CraftLit
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The Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books
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Every episode begins with crafty talk, then moves into explanatory notes for the episode's chapters of a work of classic fiction. You don't have to be crafty to listen, but you do need to love books. And just in case you fear yarn, you'll find a time code in the shownotes so you'll know where the book talk begins.
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Swift—250: In Stitches
Fri, May 11, 2012
Chapters 3–4 of Gullvier's Travels. Join the conversation by tweeting a response to this question by using a hashtag (#GulliverGuffaws): Twittering Question: Who do you consider the best modern-day satirist? I will randomly select a name from this episode's responders and whoever I choose will get their very own WWMDfK? bracelet.
Fun stuff: Dr Brunner's useful posts on 10 character flaws that can derail even good people and prepare your child for trauma, also Judge John Hodgeman and Alton Brown (what could be better?!) and the book I mentioned at SeedPod Publishing, After the Strawberry. Meet Wensleydale! Cheddar's friend (pattern coming soon!).
Take the SURVEY! so you can tell me what you REALLY want! Regular CraftLit mailing list sign-up! Type your email in the space and click the button below
I will never, ever give or sell your email information to anyone.
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Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter! (a pattern)
or get it by subscribing
Important—please click the "RETURN" link to complete your subscription process. Or Purchase a completed, knitted Cheddar from Penny for $36 via Little Acorn Creations!
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April/May 2012 incentive—Your veddy own Defarge PAC (Don't Lose Your Head!) t-shirt. Donate or subscribe to be put into the running for a shirt!
Defarge 2—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit?—this time in color!—is in pre-orders!
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Ehren, I think you'll agree, rocks the Gulliver text.
grab the code
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250: Hippo Birdie
Fri, May 04, 2012
Chapter2 of Gullvier's Travels.
Join the conversation by tweeting a response to this question by using a hashtag (#GulliverGuffaws).
Twittering Question: What do you think Swift will attack first next week when the satire really kicks in? Discuss. I will randomly select a name from this episode's responders and whoever I choose will get their very own WWMDfK? bracelet.
Fun stuf: Kate Atherley's book Beyond Knit and Purl, "Bigger on the Inside," and her blog from whence you can get to her other patterns; Philip II with his jaw.
Father-in-Law Abe's gorgeous app, CowBird.com (no, really), and a Good Story is Hard to Find where we discuss The Wrath of Khan(and Montalban's chest... seriously).
Take the SURVEY! so you can tell me what you REALLY want! And we have a new CraftLit mailing list which will allow me to get announcements out to you (like when I—SURPRISE—find out I'll be at MDSW and stuff like that).Type your email in the space and click the button below
I will never, ever give or sell your email information to anyone.
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Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter! (a pattern)
or get it by subscribing
Important—please click the "RETURN" link to complete your subscription process. Or Purchase a completed, knitted Cheddar from Penny for $36 via little acorn creations (coming soon!)
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Totally forgot to mention:
And April/May 2012 incentive? Your veddy own Defarge PAC (Don’t Lose Your Head!) t-shirt. Donate or subscribe to be put into the running for a shirt!
Defarge 2—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit? —this time in color!—is in pre-orders!
And, more happiness—the husband gets more good press for his book, too! Yay books! Yay literate people!
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Ehren, I think you'll agree, rocks the Gulliver text.
grab the code
Book talk begins at 38:30
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249: There Are No Small Roles, Only Small... um... wait...
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Intro bits and Chapter 1 of Gullvier's Travels. Join the conversation by tweeting a response to this question by using a hashtag (#GulliverGuffaws): Twittering Question: What is your favorite moment from the beginning of Gulliver's Travels? (We'll have more interesting questions soon--this was a big BIG podcast to get out. My brain will be back shortly)
I will randomly select a name from this episode's responders and whoever I choose will get their very own WWMDfK? bracelet.
And, NEW! We have a surveyso you can tell me what you REALLY want!And we have a new mailing list which will allow me to get announcements out to you (like when I—SURPRISE—find out I'll be at MDSW and stuff like that).Type your email below and hit "enter."
I will never, ever give or sell your email information to anyone.
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SFF Audio—I've hit the big time! Listen to The New Mother here and SFF with me here. And then go take a look at Tara Swiger's book Market Yourself. Love! Her!
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Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter (pattern)!
Or
Purchase a completed, knitted Cheddar from Penny for $36 via little acorn creations (coming soon!)
And April/May 2012 incentive? Your veddy own Defarge PAC (Don't Lose Your Head!) t-shirt. Donate or subscribe to be put into the running for a shirt!
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Order via NetFlix or purchase from Amazon.
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Defarge 2—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit?—this time in color!—is in pre-orders! 25+ patterns of yarny goodness (sweaters, mittens, a devilishly cute layette, and more all await you!). The good people at Cooperative Press have found a local printer who can bring you our new book still printed in the USA! Mwah!
Have I told you how much I love indie publishers?
And speaking of Cooperative Press! Two new goodies for you! First, the CP Sock & Mitt Club. Second, the CP Mag! Both of which yours truly will be working on! Yay! What is CP saying about the Magazine?
Let me share what CP says:
Our intentions are as follows:
as with all things CP, we compensate our contributors fairly, work with indie designers and dyers, and generally keep great content coming at you;
we will be publishing 3x per year (though we’re doing a special “issue zero” in time for TNNA, the big pro fiber arts tradeshow in June) via our own app. This app will eventually also offer other Cooperative Press content, too. Ebooks, special issues, etc.;
by popular demand and in response to some early feedback, we’ll do a PDF version of the magazine, which will be available via our website and Ravelry. It won’t have the video/audio/interactive functionality of the main version, but for readers who aren’t interested in reading via app, it’ll offer access to most of the content;
each year, we’ll collect the magazine content into a book book -- think the way Food&Wine or Martha Stewart republishes their "best-of" each year.
Hopefully having multiple access points for the content will make everyone happy. And by having several digital options, it makes it possible to buy it from anywhere (even Australia and the UK!), because as we’ve learned selling books, not everyone feels like paying the (frankly absurd) postage rates these days. It makes me ill to have to charge half again the cost of a print book just to ship it to Europe, and from a purely capitalistic perspective, I’d rather you put that $12 towards another one of our ebooks! :)
And, more happiness—the husband gets more good press for his book, too! Yay books! Yay literate people!
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And my new pattern (that I'm so proud of!): Hunger Games-inspired Life and Death socks—designed for those of us who tend to give their socks a beating (more details on knitting blog).
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Ehren, I think you'll agree, rocks the Gulliver text.
grab the code
And, of course, I'm racking up moments of the usual start-of-book zeitgeist. (Have you seen the advertisement yet? Thank you, Jill!)
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248: End of Surprise!
Wed, Apr 11, 2012
BONUS EPISODE! "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz" by F. Scott Fitzgerald—part 2.
Join the conversation by tweeting a response to this question by using a hashtag (#FaveFitzgerald): Question: What is your favorite bit from the second half of "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz"? I will randomly select a name from this episode's responders and whoever I choose will get their very own WWMDfK? bracelet.
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Defarge 2—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit?—this time in color!—is in pre-orders! 25+ patterns of yarny goodness (sweaters, mittens, a devilishly cute layette, and more all await you!). The good people at Cooperative Press have found a local printer who can bring you our new book still printed in the USA! Mwah!
Have I told you how much I love indie publishers?
And speaking of Cooperative Press! Two new goodies for you! First, the CP Sock & Mitt Club. Second, the CP Mag! Both of which yours truly will be working on! Yay! What is CP saying about the Magazine?
Let me share what CP said:
Our intentions are as follows:
as with all things CP, we compensate our contributors fairly, work with indie designers and dyers, and generally keep great content coming at you;
we will be publishing 3x per year (though we’re doing a special “issue zero” in time for TNNA, the big pro fiber arts tradeshow in June) via our own app. This app will eventually also offer other Cooperative Press content, too. Ebooks, special issues, etc.;
by popular demand and in response to some early feedback, we’ll do a PDF version of the magazine, which will be available via our website and Ravelry. It won’t have the video/audio/interactive functionality of the main version, but for readers who aren’t interested in reading via app, it’ll offer access to most of the content;
each year, we’ll collect the magazine content into a book book -- think the way Food&Wine or Martha Stewart republishes their "best-of" each year.
Hopefully having multiple access points for the content will make everyone happy. And by having several digital options, it makes it possible to buy it from anywhere (even Australia and the UK!), because as we’ve learned selling books, not everyone feels like paying the (frankly absurd) postage rates these days. It makes me ill to have to charge half again the cost of a print book just to ship it to Europe, and from a purely capitalistic perspective, I’d rather you put that $12 towards another one of our ebooks! :)
And, more happiness—the husband gets more good press for his book, too! Yay books! Yay literate people!
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And my new pattern (that I'm so proud of!): Hunger Games-inspired Life and Death socks—designed for those of us who tend to give their socks a beating. (more details on knitting blog)
Let me know what you thought of the movie by tweeting a response using this hashtag (#HungerGamesMovie): Question: What did you think of the Hunger Games movie"? (Thank you @ReneeRico, for the idea—and ditto on selecting a name for a bracelet!)
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Audible's Moveable Feast with the excellent reader, Zora Neale Hurston's lovely Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Soon Ehren and I'll have Gulliver ready for you. I'm racking up moments of the usual start-of-book zeitgeist. (Have you seen the advertisement yet? Thank you, Jill!)
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247: Surprise
Fri, Mar 30, 2012
BONUS EPISODE! "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz" by F. Scott Fitzgerald—part 1.
Join the conversation by tweeting a response to this question by using a hashtag (#FaveFitzgerald): Question: What is your favorite bit from the first half of "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz"?
I will randomly select a name from the responders and whoever I choose will get their very own WWMDfK? bracelet!
Have an idea for a knitting pattern based on a Hitchcock flick? Send yourself over to Stephannie Tallent's blog and get the skinny on how to submit your ideas!
And my new pattern (that I'm so proud of!): Hunger Games-inspired Life and Death socks—designed for those of us who tend to give their socks a beating. (more details on knitting blog)
If you would like to purchase the pattern you can do it here through my regular shoppe account via the cart button below, or via my Ravelry shop where the pdf will be stored in your Library. This sock is for the adventurous intermediate or expert knitter (or for a new knitter who hasn’t been told that socks, cables, and double knitting are hard, the therefore is able to do anything) Skills​
knit and purl stitches, YO, right and left leaning increases, decreases, cables
knitting in the round on two circular needles
reading lace and charts; use of stitch markers to delineate repeats
knitting both Continental and British (as commonly done in Fair Isle) is helpful if you wish to include the optional hidden pocket
knowledge of double-knitting is useful but not required. Tutorial included.
Size​
(S,M)L— for accurate fit, measure around ball of Foot (7in,8in)9in,
Gauge​
​ 28 sts=4 in/10cm; 38 rows=4” on sole-stitch stockinette; same on stockinette arrowhead lace
Yarn ​
​ SOLE: held double; sample knit with The March Hare in Scarlet Letter [70% Merino, 30% silk, 435 yards/ 398 m, 100g; 18 WPI]; INSTEP/LEG: Mountain Colors: CrazyFoot in Headwaters [90% superwash Merino, 10% nylon, 425 yards/ 389 m, 100g; 18 WPI]
Needle ​
​​ Two US 1 (2.25 mm) circs; cable needle or appropriate substitute tool; one set US 1 dpns for optional pocket
Notions​​
​ stitch markers or paperclips (many)
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246: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to—
Fri, Mar 09, 2012
246—Chapter 27—THE END of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed).
Submit pattern ideas for upcoming Defarge books!
From Juti: Louis S. Warren, "Buffalo Bill Meets Dracula: William F. Cody, Bram Stoker, and the Frontiers of Racial Decay," The American Historical Review vol. 107 no. 4 (October 2002), pp 1124-1157.
Flicks the Church Forgot (Vampire flicks part 1, part 2, part 3)
SFFaudio
Wowio eBooks
Psychopathy
Slow and Sew Shop for your own Defarge PAC t-shirt!
The Wedge Shawl pattern out now! 99¢
And patterns here, too
Don't forget Knitcircus—To get on the mailing list for the BRAND NEW free newsletter, please visit knitcircus.com.
Go listen to Yarniacs!
CraftLit! Just the Books! Featured in the Podcast Box!
We just added a featured tab to the Podcast Box app. Every couple weekswe will be featuring different producers' apps and this week your app has been chosen!
Being featured makes it super easy for new listeners to discover your show so make sure you release some fresh content. Tell your audience to download the FREE Podcast Box app... your show will be front and center when they launch it!Just the Books for Droid, here. CraftLit for Droid here.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above) Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard, Maurice Mengel, and Elizabeth Klett for our audio this week! Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and The Woman in White as time and storage space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness". Booktalk starts around 17 min audio
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245: The Game's Afoot
Fri, Mar 02, 2012
245—Chapter 26 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed).
Submit pattern ideas for upcoming Defarge books!
HENRY Irving--not John Irving (caught it too late!)
The book on decision making:
Mina's typewriter (perhaps)
Once again we need our map:
this comes to us via Syrie James @Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Syrie James’ novel Dracula, My Love.
Misty won Caramel! Heather(!) won one of Mighty Distractible's embroidery kits! From this month's incentive drawing!
Don't forget Knitcircus—To get on the mailing list for the BRAND NEW free newsletter, please visit knitcircus.com.
The Hair Clip Cap pattern out now, and a new pattern goes out next week!
$4.00
CraftLit! Just the Books! Featured in the Podcast Box!
We just added a featured tab to the Podcast Box app. Every couple weeks we will be featuring different producers' apps and this week your app has been chosen!
Being featured makes it super easy for new listeners to discover your show so make sure you release some fresh content. Tell your audience to download the FREE Podcast Box app... your show will be front and center when they launch it!Just the Books for Droid, here. CraftLit for Droid here.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard, and Elizabeth Klett for our audio this week! Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and The Woman in White as time and storage space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Booktalk starts around 10:30 min audio
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244: Winds of Change
Sat, Feb 25, 2012
244—Chapter 25 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). The Husband wrote an awesome post on being an outsider. Now you know (another reason) why I love the guy. Submit pattern ideas for upcoming Defarge books!
Degenerate art, a catalog of the show I saw.
Here's the SFF #094 episode Julie was on chatting about Gulliver (spoilers).
Once again we need our map:
this comes to us via Syrie James @Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins; Syrie James’ novel Dracula, My Love.
Do you like Caramel?
Yes I like Caramel!
Do you like embroidery?
Yes I like embroidery!
Incentives this month! A pound of Caramels or Mighty Distractible's embroidery kits!
Donate in the sidebar to be put into the drawing!
Don't forget Knitcircus—To get on the mailing list for the BRAND NEW free newsletter, please visit knitcircus.com.
Don't forget we have a couple of Knit-a-Longs--Kathleen and her gorgeous Ms Prynne (perfect timing!) and Hunter and her Cthulhu Waits socks!
Meg and I have a new patterns up in the store
$4.00
And the Hair Clip Hat!
$4.00
CraftLit! Just the Books! Featured in the Podcast Box!
We just added a featured tab to the Podcast Box app. Every couple weeks we will be featuring different producers' apps and this week your app has been chosen!
Being featured makes it super easy for new listeners to discover your show so make sure you release some fresh content. Tell your audience to download the FREE Podcast Box app... your show will be front and center when they launch it!Just the Books for Droid, here. CraftLit for Droid here.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard, and Jon's friend Charlie Allen Wall for our audio this week!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and The Woman in White as time and storage space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Booktalk starts around 12 min audio
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243: Letting You in on the Secret
Sun, Feb 19, 2012
243—Chapter 24 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed).
Do you like Caramel? Yes I like Caramel! Do you like embroidery? Yes I like embroidery! Incentives this month! A pound of Caramels and Mighty Distractible's embroidery kits! Donate in the sidebar to be put into the drawing!
My sad, beautiful, broken crochet hook
If you know where to find the old, lovely, no-longer-in-production Walnut Brittany hooks and needles, please do tell!
Re: Knitcircus—To get on the mailing list for the free newsletter, please visit knitcircus.com.
From: Wurster-weight—a blog post by a gal named Meream and I think I want to move in!!!
Winchester Repeater
Don't forget we have a couple of Knit-a-Longs--Kathleen and her gorgeous Ms Prynne (perfect timing!) and Hunter and her Cthulhu Waits socks!
Meg and I have a new patterns up in the store $4.00
Dryer ball and Pincushion pattern (dryer ball could also be a child's toy, hackysack, or juggling ball depending on how you stuff it) 99¢
CraftLit! Just the Books! Featured in the Podcast Box!
Wizzard Media just added a featured tab to the Podcast Box app. Every couple weeks we will be featuring different producers' apps and this week your CraftLit has been chosen!
Download the FREE Podcast Box app... CraftLit will be front and center when you launch it!Just the Books for Droid, here. CraftLit for Droid here.
Let Jon know you're a fan.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard, Elizabeth Klett, and Maurice Mengel for our audio this week!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Booktalk starts around 12min audio
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242: Next!
Fri, Feb 10, 2012
242—Chapters 22–23 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed).
This week's speciality...Knives! All kinds, like…
Kukri from Nepal
Machaira of ancient Macedonia
Kopis ("chopper") of ancient Greece
xiphos of ancient Greece
harpé of Greece
falcata of Iberia
And a Bowie Knife
Don't forget we have a couple of Knit-a-Longs--Kathleen and her gorgeous Ms Prynne (perfect timing!) and Hunter and her Cthulhu Waits socks!
I have a new little pattern up in my store
Let Jon know you're a fan.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week! Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Booktalk starts nearly immediately audio
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241: Worth It?
Fri, Feb 03, 2012
Chapter 21!
This week is the chapter you were waiting for without knowing you were waiting for it!
Announcements: You remember Jan Smiley of the really awesome Scrapbooks on the Go book? Well, she's got another iron in the fire with the 2012 Carolina Fiber Frolic Retreat! This March 30-April 1. You can find our details at the Carolina Fiber Frolic group on Ravelry or via their website.
Don't forget we have a couple of Knit-a-Longs--Kathleen and her gorgeous Ms Prynne (perfect timing!) and Hunter and her Cthulhu Waits socks!
I have a new little pattern up in my store
Have an iPad? Check out Knit Companion!
Let Jon know you're a fan.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness". Booktalk starts nearly immediately audio
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240: In the Country of no eMail
Sun, Jan 29, 2012
240—Chapter 20 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed).
Gorgeous author's estates from Tara in TN, the 2012 Calendar of Hope from FitterKnitter 
This is our 4th year of publication and as a survivor myself, it’s my way of giving back with the help of some very talented knitters. Almost 100% of the proceeds go to the armyofwomen.com> which is trying to find out WHY we get breast cancer. You can read more about the calendar on my website www.fitterknitter.com

From Lisa the Extinct Dracula Monkey!!!
Don't forget we have a couple of Knit-a-Longs--Kathleen and her gorgeous Ms Prynne (perfect timing!) and Hunter and her Cthulhu Waits socks!
Have an iPad? Check out Knit Companion!
Let Jon know you're a fan.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bardfor our audio this week!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness". Interview starts at 8min and booktalk starts at 25 audio
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239: Where My Kids At?
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Chapter 19 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed).
Fun: Swagger Wagon
And a great followup.
Let Jon know you're a fan.
Visuals for you of a skeleton key
and hobnail boots.
(go get your free book and start your trial by clicking above)
Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett, Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week! Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Booktalk starts at 8:15 audio
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238: HNY etc
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
Chapters 17-18 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett, Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week! Also, huge props to Lucy (read by our Arielle Lipshaw who is now a PROFESSIONAL audiobook recorder for Iambik!).
Fun: Visit this for the silliest rap ever, and watch here for the most useful:
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We’ll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your “betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
Booktalk starts at 12 min or so. Listen to episode 238 audio.
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(I just listened to Hemingway's Moveable Feast!) Also, Now you can find CraftLit and soonJust the Books on
I sometimes skulk around Facebook and occasionally do the twittage.
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237: Erev 2012
Fri, Dec 30, 2011
Chapter 16 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Maurice Mengel, Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Thank you for your support, Audible! (now you go get your free book and start your trial by following this link)
Updates
December Incentive! From listener Julie Temisevä! Happy Holidays | Carlson School of Management, the first chapter of Cool for Cats, reviewed and read for you at Forgotten Classics, things even food safety experts won't eat(good to know!).
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
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236: Merry Merry
Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Chapter 15 of Dracula! Whoot!
And 237 will get you chapter 16!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Maurice Mengel, Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Thank you for your support, Audible! (now you go get your free book and start your trial by following this link)
Updates
December Incentive! From listener Julie Temisevä! Happy Holidays | Carlson School of Management, the first chapter of Cool for Cats, reviewed and read for you at Forgotten Classics, things even food safety experts won't eat(good to know!).
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
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235: Sometimes a Cigar is Just...
Sun, Dec 18, 2011
Chapter 14 of Dracula! Whoot!
Then for Episodes 236, chapter 15, and 237 will get you chapter 16!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Maurice Mengel, Jon Scholes at Vaguenet, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Thank you for your support, Audible! (now you go get your free book and start your trial by following this link)
Updates
The Lovely Stephanie Tallent of many patterns and joins us!
