tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post4991558692067607085..comments2024-03-11T11:38:56.028-07:00Comments on A Fisherman Knits: The "anonymice" want to chew on the notebooks.Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-30063992630866152012011-09-05T09:32:34.907-07:002011-09-05T09:32:34.907-07:00I did knit a sweater in white, test it, dye it, an...I did knit a sweater in white, test it, dye it, and test again. Here at 38 N latitude, the blue was warmer during the day. (Just as the physics theory says.) Theory says the blue would not be as warm on a clear cold night. This I have not tested, but it is the kind of physics that is always correct.<br /><br />AL : )Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-2381483144434913872011-09-04T20:55:15.081-07:002011-09-04T20:55:15.081-07:00Very illuminating post, though perhaps not in the ...Very illuminating post, though perhaps not in the way you intended.<br /><br />I don't quite understand the hostility in your post about people who "wanted the numbers." I'm one of those "anonymice" who expressed a real (and, I thought, an enthusiastic and friendly interest) in the actual details of your experiments. <br /><br />First, I don't generally use my name or identifying information on internet sites run by people with whom I am not personally acquainted. If this is unacceptable to you, then we have very different ideas about personal security and safety protocols online. Since this was my profession for a good many years and my success in it allowed me to retire quite young and pursue passions such as knitting, I don't plan on changing my approach. <br /><br />Second, I find it inconceivable that a "good scientist" (or even a decent technician) would take the time to design equipment and experiments, create samples, conduct hundreds of tests and then NOT collect and tabulate the data. In my world, we like data. We like it so much that we save it, organize it, analyze it, use it to design more experiments and then share the results with like-minded enthusiasts. If you feel that an honest interest in your work is some kind of gauntlet flung at your knitting, may I remind you that YOU were the one who repeatedly talked about your experience in research and your enormous sample set? I had no expectations of seeing those results detailed in a blog post; I simply thought that you had excellent material for a book.<br /><br />My suggestion for that book was based on my interest in your work and results. Based on your rather inexplicable attitude, my interest has certainly cooled. I came across your blog after a search on Google, read many, many posts, thought I recognized a kindred spirit and was thrilled. Obviously, I was wrong. Best of luck in your continuing work - I shan't be checking in again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-26779278005999675562011-09-03T14:36:13.550-07:002011-09-03T14:36:13.550-07:00The garment is obviously weatherproof if the water...The garment is obviously weatherproof if the water puddles on top of it; what if the water soaks into it, but just doesn't reach the floor?<br /><br />I had a rainproof sweater once, but I outgrew it and no longer have it. It was nice while it lasted. Oddly, it was also dark indigo blue.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-86984452774988667302011-09-03T01:32:12.333-07:002011-09-03T01:32:12.333-07:00P.S. I wonder if that sweater would get warmer if...P.S. I wonder if that sweater would get warmer if I dyed it (post-knitting)? What do you think? ;) Too bad it's long since returned to dust or it could be subjected to testing by an hapless MSE student.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-78707108822012555202011-09-03T01:20:48.299-07:002011-09-03T01:20:48.299-07:00"those sweaters are different from anything t..."those sweaters are different from anything that you know. They are weatherproof"<br /><br />Hey, I sure know them. My first gansey that I knit as a teenager out of eight-ply (from one of the Gladys Thompson patterns) was waterproof also. Good for camping. Not dyed; grey from the sheep. No problems with my hands, but no OA at that age either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com