Comments on: A Creator’s Backdrop and a Free Book http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/ Amy O'Neill Houck's fiber musings, designs, tutorials, techniques and reviews Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Debbie http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-37491 Debbie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:06:37 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-37491 Let's see, while I'm knitting, the TV is on, usually with whatever the DH wants to watch. My favs are Lost, and Antiques Roadshow. The latter is real good to knit to, since it doesn't require a lot of concentraion. Thanks for the contest. Debbie Let's see, while I'm knitting, the TV is on, usually with whatever the DH wants to watch. My favs are Lost, and Antiques Roadshow. The latter is real good to knit to, since it doesn't require a lot of concentraion. Thanks for the contest. Debbie

]]> By: Kelly http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-37490 Kelly Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:09:25 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-37490 Fun, upbeat music seems to keep me going when working on a project... Don't know why but it works..lol Fun, upbeat music seems to keep me going when working on a project… Don't know why but it works..lol

]]> By: Debbie http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13618 Debbie Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:06:37 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13618 Let's see, while I'm knitting, the TV is on, usually with whatever the DH wants to watch. My favs are Lost, and Antiques Roadshow. The latter is real good to knit to, since it doesn't require a lot of concentraion. Thanks for the contest. Debbie Let's see, while I'm knitting, the TV is on, usually with whatever the DH wants to watch. My favs are Lost, and Antiques Roadshow. The latter is real good to knit to, since it doesn't require a lot of concentraion. Thanks for the contest. Debbie

]]> By: Kelly http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13581 Kelly Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:09:25 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13581 Fun, upbeat music seems to keep me going when working on a project... Don't know why but it works..lol Fun, upbeat music seems to keep me going when working on a project… Don't know why but it works..lol

]]> By: Little Miss S. http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13464 Little Miss S. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:30:48 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13464 I love to have sound around me when I knit. Usually I'll listen to a sound book or listen to a podcast - in particular I like crafting podcasts while crafting. When I find something I really like to listen to, a pair of socks can fly of the needles in no time.<br>But I also like to watch tv - I might not get as much done but it is nice to be around my family while knitting.<br><br>More or less I just like not to have complete silence around me when I craft. If I am into something really complicated I might not listen much to whatever is on, so I'll choose music I like. And I bring my knitting everywhere, so often what I'm listening to is peoples conversations in busses or trains, friends talking in cafés or my professors lecturing at university. I never craft in sinlence - I'm simply slower when I do. I love to have sound around me when I knit. Usually I'll listen to a sound book or listen to a podcast – in particular I like crafting podcasts while crafting. When I find something I really like to listen to, a pair of socks can fly of the needles in no time.
But I also like to watch tv – I might not get as much done but it is nice to be around my family while knitting.

More or less I just like not to have complete silence around me when I craft. If I am into something really complicated I might not listen much to whatever is on, so I'll choose music I like. And I bring my knitting everywhere, so often what I'm listening to is peoples conversations in busses or trains, friends talking in cafés or my professors lecturing at university. I never craft in sinlence – I'm simply slower when I do.

]]> By: D. Smith http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13328 D. Smith Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:55:33 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13328 for me, classical music is very inspiring. i definately knit with its melodies playing, but, oddly, i even clean the house while it streams through each room!!! my husband thinks me odd in that respect but it always makes me feel energetic, creative, warm and very happy!<br><br>diane<br>:-) for me, classical music is very inspiring. i definately knit with its melodies playing, but, oddly, i even clean the house while it streams through each room!!! my husband thinks me odd in that respect but it always makes me feel energetic, creative, warm and very happy!

diane
:-)

]]> By: Zaneta http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13327 Zaneta Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:53:34 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13327 The bear is so cute!! lol... you finished it really quickly!!! :D i dont think i'd ever be able to finish something in a single day like that lol... I'm a slow knitter/crocheter... I just taught myself how to do both in december... <br><br>I usually dont really listen to music while i knit or crochet... a lot of times i set myself up in front of the tv or computer to watch my favorite shows... the office, bones, house, fringe... I also like snacking on something when i'm knitting or crocheting... something like nuts, apples with peanut butter, crackers, fruit, veggies lol... i like to eat! :D The bear is so cute!! lol… you finished it really quickly!!! :D i dont think i'd ever be able to finish something in a single day like that lol… I'm a slow knitter/crocheter… I just taught myself how to do both in december…

I usually dont really listen to music while i knit or crochet… a lot of times i set myself up in front of the tv or computer to watch my favorite shows… the office, bones, house, fringe… I also like snacking on something when i'm knitting or crocheting… something like nuts, apples with peanut butter, crackers, fruit, veggies lol… i like to eat! :D

]]> By: colleen http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13326 colleen Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:07:07 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13326 I need quiet to do the big thinking too... but for the automatic knitting I need music or food network! I need quiet to do the big thinking too… but for the automatic knitting I need music or food network!

]]> By: Lauren http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13121 Lauren Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:49:27 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13121 For me it depends on what I am working on. TV can slow me down if the pattern is too complex. I always have my mp3 player with pod casts for when I am waiting at my kids activities. I'm a picky audiobook listener. I will turn them off if the reading is horrible. But, if it's great, I can spend a whole day listening and playing with yarn. I will pause and come back generally ignoring everything else, including my kids. For me it depends on what I am working on. TV can slow me down if the pattern is too complex. I always have my mp3 player with pod casts for when I am waiting at my kids activities. I'm a picky audiobook listener. I will turn them off if the reading is horrible. But, if it's great, I can spend a whole day listening and playing with yarn. I will pause and come back generally ignoring everything else, including my kids.

]]> By: laracroft http://www.thehookandi.com/2009/02/25/a-creators-backdrop-and-a-free-book/comment-page-1/#comment-13026 laracroft Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:30:24 +0000 http://www.thehookandi.com/?p=777#comment-13026 It's a great topic, and something I think about too. I'm usually listening when I crochet. BBC7 online has great radio plays every day, then there's the Old Time Radio network with hundreds of Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade adventures, or Audible books when I'm in the money. But like you said, that's for slogging through rows or rounds of stitches, not for those moments when the little grey cells are working to the limit on math and art. For that, I often listen to music. Classical or Early Music are my faves. However, the music I listen to has to be works that I'm already familiar with: if it's too interesting and new, I go into musician mode and my mind becomes engaged in analysis! But if it's music that I know and love, then oddly enough there is some influence upon the resulting design. Beauty calls to beauty I guess. Amy, what a great blog post! It's a great topic, and something I think about too. I'm usually listening when I crochet. BBC7 online has great radio plays every day, then there's the Old Time Radio network with hundreds of Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade adventures, or Audible books when I'm in the money. But like you said, that's for slogging through rows or rounds of stitches, not for those moments when the little grey cells are working to the limit on math and art. For that, I often listen to music. Classical or Early Music are my faves. However, the music I listen to has to be works that I'm already familiar with: if it's too interesting and new, I go into musician mode and my mind becomes engaged in analysis! But if it's music that I know and love, then oddly enough there is some influence upon the resulting design. Beauty calls to beauty I guess. Amy, what a great blog post!

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