December Incentive! From listener Julie Temisevä!
Happy Holidays | Carlson School of Management, the first chapter of Cool for Cats, reviewed and read for you at Forgotten Classics, things even food safety experts won't eat(good to know!).
Holiday Freebies for You!
A gift from us to you—Christmas Cards from the Good Madame
(who is only interested in righting wrongs and vanquishing injustice, after all...which is almost sort of in the spirit of the season...mostly...) Based on the art used in the Crachette Pattern from the Dickens of a Christmas Blog Hop— —what could be better than a selection of sweet, printable cards to send to your creative comrades, handmade for you by our book's artist Jen Minnis? Here you will find full-color versions of the cards along with b&w cards you can color yourself if you or you're kids are feeling crafty. The sets below print at 2 cards to an 8-1/2" x 11" page and can be used with Avery template 3266. If you would like half-fold sets, we have pdfs which fit Avery #3378 templates in color and black and white. There are many styles to choose from. Or you can download a PDF that includes them all!
Color SetsB&W SetsComplete Sets
Consider Yourself
Consider Yourself
Full Set Color
...More
...More
I'd Do Anything...
I'd Do Anything...
New Socks?
New Socks?
Full Set B&W
Think of Others
Think of Others
I Made It...
I Made It...
Check out more of Jen's work at Jen Minnis' Art Blog.
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
Booktalk starts at 19:55 for episode 235 and nearly immediately for 236 and 237.
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234: Arrived Audibly
Fri, Dec 09, 2011
Chapter 13 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett, Barbara Edelman, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Thank you for your support, Audible!
(now you go get your free book and start your trial by following this link)
Updates
Andrea Lazos' site where you can support her in donating to Toys for Tots and blankets for the homeless. Hunter's Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet book. Just Glue Some Gears on It (and call it Steampunk)
Easy Eats Want to get rid of a Hat Block? Lemme know! Monsters We Love
December Incentive! From listener Julie Temisevä!
Still have some Defarge wristbands so donate if you want one.
(Make sure PayPal has your address! or I can't send it to you!)
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
Book talk begins at 9:40.
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233: Stufféd!
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Chapter 12 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett, Arlen Donald, and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Updates
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
Stitcher!!! Draw a stickman! Scroll down to see a neato Dracula cover. Beloved editor, artist and writer Terri Windling is in need, and we are asking for your help in a fundraising auction to assist her. This auction will combine donations from professionals and fans in an online sale to help Terri through a serious financial crisis, Washington Post on the "new" domesticity. James Parker, "The Mind's Ear"; John Schwartz, "Wired for Sound" Listener Arlen sent us the Four Shillings of Boise, Idaho singing a version of Fair Phyllis written by Sarah. They kindly performed at our Guy Fawkes night for us. Concealed—a new YA book about Djinn for all you fantasy/YA lovers! Marceli Botticelli live and in person (with a full four litres of blood!) at the Watch City Dickens Christmas Festival at Charles River, MA. December Incentive! From listener Julie Temisevä! November Incentives: Yarn! goes to Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies goes to Still have some Defarge wristbands so donate if you want one. (Make sure PayPal has your address! or I can't send it to you!)
Book talk begins at 21:15.
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232: Happy T Day
Fri, Nov 25, 2011
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231: Title Goes Here
Sun, Nov 20, 2011
Yeah, so I had no nifty ideas for a title. Sue me. (heh...)
Chapter 11 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Arielle Lipshaw and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard for our audio this week!
Updates
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family pageis up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness".
Need a Trumpet Class for you or your kid? Consider Skype and Dale, the marvelous master of music.
Scripture mentioned in the podcast: Mark 2:18-20, John 3:26-30—also check out Luke 5:33-35. Links! Defarge Does Shakespeare and Defarge Does Chauceropen for bizness! If you have a pattern idea, send it on! Deadline for Shakespeare submissions March 1, 2012, for Chaucer August 1, 2012.
This Month's Pattern Just for You!
This scarf was born as an exchange gift for Patti when we met the Splendid Cardiff Knitters during the London, Bath, and Wales CraftLit/Knitty trip.
November Incentives: Yarn!
Still have some Defarge wristbands so donate if you want one. (Make sure PayPal has your address! or I can't send it to you!)
Book talk begins at 10:50. Listen to 231 audio.
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230: Maawidge
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
Chapter 9 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard, Arielle Lipshaw, and our new voices, Maurice Mengel and Andrew Ordover!
Nifty things for you!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness". The links for you! Stoker's Journal is discovered, Dickens has two new biographies out, I'm loving my gorgeous Bingo prize from KokoNoelle, and submit! Submit ideas to the Library Knits Book!!! 11/11/11 is the deadline (Long Live Nigel Tufnel!), Edward Gorey Dracula cardboard theater, YouTube video of same, pix of Dracula coversall from Juliana.
This Month's Pattern Just for You!
November Sponsor: Knitting Rose Yarns!
Gorgeous yarns for you to view!
November Incentives:
Yarn!
Still have some Defarge wristbands so donate if you want one. (Make sure PayPal has your address!)
I'd love to talk to someone who can make bookmarks like these (scroll down to the 'once upon a time' entry—bottom row, center). Book talk begins at about 8 min. Listen to 230 audio.
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229: Better and Better
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Chapters 7-8 Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard and our new voice, Barbara Edelman!
Nifty things for you!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. AND the CraftLit Family page is up and growing! Add what you're up to there and share your "betterness". The links for you! Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (TV 2004) - IMDb on Guy Fawkes Day, Studio 360 "The Tiger's Wife" episode,Oz-y Knit-a-longs, Marat Sade, Stoker's Journal, plus Prince Charles is supporting Count Dracula’s family home AND acknowledging him as an ancestor, Jack Sheppard, and my gorgeous Bingo prize came from KokoNoelle.
This Month's Pattern Just for You!
November Incentives:
Yarn!
Still have some Defarge wristbands so donate if you want one. We also have some kickin' incentives!
(Make sure PayPal has your address!)
I'd love to talk to someone who can make bookmarks like these (scroll down to the 'once upon a time' entry—bottom row, center).
Book talk begins at 10:50. Listen to 229 audio.
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228: The Smell of the Pea Soup. The Roar of the Vacuum.
Fri, Oct 28, 2011
Chapter 6 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Elizabeth Klett and Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard.
Nifty things for you!
Donate to the show by midnight 10/31/2011 and you will get a Defarge wristband! (Make sure PayPal has your address!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. Listener Joseph went to Whitby and has two lovely blog posts to show you(and his blog name—Zombie Parents Guide—is thoroughly charming). Someday Whitby... someday...I smell a road trip...
BJ Harrison at Classic Tales Podcast has done the MARVELOUSLY creepy The Judge's Houseby Bram Stoker. A little more moodiness for your season.
Ehren Ziegler's Glorious Art!
Defarge videos with lovely music by Mari Ajero via the Podsafe Music Network: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3. If you have a sec to leave a "like" or a review on YouTube (or iTunes for the show... or Amazon for Defarge...) it would be such a help.
The husband's new novel has a giveaway for a copy at GoodReads! And his Kindle version will be live any second now.
Our GORGEOUS incentive for October 2011
from Marceli Botticelli's Tea Times Creations!
CHEEKY REDHEAD's CREEPY PLAYLIST:
"Cruel Spell" by Big Bad Voodo Daddy
"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Dr Bones" by Cherry Poppin Daddies
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Young Blood" by Norah Jones
"Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
"Kiss of Fire" by Louis Armstrong
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
"All Souls Night" by Loreena McKennitt
"Moon Over Bourbon Street" by Sting
"Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly" by Mitch Rider & the Detroit Wheels
"I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Picket
"That Old Black Magic" by Keely Smith/Louis Prima
Add your fave creepy songs to the comments section below! What I'm knitting that isn't for Voyageur Press: Chrissy G's Wilhelmina's Shawlette in the WWMDfK? Knit Along! Meg's Van Tassel Mittens KAL! Goodreads Widget for CL Group:
CraftLit 20 members A place to share about the books covered on CraftLit (or ones that should be) as well as "What Would...
Books we've read
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Book talk begins nearly immediately. Listen to 228 audio.
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227: Sanguine is for More Than Gryphons
Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Though Sanguine Gryphon yarn is gorgeous and the people who love it are too! (But Renfield is sanguine as well... more on that soon...)
Rhinebeck=blast. And blast=exhaustion, but it was all good. Blog post here so I don't bore you.
Newsy bits: Heidi says: I know your a big fan of The Phantom Tollbooth so I wanted to tell you about a new documentary project and the Kickstarter campaign to help fund it. I'm making special character plush dolls for campaign backers.
Do you KNIT? Could you help a penguin out? NZ has worldwide call for penguin sweaters post oil spill! (Not a joke)
From: lahlahland I made this mini-me:
Ann Shaffer came across this link to a page about a Canadian artist’s series of paintings called ”Exit, Pursued By A Bear” —how perfect is that? Issue 36 of The Knitter--nice review of Defarge on p 63 Use Zinio for magazines! Zowee!
New Thing for you: Post what you've done! Lets make a list of the CraftLit Family's brilliance!
And on that brilliant note: MORE PATTERN SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES! Checkout the Pattern Submission Page!!! Now we've got Defarge Vol 2 coming up as well as (drumroll) Defarge Does Chaucer and Defarge Does Shakespeare!
Karen's Patti Scarf on the iPhone this week, on here next. Judge John Hodgeman explains the importance of the Fourth Wall (or not).
Twitter/donations/scary... Donate 5$ or more and get your very own WWMDfK? bracelet!
Margaret Rubiano of the Compendium Monstrum on Sparkly Vampires: I couldn't find an actual translation of Obour in the source material, but there was a note stating that its origins are Turkish, while the Slavonic name is Upior, and that in Dalmatia they are known as Wrikodlaki. (Sorry, no idea how to pronounce that one) On the plus side, they do appear to be easy enough to deal with-all you have to do is force the obour into a bottle using an Eikon, stopper it up, affix the Eikon to the bottle, and then chuck the whole enchilada into a fire. Karen Wessel Just remembered what I've been meaning to mention - not sure if you don't know already but - the "Leiterwagen" mentioned in Dracula? the literal translation is Ladder (=Leiter) cart/wagon (=wagen). So called because the sides of it look like ladders. And if smaller stuff needed to be transported they had canvas to put inside and if dung needed to be transported they had boards/planks to take the place of the ladders on the side...
Centripetal—moving to the center
Centrifugal—moving away from the center
CHEEKY REDHEAD's CREEPY PLAYLIST:
"Cruel Spell" by Big Bad Voodo Daddy
"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Dr Bones" by Cherry Poppin Daddies
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Young Blood" by Norah Jones
"Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
"Kiss of Fire" by Louis Armstrong
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
"All Souls Night" by Loreena McKennitt
"Moon Over Bourbon Street" by Sting
"Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly" by Mitch Rider & the Detroit Wheels
"I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Picket
"That Old Black Magic" by Keely Smith/Louis Prima
Add your fave creepy songs to the comments section below!
What I'm knitting that isn't for Voyageur Press: Chrissy G's Wilhelmina's Shawlette in the WWMDfK? Knit Along! Meg's Van Tassel Mittens KAL!
CraftLit's bookshelf: What We've Read 55 members A place to share about the books covered on CraftLit (or ones that should be) as well as "What Would...
Books we've read
Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald Start date: September 1, 2011
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Start date: January 1, 2010
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Book talk begins at 20 min. Listen to 227 audio.
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226: Put Ze Candle Beck!
Thu, Oct 13, 2011
Chapter 4 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed). Again, many thanks to Jon Scholes at www.vaguenet.com—who seems to have been born to read this book for you (and has a very funny post regarding a funny scandal here).
Nifty things for you!
I'm part of the fun at Rhinebeck Bingo (Square and Player!) and I'll be at Building C, #37 (they changed our location—this one is right) most of the time. CraftLit/Rhinebeck meetup at 11:30 Sat/Sun, then we can poke over to the Ravelry Party en masse. Pick up a Defarge or bring yours for me to sign and get your very own wristband!
Just the Books is now paralleling CraftLit in real time—for Dracula only. We'll be uploading the books between Pride and Prejudice and Dracula as time and space allow. Nifty cuckoo clock! Ehren Ziegler's Glorious Art!
Defarge videos with lovely music by Mari Ajero via the Podsafe Music Network: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3. If you have a sec to leave a "like" or a review on YouTube (or iTunes for the show... or Amazon for Defarge...) it would be such a help.
Margaret (Sneakybeaky on Rav) Rubiano's book!
I love our listeners!
The husband's new novel has a giveaway for a copy at GoodReads! And his Kindle version will be live any second now.
Our GORGEOUS incentive for October 2011
from Marceli Botticelli's Tea Times Creations!
To clarify stuff in Dracula somewhat:A leiter-wagon looks like this:
Mattockand spade (shovel).
Cool site for Dracula blog digital storytelling with a nifty Harker Map
Bloggish stuff:
Grab a button or get more from CraftLit's link to us page
<center><a a title="a podcast for crafters who love books" href="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/?cat=119" _mce_href="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/?cat=119" ><img border="0" src="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iListenDracula.jpg" _mce_src="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iListenDracula.jpg"/></a></center>
Or
<center><a a title="a podcast for crafters who love books" href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" _mce_href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" ><img border="0" src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_KAL.jpg" _mce_src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_KAL.jpg"/></a></center>
Or
<center><a a title="a podcast for crafters who love books" href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" _mce_href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" ><img border="0" src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_VT_KAL.jpg" _mce_src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_VT_KAL.jpg"/></a></center>
CHEEKY REDHEAD's CREEPY PLAYLIST:
"Cruel Spell" by Big Bad Voodo Daddy
"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Dr Bones" by Cherry Poppin Daddies
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Young Blood" by Norah Jones
"Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
"Kiss of Fire" by Louis Armstrong
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
"All Souls Night" by Loreena McKennitt
"Moon Over Bourbon Street" by Sting
"Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly" by Mitch Rider & the Detroit Wheels
"I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Picket
"That Old Black Magic" by Keely Smith/Louis Prima
Add your fave creepy songs to the comments section below! What I'm knitting that isn't for Voyageur Press: Chrissy G's Wilhelmina's Shawlette in the WWMDfK? Knit Along! Meg's Van Tassel Mittens KAL! Goodreads Widget for CL Group:
CraftLit 20 members A place to share about the books covered on CraftLit (or ones that should be) as well as "What Would...
Books we've read
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Book talk begins at 16 min. Listen to 226 audio.
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225: Banded
Fri, Oct 07, 2011
Chapter 3 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed.)
Nifty things for you!
I'm part of the fun at Rhinebeck Bingo (Square and Player!) and I'll be at Building C, #17 most of the time. CraftLit/Rhinebeck meetup at 11:30 Sat/Sun, then we can poke over to the Ravelry Party. Pick up a Defarge or bring yours for me to sign and get your very own wristband!
If you haven't seen the Creepy Cute Crochet book yet, you really must. Saw her and her crochet goodies at the CraftyBastards Craft Fair and she's just delightful!
Defarge videos with lovely music by Mari Ajero via the Podsafe Music Network: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3 The husband’s new novel has a giveaway for a copy at GoodReads!
Our GORGEOUS incentive for October 2011
from Marceli Botticelli's Tea Times Creations! To clarify location and peoples in Dracula somewhat:Who ARE these people Harker is going on about?
Saxons—Germanic people
Hungarians—also known as Magyars (pronounced mad-jar or mad-yar, from Hungarian: magyarok)
Wallachia or Walachia (Romanian: Čšara RomâneascÄ pronounced [Ët͡sara romɨËneĚŻaskÉ™] or Valahia pronounced [vaËlahi.a]; archaic: Čšeara RumâneascÄ, Cyrillic: Цѣра Đ ŃмѫнѣŃкъ / Цѣра РȣмѫнѣŃкъ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania.
Székelys
Atilla the Hun
This is what an Aquiline (roman) nose looks like:
Here's a caleche
Bloggish stuff:
Grab a button or get more from CraftLit's link to us page
<center><a a title="a podcast for crafters who love books" href="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/?page_id=243" _mce_href="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/?page_id=243" ><img border="0" src="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iListenDracula.jpg" _mce_src="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iListenDracula.jpg"/></a></center>
Or
<center><a a title="a podcast for crafters who love books" href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" _mce_href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" ><img border="0" src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_KAL.jpg" _mce_src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_KAL.jpg"/></a></center>
Or
<center><a a title="a podcast for crafters who love books" href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" _mce_href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wwmdfk" ><img border="0" src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_VT_KAL.jpg" _mce_src="http://crafting-a-life.com/mamaoknits/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/340x250featuredcolor_VT_KAL.jpg"/></a></center>
CHEEKY REDHEAD's CREEPY PLAYLIST:
"Cruel Spell" by Big Bad Voodo Daddy
"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Dr Bones" by Cherry Poppin Daddies
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Young Blood" by Norah Jones
"Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
"Kiss of Fire" by Louis Armstrong
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
"All Souls Night" by Loreena McKennitt
"Moon Over Bourbon Street" by Sting
"Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly" by Mitch Rider & the Detroit Wheels
"I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Picket
"That Old Black Magic" by Keely Smith/Louis Prima
Add your fave creepy songs to the comments section below!
What I'm knitting that isn't for Voyageur Press: Chrissy G's Wilhelmina's Shawlette in the WWMDfK? Knit Along! Meg's Van Tassel Mittens KAL!
Goodreads Widget for CL Group:
CraftLit 20 members A place to share about the books covered on CraftLit (or ones that should be) as well as "What Would...
Books we've read
View this group on Goodreads »Share book reviews and ratings with CraftLit, and even join a book club on Goodreads.
Book talk begins at 17 min. Listen to 225 audio.
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224: No Sparkling Allowed!
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Chapter 2 of Dracula! Whoot!
(Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or via this feed.)
Nifty things for you!
Defarge videos with lovely music by Mari Ajero via the Podsafe Music Network: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3 Longtime listener Barb has a new podcast with her daughter: Two Knit Lit Chicks. Lend an ear, won't you? Forgotten Classics is starting a new book. Katie at Shop Yarn Loveis making me drool.
7th Annual Podcast Awards Nominations Now Open!
Nominations close @ 2359 September 30th, 2011
Please Read before you fill out the nominations: You get to submit the nomination form "ONE" time only!. Nominate as many shows as you can, only submitting one show is a waste. Fill the nomination form out to the best of your ability, once you hit Submit you are done for 2011! Do not submit the same show in multiple categories, find out what category your favorites shows want to be nominated in, nomination totals do not cross categories. Do not nominate the "same show" for People's Choice and Best Produced, nominate 2 different shows in the top two categories. You can then nominate each show in one additional category each. Official Twitter Account @podcastawards make sure to use hashtag #pca11 Follow the Twitter Stream! Follow the Founder on Twitter @geeknews, Google+ or subscribe on Facebook.
Podcast Awards—If you have a few minutes please go plug in ChopBard for Arts/Culture (http://chopbard.com) and CraftLit for People's Choice (http://craftlit.com). Gwen Steege's new book—you can join “The Knitter’s Life List” on Ravelry or the Facebook page, and of course Storey’s website has a page for it
The husband’s new novel and his lovely review from Kathleen:
Andrew Ordover's novel is an entertaining introduction to a fresh new detective. Jordan Greenblatt, a Long Island transplant to Atlanta, has a smart and funny Southern wife, a group of jazz musicians for whom he plays bass, and, oh yeah, a one-man PI firm specializing in routine investigations: philanderers, insurance cheats, and other run-of-the mill cases. He also has some personal baggage that will soon be unpacked. Although he enjoys his self-described "slacker lifestyle," he is a bit bored and when a New York businessman asks him to investigate the three-year old hit and run death of his daughter, a woman whom Jordan knew as a teenager, he takes the case. Jordan's main gift as an investigator seems to be his impulsivity, and with his initial lack of either foresight or self-defense skills he manages to ruffle a lot of local feathers in what eventually becomes a very personal quest for justice. Ordover's gifts as a writer include a terrific ear for dialog, excellent pacing, and a sense of humor that is neither cynical nor snarky. He's given us an intriguing supporting cast as well, and I like his taste in classic jazz. After reading the last page I was delighted to see a teaser for a second book in the series. Although fans of feline detectives may be disappointed, I was charmed that the only four-legged cat in the book is Jordan and Susannah's pet cat, Eliot, who has a walk-on part in one scene and who appears to have absolutely no super-spidey-powers of detection.
Our GORGEOUS incentive for September/October 2011
from Marceli Botticelli's Tea Times Creations!
To clarify location and peoples in Dracula somewhat:Who ARE these people Harker is going on about?
Saxons—Germanic people
Hungarians—also known as Magyars (pronounced mad-jar or mad-yar, from Hungarian: magyarok)
Wallachia or Walachia (Romanian: Čšara RomâneascÄ pronounced [Ët͡sara romɨËneĚŻaskÉ™] or Valahia pronounced [vaËlahi.a]; archaic: Čšeara RumâneascÄ, Cyrillic: Цѣра Đ ŃмѫнѣŃкъ / Цѣра РȣмѫнѣŃкъ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania.
Székelys
Atilla the Hun
This is what an Aquiline (roman) nose looks like:
Here's a caleche
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CHEEKY REDHEAD's CREEPY PLAYLIST:
"Cruel Spell" by Big Bad Voodo Daddy
"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Dr Bones" by Cherry Poppin Daddies
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Young Blood" by Norah Jones
"Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
"Kiss of Fire" by Louis Armstrong
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
"All Souls Night" by Loreena McKennitt
"Moon Over Bourbon Street" by Sting
"Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly" by Mitch Rider & the Detroit Wheels
"I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Picket
"That Old Black Magic" by Keely Smith/Louis Prima
Add your fave creepy songs to the comments section below! Possible etymologies for nosferatu:
A leading alternative etymology is that the term originally came from the Greek "nosophoros" (*νοσοφĎŚρος), meaning disease-bearing.[10] F. W. Murnau's classic film Nosferatu strongly emphasizes this theme of disease, and Murnau's creative direction in the film may have been influenced by this etymology (or vice-versa).[11]...A final possibility is that the form Gerard gave is a well-known Romanian term without the benefit of normalized spelling, or possibly a misinterpretation of the sounds of the word due to Gerard's limited familiarity with the language, or possibly a dialectical variant of the word. Two candidate words that have been put forth are necurat ("unclean", usually associated with the occult) [13][14] and nesuferit ("the insufferable").[5] The nominative masculine definite form of a Romanian noun in the declension to which both words belong takes the ending "-ul" or even the shortened "u", cause in Romanian "l" is usually lost in the process of speaking, so the definite forms necuratu, nesuferitu and "nefârtatu" are commonly encountered (translatable as "the unclean", "the insufferable one", respectively "the devil"). Wikipedia
What I'm reading that isn't about fangs: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Ehren Ziegler over at Chop Bard podcast recommended this and when he says "jump" I say, "what was the name of that book again." I'm not far into it, but it's an interesting read so far. LOVE the spelling! View all my reviews What I'm knitting that isn't for Voyageur Press: Nothing. Goodreads Widget for CL Group:
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223: Stoked!
Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Chapter 1 of Dracula! Whoot!
New reader too, via Sharon (MizzAdamz on Ravelry) of the London, Bath, and Wales trip—Jon Scholes at www.vaguenet.com—who seems to have been born to read this book for you. Bless you both!
Nifty things for you!
Defarge videos with lovely music by Mari Ajero via the Podsafe Music Network: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3
Longtime listener Amy S Foster (or When Autumn Leaves fame) has a new podcast, The Heatley Cliff. Lend an ear, won’t you?
Forgotten Classics is starting a new book. Katie at Shop Yarn Love is making me drool.
7th Annual Podcast Awards Nominations Now Open!
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The husband’s new novel!
Our GORGEOUS incentive for September/October 2011 from Marceli Botticelli’s Tea Times Creations!
Tonia’s video on how to make a sound diary using the Benbo tripod (go leave a comment on what a genius she is. It’ll make her day).
Checkout this lovely map we’re being allowed to use for your edification and clarity!
this comes to us via Syrie James @Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Syrie James’ novel Dracula, My Love, (quite well-reviewed, you should look)… is how I found this. She said to tell you, “[the novel] will give you a brand new perspective on Bram Stoker’s story and characters, and allow you to see Dracula in a new light!” Her books are available as audio books too, and “the actress who narrated my Dracula book is fantastic, and the audio book version of The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë just won the 2011 Audie award.” (not bad, hey?)
I think Ms James is a novelist right up our alley, eh what?
To clarify location and peoples in Dracula somewhat: Who ARE these people Harker is going on about?
Saxons—Germanic people
Hungarians—also known as Magyars (pronounced mad-jar or mad-yar, from Hungarian: magyarok)
Wallachia or Walachia (Romanian: Čšara RomâneascÄ pronounced [Ët͡sara romɨËneĚŻaskÉ™] or Valahia pronounced [vaËlahi.a]; archaic: Čšeara RumâneascÄ, Cyrillic: Цѣра Đ ŃмѫнѣŃкъ / Цѣра РȣмѫнѣŃкъ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania.
Székelys
Atilla the Hun
Jumping the gun a bit, but this is so pretty… New Slains Castle may have inspired Stoker–New Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, overlooking the North Sea.
This is what an Aquiline (roman) nose looks like:
Slovak costumes referred to in the story: and another page with traditional Slovak dress on it.
Here’s a caleche
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From: Irish Clover ‪‬
Some 411 on Bram: First, he worked in the tax department at Dublin Castle, a government building, in his early working life. (The people of Dublin say he was a bloodsucker before writing about a bloodsucker.) Also, Stoker spent his summers around Killarney as a small boy. If one were to go on the Ghost Tour of Killarney, she would hear of the story of a man who lived in the ruins of Muckross Abbey. The man would be a part of living society during the day, but at night, he would retire to the ruins. The towns people would hear horrible shrieks and tortuous sounds from the Abbey that would last until almost dawn. When the sun was close to rising, the man would lie down in an empty coffin and sleep for a few hours. Lore has it that Stoker heard the stories about the man when he visited Killarney. Also, the Gaelic word drochfhuil (pronounced drak-ul) means “bad blood.” I have no idea how much of these stories are true, but the lore around Stoker really adds to the tale of Dracula.
CHEEKY REDHEAD’s CREEPY PLAYLIST:
“Cruel Spell” by Big Bad Voodo Daddy
“Hell” by Squirrel Nut Zippers
“Dr Bones” by Cherry Poppin Daddies
“Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon
“Young Blood” by Norah Jones
“Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo
“Kiss of Fire” by Louis Armstrong
“Bad Things” by Jace Everett
“All Souls Night” by Loreena McKennitt
“Moon Over Bourbon Street” by Sting
“Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly” by Mitch Rider & the Detroit Wheels
“I Put A Spell On You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
“In The Midnight Hour” by Wilson Picket
“That Old Black Magic” by Keely Smith/Louis Prima
Add your fave creepy songs to the comments section below!
Possible etymologies for nosferatu:
A leading alternative etymology is that the term originally came from the Greek “nosophoros” (*νοσοφĎŚρος), meaning disease-bearing.[10] F. W. Murnau‘s classic film Nosferatu strongly emphasizes this theme of disease, and Murnau’s creative direction in the film may have been influenced by this etymology (or vice-versa).[11]…A final possibility is that the form Gerard gave is a well-known Romanian term without the benefit of normalized spelling, or possibly a misinterpretation of the sounds of the word due to Gerard’s limited familiarity with the language, or possibly a dialectical variant of the word. Two candidate words that have been put forth are necurat (“unclean”, usually associated with the occult) [13][14] and nesuferit (“the insufferable”).[5] The nominative masculine definite form of a Romanian noun in the declension to which both words belong takes the ending “-ul” or even the shortened “u”, cause in Romanian “l” is usually lost in the process of speaking, so the definite forms necuratu, nesuferitu and “nefârtatu” are commonly encountered (translatable as “the unclean”, “the insufferable one”, respectively “the devil“). Wikipedia
What I’m reading that isn’t about fangs:
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Ehren Ziegler over at Chop Bard podcast recommended this and when he says “jump” I say, “what was the name of that book again.” I’m not far into it, but it’s an interesting read so far. LOVE the spelling!
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What I’m knitting that isn’t for Voyageur Press:
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222: Are We There Yet
Sun, Sep 04, 2011
Sections 1-3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" here for you in Episode 221.
These shownotes also count for Episode 222: Are We There Yet? which ends the story (sections 4–6)
JOIN ME IN NEW YORK SEPT 10, 2011 (tix here)—Ehren Ziegler will be there, performing for you!
And now, a bunch of nifty links: Defarge videos--you can start with this one, Homemade Milano Cookies, McSweeny's Huck Finn, Clara Castelar's video on Shepherdstown WV Kills Trees, a nice review of the sock book my Finnish socks adorn, Neat Kickstarter Book Becky Miller sent in. Book links: see Bernice Original Sat Evening Post artwork; a great Midnight in Paris Cheat Sheet, Audible link to the latest version of Hemingway's Moveable Feast, Article on this version of Moveable Feast,
Who was Annie Fellows Johnston, article on Women's Hairstyles, Erté art:
Pre 20s Gibson Girls--all that hair!
PDF of what to do in an EarthQuake! (Thank you Renee!)
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221: Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
Sat, Aug 27, 2011
Sections 1-3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" here for you today, plus a bunch of nifty links:
Defarge videos--you can start with this one, Homemade Milano Cookies, McSweeny's Huck Finn, Clara Castelar's video on Shepherdstown WV Kills Trees, a nice review of the sock book my Finnish socks adorn, Neat Kickstarter Book Becky Miller sent in. Book links: see Bernice Original Sat Evening Post artwork; a great Midnight in Paris Cheat Sheet, Audible link to the latest version of Hemingway's Moveable Feast, Article on this version of Moveable Feast,
Who was Annie Fellows Johnston, article on Women's Hairstyles, Erté art:
Pre 20s Gibson Girls--all that hair!
Goodreads niftyness!
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Books we've read
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Thank You for Checking
Tue, Aug 23, 2011
Hi there!
We're fine!
The quake was big and long and we've been cleaning up a bit, but no one hurt and nothing major was damaged.
Just wanted to let you know and thank you all for the kind emails! Off to work on Bernice!
(August 23rd, Virginia Earthquake, 5.9, 30 sec or so, nearly 2pm EST)
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220: End of Woman in White
Sat, Aug 13, 2011
Part of my new policy in trying to make the titles more useful on iPods and such things, the title is more descriptive than poetic—I'll do that for starts and ends now.
This week I knit some moccasin socks, see my niece, watch a video on How Art Made the World book version video version
I cringe at Feet on a Plane (a new horror film?), mourn the passing of my friend's 110 year old grandma, and read two new books: Sock Knitting: Master Class by Anne Budd indie bookstore link
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Sock Knitting Master Class—via Amazon
and 10 Secrets of the Laid Back Knitters: A Guide to Holistic Knitting, Yarn, and Life by Vicki Stiefel and Lisa Souza indie bookstore link
10 Secrets of the LaidBack Knitters—via Amazon
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219:SOS (Sleep Off, Still)
Fri, Aug 05, 2011
This week, FOSCO! Fosco's narrative signals the penultimate chapter of The Woman in White!
Amazon link is still there—not throwing the baby out with the bathwater (plus, you might need Kindle Books!) but still happy to be supporting I've done some more knitting, but mostly more shopkeeping, blogging, and videotaping.
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218:Where My Sleep At?
Sat, Jul 30, 2011
Today The Woman in White, Walter Hartright's narrative, the story continued, sections v–vii.
This week, I don't sleep.But then, neither did Penny.
Does misery love company? Yes. Yes it does.
Too tired to be bummed about missing Sock Summit. Sleepless at home is better than sleepless in an hotel. ish.
The new shop is up and growing, new sock heel books are in the Rav store (if you find errors or issues, please email. If you purchase via Ravelry, then I can zap you an update as soon as it's posted). September 10th event is growing. More as I know it.
I am nearly done with my handspun in-the-round-all-the-way-up-cuff-steeked-sweater, have started a baby surprise jacket for my little niece (who I will see this coming weekend!), have cast-on for the final bit of the Around the World book series (a sweater), found a nifty little paper doll pattern from a ZenTangle page, Moleskine Do Not Disturb signs (you have to sign up) and a Moleskine App(!),
a link to Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, and a new affiliate program (we'll be retroactively moving the site over to them).
Making sense of our chapters: Italian Secret Societies, Pits and Stalls in Opera Houses—see the rim around the Stall seats (in the US we call them Orchestra seats). I think that must have been what Pesca climbed up on so he could see. Fosco would have been in a box. Stall seats back in the day:
You can just barely see the rim around the pit seats:
See the rim at the back of the stall seats?
And, from the episode before, the gloriousness that would have been the London's Great Exhibition—and the reason for so many "foreigners" in town.
July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler!
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217: Zeitgeist!
Sun, Jul 24, 2011
Woman in White, The Story Continued, Walter Hartright, sections i–iv!
Once again, CraftLit leads the zeitgeist! Happened with Frankenstein, Flatland, and now Wilkie Collins (via the New Yorker). Austen again (too)! (who knew), thank you for your help with the tornado (give if you haven't but can*), Uniquities fiber fair, make your own folding stand-up desk, my handspun sweater (thus far)
my FINISHED Tristan socks (in muy masculine Wildfoote)
Sept 10th event will be here.
Donde esta Cumberland?
Here:
Sock Heel books up and ready for you. New store coming asap.
How to Knit Socks (top down) Free via Ravelry: download now
How to Knit Socks (toe-up) Free via Ravelry: download now
How to Knit a Dutch Heel–any yarn, any pattern
July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler!
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*Monson Tornado Fund
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146 Main Street Monson, MA 01057
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216: Swotter Fan
Tue, Jul 19, 2011
Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's eleventh section--with a guest appearance from Missus Catherick! Doofus del Fuego Lives this week on the app, next week on the show! I show up and sign books in Vienna, VA, July 23rd, 2011. Neville Lives! As does his Sweater!
Fish hats are cool, working on my skirt, Tristan socks STILL nearly done, WWMDfK? pix now up on Rav, Facebook and the website (finally!), swatching for a sweater design DONE. Nifty FiberFiction KAL for you (that's the Rav link, here's the main page) and the Fraser Valley Kitting Guild's yarn crawl on September 24th.
Knitting Goodness from Me for You!
How to Knit Socks (top down) Free via Ravelry: download now
How to Knit Socks (toe-up) Free via Ravelry: download now
How to Knit a Dutch Heel--any yarn, any pattern
July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler!
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215: Fishy
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's tenth section! No Doofus del Fuego this week, though! Maybe next. They're nearly done.
Fish hats (I'm late to the game, I know, but they're awesome and easy!), easy small shawl, Xmas headbands, Tristan socks nearly done, WWMDfK? pix now up on Rav, Facebook and the website (finally!), swatching for a sweater design DONE.
Nifty FiberFiction KAL for you (that's the Rav link, here's the main page)--KALs for WWMDfK? soon!
July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler!
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214: Shelving it
Sun, Jul 03, 2011
I have shelves!
You have Walter Hartright reading the Third Epoch, sections viii-ix.
If you can or want to help fellow listeners hit by a tornado in Mass, please send donations to
Monson Tornado Fund c/o Monson Savings Bank 146 Main Street Monson, MA 01057
Easy A and Midnight in Paris, loads of fun!
Switch
the book my DH is reading, Persuasion comment all about the Navy, no more Doofus this week, but soon! Book talk begins at 25 min.
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213: Trafficking in Wool
Sun, Jun 26, 2011
Today, the Third Epoch (Walter's narrative), sections v-vii of the Woman in White.
Good to be back and start to feel "normal" ish. New and old friends surround me, as does humidity, heat, mosquitoes, and lightening bugs. Also lemonade and whiskey. What's not to love?
Looking for a good pattern for a knitted A-line skirt. Anyone? Anyone? I'm sure you know the new Knitty is out, but did you know that the Double Heelix sock is there? It's soooooo kewl! Madame Defarge appears on blogs and in Ravelry queues! A good sign!
Some newsy ideas: make your own laundry soap (save some ducats) and make your own wool dryer balls (there are some lovely argyle ones on Etsy). Why, you ask, would you want a dryer ball? To stop static cling and dry your clothes faster, thus cutting down on expensive dryer time and eliminating the need for dryer sheets!
OTN: Spindle-spun Handknit socks
My niece's baby kimono (LOVE that Mason/Dixon pattern!)
Bro-in-Law's Xmas 2010 socks (Yes, I know); using the Tristan pattern from WWMDfK?
this pic is lousy color, the left is closer to real. Wildfoote yarn.
July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book,
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212: A Whole New World
Tue, Jun 21, 2011
Still unpacking, but... If you’re a teacher, ChopBard has a new book out for you (see incentive below). Really, seriously, the man’s a goldmine. If you're a spinner, check out Cotton Spinning with the Takli, a DVD by Joan Ruane. She is a member of my old guild in Tucson and a wonderful teacher. Everyone loves her because she's incredibly loveable. I've not seen her DVD myself--I spent my time watching her in person--but the review in Spring 2011's Spin-Off is glowing. The Quayside sock book I designed for (Knitting Socks from Around the World) is coming out July 1, 2011. I'm now working on a sweater for the same series... we'll see if this can be pulled off. It's going to be a doozy. In moving news (um, physically moving, not necessarily emotionally moving), If you’re in the Northern Virginia area, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m going to need babysitters and the 411 on local yarn stores etc. Already found (and love) Uniquities in Vienna, VA. LOVE that place! Am learning how to live on no income—or more accurately—to seriously live on seriously one income. I’m also loving Farmer’s Markets and local strawberries. And the color green. It's green here. If you want to see pics and stories of what happened (or didn't) on our trip, you can click on the "Road Trip" link in the sidebar of the shownotes. And that Punk bar I mention? That's the Triple Rock Social Club. Must go if you're in Minneapolis/St Paul. Ask if the knitters are there (ha!). Don't forget, there are a few seats left for the Road to Rhinebeck. As fun as the relocation road trip was, Rhinebeck will be even more better. And, in fact, it looks like my husband and sons will be meeting us in Rhinebeck--along with Ehren Ziegler and many many friends. Not to be missed! I also have an apology. I realized I’ve been living under a rock. Not having a job meant never buying anything. Avoiding buying things—meant no stores, no shopping, and no magazines (those suckers get expensive). This means no data in. So my data out has been… um… limited. As I left on the trip I got a heartfelt Tweet and Rav message from a listener in Norway who had some—I thought—important criticisms of where the show has been going over the last eight months. I think writing the book, starting a business, teaching while being a temporarily single mom, and moving all really sucked it out of me. But the podcast sincerely is like home to me. I've missed podcasting, I miss hearing from y’all, and I miss the way things used to be, too. So, my promise to you is this: I will try to do better. So many new and exciting things are coming, but much of it will have to wait until the boys are back in school (because right now they’re in “Camp Mom” and there’s only so much of me to go around). OH And I learned that anti-perspirant does a pretty decent job of cutting the bitterness of a mosquito bite. Seriously. July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don't forget your copy of WWMDfK? It's getting great buzz, and I, personally, am knitting my way through it right now. Loving it! A few images of patterns you'll find in the bookey wook:
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Berthas Mad Mysterious Möbius"][/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Madame Defarge's Stole"][/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Van Tassel Mittens"][/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Hyde's Hooded Sweater"][/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Frankenhood (with light-up neckbolt instructions!)"][/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Isolde socks"][/caption]
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211: Homecoming
Sat, Jun 11, 2011
Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness (go Lorna!).
See below for my traveling podcasts.
I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "Bubbly", 209 (available 5/27, "The Shipping News"), 210 (available 6/3, "¿Donde Esta?"), and maybe even 211 (on 6/11, "Homecoming"). Book talk will start super soon on all, so don't bother to fast forward.
We depart May 27th and will visit:
Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon
Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette
Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield
Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at Wild Purls, Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD
Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Tucker's Walk Winery
Thurs 6/2—Visit Minn/St Paul, MN, eat at Triple Rock Social Club (venue of a WWMDfK? designer)
Fri 6/3—drop by Yellow Dog Knitting at 8am to meet, greet, and sign; stay in Evanston
Sat 6/4—Chi-Town (hope to visit Loopy Yarns) stay in Oak Park
Sun 6/5—say bye to Chicago; skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit Mass Ave knit shop)
Tues 6/7—visit Cooperative Press
Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited!
Listen to 208 audio And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?
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210: ÂżDonde Esta?
Fri, Jun 03, 2011
Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness (go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "Bubbly", 209 (available 5/27, "The Shipping News"), 210 (available 6/3, "¿Donde Esta?"), and maybe even 211 (on 6/11, "Homecoming"). Book talk will start super soon on all, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit:
Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon
Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette
Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield
Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at Wild Purls, Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD
Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Tucker's Walk Winery
Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN
Fri 6/3—drop by Yellow Dog Knitting; stay in Evanston
Sat 6/4—Chi-Town (hope to visit Loopy Yarns) stay in Oak Park
Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit Mass Ave knit shop)
Tues 6/7—visit Cooperative Press
Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited!
Listen to 208 audio And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?
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209: The Shipping News
Fri, May 27, 2011
I'm shipping everything that wont fit in the car.
Seriously.
I should have stock in UPS and USPS.
Fun.
Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness(go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208, 209, 210 and maybe even 211. Book talk will start super soon, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit:
Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon
Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette
Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield
Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at Wild Purls, Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD
Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Tucker's Walk Winery
Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN
Fri 6/3—drop by Yellow Dog Knitting; stay in Evanston
Sat 6/4—Chi-Town (hope to visit Loopy Yarns) stay in Oak Park
Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit Mass Ave knit shop)
Tues 6/7—visit Cooperative Press
Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited!
Listen to 208 audio And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?
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208: Bubbly
Sat, May 21, 2011
Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness(go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208, 209, 210 and maybe even 211. Book talk will start super soon, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit:
Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon
Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette
Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield
Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at Wild Purls, Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD
Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Tucker's Walk Winery
Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN
Fri 6/3—drop by Yellow Dog Knitting; stay in Evanston
Sat 6/4—Chi-Town (hope to visit Loopy Yarns) stay in Oak Park
Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit Mass Ave knit shop)
Tues 6/7—visit Cooperative Press
Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited!
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207: Happy Birthday!
Fri, May 06, 2011
Happy Birthday-ness to CraftLit and me! The only news that isn't isn't in the show is that I found a foster mommy for our dogs while we try to find them a permanent home.
Aside from that... carry on!
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206: Ai Yi Eye!
Sat, Apr 23, 2011
Jennie the Potter's show schedule (where you can get Briar Rose yarn and WWMDfK? patterns!), a reminder about the new Troubleshooter site for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), and still crowing about the sock book for which my wee bitty socks grace the cover. Lookee! Please be sure to ask your LYS to stock the book. You SHOULD be able to see an Amazon widget right below this (unless you have some sort of ad-blocker as a Firefox add-on—working on a fix for that). It's one of the ways you can support CraftLit. By starting your Amazon shopping from this point, CraftLitwill receive a portion of the profit from Amazon. Pretty nifty. If you can't see the widget, let me know and let me know which system/browser you're on.
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205: Lock, Stock, and Boxes
Sun, Apr 17, 2011
Just a few linky bits for you: my lovelycousin Amy's blog, Paul Riser's lovely essay, the Troubleshooter site for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), help build an AT-AT to make America great again (giggle), and the sock book of which my wee bitty socks grace the cover. Lookee! Please be sure to ask your LYS to stock the book. You SHOULD be able to see an Amazon widget right below this. It's one of the ways you can support CraftLit. By starting your Amazon shopping from this point, CraftLit will receive a portion of the profit from Amazon. Pretty nifty. If you can't see the widget, let me know and let me know which system/browser you're on.
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204: Strapped!
Sat, Apr 09, 2011
NOTE: Trouble with the feed? Try re-subscribing. Some rogue code broke it on 203. Also, for those of you on the Droid/iPhone app, there's now a "library" iisting for you as a SHOW extra. This lets you know which episodes go with which book.
I'm strapped by Strep, but make it to the mic for you!
Couple of links: Happy Catholic (book linked to from below widget) congrats to Julie Davis of Forgotten Classics podcast. WHOOT!
April incentive: The Elemental Journal
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And don't forget, there's a free how-to-knit-a-sock eBook for you in the sidebar!
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203:The Shake Down
Sat, Apr 02, 2011
Just a few bits and pieces: Road Trip info, things for sale plus dog info, a contract wafer
John Bull wiki, Stockholm Syndrome wiki, Flatworld Knowledge's nifty online textbook plan, save the world by blogging, Cooperative Press' Kickstarter Campaign, and a new free eBook for you from me!
Some advice for men April Incentive The Elemental Journal! Donate to CraftLit in the month of April and your name will be put in the hat to win this book.
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202: Still Breaking
Mon, Mar 28, 2011
Just a few things for 201— (um...not two THOUSAND one)...Judith Martin's book "Common Courtesy" on Jefferson's "problem" linked to in the widget below, How To Be Aliterate article, Road Trip 2011--This Time It's East, and that's about it. Some extra info for 202, "Still Breaking"—This is a concertina, this is what they mean by "copy book" and some 411 on Chatterton (who is mentioned disparagingly). That's about it.
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201: It's Called a Break Because...?
Wed, Mar 23, 2011
Just a few things for 201— (um...not two THOUSAND one)...Judith Martin's book "Common Courtesy" on Jefferson's "problem" linked to in the widget below, How To Be Aliterate article, Road Trip 2011--This Time It's East, and that's about it. Some extra info for 202, "Still Breaking"—This is a concertina, this is what they mean by "copy book" and some 411 on Chatterton (who is mentioned disparagingly). That's about it.
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200: Happy Birthday, CraftLit!
Fri, Mar 11, 2011
Nearly five years since we started, we hit the big two-oh-oh. Whoot! Thank you to the 70 or so of you who participated in Thing 1's Science Fair. He's a very happy scientist with a dumpster load of data. Little more for you here in the shownotes, just a couple of goofy links. This just in--build a Roman Aqueduct with yarn, Molskein-friendly fountain pens, Jane Eyre in the Times, new Jasper Fforde One of Our Thursday's Is Missing, nifty travel printer, money podcast, climate-friendly meat, a Spite House in VA, wormholes are real (maybe), the REAL King's Speech, and a lego brick... of yarn. A Raveler takes the Cratchette and extends it to Cratchettens! LOVE IT! And today, we hear the voice of Marion, herself. First Epoch, Marion i-ii.
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199: Dueling Lawyers
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
Not to be confused with Dueling Banjos. Forgot to give you this link info last episode—Is there an oligarchy in the dark underbelly of knitting? This just in--build a Roman Aqueduct with yarn! And today, more important information from Mister Vincent Gilmore, solicitor.
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198: Mister Lorry Anyone?
Tue, Mar 01, 2011
OH, so many links for you! It's like they all waited until today.
Thing one's Science Fair Post, iffin you're up to watching some goofy videos and answering two questions.
Penny at PennywiseConsulting.com saved our comments (and so much more).
Episode 198!!!! Did you hear that? One-ninety-EIGHT! R
esurgence of Knitting "ON POINT" from NPR--with FRANKLIN HABIT!!! (and Susan Strawn, Jenna Woginrich, and Street Color). Is there an oligarchy in the world of knitting? Scrapbooks on the Go is great! Go checkitout! Fun "i.e., e.g." grammar info. Ahab's ship--found! GF Scones that look REALLY good, GF Pizza crust, GF Biscuits, GF Sandwich bread, other uses for cupcake makers (who knew there was such a thing). Urban Gardenshare.org GREAT idea for city-dwellers who are gardenarily inclined. Parent's Guide to Student Success. Reading test for six-year-olds in UK to include non-words.
And in the world of our book! Mister Vincent Gilmore of Chancery Lane, solicitor (Mister Lorry, anyone?) introduces you to some new subtext and some family past information you may find useful. He also mentions a game called Whist. Apparently a game is called a "rubber" and you can play it online here. Wiki has a picture of the scoring board.
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197: Whoosh!
Mon, Feb 21, 2011
Not much to report this week, in fact, not much time to report much of anything. So. Congrats to Cynthia of Yucaipa, CA! She's the winner of the Gorgeous Yarn from Neighborhood Fiber Co.
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196: Giving Birth
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
WWMDfK in pre-orders, Briar Rose Yarns, Jennie the Potter's Schedule, Chop Bard's Tempest, Daisy Yellow—A Vivid Life With Kids, Tree Octopus (really, you have to read this), the Tolkein audio, Syracuse U's Folk Art Initiative (and more), the Drawing Lab book, and the AWESOME (I've read it now) Scrapbooks on the Go (see below).
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8 And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.” (Genesis 40:8, New King James Version)
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: (Genesis 41:25, New King James Version)
18 “This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the Spirit of the Holy God is in you.”
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. So the king spoke, and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation trouble you.”
Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies!
20 “The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth, 21 whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home— 22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
23 “And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him’; 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: 25 They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses. (Daniel 4:18-25, New King James Version)
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195: Why are Veggies Funny?
Sat, Feb 05, 2011
Amy Singer blogged about our Fall 2011 CraftLit/Detjen trip, yay! Though we're sorry she (The Singer) wont be with us this year. A new group (or new-to-me) EssayistMedia of Writing in Public is tweeting some nice, community-building things in the writing world. And I, once again, lose myself in ChopBard (this time I'm in love with Hamlet. David Tennant, anyone?). Hwaet is the coolest sock around. WWMDfK? gears up for pre-orders on Chuck's birthday, 7 Feb 2011.
Don't forget!
Donate to the show between now and 14 Feb 2011 and be entered to win five skeins from Neighborhood Fiber Co, 100% Superwash Merino, 98 yards each, 2oz, 4.5-5 sts/inch on US 6–8 in colorway Grant Circle. I’ll draw an incentive winner from a hat.
(It’s a little more pink than the pic…) Book talk starts around 21 minutes. Listen to 195 audio.
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194: The Frailty of Women?
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Some goodies. Wilkie Collins
George Elliot
London to Cumberland (not a short trip) View Larger Map
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193: Memorials and Mortality
Wed, Jan 19, 2011
Not a lot in the way of shownotes. We have a nifty Monthly Incentive though, and I'll be doing the drawing on the 14th of Feb because Fabulous Listener Jill sent in GORGEOUS Valentines Day yarn—five skeins from Neighborhood Fiber Co, 100% Superwash Merino, 98 yards each, 2oz, 4.5-5 sts/inch on US 6–8 in colorway Grant Circle. Donate up through February 14th and it could be yours! I'll draw an incentive winner from a hat.
(It's a little more pink than the pic...)
Aside from that, we begin at the beginning of the groundbreaking novel The Woman In White. Our episodes will be a little long while we do this book due to the way the Librivox recordings have been organized. For the first few, we are graced by the voice of Tim Bulkeley of BigBible.org reading the part of Walter Hartwright.
If you would like a copy of the book so you can follow along, you're welcome to use the link below. By starting here when you go shopping at Amazon a portion of their profits from your purchase goes to helping keep CraftLit on the air.
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192: Snowblind
Sun, Jan 09, 2011
SO So so many things are happening, I know I'll forget more than a few. But for now, here's some links for you:
Holiday Vacations will be getting us the new brochures pronto so you can get all the info on the CraftLit Tour 2011 with Heather Ordover and Amy Detjen to Boston and all bookish/fibery things in MA... right over to the Rhinebeck Fairgrounds for the NY Sheep and Wool Festival! Look for the logo to appear soon in the upper right corner of this page!
oh SHOOT! I forgot to tell you--the Droid App is out!!!! It was a big glitchy at first--if that happens to you or to you on the iPhone app PLEASE be sure to use the little "report a problem" link within the app. That goes straight to the tech guys and (as one listener let me know) they're very fast. Also good to let me know so I can follow up!
http://garterstitch100.posterous.com/ garterstitch100 | International Women's Day 100 | 100 million Stitches for 100 million Women
100 Events for 100th International Women’s Day
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen
Tuesday March 8th 2011 is the
Centenary of International Womens' Day We are coming together for International Women's Day to celebrate and look to women for solutions, for stories and for inspiration. We are bringing together 100 events will be hosted at Glasgow’s Tramway and Hidden Gardens on Tuesday 8th March, including: speakers, story tellers, visual art, dance, music, film, and a massive amount of knitting. We are trying to provoke Scotland into asking questions regarding women in 2011 by collectively knitting between 60 and 100 million stitches to exhibit as a backdrop to this event. That, my friend, is a 21km scarf... or one massive blanket. Why the big blanket? Demographer's have shown that there are between 60 million and 100 million females missing from today's global population. Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources. We are asking you to get involved. Here's how: Knit a square and send it to us!Jetson and Janssen garterstitch100 c/o Tramway 
25 Albert Drive Glasgow G41 2PE
Make a Boob: Make a Boob is a community art project about breast cancer by award winning quilt artist Nina Lise Moen from Norway. She is collecting symbolic fabric boobs from all over the world which will be decorated at workshops and made into Make a Boob Art. Make a Boob provides art therapy for breast cancer patients, and raises awareness and involvement through making boobs for the project and exhibition of Make a Boob Art. Art pieces will be donated to hospitals and organizations who work with breast cancer and –patients. If you would like to contribute you can make boobs and send them to Nina Lise. You will find the step-by-step directions, mail address etc. on the Make a Boob blog, http://makeaboob.blogspot.com.
Nina Lise
Some boob's...
New podcasts:
Clothed in the Lamb
Debra's CraftPatience—http://craftpatience.com— listed in iTunes and on Podcast Alley, both are linked to from the website.
Arizona update: I recorded and was poised to post just about when the shootings happened. The incident was a mile or so from our house and (not surprisingly) rather unnerving. We knew one of the victims and are still wrapping our heads around the event, the move, and everything. I'll podcast with chapter one as soon as I possibly can.
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191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas! With Pictures!
Sat, Dec 04, 2010
This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover episodes 189–191—all of A Christmas Carol.
189: Smokin' Bishop!
190: A Present? For me!
191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
Here is the compendium of useful links. In this episode I point you towards the CraftLit episodes that cover A Tale of Two Cities, and two other books:
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I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions.
Viewing options
mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below)
a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189here, 190 here, and 191 here)--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number
or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189auido">, 190 auidio, and 191 audio
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2
Read by Glen Halstrom for Librivox
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 4-5
Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!
Don't forget the rest of the Dickens of a Christmas blog hopping fun! Please follow the linky-links above to food, festivities, and more.
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191: Have A Dickens of a Christmas
Sat, Dec 04, 2010
This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover episodes 189–191—all of A Christmas Carol.
189: Smokin' Bishop!
190: A Present? For me!
191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
Here is the compendium of useful links. In this episode I point you towards the CraftLit episodes that cover A Tale of Two Cities, and two other books:
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I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions.
Viewing options
mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below)
a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189here, 190 here, and 191 here)--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number
or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189auido">, 190 auidio, and 191 audio
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2
Read by Glen Halstrom for Librivox
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 4-5
Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!
Don't forget the rest of the Dickens of a Christmas blog hopping fun! Please follow the linky-links above to food, festivities, and more.
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190: A Present? For Me!
Sat, Nov 27, 2010
This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover episodes 189–191—all of A Christmas Carol.
189: Smokin' Bishop!
190: A Present? For me!
191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
Here is the compendium of useful links. In these episode I point you towards the CraftLit episodes that cover A Tale of Two Cities, and two other books:
Amazon.com Widgets
I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions.
Viewing options
mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below)
a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189here and 190 here)--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number
or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189auido"> and 190 auidio
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2
Read by Glen Halstrom for Librivox
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3
Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!
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190: A Present? For Me? with pictures
Sat, Nov 27, 2010
This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover episodes 189–191—all of A Christmas Carol.
189: Smokin' Bishop!
190: A Present? For me!
191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
Here is the compendium of useful links. In these episode I point you towards the CraftLit episodes that cover A Tale of Two Cities, and two other books:
Amazon.com Widgets
I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions.
Viewing options
mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below)
a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189here and 190 here)--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number
or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189auido"> and 190 auidio
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2
Read by Glen Halstrom for Librivox
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3
Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!
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189: Smokin' BIshop with pictures
Mon, Nov 22, 2010
Let me know if you can see this video version at CraftLit.com's sidebar poll.
This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover episodes 189–191—all of A Christmas Carol.
189: Smokin' Bishop!
190: A Present? For me!
191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
Here is the compendium of useful links. In these episodes I point you towards the CraftLit episodes that cover A Tale of Two Cities, and two other books:
Amazon.com Widgets
I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions.
Viewing options
a mini-video podcast you can watch here (see below)
a video podcast of 189 you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click here)--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number
or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–>audio
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2
Read by Glen Halstrom for Librivox
Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!
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189: Smokin' Bishop!
Sun, Nov 21, 2010
This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover episodes 189–191—all of A Christmas Carol.
189: Smokin' Bishop!
190: A Present? For me!
191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
Here is the compendium of useful links. In these episodes I point you towards the CraftLit episodes that cover A Tale of Two Cities, and two other books:
Amazon.com Widgets
I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions.
Viewing options
a mini-video podcast you can watch here (see below)
a video podcast of 189 you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click here)--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number
or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–>audio
A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2
Read by Glen Halstrom for Librivox
Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!
In case this all has made you hungry for your own bit of Dickens...
Amazon.com Widgets
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188-pt 2: The End is Nigh
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Chapters 39-44--the end of the book!
Travelogues on HOLD for now, I'll let you know when I have space enough for them again.
Don't forget to check out the Dickens of a Christmas blog hop—A Christmas Carol (e-text here) goes up earlier there, but the story will be repeated on CraftLit and will have the added CraftLit stuff. And your links: Tom Bihn Field Journal Bag (OH MY GOODNESS it is a thing of beauty and a joy forever), The American Frugal Housewife, Vintage Knit Patterns, Godey's Lady's Book, Sew Vintage's why-sew-vintage top ten list, Exercises in Knitting--the 1846 book, tutorial on how to make vector graphics, Some amazing 3-D drawings for you to take a gander at, The Public Domain Treasure Hunter on public domain sewing texts, don't forget to check out and submit stories and patterns to Fiber Fiction!
And I would personally like to send a huge thank you to the wonderful John Greenman for giving Twain an appropriate voice and giving us his time.
Amazon.com Widgets
Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link at CraftLit.com) then—Go forth and knit!
The Scribe Tutor site is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.)
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188-pt1: The End is Nigh
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Chapters 39-44--the end of the book!
Travelogues on HOLD for now, I'll let you know when I have space enough for them again.
Don't forget to check out the Dickens of a Christmas blog hop—A Christmas Carol (e-text here) goes up earlier there, but the story will be repeated on CraftLit and will have the added CraftLit stuff. And your links: Tom Bihn Field Journal Bag (OH MY GOODNESS it is a thing of beauty and a joy forever), The American Frugal Housewife, Vintage Knit Patterns, Godey's Lady's Book, Sew Vintage's why-sew-vintage top ten list, Exercises in Knitting--the 1846 book, tutorial on how to make vector graphics, Some amazing 3-D drawings for you to take a gander at, The Public Domain Treasure Hunter on public domain sewing texts, don't forget to check out and submit stories and patterns to Fiber Fiction!
And I would personally like to send a huge thank you to the wonderful John Greenman for giving Twain an appropriate voice and giving us his time.
Amazon.com Widgets
Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link at CraftLit.com) then—Go forth and knit!
The Scribe Tutor site is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.)
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187: Rumbly Grumbly
Mon, Nov 08, 2010
Today a whopping set of chapters—34-38! You'll see why. And a slew of nifty links for you! A Dickens of a Christmas blog hop—recipes and patterns and podcasts, oh my! Travelogue videos, MagicKnitter's new FiberFiction website (contribute stories/patterns now!), Jill at the Quilt Rat will amaze you with the wonderfulness of her genius, Suzanne McNeill will blow you away with her (very reasonably priced) books and website as will Sandy Steen Bartholomew. Take a look at Suzanne's video introducing her new book. Then we have the poll in the right sidebar (I reopened it with the latest additions), Gluten-free artisan bread, Jules' fab Thanksgiving fare (also GF), and my buddy at Pollywog Baby's practical solutions for infant reflux who's setting up our latest blog hop! LOVE THIS!
Amazon.com Widgets Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! The Scribe Tutor site is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 187 audio
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186: A Cup of Tea
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Pics of The Guild pretties (below), kids and Halloween
a link to my NaNoWriMo profile (you can friend me from there) and our NaNo Salon, and the Chilli Cheese recipe, and one of my mini Zentangles.
This is about 1-1/2" square. Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! The Scribe Tutor site is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 186 audio
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185: Fall Bounty
Sun, Oct 24, 2010
Not a ton of links, but a few: Classic Tales podcast, Twain's slam on King Leopold (wiki explaining the satire here), Gluten-free Bisquick!, and Zentangles fun, and my NaNoWriMo profile (you can friend me with the number in the URL). Plus, here's Hadrian's Wall. Just cuz. Don't forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! The Scribe TUtor site is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 185 audio
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184: Wish You Were There
Mon, Oct 18, 2010
Today chapters 27 and 28! Links for you: Sew a Where the Wild Things Are hat + pattern!, Tour Flickr group, CraftLit Group page, CraftLit FAN page (!), Austen/Colin Firth article (thank you Marla), Instructables Precision Pumpkin Carving ('tis the season), Donors Choose (for a friend in NY), we get on Casting Pod, checkout King Becky and her etsy store, prepping for NaNoWriMo (as though there isn't enough going on). Leanne says:
I'm writing about a young friend of mine. His name is Aidan, he is 5-years-old, and he was just diagnosed with ALL (leukemia) in September. His family is trying to raise money to help cover medical bills, and his aunt has set up an Etsy shop where she sells prints of his artwork (he LOVES to draw, mostly monsters). All of the money she makes from this goes to him. His shop is aidansmonsters.etsy.com, and he also has a blog that follows him through his journey, aidforaidan.wordpress.com (there is also a PayPal Donation button at his blog if people just want to give a few bucks.)
Patti let us know that there are a bunch of kids who listen to books after school and knit. But, budgets being what they are, their program could be eliminated. Clorox is taking votes to see who gets funding. You can vote here (and get a coupon for Clorox too!) I will be releasing video travelogues of our trip, one at a time, to the iPhone app then I'll be posting them to a special page on this site the week after. Everyone will get to see them, and I emailed (again) to find out when the Blackberry and Droid apps will be out. Lovely discussion, "Power of Two," on creativity at Emory U with Emily and Don Saliers (Emily of Indigo Girls, Don of fabulous professorship).
Fearless Resin Video from Cloth Paper Scissors Some future book thoughts from Nordie: "Vilette" (semi autobiographical story of what it's like to be a governess more through need than want), "The Professor" is the story of a male tutor working in a girl's school, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (about a single mother who escapes her dissolute rake of her husband to live under an assumed name to protect her son...only to fall for the neighbour). Don't forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! Writing-Your-Life Tutorial site is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 184 audio
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183: London Calling
Sun, Oct 03, 2010
Please see Episode 182 for shownotes.
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182: Impacted
Sat, Sep 25, 2010
182: Impacted and 183: London Calling
Lots of links and fun for you: Todd Culp's Peace of Action group on Ravelry, link to BBC Radio Wales' Roy Noble show (Sept 29, 2010! 2pm Welsh time!), don't forget to take the poll in the sidebar.
And here's where I hope to be uploading updates on our travels with emergency back-up blog. Check out some Earthships!
My mitts
and Cora's Cloche (adjusted to adult size) from Knit Picks.
Here's where we'll be and when:
Knitty Amy posted about coming to the UK!
London: @ I Knit London, Sunday, October 3 from 3-4pm
Cardiff: @ Rummer Tavern, Wednesday, Oct 6, from 7-9pm
If you can make it, please do! Amy’ll have Knitty shwag and we are both really excited to meet all of you!
Dont forget to submit patterns for the WWMDfK? pattern challenge.
Raining Men video fun!
VIDEO WORKING ON CRAFTLIT.COM SITE
(Clips: Wives&Daughters 1999; Persuasion 2007; NorthAnger Abbey 2007; Amazing Grace 2006; Casanova 2005; Emma 1996; North & South 2004; Pride & Prejudice 1995, 2005; Sense & Sensibility 1996, 2008; The Shadow in the North 2007)
Go! Get! Read! Golem! Agamemnon!
Final Week for the Sneak Peek!
Nora's Glacial Gauntlets
No matter what, I always have a gap between mittens or gloves and my coat sleeve. These solve the problem--and since the color pattern deepens as it goes, it can be worn light side showing or dark.
Only available through September 30, 2010. $1.50 Booklet format Simple pdf format
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181: Ambivalent Commitment
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
Today, chapters 21-22!
A few fun links: Guerrilla Knitters in NZ, an old friend’s newish site Sustainable Eats , Nickled and Dimed (a good read if a sad one), Rachel Herron’s Pens Fatales, Amy’s Fire in a Jar (a la my imagination)
And the Instructable site.
Knitty Amy divulges where to find CraftLit and Knitty in the UK, I try to find a way to get from Salisbury to Stonehenge and Avebury…all in one afternoon… I know. But I’m not there for long.
And, of course, I bring you Mark Twain, read by (the superior) John Greenman. Book talk starts at 12 min or so. Don’t forget our latest podcast craze! Listen to 181 audio
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Tags: London Trip, podcast, tutoring site, Twain history
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180: CraftLit, Meet Bard. Bard, Meet CraftLit.
Sun, Sep 12, 2010
Chapters 19-20!
Chop Bard! An awesome Shakespeare podcast! You'll love it!
Phyllis sent in this link to a Snow Farm class that incorporates a bit of the Madame Defarge love; TwirlyMama in Vancouver BC selling her crocheted wares for BP oil victims; Femke's new 88novels blog; new pics of Lyme and the Cobb; see the ACYiKAC button to the left? That's the code you want to steal for your blog. More of those buttons will be appearing on the Library page; Crazy Aunt Purl on Pride & Prejudice, do read the comments.
And don't forget to visit Mom's Rising's link to congress about chemicals in our food that appear to be affecting little girl's development. Here's a link to the explanatory article from the LA Times about the problem, another article from the Journal Pediatrics, and a final one on Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
And my goofball son's: Apollonir, Dragonoid, Altair and Upgrade, Mega Nemus, Alto Brontes, Subterra Vulcan, Subterra Clayf, Helis Pyrus (red), Worm Quake, Centepoid.
Book talk starts around 41 min.
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179: Exeunt Pursued by Bear
Sat, Aug 28, 2010
Please join me in celebrating (and purchasing) the latest, cool thing in sock knitting!
Socupied from Interweave! It runs on Adobe Air, comes in Mac and PC flavors, and will knock your *ahem* socks off. (And, you know, includes content from me)! Read more about it here.
Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
Chapter 18!Nuclear bomb thingNew poll in the right sidebar, and you can thank Erica for the tutorial on how to make Yogurt.
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178: A Case of the Fantods
Mon, Aug 23, 2010
You can thank Twain for the episode's title. You can thank starting-a-business for the fact thereof. Nevertheless, today's chapters are 16–17. Some links for you! As promised, the Lewis Creek Socks pattern, loyal listener Renee sent in this link to a KQED show on Twain's autobio--gazillions of pages long and... iiiiinteresting... and the Biblical translation article link, and our next sneak peek. This one goes on sale when the shownotes go live and will be avaliable until September 30th. After that, you'll just have to wait for the book! and the link to Todd Culp's book--pass it along--
Todd reading begins at 14.
Book talk begins at 24.
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177: The Hours
Sat, Aug 07, 2010
Today, chapters 14-15 of ACYiKAC! Uncle Ordover’s newest book with photography by Father-in-Law Abe! And new book by Kate Rockland Falling is Like This. This week, the excerpt! (Remember, there’s a bit of language, so be cautious with children.)
Deep fryer recs gratefully accepted, Arachne sock calc up and running on iPhone/iTouch app store, Twain’s wife’s family’s first little home test knitters needed (please email), Sculpey transfers a success using a photocopy (OfficeMax) of one of my early wee little watercolors (you can see the tile and water on the paper best in the first pic).
LOVED Sweater Quest (evidently separated at birth from author)
Funny Shark Week photo
Fun picture and a series of chilling pics that I can’t share from their site.
Book talk starts around 33.
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176: A Quest!
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
Today, chapters 11-13 of ACYiKAC. Some fun links and things: Twain’s little gazebo pic, our own Kate Rockland’s book
and our own Todd Culp’s book (my, my…literate today, aren’t we?)
Creating the Hive link in right sidebar, many thanks to our reader John Greenman for sounding so Twainish, –plus the polymer clay transfer and Jane Austen videos!
Book talk starts at 24:30. This month’s incentive from Robin of Libby’s Leashes–YOU get to pick!
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175: Ditto
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Today, chapters 4-6 of aCIYaKAC! And on July 23rd, you’ll get chapters 7-10 in 175!Links on Twain from the St Joan side and the Atheist side and a link on the top 10 Myths about the Middle Ages.
Monologue to the right along with the button to the new tutoring site. And don’t forget the little patternette linked to in the upper left sidebar–get the whole set.
Elizabeth of NY has her Arachne sock calculator up at at ‘em as an app for the iPhone–but the site version will remain.
What Would Madame Defarge Knit? Creations Inspired by the Classics, access to the sneak peek patterns, and newsy bits on the writing tutorial service (for all ages!) links can be found in the right sidebar.
Aside from all that, book talk starts at 20 or so on 174, right away on 175.
Chromo sample for you, via Wikipedia.
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This month’s incentive from Robin of Libby’s Leashes–YOU get to pick!
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174: A Believing Athiest
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Today, chapters 4-6 of aCIYaKAC! Links on Twain from the St Joan side and the Atheist side and a link on the top 10 Myths about the Middle Ages.
Monologue to the right along with the button to the new tutoring site. And don't forget the little patternette linked to in the upper left sidebar--get the whole set.
Elizabeth of NY has her Arachne sock calculator up at at 'em as an app for the iPhone--but the site version will remain.
What Would Madame Defarge Knit? Creations Inspired by the Classics, access to the sneak peak patterns (look in the upper left sidebar), and newsy bits on the writing tutorial service (for all ages!) are all up and running. Links can be found in the right sidebar.
Aside from all that, book talk starts at 20 or so.
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This month's incentive from Robin of Libby's Leashes--Donate to CraftLit and YOU get to pick a project bag!
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173: : Seneschal v Morholt
Mon, Jul 12, 2010
Credit to Jen Minnis (our Haute Designer) for the iPhone/iTouch Wallpaper this episode!
ACYiKAC toots along with chapters 2-3. Links: checkout Knitting Out Loud’s new COOKING out loud (yes!); Good old Elizabeth of NY has her Arachne sock calculator coming out as an app for the iPhone soon—no, really—but the site version will remain and those of you with Droid phones, Julie found a Droid app workaround until we get our app (when…when…?). Don’t forget—Crackberry workaround? Please post in the comments. I’m assured by the PTB (powers that be) that apps are coming…they won’t say when.
And in CraftLit Takes Over the World news: tutorial site will go live later this week (7/2010), updates on the new WWMDfK? book of patterns can be reached via the sidebar button to the left with access to the sneak-peek patterns, and newsy bits on the pending eBooks will also pop up there. Like...this:
Lotsa nifty stuff!
Aside from that, book talk starts at 29 min.
This month’s incentive from Robin of Libby’s Leashes–Donate to the show and YOU get to pick a project bag!
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172: Back. Saddle. You Know the Drill.
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Welcome back all y’all. It’s been awhile, but we’re hitting the ground running. ACYiKAC is going to be a hoot–when it’s not breaking your heart (like all good books) but I wanted to send you some links as well: Sam and his sweaters; checkout Knitting Out Loud’s new COOKING out loud (yes!); Good old Elizabeth of NY has her Arachne sock calculator coming out as an app for the iPhone soon–but the site version will remain and those of you with Droid phones, Julie found a Droid app workaround until we get our app (when…when…?). Anyone have a suggestion for a Crackberry workaround?
And in CraftLit Takes Over the World news: (okay a very small and bookish part of the world) please check out the WWMDfK? buttons in the sidebars to get updated on the progress of the new pattern book (What Would Madame Defarge Knit? Creations Inspired by the Classics), access to the sneak peak patterns, and finally, newsy bits on the writing tutorial service (for all ages!) coming in August 2010. Lotsa nifty stuff!
Aside from that, book talk starts at 26:30. This month’s incentive from Robin of Libby’s Leashes–YOU get to pick!.
Tags: incentive fun, London Trip, podcast, start of book
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Fri, Jun 25, 2010
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171: Bonanza! (part deux)
Fri, Jun 04, 2010
More craziness on my end shouldn't mean you have to suffer. TWO episodes (again)!
170=Chapter 22 171=Chapters 23-24...that would be the END OF THE BOOK!
The Frankenstein link I mention.
May Incentive Winnah: Irina of VA!—3 skeins Simply Socks sock yarn, Peach 0179
Come episode 172 I will have lotsa good news for your. Too much to go into before a brief hiatus.
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170: Bonanza! (part un)
Fri, Jun 04, 2010
More craziness on my end shouldn't mean you have to suffer. TWO episodes (again)!
170=Chapter 22 171=Chapters 23-24...that would be the END OF THE BOOK!
The Frankenstein link I mention.
May Incentive Winnah: Irina of VA!—3 skeins Simply Socks sock yarn, Peach 0179
Come episode 172 I will have lotsa good news for your. Too much to go into before a brief hiatus.
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169: Back-to-Front
Mon, May 24, 2010
Releasing two podcasts at the same time. Same shownotes. Same creamy goodness. BUT! It was Northanger Abby! Not Mansfield Park!!!
May Incentive—3 skeins Simply Socks sock yarn, Peach 0179, 80% superwash 20% nylon 175 yds:
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168: Front to Back
Mon, May 24, 2010
Releasing two podcasts at the same time. Same shownotes. Same creamy goodness. May Incentive—3 skeins Simply Socks sock yarn, Peach 0179, 80% superwash 20% nylon 175 yds:
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167: Sunny With a Chance of Sheep
Sun, May 09, 2010
Listener Kayleigh took a few pictures showing how AMAZING the Cobb is -- and the hanker-scarf she knit whilst in England—AND most importantly, a slew of pics of her pretending to be Louisa Musgrove! A cool plaque dedicating the Jane Austen gardens at Lyme RegisKayleigh pretending to be Louisa, falling down the stairs at the CobbThe end of the Cobb, out to seaThe Stairs on the Cobb (yikes)Lyme Regis todayGeneration T by Megan Nicolay—goes to Carrie of MO.
May Incentive—3 skeins Simply Socks sock yarn, Peach 0179, 80% superwash 20% nylon 175 yds: More great Regency fun--Regency House Party (The Bachelor meets Mister Darcy?--thanks to Becky for the link); Tammy in TX solves our diaper woes via the Nappy Shoppe and their rec of a biodegradable insert; met the Jane Austen Society of NA in AZ; great article on an 87 year old woman who reads--LOTS; And ShannonA sent in a lecture on Frankenstein. Don't forget to visit CleverCatBags, Kelsey her sister at DeviantArt, and the family site at ThistleDown. Book talk begins at 30 min or so.
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166: Return of the Lady
Mon, Apr 19, 2010
Lady Russell, that is.Chapters 13-14
of Persuasion!
Links for you!
Go listen to Julie at Forgotten Classics! Riddle of the Sands! You’ll love it!
Summit by Mandie Harrington (genius!); Bucky Balls; Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty; Awesome Cardiff Knitters!
From KarmaKnits: a movie called Miss Austen Regrets
From gBaby: “http://www.mytartelette.com/ - gluten free fancy food. Just pretty to look at even if you don’t ever cook a thing…
And this article, which for some reason reminded me of Flatland but was so intelligent, and pretty easy to follow and had pretty colors in it I felt compelled to share.” She’s right.
Don’t Forget! April Incentive: Generation T by Megan Nicolay
Book talk begins at 20 min or so
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165: Admirable Admiral
Mon, Apr 05, 2010
Today chapters 11 -12 of Persuasion! (You can get your own copy of the Persuasion (Norton Critical Edition) here) Never ending Sock Toes plague me. Don’t forget to visit Knit Circus! Lotsa links for you! Lyme city centre, Lyme beach from the Cobb, the Cobb from above, Jane Blog with Cobb pics, link to book Jane Austen and the Navy, NPR Austen bio story, bamboo yarn making facts. Ooh! And a Flatland comic. (Be sure and hover your cursor over the comic to read the additional "secret"—adult—text.) What’s the verdict on adding cream to soups—women, hands down, add cream or milk. Men? Water. New April Incentive: Generation T by Megan Nicolay. Book talk begins at 23 min or so.
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164: Don't Be A Hayter
Mon, Mar 29, 2010
Today chapters 9-10 of Persuasion!Whoot!Testing the new server system so I'm not going to type much here now. Last week was three hours of uploading over and over and over. More shownotes at CraftLit.com.
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163: O Captain! My Captain!
Sun, Mar 21, 2010
Today chapters 7-8 of Persuasion!
Little more voice.
Not much more craftiness (I’m designing…shhhh).
Jules Gluten Free stuff, though. And a “new” pattern venue for you! ! Whoot!
But, Oh…Captain Wentworth!
Don't forget the March Incentive: SEW Liberated by Meg McElwee
Book talk at 10.5 min or so. Listen to 163 audio
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162: Austen's Best
Sun, Mar 14, 2010
Today chapter 6 of Persuasion! Short Show. No Voice.
March Incentive: SEW Liberated by Meg McElwee
Book talk at 8 min or so. Listen to 162 audio
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161: I *Had* Vision
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
Chapters 4–5 of Persuasion! Links for you! Vimeo film Nuit Blanche
from Spy Films on Vimeo; Clay Jenkinson (That's Mr. Jefferson to you and me!); Knitting Out Loud (go listen to samples of the new books there!); Script Frenzy; Becoming Jane Bath Link:
Congrats to the Feb Incentive winner: Jamie of NY!!!
March Incentive: SEW Liberated by Meg McElwee
Ann and Kay from Mason-Dixon with their Grey Gardens Spoof
Things I didn't mention but are nifty anyway: A dress a day keeps the Dr away. A Very Potter Musical and News: Dreadful E-Books Offered Gratis By British Library;
OH!
And the Knucks pic!
And what not to do in Tucson! more funny pictures (though I don't know if I'd count this as *funny*...
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160: I'm Persuaded
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
Today we start Persuasion! (Let the rejoicing begin!) Our Librivox version is read by (the really quite excellent) Karen Savage.
Chapters 1-3 and not much else except...we say a hearty "WHOOT!" to Rachael Herron (you probably know her as Yarn-a-go-go) on the eve of her very first book release! Very exciting stuff. You can pick it up at your local bookstore, Target, and the ubiquitous online book venues. And if you're looking to expand your crafty blog horizon, may I recommend two of Rachael's other venues? Pens Fatales and Romancing the Yarn. Here's a link to an excerpt from How to Knit a Love Song, Rachel's new book--the first in a series.
Oh, and most importantly: Librivox needs our help. Even if you can't donate, please put a link back to their page on your blogs. They do so much for us.
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159: Fin!
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
End of Book!
Yowsa!
Yes, the end of Flatland. End of my romance with math...or my infatuation that turns out to be completely misleading like how that guy was who I dated while I was teaching at the reading school who... um...TMI? Infatuation? Maybe. Because I fooled myself into thinking I could balance my checkbook if I understood Flatland. There is no Transitive Property in my life.
The Lightning Thief (by Rick Riordan)! Read the book...not so much the movie thing...
And that's about it!
Have a great time until I get back with Persuasion (thanks Meg!).
Book chat begins around 11 minutes in.
Link to Penelope's pearlicious pattern
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158: Top of the World!
Sun, Feb 07, 2010
I conquer Greenland. (And there was much rejoicing…)
Some links: Needle Noodles! How do I love the Valkyrie? SOoooo much! Link to Christen Haden’s book “Creepy Cute Crochet”; Terry Pratchett‘s sad speech; “Too Late to Apologize” based on a Timbaland song (see below) and the nifty work of the SoomoPublishing group, and, um… Donnegal Tweed in #809 teal, anyone?
Don’t forget the February Incentive book: I <heart> Patchwork! And congrats to Marianne of CA who won Enchanted Adornments, the January Incentive book!
Book talk begins at: 25:45
Lyrics to “Too Late…”
Halfway across the globe And we're standing on new ground Screaming 'cross the waves You can't hear a sound There's no fair trials, no trade, no liberties No tea We've colonized America; we won't stand for tyranny, Oh king And it's too late to apologize It's too late I said it's too late to apologize It's too late We've paid your foolish tax, read the acts And they just won't do We want to make it clear, we believe this much is true All men were created with certain Unalienable rights Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness And it's too late to apologize It's too late I said it's too late to apologize It's too late…
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157: Smooth Operator
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Know what a smooth operator is? A sphere! Trust me. Chapters 15-17 of Flatland! Whoot! This week's links: interview with Jasper Fforde (in which he discusses--wait for it--Flatland!!!), Barknknit podcast promo, Studiographia (my new writing home). proof of my spinniness Listen to episode 157 audio Book talk starts around 12 minutes.
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156: What is This Strange Moisture?
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
The Encounter begins!!! Meanwhile, back at the ranch...it's raining. And... tornado...ing? How does one say that? We here are unused to your strange terminology and bizarre windy ways. Some links: Great TechKnitting blog post with links to lots of great and very smart ideas (expensive sock yarn etc); the latest TwistCollective Winter 2009 issue; PopKnits Vintage Knitting Redux with this thick slipper sock; a very useful (and comprehensive) no-purl garter stitch in the round tutorial; a link to the Antique Pattern Library; Craftzine article on how Emboriderer Jenny Hart organizes her work room; FiberRepublic--a EWE-topia of all things knitterly (get it? I didn't make it up--it's hers); some pretty patterns here in the Petite Purls Winter Issue. And finally: How do we love thee, Big Bang Theory!!!! Go Flatland! Karen in Surrey BC: says to checkout the “excellent film version of this story from 1961 called The Innocents with Deborah Kerr.” (Warning: SCARY!) And I blew it and owe an apology to Groucho. He’s the one who said, “I wouldn’t join any club that would have me as a member” was Groucho. And Shannon filled me in on another of his zingers for Flatland — Women should be obscene and not heard. 
Heh. Don’t forget the January Incentive book: Enchanted Adornments! Book talk begins at: 22:30 Listen to 156 audio Book audio by Anita! Here’s your new pattern!
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155: End of Song, Beginnin' of Story!
Sat, Jan 16, 2010
We finish the background info to Flatland today (and you thought we were already IN the story, didn't you!) and next episode head into... The Encounter! Da Da Duuuuummmmmmm This week some gluten free fun for you UK travelers and denizens (beer, cider, food, mobile phone 24/7 beer guidance), I wax rhapsodic over the CAMRA guide, find the 3/50 Project (yes!), and knit, knit, spin, and knit. AH! And I find a speed knitter (like the Yarn Harlot) who actually SHOWS HER TENSIONING! Cool "knit in any language" translator (and one just for Finnish), ANOTHER book by Anahad (my former student), a Harper's Article you might want to pass around, an article about a provocative statement by Harvard's President (it'll make sense when you listen to the episode), funny comic on centripetal force, and our December Incentive Winners: Andrew, Melanie, and Robin! OH! And I forgot to say: I found an amazing blog post with a spectacular list of podcasts! (Yeah, we're on there too, but there are new ones I've not heard of. V exciting!) January Incentive book: Enchanted Adornments! Book talk begins at: 21:00 Listen to 154 audio
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154: The Boys Are Back!
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
Christmas knitting (nearly) done. Still working on Welsh Heel socks for Auntie, sock yarn hat (for picture scroll down a bit) pattern for the hat here, useful tutorial for Jogless stripes, cool MixTape Zine and MixTapeZine’s editor’s blog, and nifty attached i-cord tutorial. And the artwork for chapter 9: And for 154: The Boys Are Back! A link to their Vampire OpEd, and Plato, Heidegger, and Aristotle (which we didn't talk about) and Daniel Klein's latest fiction, The History of Now. Last week's iPhone extra! The Colophon pattern! Only available via CraftLit through February! Get yer copy now (and while you're at it, check out Hunter's other great work!)
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153: Happy 2010!
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
Christmas knitting (nearly) done. Still working on Welsh Heel socks for Auntie, sock yarn hat (for picture scroll down a bit) pattern for the hat here, useful tutorial for Jogless stripes, cool MixTape Zine and MixTapeZine’s editor’s blog, and nifty attached i-cord tutorial. And the artwork for chapter 9: And for 154: The Boys Are Back! A link to their Vampire OpEd, and Plato, Heidegger, and Aristotle (which we didn't talk about) and Daniel Klein's latest fiction, The History of Now. Last week's iPhone extra! The Colophon pattern! Only available via CraftLit through February! Get yer copy now (and while you're at it, check out Hunter's other great work!) NOTE: Very soon there will be no more comments accepted on this site. Please go to Craftlit.com if you wish to leave a comment.
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152: Recovery
Sun, Dec 20, 2009
Wedding: Done! (successfully too!) Happy Sister (red) Happy Hub-to-Be (with Uke)[/caption] Semester Grades: Done! (mostly successfully) November Winners: Posted! Gayle of CA will receive When Autumn Leaves by our own Amy S. Foster and Elizabeth of MA will receive Sweater 101! Checkout the December Incentive Book! Mack Hacks! Let me know if you're interested! Anglo-Saxon! On Audio! Interweave books to check out: 101 Easy Wire Earrings, Sew Liberated, and Enchanted Adornments. Some MathPhobe books we mentioned: The Number Devil; e=MC²; Gödel, Escher, Bach; Le Ton Beau de Marot; I am a Strange Loop (haven't read it, but it's by the same guy--and I loof him!); Danica McKellar's Kiss My Math. And, you know...the shawl and pin. Whoo hoo!
Wedding Shawl--blockedShawl Pin (sterling silver hammered wire)"] Book talk starts at 30 min, fig 1 at 45 min, fig 2 at 47 min, and fig 3 at 50 min. Listen to 152 here photo of the Sister by Abe Ordover
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151: Feeling Full?
Tue, Dec 01, 2009
Hope everyone in the US had a satisfying Thanksgiving--in every way. Food. Family. Fun. Life is good on this end, if looking a bit beans-and-rice for the next bit. But I can't complain. It's certainly better than being A. Square. Don't forget to check out the iPhone/iTouch app if you have the right platform in your pocket or purse--should be available and working world-wide now. And know that I've triple-checked and the good people at Wizzard Media (where the podcast is hosted) are indeed working towards getting apps up for other smart phone platforms. I am relieved. And excited. iPhone app pdf from the previous episode. November Incentive Winner announced in next episode. Book talk for 151 begins around 13 minutes in. Play here: audio
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150: Embrace Your Inner Mathematician
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
iPhone/iTouch app is up and running. We have seven days to get it, rate it, and take over the world (or at least 50 million members therein). Please enjoy responsibly. Coming soon! Interview Number 2 with the charming comedy team of Tom Cathcart and Daniel Klein (I'm not-so-secretly in love. Yes, the Husband knows). Flatland!My Dad's melodious voice will only be gracing us briefly before he has to go rescue the university (or a small part thereof). Many of our readers will be...CraftLit Volks! Huzzah! Do Not Fear The Math. (Or maybe fear it just a little bit.) The Kickstarter Campain wages on! Can't donate? Just pass the info on. I so deeply appreciate the support! And here's the link to the Hot Lava Cardigan. Oh! And Susan's interview with me at Knit-a-Journey! What fun we had! (You can probably tell.) Listen to the audio 150, booktalk starts around 20 min in.
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Episode One Hundred forty-nine: You HAVE GOT to be Kidding!
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
O so many things to link to! Here are some links to...gluten free flour mix, the Jean Reno movie Les Visiteurs, iPhone app info!, Flatland needs readers (text in left sidebar of link). More iPhone app information will come as I know it. Those of you who indulge, I'll try to make sure the launch isn't TOO bumpy.
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And Now For Something Completely Different
Sat, Nov 07, 2009
Well, not completely different. We’ll still be working our way through a book…
I’m still on the fence about doing the Prologue to Canterbury Tales–mostly because finding a translation I like in the public domain is gonna kill me. (I got spoiled using that sterling one when writing curriculum.)
Regardless the Chaucer drama, there will be Flatland!
O yes.
There will be.
Narrated by my very own Dad. Ain’t he a trooper. He also has a lovely baritone, so I think you’ll find it soothing. Actually, come to think of it, he read Roughing it and Ben Franklin’s Autobiography to us before I turned 13–and I liked and remembered those books, so you have to figure he’s pretty good.
Plus he has a beard like Pa Ingalls, so how can you go wrong, eh?
Alice in Wonderland is tabled for now–all who wrote in agreed that the language play is too visual (like The Phantom Tollbooth) for you to really hear the jokes. There was a suggestion for The Secret Garden after Flatland…and I have to say…I’m intrigued. I think it’s down to that or Connecticut Yankee.
Thoughts? Comments?
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Episode One hundred forty-eight: Be True! Be True!
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
And...CUT!
Today we end The Scarlet Letter.
It's sad.
I'm just sayin'.
Oh...gules!
Listen for the extended deadline for the 2009 Challenge!
Whoopie!
Book Talk starts around 19min.
But, on the happy side of things: Amy S. Foster's new book (a signed copy of) is our October Incentive! Donate and get your name put into the hat. And I forgot to say, I'm counting donations to Kickstarter as well as to CraftLit directly. Penny rugs! Also, if you're looking for a rollicking good time, check out Dragon of Trelian from Michelle Knudsen. Support not only a great book, but a great writer and friend (you DID read Library Lion, didn't you?) Also check out the great pattern for a Clapotis Cap! Love this! Knucks!. Cabled handwarmers! And...I'm out of exclamation points.
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Episode One hundred forty-seven: The Final Shoe
Sat, Oct 10, 2009
Listening to Jeeves.
Rolling around laughing while listening.
And while we're at it, Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall made me laugh in the most horrible way.
2009 Challenge! GET THEM IN PRONTO!
And a New Challenge! iPhone App Patterns! Listen for details.
October Incentive! A signed copy of Amy S. Foster's new novel When Autumn Leaves! Did I mention it was signed? Because she loves CraftLit and therefore, loves you too.
Only a few seats left on the CraftLit/Knitty trip. Get 'em while you can! Even if you're not positive you can go, better safe than sorry!
And thank you Rita for introducing me to Chillingworth the Owl! Never have I seen a character captured so perfectly in...a...stuffed animal...
Don't forget to checkout the Kickstarter site (look to the left sidebar to check on the progress).
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Episode One hundred forty-six: Oy!
Sat, Oct 03, 2009
Oy vey! Can't wait to find a headache remedy! (One more week...)
Or learn more Yiddish.
That might take my mind off the pain.
Only two episodes left before the 2009 CraftLit™ Challenge! Get 'em in.
And on that note--go reserve your space on the London, Bath, and Wales trip! Even if you're not positive you can go...better safe than sorry. Checkout the "how to" info via the link above.
But here are some links for you: Michelle Malone's new album Debris is one to check out if you like jazzy, Southern Rock (you'll be able to tell she came up in Atlanta at the same time as the Indigo Girls--you can listen to some songs from the site), our winners for the September Incentives are Penelope, Erica, and Donna! Yay! A nice site if you need to learn how to stretch your dollars (who doesn't?), some AMAZING paper cutout art, and more than you ever wanted to know about the Sonoran Desert brought to you by Arizona 4-H.
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Episode One hundred forty-five: A Conundrum Inside an Enigma Wrapped in a Kumquat
Sun, Sep 27, 2009
Episode One hundred forty-five: A Conundrum Inside an Enigma Wrapped in a Kumquat
What was it the ER docs couldn't diagnose?
A Migraine.
Some conundrum, eh?
Where was House when I needed him?
So, today...reminder of the September Incentives: Mission Falls 136 Duet Catalog, and the Falls Catalog. Gaze at the beauty that may be your incentive. Don't forget to visit the link above for the Craftlit 2009 Challenge Rules. Time's-a-wastin'!!
Fabricate! AND Joi Lynn's bookmark and stitch marker set!!! YAY SEPTEMBER!!!!
Jenny's pledge site for her Leukemia walk! Go! Donate! Support!
Go pre-order Amy S. Foster's new novel "When Autumn Leaves" --a listener who you'll want to go have a cuppa with after you start the book. I'm about a third of the way through.
Love it!
Checkout our Kickstarter pledge site. Donate and if we make the goal, then you pay. If we don't make the goal, you walk away free and clear! Spread the word!
And that's about it. Book chat on chapter 21 starts around 21 minutes.
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Episode One hundred forty-four: I'm SooOo Tired...
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
A Little Funny for you, a little Mission Falls 136 Duet Catalog, and the Falls Catalog. Gaze at the beauty that is your incentive. Don't forget to visit the link above for the Craftlit 2009 Challenge Rules. Time's-a-wastin'!
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Episode One hundred forty-three: Is It Over Yet?
Thu, Sep 10, 2009
What a DAY!
Brutal coming back from a nice weekend, but this was a little nutty, even by my standards. Here I sit, laptop in front of me, candle and matches next to me. Kinda a Laura Ingalls Wilder sorta night.
Regardless, I was able to sketch a little on the trip. Here’s some Newport Beach for you.
We also got a copy of the VERY LOVELY Amy S. Foster’s new novel “When Autumn Leaves” (clever, sure, but what else do you expect from a CraftLit listener?!). I read the back and am already hooked. You will be too! Go buy! Support CraftLit folks!
Blackout kinda blew my mojo…but I think it’s okay now. Lotsa wind, some rain, some really good lightning. We thought the monsoons were over, but the hurricane in Baja helped us out. Very nice. Lovely weather.
SEPTEMBER INCENTIVE! Cool For You!!!
Fabricate! AND Joi Lynn’s bookmark and stitch marker set AND a Mission Falls Kit!
What could be more exciting?!
Books I mentioned: Big Book of Things to Draw, Emberly’s Drawing Book of Animals, Visual Journaling, Art for Kids Cartooning.
Don’t forget the 2009 SCARLET LETTER CHALLENGE! There are only five chapters left! We need your entries! Join the fray! I know you people now. You’re mad creative, yo! Send ‘em in.
And, of course, checkout the Holiday Travel link above and sign up to be in the loop. It’s a lotta bang for your buck (Dianne only picks the good stuff) so even if it seems like a stretch right now, you’re going to kick yourself when you win the lottery…after the trip is full.
Seriously!
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Episode One hundred forty-two: Yes, But Is It Aaaht?
Mon, Aug 31, 2009
A few quick things:
What I did Saturday (and part of why I didn't post on Thursday), a new Etsy store by long-time listener, a new Crafty mag that inspired me,
And
Mason Dixon from Knitting Out Loud, Moccasin sock in all it's reinforced-soled glory,
and
the numbers are a-growin' at Holiday Travel!
Sign up NOW for the email announcements!
Reservations open Sept 30th at the 800 number, and Dianne (last I checked Ravelry) is working on an International solution as well!
WHOOPIE!
We're gonna go a-travelin'!
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Episode One hundred forty-one: Ow
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
Not much to post today. Checkout Mission Falls, though. The September incentive people! Whoopie!
And don't forget about the 2009 CraftLit challenge...like I keep forgetting to mention it on the 'Cast... tra la la...
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Episode One hundred forty: Reaching the Summit
Tue, Aug 18, 2009
To say we are all exhausted is such an understatement I'm just going to take it as read that you know that, and move on.
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It was great! Amazing! (Did I mention I'm tired?)
I'm going to put as many pictures and links in here as I can because I know I'll forget to mention someone's gorgeous yarns or wares...I'll try to catch up on the next 'Cast, though!
OH! But checkout The Blue Ridge Soap Shed esp. the Hand Repair Soap in "Green Tea". Also Cheryl Brunette's Sweater 101 and Chrissy Gardiner's Toe Up! (soon-to-be incentive books).
And now for some pictures!
Laser-cut and amazing knitting
Ilisha Helfman's cards
Then, some amazing yarn!
Here's a pic of the card for the next couple of picks:
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The super-huggy sock sole--good for high arches and those among us who need a hug.
First night's dinner
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And Amy and I also got to sit with
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Casey, Mary-Heather, Jess, Jennie, Amy, Meg, Gretchen, and Dianne all recorded at Kells Pub on 2nd in Portland...Kells...home of the best Shepherd's Pie in the world.
Also, next month, a special incentive treat for you!
Mission Falls! Our own Jessica (not from Ravelry, from Mission Falls!) has hooked us up! I'll be picking a kit and yarn to be next month's incentive item. Just lettin' you know, it's gonna be kickin'! As you know, I love me some Mission Falls 130 Superwash Merino!
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Episode One hundred thirty-nine: Tick Tock
Tue, Aug 04, 2009
Book talk for chapter 15 starts at 27min or so...
Studio magazine
Mixed Mania (love those ladies! For all my success in this arena—should there be any—I blame Cheryl.)
What the monsoons should look like.
What they look like instead.
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Episode One hundred thirty-eight: Can You Hear Me NOW?
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
Feed's back.
Site's back.
Ability to sleep's back.
All is well with the world.
Here are some sites for your fun and frolicking:
Blogher--a site for bloggin' chicks
DailyLit--Maybe you'll eventually even be able to hear an interview...if our planets ever align...
GoodGuide--This is the beta site/clearing house of all things Good
SmallSteps.gov--Health and Human Service site...get some action out of your tax dollars
Mikki Knudsen's book The Dragon of Trelian (and and interview with her)
Studio 360--LOVE this episode--esp They Might Be Giants and "Forever Young"! Boomers listen up!
Don't forget the challenge and to check on Yellow Dog and Jennie the Potter at Sock Summit for info on the NEW Secret CraftLit...thing...and let me know if you want to read stories for my English101 class. You can Pimp Your Pod(cast...or blog).
Chapter 14 chatter starts around 34:30.
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One Possible Solution!
Tue, Jul 21, 2009
Okay, try this:
From iTunes:
Click on the CraftLit title in your podcast list (assuming you still have a subscription. If not, skip to the next step).Go to the Advanced Menu.Click on "Subscribe to Podcast"A write-in box should open asking you for a feed.Type in: http://craftlit.libsyn.com/rssClick okay.You should see everything update right away.
If this doesn't work, add a comment here and I'll keep working.
For
those of you on other podcast aggregators, this information SHOULD also
be correct for you. The feed itself never changed, but iTunes got
glitchy.
Ain't technology fun!?
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Episode One hundred thirty-seven: It Is Finished! (not TSL, the Novel!)
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
Okay, I'm done with the 91,000 word novel.WOOF!Now I can get back to living...o wait...now I have to send it out...unsolicited.MORE FUN!101 Wire Earrings rocks! Denise Peck did a great job. Love it!We have a BookGlutton group! Come! Join us!Check out Dr. Gemma at CogKNITive!And...here's the divorce article. See what you think. Then post comments at Drop.io/craftlit (pwd: craftlit). Hmmmm...wonder what you'll have to say...Don't forget about the Challenge!Chapter 13--Book chat begins around 28 minutes7/9/09--NOTE: iTunes feed should be fixed...website is being reconstructed by the Domain Host...dunno what they did, but they say it's them...should be up by or before 7/12/09.7/15/09-- NOTE: I am STILL on the phone with the site folks and the Libsyn folks. This will get fixed, they all tell me...someone, however, owes me a week and a half.
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Episode One hundred thirty-six: Galloping Galapagos!
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Today Thing 1 leaves for the Galapagos Islands with his grandparents and I receive that horrible weepy phone call every parent dreads.
Thing 2 and I get another crafty weekend and I share video of his first dance recital. Tonight, watching a splashy dance number he announces that all he wants to do is be on TV. Have we created a monster or was he doomed from the start?
' Thing Two's First Dance Recital
Kewl pics from Burton's Alice in Wonderland (oooh, ahhhh...or eeek! ugh!); fave sock heel yarn found (colorway 35); getting closer to identifying 15 pretty blogs (who knew I'd have no time to look); I close in on a complete edit of my complete draft of my complete novel (who knew it would take this long...you sensing a theme?); I change my Sock Summit travel arrangements...SFO, I hardly knew ye.
Get your 2009 Challenge Ideas in! We're half way through the book!
And, sadly, farewell to Michael and Farrah.
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135: Time! Where Hast Thou Gone?
Thu, Jun 18, 2009
I run out of time, out of technology to fix audio, and wine. But you didn't hear about that last part on the 'cast.
here are some links for you: Funny online movie starring Jaleel White and Leyna Weber. It's a new webseries Road to the Alter. Full disclosure, I was only able to stream the first minute plus (that's the technology part above) but what I saw was funny. I'm going to guess that it might not be PG though. Just a headsup.
Also, don't forget to check out KnittingDaily.com and BrookklynTweed. There's also the fab Etsy store with the cool Shakespeare Sock Club (I LOVE the colors), cool Twitter news, a book review by our own Becky, now of Tucson (Go Saguaros!), your link to the new Harry Potter Site, and checkout Leanne's Lovely blog.
Chapter 11—book talk starts around 30 min in.
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Episode One Hundred thirty-four: Free to Be Crafty
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Well, I knew I was having issues when I uploaded this file, but didn't expect an entire post to disappear.Check for shownotes at craftlit.com.
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Episode One hundred thirty-three: Eek! A Leech!
Fri, May 29, 2009
Now, now...didn't mean to frighten you there...Leech was just a old fashioned way of saying "Doctor."
Which makes me wonder why ANYONE would ever go to the Doctor?!
Huge thanks to Penelope for reading this week!!!! YAY CRAFTLIT LISTENERS!!!
Camille sent this picture she found. Feel the drama?
News from Interweave:
Quilting Arts Gives Away Free eBook of 7 Quilted Bag Patterns eBook giveaway celebrates launch of the new Quilting Arts website and online community, www.quiltingarts.com
Loveland, Colo. - May 2009: Quilting Arts magazine announced this month that they are giving away a new free eBook, 7 Quilted Bag Patterns: Handmade Quilt Bags from Quilting Arts, to celebrate the launch of their new online community website, www.quiltingarts.com The new Quilting Arts online community is a place for contemporary quilters to engage with each and the magazine’s editors online, upload photos of their work, share videos, comment on stories, view Quilting Arts Challenge galleries, download free projects and tutorials, and much more. The 18-page eBook offers easy-to-print sewing patterns and templates for making seven different handmade bags for every personality and skill level, from beginning stitchers to advanced art quilters. The free eBook of quilted bag patterns includes materials lists and step-by-step directions for every bag, along with beautifully photographed full-color examples. “There is such a wide variety of quilted bags in this free eBook, from quilted accessory purses that are perfect for holding your jewelry or makeup when you travel to evening clutches and eco-friendly shopping bags. You might want to make them all. And what I love about quilted bags is that they are the perfect small project for trying new skills, or to show off your love of quilting when you’re out and about,” says Quilting Arts Editor Pokey Bolton. Beginners can try their hands at an easy-to-assemble Artful Eco Bag, then apply their quilting skills to a Pretty Purse. The Easy & Elegant Quilted Bag is perfect for people who love embellishment and stitch, but not necessarily the intricacies of sewing patterns. More experienced artists will love the Blue, Yellow, and Purple Evening Bags and the Mini Messenger Bag with a digitally altered and inkjet-printed design. Download the free eBook of 7 Quilted Bag Patterns here: http://quiltingarts.com/7-Free-Quilted-Bag-Patterns/
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Episode One hundred thirty-two: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
Mon, May 25, 2009
For all of you (ahem, all of us) who don't speak Latin...you know...just in general...that would be a title for the Governor in our little book--in English: Who Watches the Watchmen?
This week, Chapters 7 and 8 of The Scarlet Letter.
Some quick links for your merriment: Checkout Scrivener if you have a Mac and write stories, lookee at News Knitter, Interesting idea...LifeHacks, another way to organize your days, quick and dirty (really) mosquito trap, how to read more books this year, how to learn faster, 14 ways to make your resolutions stick, The No-S Diet (not what you think), cool art from a Tucsonan, take a look at Ravelry before there was a Ravelry, a kewl knitted village, more expensive mosquito killer, and, finally, a fun blog add-on.
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Episode One hundred thirty-one: Pearls Before Swine...Flu?
Fri, May 08, 2009
Not much for you this episode. Maryland Sheep and Wool was great. Jennie the Potter and Dawn and Amy were spectacular (a year since the cruise! Who knew?!).
And now I'm heading out to NYC. Ping me if you are there and want to hook up.
Whoo hoo!
Next week will likely NOT have a 'cast, but the week after, you know it!
And don't forget the challenge! Lots of Scarlet Letter yarn went at MSW. It really is a great scarlet color--and a wool silk blend.
mmmmmmmmm
yummy...
Perhaps we need a Scarlet Letter T-shirt...
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Episode One hundred thirty: But I Hate Embroidery!
Mon, Apr 27, 2009
Hester embroiders!
Puritans are explained!
My new site is nearly done!
AND MSW UPDATE: After Party
that Guido (It'sAPurlMan) and Alanna (TactileTravel) and Jess (Ravelry)
have put together—It's Saturday night in Columbia and we'll have
food and some door prizes and hopefully a ton of fun. There's more
info at http://tactileafterparty.com.
Interweave ROCKS–Go there NOW!!!
