Thanks for the helpful comments. You are the best!
@Caro: I hear you. I’m going to wear them around the house for a little while and see how they feel. Once they are on my feet, they feel fine. They feel most clunky when I first slip them on. Thanks!
@pil: Yes, I can knit but I have the attention span of a gnat. No sweaters for me or mine--at least until things slow down. Thanks for the thumbs up on the boots and bomber
@pastrygirl: Thank you. The leather is thick--way more substantial than my Carsons. I have a feeling they will break in. The brown tunic sweater is a wool blend Tommy Hilfiger. It’s a little on the itchy side and I usually wear it layered over a long sleeve tee but it was too warm.
@Ceit: Your research on boot toe shapes helped me pull the trigger. Thanks!
@Una: Thanks! I’m undecided on the sweater. I agree that it does add bulk. I tried a bunch of these styles but they were either poor fabrications, shed like my cat or looked to matronly. This one seems like a winner in comparison (not very PPP, I know!)
@Aquamarine: Thank you. Great to hear more feedback on the Harness. I’m really tempted to keep especially now that I know the toe will soften. It’s really the only part that feels stiff--the sole is quite cushy. Glad that my MOTG is appreciated
@sarah: Thank you! IKWYM about the rolled down Uggs. I prefer them up but am trying ever so hard to wear them like I had imagined--even if I have to acquire new wardrobe pieces to bend them to my will! Lol re: the svelte. It’s the clothes molding my middle aged self!
@Angie: Yay! Thank you. So glad the bomber passes muster! I cut the tags
@Bj: Thank you! I love “amazeballs”--it cracks me up.
@Beth Ann: Thank you. You are too kind. I have my share of sloppy days--you guys just don’t get to see them
@Shevia: Thanks! I think you are on to something about the curves. I think the straight lines cut me into bricks. That’s probably why I’m not crazy about the brown tunic. I like it but it’s not one of my faves and I think I know why now. You are so observant!
@Amy: Thanks for your honestly. I know you just want me to knit my sweater LOL!
@Firecracker: Thank you! I love the color of the Fryes. I wanted something other than black and the reddish brown seems to pick up the highlights in my hair. Thanks for the thumbs up on the bomber and sweater!
@Marley: Thank you! You are so kind. I really feel like bootcuts are my best friend and I’m trying to wear them before the weather gets icky (for CA.) It’s just so much easier to wear skinnies and stompy boots--such a FFBO since I don’t have to worry about perfect pant length. I will definitely try the bomber with different necklines. I have some ideas already. No one is more surprised than me that I’m still trying to make the folded boots work--I’m usually pretty quick to give up on these kind of things. I’m still undecided on the sweater too. Thanks for asking about my achilles. It’s been six months and I’ve been cleared to do some gentle jogging in addition to all the other rehab I’ve been doing. It’s been a long slog but I feel like I’m on track to be “normal” pre-injury by the one year mark. If nothing else, this injury has taught me patience--something I had very little of up until recently!
@shemarie: Thank you! Oh, how I love boots! I am on a boot diet now though. It will have to be one in, one out for me.
