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October 08, 2005
Facts About nona: Part 8
nona is a yarn snob who's recently had two, very positive experiences with washable wools. So I hereby declare that it is time for me to knock it off and put an end to being a yarn snob. The End.
nona works one day a week specifically for yarn.
nona has no -- I mean none, absolutely zero, zip-do-da -- aptitude for languages.
nona is taking a French class with nona-hubby -- Je ne comprend pas!
nona is motivated to learn French so I can buy yarn and talk about knitting when I go to France next summer. For nona, the ex-yarn snob, there is no better motivator than yarn!
October 8, 2005 in Who Is Nona | Permalink
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Bravo, nona.
Posted by: Agnes | Oct 8, 2005 11:56:24 PM
Bonne idée d'apprendre le français ! Il y a des mots clés : aiguilles, tricot, laine, etc...
Posted by: caro | Oct 9, 2005 12:27:19 AM
And be able to read French knitting patterns :)
Posted by: erin | Oct 9, 2005 12:36:45 AM
purl : maille envers
knit : maille endroit
yarn shop : magasin de laine
Voilà Nona, tu peux envahir la France !
(et reste un petit peu snob : le superwash oui, l'acrylique non ! ;-)
Posted by: knitchy | Oct 9, 2005 1:27:16 AM
You may not feel like you understand yet, but you will! Just think of the whole wonderful world of patterns only in french (read: Tendances)! And knitchy is so right, you still don't have to buy Lion Brand, just Superwash Lorna's. COMPLETELY different animal.
Posted by: jillian | Oct 9, 2005 8:08:07 AM
That's great, Nona!!
Posted by: Yuvee | Oct 9, 2005 10:57:55 PM
Are you going to watch the French Open??
Posted by: Purly Whites | Oct 10, 2005 10:28:55 AM
I just returned from Lyon, France where I visited a couple of yarn shops . . . ok, I bought so much yarn that I had to buy another small suitcase to carry it home! I am translating a Phildar pattern from French--no matter that I know little French! Actually I have done pretty well with Knitting Languages a book that helps with translation of knitting terms. (I also have a couple of great friends who help me when I get stuck.) Good luck with learning French!
Posted by: Brenda | Oct 30, 2005 6:51:28 PM
You may want to check out David Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty One Day"!
Posted by: Julia | Dec 13, 2005 1:41:20 AM
yo no hablo francaise. yo hablo muchas espanol. as demonstrated by the last two sentences. yo mas o menos compredo francaise
Posted by: callie | May 3, 2006 7:24:51 PM
mi padre esta va a la Lyon en 2007. mi madre y yo esta vamos! muy bien!
Posted by: calla | May 16, 2006 4:18:59 PM
Not only do we share the same first name, but we have much in common. How delightful to find your blog!
Posted by: Everyday Yogini | Feb 25, 2008 12:05:05 PM
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