Interweave is celebrating Earth Day by offering two free digital issues of the most current Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines for a limited time.
Digital
subscriptions are great for the eco-conscious who are trying to save
paper (or who are going paperless to stay organized and clutter-free)!
And we love them because you can see the artwork in better detail; zoom
in and out to better read the text; click on ads and go right to the
website for more information; search your issues for specific articles;
and so much more!
Have you taken a look at one? For one week only (until 4/29/09) you can view the entire digital edition of the Quilting Arts April/May 2009 issue and Cloth Paper Scissors May/June 2009 issue. These magazines have a regular newsstand value of $7.99 each!
INSIDE THE ISSUES
The 2009 Craftlit Challenge!
…for the first ever The March Hare loves CraftLit Design Contest!
We have dyed up a brand new colorway for our very special 70/30 wool/silk blend in a very special CraftLit
colorway…a very rich, earthy, semisolid scarlet. Just what every
self-righteous Puritan would choose to brand one who strays. We have of
course named it The Scarlet Letter.
TSL Yarn
Such a yarn of course demands a fantastic design. That’s where we’re hoping CraftLit’s
endlessly talented and creative listeners can help us. We’d like to
challenge you to design something for the yarn inspired by the novel,
the times, the characters. We’ll have a fantastic panel of celebrity
judges pick the winner, who will receive the project’s worth of yarn.
The details:
1) All entries should be designed with The Scarlet Letter yarn in mind (not necessarily in hand).
Yarn specs:435 yards per cake. 70/30 merino wool/silk. True fingering weight: 4 ply with 14 wpi.
2) Knitting, crochet, weaving, tatting, macramé, nalbinding…if you can do it with yarn it’s fair game.
3) Entries must be in before the last chapter is posted to the CraftLit feed.
4) All designs must somehow incorporate “the letter” or an interpretation thereof.
5) To be eligible for the prize, the winning designer must agree to
have their pattern available for free via the CraftLit website for 3
months after the conclusion of the contest. After that time all rights
are retained in full by the designer and the free feed will be removed,
pronto.
6) Entries should at a minimum include pictures of the final product
and the complete pattern. Everything else we leave up to you. Let your
imaginations run wild!
And to sweeten the pot, The March Hare will donate 10% of the proceeds from the sales of The Scarlet Letter yarn to CraftLit for the duration of the contest. (Including the 3 month free pattern period for those inspired by the winning project…)
So there you be CraftLit faithful. Go forth and create!
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Episode One hundred twenty-nine: 129 and I'm Out Of Title Ideas!
Fri, Apr 17, 2009
Many things from this episode!
Not the least of which is chapter four of TSL!!!!
April Incentive book and yarn!
New Interweave book! LOVE IT!
Our THSG journal fundraiser full of pics of our artsy goodies from last year's challenge!
Maryland Sheep and Wool! Find me at Jennie the Potter's stall with Knitty and the gang!
FAST-DRYING NAIL POLISH (really...but, okay, not in that color)!
Great YA book series!
And SOMEONE out there,
please make Wordpress
speak Mac to me!
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Episode One Hundred twenty-eight: She Will Not Speak!
Sat, Apr 11, 2009
I bait the "come-and-see-me" hook with three venues: Maryland Sheep and Wool, Sock Summit, and SFO.
Come by JennieThePotter's stall at MSW if you want to be recorded for a 'Cast! Or, you know, just say hi!
Don't forget about the Challenge!
New Website coming! Really!
Life is good and we're on Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter. I love this chapter...
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Episode One hundred twenty-seven: "Goodwives." Huh.
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
Today!
Chapter 2!
Fun with the intolerant Puritans of the Dour Physiognomies (love that word! Also love ignominious).
I knit a pair of Knucks in no time (necessity=invention. My hands are freezing), I fall in love with the KOL book Knitting Lessons (good reader!).
And!
A New Incentive Fills Our Lives!
...for the first ever The March Hare loves CraftLit Design Contest! We have dyed up a brand new colorway for our very special 70/30 wool/silk blend in a very special CraftLit colorway...a very rich, earthy, semisolid scarlet. Just what every self-righteous Puritan would choose to brand one who strays. We have of course named it The Scarlet Letter. Such a yarn of course demands a fantastic design. That's where we're hoping CraftLit's endlessly talented and creative listeners can help us. We'd like to challenge you to design something for the yarn inspired by the novel, the times, the characters. We'll have a fantastic panel of celebrity judges pick the winner, who will receive the project's worth of yarn. The details: 1) All entries should be designed with The Scarlet Letter yarn in mind. Yarn specs:435 yards per cake. 70/30 merino wool/silk. True fingering weight: 4 ply with 14 wpi. 2) Knitting, crochet, weaving, tatting, macramé, nalbinding...if you can do it with yarn it's fair game. 3) Entries must be in before the last chapter is posted to the CraftLit feed. 4) All designs must somehow incorporate "the letter" or an interpretation thereof. 5) To be eligible for the prize, the winning designer must agree to have their pattern available for free via the CraftLit website for 3 months after the conclusion of the contest. After that time all rights are retained in full by the designer and the free feed will be removed, pronto. 6) Entries should at a minimum include pictures of the final product and the complete pattern. Everything else we leave up to you. Let your imaginations run wild! And to sweeten the pot, The March Hare will donate 10% of the proceeds from the sales of The Scarlet Letter yarn to CraftLit for the duration of the contest. (Including the 3 month free pattern period for those inspired by the winning project...) So there you be CraftLit faithful. Go forth and create!
To EnterSend your pictures of the final product and complete "pattern" (or instructions for whatever you've created) to the Craftlit email. Winners will be contacted via email before the announcement is made "on the air". Contact us today! Questions? Email!
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Episode One hundred twenty-six: Don't Forget the Roses
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six: The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don't Forget the Roses.
The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, the link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.
April Incentive: Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks by Lynne Perrella.
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Episode One hundred twenty-five: The Party of the Second Part
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six: The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don't Forget the Roses.
The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, the link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.
April Incentive: Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks by Lynne Perrella.
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Episode One hundred twenty-four: The Party of the First Part
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six: The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don't Forget the Roses.
The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, the link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.
April Incentive: Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks by Lynne Perrella.
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Episode One-hundred twenty-three: When All Is Explained
Fri, Mar 06, 2009
Some fun for you!
A Death Clock! Whoopie! (I've got some time, so we'll finish a few more books...) And check this out! A NYTimes article aggregator! I love this thing. I never close it! And for a hoot--check out friend Haynes' new venture (hint...he's an actor...). And for those of you frustrated with the economy--a little financial...can I call it levity? I don't think so...maybe 4-th Wall Realism is better. Here. And here.
Jennie the Potter has done it again--if you missed it on Knitty, get it here! I'll be reviewing these for Knitty shortly! Whoo hoo! And spinning is (once again) singing it's siren song to me. (Ask me how long I spindled last night). Brookmoore Creations Etsy store coming shortly.
My novel only has three chapters left--I'm so excited...except that they're the hardest chapters. ¿C'est la guerre, non?
The Scarlet Letter coming last week of March, so mark your calendars! If you have early chapters to record, send 'em on!
One of my former (read 9/11 evacuee knitting students) is now teaching herself and is trying to start a knitting group for the troubled children she's working with. She is not a registered 501(c)3 so there would be no tax write-off for helping, but of course, Karma's always good. Please contact me if you would like to send her knitting or crochet materials. ANY cast-offs are a boon. I recall that we received half-finished sweaters, ball-ends from projects, mismatched needles, and such. It's all helpful when working with kids.
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Episode One-hundred twenty-two: Where We Arrive at an Understanding
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Some fun for you!
A Death Clock! Whoopie! (I've got some time, so we'll finish a few more books...) And check this out! A NYTimes article aggregator! I love this thing. I never close it! And for a hoot--check out friend Haynes' new venture (hint...he's an actor...). And for those of you frustrated with the economy--a little financial...can I call it levity? I don't think so...maybe 4-th Wall Realism is better. Here. And here.
Jennie the Potter has done it again--if you missed it on Knitty, get it here! I'll be reviewing these for Knitty shortly! Whoo hoo! And spinning is (once again) singing it's siren song to me. (Ask me how long I spindled last night).
My novel only has three chapters left--I'm so excited...except that they're the hardest chapters. ¿C'est la guerre, non?
The Scarlet Letter coming last week of March, so mark your calendars! If you have early chapters to record, send 'em on!
One of my former (read 9/11 evacuee knitting students) is now teaching herself and is trying to start a knitting group for the troubled children she's working with. She is not a registered 501(c)3 so there would be no tax write-off for helping, but of course, Karma's always good. Please contact me if you would like to send her knitting or crochet materials. ANY cast-offs are a boon. I recall that we received half-finished sweaters, ball-ends from projects, mismatched needles, and such. It's all helpful when working with kids.
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Episode One-hundred twenty-one: It Wasn't The Butler
Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Some cool things--YAY CORALINE, Yay Graveyard Book!
Yay teeny-weeny sweaters!
Yay Tikabelle!
Yay Getting Things Done in creative ways!
Yay cables without a cable needle (there're good videos on YouTube, too).
Yay Clear Scientists! (Maybe start with the CalTech lecture.)
Waiting for a schematic or information on the Cardi Cozy...it may be the most frogged pattern I've ever seen on Ravelry! Sadly...
Yay artists' sketchbooks online!
George Orwell (love this!)
Kewl Austen site (fun)
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Episode One-hundred twenty: Sorry I was HYDEing...
Sun, Feb 01, 2009
So, today chapters 4–7 of Jekyll and Hyde, and a bunch of links for you: Meg's Victorian site, new Incentive site (Thank you, Debbi), Authonomy is questionable site, the Knit Kit, Paperworks, cool Victorian movie (Yay Johnny Depp), Knitting Daily Free Sock e-Book, Yay Neil Gaiman, Little Women spinning project, and I think that's it!
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Episode One-hundred nineteen: Utterly Utterson
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
Definition of troglodyte. Here's a cute pic of what someone thought a troglodytic creaature might look like.
Nice.
Chapters 2 and 3 today. Not much else newsy except that you writerly-types should go here and checkitout: Authonomy.
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Episode One-hundred eighteen: If You Be Hyde, I'll Be Seek
Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Welcome to our first episode of Jekyll and Hyde!
This episode has chapter one and many links mentioned (and many links I didn't get to, so those will be in the next episode).
Here's what I spoke of: Jennie the Potter, Meg's Etsy, Becky's album for her Etsy, some REALLY good free music (spread the word), Bly's Little Book on the Human Shadow, You Suck, the article about the hats at the Daily Chum, Spin-Off (or here), and a lovely year-end tale sent in by Meg.
Plus, here's what Mr. Stevenson looked like.
Handsome Devil.
Whoopie doo and a Happy New Year!
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Craftlit: Jekyll and Hyde
Tue, Dec 02, 2008
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Episode One-hundred seventeen: A Little End
Sat, Nov 22, 2008
I'm back-to-backing the last chapters so you can finish happy over Thanksgiving.
YAY!
I'll be back in December with Jeckyl and Hyde...which seems odd for the Xmas Spirit thing, but...We'll have The Scarlet Letter in the new year...which actually seems oddly appropriate.
These episodes contain the following:episode 116—chapters 44–46episode 117—chapter 47, the final chapter, "Harvest Time"
OH! And check out Pintoid Cameras! And what they do!UPDATE 11/28/08: Error SHOULD be fixed now! ARGH!
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Episode One-hundred sixteen: No! Really! 116!
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
I'm back-to-backing the last chapters so you can finish happy over Thanksgiving.
YAY!
I'll be back in December with Jeckyl and Hyde...which seems odd for the Xmas Spirit thing, but...We'll have The Scarlet Letter in the new year...which actually seems oddly appropriate.
These episodes contain the following:episode 116—chapters 44–46episode 117—chapter 47, the final chapter, "Harvest Time"OH! And check out Pintoid Cameras! And what they do!
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Episode One-hundred fifteen: Who Knew?!
Wed, Nov 12, 2008
A great article on the REAL author of Frankenstein (it's what you'd hoped--better than...), some kewl artsy things to do with small boxes, and yes, I call it episode 116. It's not.
And Who Knew?!Who knew we'd have a run to the emergency room on Halloween night, an election that took up WAY more time than we thought, a novel that is actually progressing, various illnesses (hello Coxsackie!) and, you know, the rest of the life stuff.
Enjoy chapters 42 and 43!
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Episode One-hundred fourteen: The One That Will Make You Cry
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
The links for you: Our October Incentive book; links to more painting; link to the Mason-Dixon book; link to fabu Artisan bread—thank you Dawn—book (and the video you should watch first); links to More With Less (the Mennonite book), Nigella Express, How to Cook Without a Book, Fannie Farmer, Saving Dinner (low-carb, vegetarian, basics), Tightwad Gazette; and a buy local support page.
The Chapter That Will Make You Cry (40) begins at 19 minutes and 57 seconds, The One That Wont Make You Cry (41) starts up at 34 minutes and 8 seconds...so you can kick back in safely.
I don't think we'll have this trouble with Dr. Jeckyl.
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Episode One-hundred thirteen-A: The One That I Forgot
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
This comes between 113 and 114.
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Episode One Hundred-thirteen: Ah, to be young, rich, and melancholy...in Nice!
Fri, Oct 17, 2008
My painting (Day 1), Jennie the Potter, Dawn, October's incentive book!
And chapter 37!
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Episode One-hundred twelve: Broken Hearts and Boys
Thu, Oct 09, 2008
Today, Chapters 35-36!!!
Recipe: No-Knead Bread - New York Times, a blogpost on the NY Times bread, Oatmeal Toasting Bread (?!), whole wheat beer bread (mmmm), and the original beer bread (this is what I'm eating while recording...) wish you were here!
And my new fave blog: The Runcible Bin. I am in love. Followed by Plenty magazine's website. Love it! Here's some green-but-economically-friendly tips, help to find healthy produce in your area, and here's Victory Garden info. Love the garden! Here's to canning! Cheers!
Wendy is hosting a FinishItUp contest. It runs from Monday, November 17 at noon Pacific time through Friday, December 12th at noon Pacific time. Check out her blog for more information!
And, just a headsup--chapter 36 might get you teary--not HUGEly teary, but for those of you who've experienced familial sadness recently...you might just want to skip to 1 hour 2 minutes* and hear my summation.
And apologies about the faux length of the episode. It's really only an hour and four or so minutes, but it took two days to export the audio to mp3 format (yeah, when I figure this out, someone should give me a prize--I have NO idea) so as soon as I figure out the problem, I'll cut the episode back down to reality and repost it. You'll never notice, but I thought I should tell you.
*yeah, so I can't tell time...so does it really matter? HA!
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Episode One-hundred eleven: Jo! Jo! Wherefore Art Thou NOT Jo?
Thu, Oct 02, 2008
Book #1 on Quilting, Book #2 the Mixed Media Self-Portraits, Book #3 (my fave) Mixed Mania.
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Episode One-hundred ten: Tender...Bread
Sun, Sep 28, 2008
I return but take my own sweet time getting act and putting it together.
A spectacular Tutorial sent in by our Madame Leiderhosen. A lovely bread site by someone who appears to be a lovely man and fun correspondent, and a Cranberry Liqueur page as a preemptive holiday strike.
Happy New Year to those of the Tribe. May you have a sweet new year and easy fast.
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Episode One-hundred nine: Letters!
Fri, Sep 19, 2008
Here y'are!
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Episode One Hundred-eight: Truth and...
Mon, Sep 08, 2008
Here y'are!
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Episode One-hundred seven: The Early Coming of the Gracious Dawn
Fri, Aug 29, 2008
You'll hear me nearly not at all for the next few. Between the UofA starting (oooooh Rhetoric!) and my son's surgery, I'm tapped out.
However, my stupendously cool roomie from the cruise selflessly volunteered herself (and possibly Jennie the Potter) to speak for me.
This, I thought to myself, is way, way cool.
Brief updates: visit Meg's Etsy site, gear yourself up to read chapters of The Scarlet Letter. I'll be announcing a "go" time, when I'll post a thread to Ravelry and ya'll can pick chapters.
I.
Am.
So.
Excited.
Huge thanks to listeners Sonserae (who is beyond generous and shares my geek-love of all things animated), Jenny of EmJayKnits (who is simply the best for fearlessly entering the realm of teaching knitting) and listener Karen for the awesome allergy-and-yogurt article (I'll find it and post it...soon). The short version: eat probiotics if you have allergies.
And o blast—some fabulous persons (claim it in the comments!) sent in this new-to-me podcast and kewl Dickens site! Take a look!
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Episode One Hundred-six: Marital Morass
Thu, Aug 14, 2008
So, I promised you a few things: Cake site, Cog rested site, Gawaine site and commentary, Hitchhiker's site.
Today, Chapter 28 read by our own Erin!
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Episode One Hundred-five: The One Where I'm Back
Fri, Aug 08, 2008
Things for you: Pandora Radio, Becky's Knit Sib Bracelet, Friend Meg's Etsy Shop! (forgot to mention that one) Obama=Darcy Op-Ed, How to Cook Without a Book, 15 minute movie parodies, Paris Hilton video, pain advocacy link.
I think that's it!Chapters 26–27 today...and the Pandora player below on the right.
Oh, and a Goeduck Geoduck clam...I think that's how it's spelled...gross, no?
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Episode One Hundred-four: In Which We Begin
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Not a lot to put here...don't forget to get registered with the Bone Marrow donor's site!103=Chapter 23. End of Book One.104=Chapters 24–25. Beginning of Book Two, "Good Wives."
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Episode One Hundred-three: In Which We End
Sat, Jul 19, 2008
Not a lot to put here...don't forget to get registered with the Bone Marrow donor's site!103=Chapter 23. End of Book One.104=Chapters 24–25. Beginning of Book Two, "Good Wives."
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Episode One Hundred-two: Mischief and Merrymaking
Fri, Jul 11, 2008
Lots-n-lots of links for you, plus chapter 21 and chapter 22 (ooooh, it rhymes!).Many thanks to Erin of Faery Knitting Podcast for the reading! Woof!
First and foremost, go to the Bone Marrow site and go get registered. Ask me for information if you'd like to send Robbie a card or check here for Robbie updates. As far as cooking goes, take a look at the comments from episode 101, then also look here: Lickity-Split Meals, Meals Made Easy, Nancy's husband's blog recipes, Food Network show and book, Piecework Pincushion Excellence in Needlearts Winners, and the Hurt Book Sale through July 18, 2008 (or as long as the books last).
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Episode One Hundred-one: Summoning the Will
Fri, Jul 04, 2008
Judith's photostream, my Guyabara shirt (sans sleeve...)
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Originally uploaded by hordoverOne sleeve off, one sleeve on...
And not much else.
Happy listening!
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Episode One Hundred: Hitting the Century Mark
Sat, Jun 28, 2008
Wow!We made it!Elizabeth finished Herland, Caroline was last week's reader, Shannon's 12 steps, All I Want to Do Is Dance, and this week, Chapters 17 and 18!
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Episode Ninety-nine: Get Smart!
Fri, Jun 20, 2008
I get on a rather lame soapbox about Get Smart and comedy...which I'm pretty sure I disagree with myself on today; remind you to visit Becky's store; cheat off of Elizabeth's chem--I mean cooking--notes; update you on some beading competitions and venues; give a shout out to Stash Tea; ask for help on why the letter in the tower exists at all in TofTC; provide you with a link on Child Development via Susie The Slow Knitta; and generally wax rhapsodic on Rosie the Wonderdog and her Invincible Playmate Amber... and miss Don Adams.
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Episode Ninety-eight: How About You?
Fri, Jun 06, 2008
This week!Chapters 13 and 14!
Thanks to Bobby Darin; please purchase your version at iTunes!
Banana Bread:1/2 C butter1/2 to 1 C sugar (or Splenda blend)1 egg1/2 tsp baking soda mixed with 2TBSP milk (for a good reason--check out the comments last week!)1 or 2 banannas2 C flour with 1 tsp baking powder and 1/8 or so tsp salt.350°1 hourFun!
Congrats to Tara!!!!!!! Our Winnah for May!
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Episode Ninety-seven: Badges and Bill
Fri, May 30, 2008
All aboard for Camp Laurence!Chapter 12--whoo hoo!
Rosie the dog is back, but still depressed (Though Thing 1 is Happy!)while I am frazzled like a snozzcumber. I belatedly thank Erin and also Judith for the everso bitchen' book. I try to escape the dreaded viral malaise that has struck my children (HA!), mourn Malabrigo's loss, and hand out a tasty recipe! AndAPOLOGIES to Brenda Dayne...who hosts CAST-ON!...For the love of Pete...THIS is how the week has gone!
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Episode Ninety-six: I'm Baaaaack!
Sat, May 24, 2008
I return from the curious cruise, wax rhapsodic on our listeners, remind myself why I don't sew more often, hand out a link to Dot and Line, visit the bone marrow site, Don't forget to check out my roomie's blog and her Chum articles! Janwillem books or at least the first in the Amsterdam Cop series (BIG FUN!). Oh, and the new crochet book!
Chapter 11 of Little Women and don't forget you can send audio comments via phone now!
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Episode Ninety-five: What?! MORE Dickens?!
Thu, May 15, 2008
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Episode Ninety-four: Photog!
Thu, May 08, 2008
Chapter 9, Meg Goes to Vanity Faire--reminds me of sorority parties ("Photog!").
I'm sure they hated that...
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Episode Ninety-three: Aye Aye, Cap'n
Thu, May 01, 2008
Prepping so I don't leave you high and dry while on the cruise. The show notes won't change, but new episodes will appear as though by magic.
How cool is that?!
Checkout SpinningErin's new 'Cast: Faery Knitting.
Congrats to our April Winnah Meghan from IL!!! You'll be talking to Dixie at YellowDog!
Limey info for you:
RECIPES THROUGH TIME
[1747]
"To pickel LEMONS.
Take twelve Lemons, scape the with a Piece of broken Glass, then cut them cross in two, four Parts down right, but not quite through, but that they will hang together; then up in as much Salt as they will hold, and rub then well, and strew them over with Salt. Let them lay in an earthen Dish for three days, and turn them every Day; then slit an Ounce of Ginger very think and salted for three Days, twelve Cloves of Garlick parboiled, and satled three Day, a small Handful of Mustard-seeds bruised, and searched through a hair-sieve, some red India Pepper, one to every Lemon; take your Lemons out of the salt, and squeeze them very gently, and put them into a Jar, with the Spice and Ingredients, and cover them with the best White Wine Vinegar. Stop them up very close, and in a Month's time they will fit to eat."
---The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, Hannah Glasse, facsimile 1747 edition [Prospect Books:Devon] 1995 (p. 133) [1845]
"To Pickle Lemons, and Limes. Excellent. Wipe eight fine sound lemons very clean, and make, at equal distances, four deep incisions in each, from the stalk to the blossom end, but without dividing the fruit; stuff them with as much salt as they will contain, lay them into a deep dish, and place them in a sunny window, or in some warm place for a week or ten days, keeping them often turned and basted with their own liquor; then rub them with some good plae turmeric, and put them with their juice, into a stone jar with a small head of garlic, divided into cloves and peeled, and a dozen small onions stuck with twice as many cloves. Boil in two quarts of white wine vinegar, half a pound of ginger slightly bruised, two oundes of whole black pepper, and half a pound of mustard-seed; take them from the fire and pour the directly on the lemons; cover the jar with a plate, and let them remain until the following day, then add to the pickle half a dozen capsicums (or a few chilies, if more convenient), and tie a skin and a fold of thick paper over the jar. Large lemons stuffed with salt, 8: 8 to 10 days. Tumeric, 1 to 2 oz; ginger, 1/2 lb; mustard-seed, 1/2 lb.; capsicums, 6 oz."
---Modern Cookery for Private Families, Eliza Acton, reprint of 1845 London edition with an introduction by Elizabeth Ray [Southover Press:East Sussex 1993 (p. 445)
[1861]
Book of Household Management, Isabella Beeton (use your browser's "find" feature to locate pickled lemons)
[1881]
"Pickled Limes.--Make a brine strong enough to float an egg; stick your limes on two sides with a silver fork; then put them in the brine with a weight on the limes to keep them well under the brine; let them stand in a warm place for a week; they are then fit to eat. You can add some red peppers to the brine.--West India Woman"
---"Receipts," New York Times, August 7, 1881 (p. 9)
[1981]
"There are many recipes for pickled lemons and limes. In each you can substitute one for the other. The commonest recipes call for making slits in the fruit without cutting them through. You add salt, which dissolves as it stands. The lemons or limes are left to stand for a considerable period before serving. In India, where pickled lemons and limes--called achar--are served sweet or hot, various spices are added, including cumin, chili pods, mustard seeds, fenugreek and so on."
---"Q & A," New York Times, April 1, 1981 (p. C9)
[NOTE: achar' simply means pickle, not pickled limes.]
[2001]
"PICKLED LEMONS
4 thin-skinned lemons, scrubbed and quartered
1/4 cup kosher salt
Juice of 8 or 9 lemons
In a 1-quart widemouth jar, combine the lemons and the salt. Add the lemon juice to cover the lemons by 1/2 inch. Cover and store at room temperature, shaking the jar twice a week, for two to three weeks. The lemons are ready when the rind is soft. Discard any skin that might develop on the surface of the jar. If you wish to speed up the pickling process, gently heat the quartered lemons before packing them in lemon juice and salt. To heat, arrange the lemon wedges in a single layer in a microwave-safe dish. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 30 seconds or until the lemons are warm to the touch. Pro ceed as directed above. The lemons will be ready in four to five days."
---"Internet site reveals recipe for Exotic Chicken," Geissler Janet, Lansing State Journal, April 9, 2001, Pg. 3D
Don't forget to read your Bunyan.
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Episode Ninety-two: Pilgrims Who Progress
Sat, Apr 26, 2008
Notes for you!Checkout our yahoo group! Thank you WendyMcD (find her on Ravelry!) Checkout the Knitmore Girls!
Checkback for the pattern choices from Dixie!
Soon, a pic of my son's new ear!
Check Ravelry group for the next set of chapters that need recording.
Blanc-mange is:
And our own G-Nina's Meg!
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Episode Ninety-one: Eek! A Man!
Fri, Apr 18, 2008
Ookay, lotsa links for you: FitFlops® (NAYY), another online audio-lit site (I think I promised this ages ago!), a hot-button blog I forgot to tell you about, Adagio tea, Teavana, Meghan's podcast Stitch It!
Here's a link to Courtney's Etsy store for our May Incentive--and here's the yarn.Yummy, no?
Oh, and a few links to Pilgrim's Progress sites for you. Oh, and Bunny Jurassic Park.
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Time to Post a Promo
Fri, Apr 11, 2008
A promo for Little Women...knock yourself out!
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Episode Ninety: Cute the Chicks!
Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Can you believe we're about to start our THIRD year???
Ai yi yi how time flies.
So, I promised you a ton of links, mostly from the very patient Becky!
Beading information here (Thai Silver), here (great shepherd hook ear wires), and here. Oh, and Vintaj beads and Foxy Findings (great stones)...Our listener Elizabeth's etsy store--home of the great dishcloth and so so SO much more! The Therapik--just go look. AMAZing...I'll let you know how it works for me!A great Frankenstein kids book.
Radiolab con hubris from our own Madame Leiderhosen. Cool new-to-me podcast for lovers of the OED etc.
Our new sponsors: Carolina Homespun (EVERYthing you ever wanted in a fiber store--and ask Morgaine if you don't see what you're looking for!) and Golden Gate Fiber Institute. Don't forget--No Idle Hands is now an audio book...WONderful!
Dixie at Yellowdog Knitting Store--and beautiful blog--just go look, then donate to the show to be put in the running for enough yarn to make a pattern from here...we'll give you some options.
My friend and listener Emily's animal care website. Ain't the pup's cute?
And, the pics I promised. Becky's gorgeous necklace won by the lucky Catherine of Elm Grove, Wisconsin! You can find more work by Becky in her store.
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Episode Eighty-nine: Eftsoons, Grey Eyed Loon!
Sun, Mar 23, 2008
Coleridge!Rime!Mariners!
All we really needed was Chip...Alas...
If you want to hear it without me bugging you, checkitout here: Librivox.
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Episode Eighty-eight: Falling Down
Fri, Mar 14, 2008
I'm off to a funeral but I've left you this podcast. No time for links on the show notes right now. I'll update them this weekend.
MANY thanks to Becky who read so nicely for us today!
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Episode Eighty-seven: Odyssey in my Mind
Sat, Mar 08, 2008
SO many things to link to!
Cool pins, the knit map of my dreams, a successful fundraiser for a Friend of Craftlit, fun vocab site, a swift made from a fan, congrats to Elizabeth of Tucson for her mug, and Barbara of Illinois for the caramels, AND a spectacular new March incentive--Jewelry from Becky (which looks something like this!
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Episode Eighty-six: Mele Kalikimaka Is the Thing to Say
Thu, Feb 21, 2008
I head off to the balmy island breezes and leave you with...miserable and cold northern climes and, you know...Victor being a putz...
Don't forget to show some love to our February Incentive-Giver, Jennie Lanners of ceramicist fame.
Checkout Interweave's Beading Daily as well as their new book, Simply Modern Jewelry: Designs from the Editor of Stringing Magazine, by Danielle Fox.
And most importantly! Congrats to Alicia of Stone Mountain, GA! Yay you! Yay CheekyRedHead!
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Episode Eighty-five: All Is Well...
Fri, Feb 08, 2008
Updates on the surgery can be found on the MamaOKnits blog. Thank you SO much for all your support!
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Episode Eighty-four: Make Me a Woman
Mon, Jan 28, 2008
Now it's gotten ridiculous. Pneumonia!
Off to surgery for us for surgery. More as I know it.
Kippot pictures just didn't work out. I'm bummed because I've already delivered them to the Synagogue. I do, however, have Broadstreet mitten pics for you.
These are in "Metamorphic" Socks That Rock.
This is in "Sherbet". Chapters 16-17 today! Whoo hoo!
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Episode Eighty-three: Requiem for a Friend
Sat, Jan 19, 2008
I lose a friend with whom I simply did not get to spend enough time, we listen to chapters 14-15, I link you to a weave-a-licious blog post of Dawn's, I continue to wrap wire, look for reeds, and read, and thus I give you a quote from Ms. Shelley:
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose—a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
Nice.
Incentive Muggage! Donate in January for your very own!
Looms. The rigid heddle has--for reasons unknown to me--been turned vertically with the heddle on the other side from the photographer.
And I must send out my heartfelt thanks to all who wrote to me this week. Your kind words meant the world to me, truly.
Thor and my husband in their traditional Rugby Greeting...um...at Nancy's wedding...
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Episode Eighty-two: Winter With Me in the Alps...
Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Today, we stay with the Creature's narrative about his life with the De Lacey family during chapters 12 and 13. I announce the final winnah of the Jen Minnis Craftlit Charm! (Yay Barbara of IL! Yay Jen of Serious Talent!)
Knitting Out Loud has some new books to listen to (Huzzah the Rutt!) and Interweave announces it's latest fête, Crafty TV. The New Yorker talks medical ethics (I love good timing). I get to hang with Enchanting Juno, get an assist from Becky, and you--you lucky things--can win this yarn from CheekyRedHead in the January '08 Donation Drawing Extravaganza!
And one pair of my little Cat Bordhi baby booties.
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Episode Eighty-one: Cross Examination
Mon, Dec 31, 2007
Today we begin the real trial for Victor as the Creature speaks (that miserable wrench...uh...wench...er...wretch!)! As does former student Anahad O'Connor! (Buy his book!)
SHOES!
Chapter 11 for this episode; my voice won't hold up for more.
Some interesting bits of history sent on by Guru of the IT world, Tonia--many thanks!
Don't watch this part unless you don't mind spoilers:
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Episode Eighty: Elevate Me!
Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Today, once again, I reference Young Frankenstein, blather about
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Episode Seventy-nine: O The Weather Outside Is...
Sat, Dec 15, 2007
Actually, fifty eight degrees and sunny...but I'm watching the news with all sorts of weather advisories for my old haunts in NY and...I know I'm nuts...I miss the snow.
I don't miss the grey or the slush, but I do miss snow.
Ah well...grass...greener...you get the picture.
The one link I mention in this cast is: Jeanie at Knitty.com. Checkitout!
Today, Chapters 6-7...there will be more monster...O Yes...there will be...
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Episode Seventy-eight: Cue the Monster!
Sat, Dec 08, 2007
Not much in the way of show notes this week. Chapters 3-5...which includes the awakening of said monster.
oooooooooooooooooooooh!
Enjoy!
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Episode Seventy-seven: Just Breathe
Thu, Nov 29, 2007
You can thank (blame?) Dawn for this.A spinning wheel too far.The song I've been living by lately ("Just Breathe (2am)" by Anna Nalik). Perhaps you should download a copy too, from iTunes (to make up for me using the song on the 'Cast...)?A competition you should take part in so you can be featured like my bud Lyn.Some amazing tapestry sites to look at: Barbara Heller's (look at Gallery One and see the 9/11 tapestry and the Afghani woman...yeesh! Tapestry never looked so amazing to me before!); American Tapestry Alliance; Desert Tapestry Weavers--our local hookup; Selvedge a textile mag;Textile the British textile mag; awesome tapestry looms (to buy!).Tonight!Chapters 1-2.
Posted by Heather
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Episode Seventy-six: Back in the Saddle
Sat, Nov 10, 2007
Well, I'm not 100% but I can talk for chunks of time now so that's a step in the right direction.Kaylea of Chicago is our new Charm Winner for the Month of October. Debbie Brunner
is the dyer responsible for these spectacular socks, and there was
something else to put up here but I cannot for the life of me remember
what it was.See?Still mushy in the brain.OH!Come see me on Facebook. I made a little group for us there and am trying to get a podcast player onto the apps page.
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O Dear
Thu, Oct 25, 2007
I have laryngitis. I've had it since Tuesday. I have no idea what this will mean for all of us...but...My fingers are crossed that I'll be able to record tomorrow. Think happy thoughts...
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Episode Seventy-five: Isn't it Romantic
Fri, Oct 19, 2007
Today I chat with Madame Professor Elizabeth Klett about Romantic Poetry (that's capital R, not romantic--ain't nothing lovey-dovey about our poems today). You'll hear from Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Not bad for a night's work, eh? Many thanks to Sandra who sent me the box of Autumn leaves. You have no idea how much that meant to me.You can see more of my SOAR times at my other blog too.
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Episode Seventy-four: SOARing in Michigan
Wed, Oct 17, 2007
Disclaimer:I
tried my best to eliminate the background noise in the interviews
you'll hear. I found it easier to hear on headphones on my machine.I hope it works for you too.What you'll hear about: My Bag!DeeDee's RacoonLeslie and her fiber!Janel Laidman's Class (Chameleon Color Works!)Jennie of the Lace and Upcoming Book
pics pending--Blogger having troubleHandwoven, handspun bags.Enchanting Juno, FiberGal, Amy at Knitty.com and the very first pattern I ever saw on her site (love--LOVE I tell you!).And don't forget to pick up a NEW Haute Men of CraftLit T-shirt...I already have!
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Episode Seventy-three: A Haute Man is Good to Find
Thu, Oct 04, 2007
First, OUR WINNERS!The September donors who will receive sock yarn from CheekyRedHead or a CraftLit charm from Jen Minnis Designs are:Beverly of CT's name was drawn to receive Sock Yarn! (YAY! General rowdiness!)andLauren of CA's name was drawn to receive the CraftLit charm! (Huzzah! Much rejoicing!)We'll be getting those things out to you asap.Today we end Tristan and Isolde (sob). We ALSO have a treat from Listener Jen Massey who recorded a retelling of Tristan and Isolde by Robin Williamson in a book called The Wise and Foolish Tongue.We ALSO (o there's so much!) will soon have a series of Haute Men of CraftLit
goodies, again, thanks to Jen Minnis—our resident artsy type, Erin,
Dawn and the irrepressible Heidi—humor wordsmiths extraordinaré. Bless
their talent!And Kate, member of The Boogie Knights, singers of "Tristan The Knight So Brave"! I LOVE the member names on this page!And next week...SOAR, then...Frankenstein!!!
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Episode Seventy-two: Just Weave-It!
Fri, Sep 28, 2007
I score a Weavette (Weave-It...Weavit?); CheekyRedHead makes some LOVELY sock yarn for you (if you donate in the month of September);Jen has charms for the September Donation Drawing as well.
This
episode: Isolde floats (like small rocks or bits of wood) or doesn't
burn like...not-a-witch..., Tristan finds a Fairy Dog, and then finds another Isolde!The drama!Next week is the end of ol' T&I...then on to The Romantics and Frankenstein!
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Episode Seventy-one: Sick, Sick, Sick...
Fri, Sep 21, 2007
Some...um...interesting crochet (thank you to Dawn for sending the link); welcome to our new sponsor, Knitting Out Loud; a new LYS opens here; what's up with the Weavettes?!; a little info on the insular Celtic languages (thank you Cheeky!); and if you have Nyquil, please send it.And, of course, don't forget to donate during the last months of the year! You'll be entered in the drawing for the Jen Minnis charms (check out her website button the on the right!) and also SOCK YARN from CheekyRedhead! (It's like buttah.)
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Episode Seventy: With a Little Help From My Friends
Fri, Sep 14, 2007
I learn more from the best source--that would be YOU.So here are the cool links: the mag that likes us, the improvement on creating knitting graph paper, Tristan's Leap, and an artist's rendition of the same, Glastonbury, it's Abbey and history, and some of the Arthurian accouterments, and I forgot to mention a blog to watch and a piece of knitting that is as spectacular as it is ingenious.And, of course, your Liminal Space.
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Episode Sixty-nine: A Diller, A Dollar...
Fri, Sep 07, 2007
Today we learn a bit from our very own Medieval Scholar, take a look at the Tristan Stone, draw as though we know what we're doing, check out a sock calculator and learn the dimensions to create knitting graph paper on Excel (that would be column width 0.1" and row height .067").Don't forget to take a gander at the gorgeous pieces Jen created! And another good Arthur/Tristan-y book: White Raven by Diana L. Paxson. OH! And check out who's on our t-shirt heels!!And some fibery-luvvins from Sandra--her new babies:
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Episode Sixty-eight: Okay, So...What's a Morholt?
Fri, Aug 31, 2007
Fun music for you (lyrics too!), a crafty article for you that you simply won't believe! (Thank you to Winglake.)The
next two Tristan stories (we're getting to the lovey-dovey
stuff...don't worry!) for today, "The Morholt" and "The Quest for the
Lady with the Hair of Gold".And, a new T-Shirt?
I Want Me Some Medieval Hottie!
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67: We Begin at the Beginning
Fri, Aug 24, 2007
My Lords, if you would hear a high tale of love and of death, here is that of Tristan and Queen Isolde (Iseult), how to their full joy, but to their sorrow also, they loved each other and how at last they died of that love together upon one day, she by him, and he by her.
By Joseph Bedier
Translated by H. Belocq
Some art to inspire you...And I think you'll want this information (click to expand it)...Which I'm borrowing from this lovely site that you may want to visit. Not too shabby!
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Episode Sixty-six: It Is a Far, Far Better Thing...
Thu, Aug 16, 2007
First, once again, HUGE thanks to Julie who allowed me a much needed
period of rest last week before the madness began again this week. I
hope y'all scoot over to listen to Forgotten Classics too! (That Heyer woman is a hoot!)
Things I rambled about: Kohlberg's Morality Stages (I mentioned this before, right? It's soooo kewl!), anaphora, Iago.
And next...Tristan and Isolde! The High Drama of Chivalric Romance Will Commence!BUT WAIT!There's More!Julie, our guest host, had this to say about 300:Now,
about 300. It is NOT like the Terminator movies. For one thing the
photography is a thing of beauty even if you don't like the movie. For
another, yes there is a lot of shouting and sword fighting but the
emphasis is on love of a husband and wife for each other, for their
family, their city, their country and their culture. Drawn in broad
terms, granted, but we ARE talking about Spartans here. Not a lot of
subtlety. As well as the comic book version. Also not known for
subtlety.However, when we began watching it, it was clear that
this movie was being drawn in heroic, epic terms. That made me
instantly think of how the Spartans themselves would have thought and
told the story ... in fact, the story is being told by a Spartan.
Watching the whole movie as being seen through their eyes made the
movie entirely enjoyable for me, as well as those themes mentioned
above.Heavens, look at how much I wrote. Not that I'm passionately defending it or anything! :-DSo!I stand corrected...and definitely intrigued!
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Episode Sixty-five: Gauging the Results
Fri, Aug 10, 2007
I'm on Vacation, but here are links Julie mentioned for y'all:
Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
(yes, I said Barbara Walker and I was so very WRONG!)
Cables Untangled
(see the cover? THAT'S the afghan I'm knitting for Rose)
LOST Reading Project: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Meanwhile, Back in the Kitchen
Forgotten Classics
And...for reasons I'm not aware of...iTunes and Windows Media Player
hates our Audacity file. I'll fill you in on why I can't fix it pronto
this Wednesday. However, the player on the Craftlit.blogspot.com site is working
well...so...listen there if you can, and I'll fix the problem asap.
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Episode Sixty-four(a): A Woman of Valor part II
Fri, Aug 03, 2007
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Episode Sixty-four: A Woman of Valor
Fri, Aug 03, 2007
Not to get all Biblical on you, but Becky and I were exchanging verses. Check out Psalms 90:17 and Proverbs 31:10+.That's right! You go, Girl!A little JoanA little WhangdoodleAnd the Girl from Auntie hypotenuse thingy.And
don't forget to download Episode 64a, which contains the third chapter
for this 'cast--another one you would have killed me for not getting
to. Never say I don't take your feelings to heart.
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The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
Thu, Aug 02, 2007
The Long Awaited(and heavily edited to remove the worst of my guffaws---yes, that's how much fun they are) Interview/Conversation withTomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein,authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...Some of the books they recommended: Scott Spencer's Endless Love and Men In Black, Russell Banks' Continental Drift, and Tom and Dan's Macho Meditations (Oh go buy a copy. Make them feel better.) And don't forget to stock up on War and Peace.And, as a goofy bonus: the Fifty Best Movie Robots (according to other people, not me).
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Episode Sixty-three: Start the Revolution Without Me
Thu, