The Garment, Deeply Rational Thing that It Is

Sep 05, 2009 20:31

I know there are a few people on my friends list who have read Patrick O'Brian's novels about Stephen Maturin and Jack Aubrey. They are, quite frankly, absolutely delightful, as well as being dramatic and thoughtful and never ever lazily written. They are a superb series ( Read more... )

aubrey & maturin, 19th century, knitting

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chargirlgenius September 9 2009, 13:41:21 UTC
A Maturin body stocking!

If it is deeply rational, I'd imagine it to have a butt flap of some sort...

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The Garment, Deeply Rational Thing that it is anonymous September 17 2009, 04:10:04 UTC
Thank you for your kind words. My model is indeed, a *willing* volunteer, although it took a few years of teasing a group of men for one of them to step up to the line!

I hope the final version (there has been much ripping and re-knitting along the way) will live up to everyone's expectations. The dear Doctor may have thought it a deeply rational garment but I sometimes wonder whether I was deeply rational to take on the task! :)

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