don’t Give Me Sharp Objects
I must qualify for the Junior Lurker pin. I check in with you all the time. I know your Poo free. Have a secret gov job in WASHINGTON. And you like to make socks. Oh and I love all the Lucy pics.
One of my many sock books shows a nice way to pick up an extra stitch to avoid the dreaded hole…. now if I could only remember which one it is……
164??? I was expecting something more along the lines of 34…
It’s nice to know what the stalker thresh hold is! I’m glad to see I’m not the only one with hole concerns at the heel turn point.
Jennifers last blog post..On the needles
I’m pretty sure that this is my first comment…curious now, because of the others who are saying the count is not right. I love reading here everyday!
Tabithas last blog post..The last four months
I hope Shanti doesn’t mind me quoting the advice she gave me:
To avoid the holes, I do my short row heels with the wrap and turn method. I always pick up the wraps from the knit side (which can be tricky when you’re doing the purl rows) and then I either purl normally or knit through the back loops (on the knit rows.)
Maybe there could be a “Stalker in Training” pin for those of us who are too shy/lazy/new/(insert excuse here) to comment frequently. I would love to have one. It would show your loyal reader fan base
Melissas last blog post..Karma Sucks
The unique thing about a real stalker is that they won’t let you know they are stalking you……..
I’ve been sitting quietly in the shade for well over a year
Hmmm…me thinks there may be something wrong with the counter…or I must be a ninja commentor!
Melissas last blog post..Karma Sucks
I’m sure I’m not a stalker, just a lurker!! I read your blog pretty much every day when I can. Thanks Wendy!!
Wow… It’s incredible how something like this encourages loyal lurkers (like myself) to come out of their hermit shells and wave a pincher….
I have also been a reader for about 2 years, but have never commented due to severe “Net shyness”. Now back to my hidey hole….
Whoah… it must go by name. That is my first comment up there….
“My brain hurts, too.”
“Glasses. Mustache. Handkerchief. I’M GOING TO OPERATE!!!”
I love Monty Python’s sketches, and this Gumby’s brain surgery is one of my favourtie.
Had to get my comment tally although I think that I changed e-mail addresses somewhere along the line. What a shame.
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I would love that button — I’d wear it on my Wendy Knits Minion shirt, of course.
It’s very helpful to me when you explain small details like the gusset stitch. I’ve been using your generic sock patterns (exclusively) for years, so this helps me understand all the how’s and why’s of them.
Checking for my number now!
I also know I’m no where near 500, but I have been reading your blog for a while now, and I love it. Maybe someday I’ll be able to reach 500 and get my pin!
Hi Wendy, love your site and never miss reading it. I think some of your fans have a great idea, a stalker in training pin. Sounds good to me too. Hobbs would love to have a picture of Lucy nearby, to cheer him up.
Lots of fun with mice last weekend. I couldn’t even get my cat Wabi to trade her dead mouse (vole, really) for 3 wildside salmon treats! Of course, after I wrestled her for it she promptly ate the treats. I have no idea how the mice are getting inside, but I’m happy that my indoor cats consider it their duty to show the mice a good time (before killing them). Ick.
Your gapless gussets are a thing of beauty!
Bet you’re wishing you didn’t open this Pandora’s box! (When you pick up the extra stitch to fix the hole, twist it before you knit it.)
Becky Cs last blog post..Time Keeps on Tickin’
I don’t eve come close to the junior stalker status, but the pin is very cute. I have just completed my first one-tune knit sock with no holes and am very proud of myself. I found it was easier to move two instep stitches onto my heel needles and not stretch the yarn in between. You were my inspiration for toe-up socks and I love doing them that way. I have recently been trying the Sherman heel with an extra slip stitch at the beginning of each row and love the result.
Dude, what a way to get people cranked up. I probably haven’t made 50 comments on here. I can’t seem to shut my face on ravelry though.
Wow, I had no idea that I had commented this much….apparently I have more to say than I realize!
Michelles last blog post..Swatching…..
I actually only come here for the cat
Seriously tho - the heel isn’t my biggest toe up sock problem - it is making the bind off stretchy enough to fit. My knitting can usually stand up on its own anyway.
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Thank you for the close up of the picked up stitches - I am one that would like a photo commentary of the next time you pick up those stitches, and you have a camera handy. Seeing how others do something helps me learn neat tricks that work great!
I am purely commenting to see how many (if any) comments I have left before
Anne-Maries last blog post..Craft related ’stuff’
One day I aspire to become a junior stalker like L-B…
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Love the button idea! Woohoo! Thanks for thinking of it! I also appreciate the information on the sock. Thanks!
I know I haven’t gotten enough comments to be a stalker. But I totally want a “I’m not a stalker” pin, like Sue
OOH, and movie: The Matrix?
nikkapotamuss last blog post..New Pictures coming soon!
Your heels are certainly worth showing off. That is the way I want mine to look!! They are friggin’ perfect. I’ll look forward to a video!
After I post I’ll see where I stand with number of comments. I know I’m no where near stalker status. I would love a pin tho! I would display with pride.
WendyT
About ten months ago, I started reading your blog via Google Reader, and I haven’t figured out how to comment from there.
But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t wanted to comment! I wanted to say congratulations on your book, and that I recently met someone who was at the Loopy Ewe Spring Fling, and loved your classes, and that Lucy looks wonderful, and that I really should figure out how to comment …
Oh, and my guess for the quote is Young Frankenstein.
Susans last blog post..Bristow is Finished
Gasp - - no way - - I’ve left 95 comments???? That can’t be right. I love you to pieces and check in almost everyday but 95 comments?
WendyT
We definitely need a loyal lurker pin! It was reading your blog that started me knitting again four years ago and led me to tons of other blogs, ravelry, knitty etc (and cost me a fortune in stash enhancement, but I’m not complaining!) I know I’ve commented before, but not often, so I’ll be interested to see how many times.
Personally, I’m holding out for the decoder ring…
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Hmm… I wonder if all my comments have been with the same address, or if that’s even the way “it” keeps track. Fun to have such silliness. We need silliness.
I’ll look forward to seeing a visual of what you do at the heel pick up. Your socks look a little different from my socks. Always new things to learn, though I’m pretty happy with my lack of holes in that area. As you said though, I think experience is the key. Try something, then try something else.
Wow, I’m not even in the ballpark! And I thought I was a Wendy devotee!
I think I’m more of a silent stalker. But I hope I have more than 1 comment.
Trishs last blog post..Wow, it’s been a while
Unless screwing up the italics code makes the count go up, I also think my count is way high.
Maybe it’s thinking of all those times I wanted to come up with a snappy comment, but couldn’t.
Susans last blog post..Bristow is Finished
Drat. I knew I should’ve commented more over the years…!
CraftygGryphons last blog post..Toe insanity
I even more of a stalker because I don’t comment, usually.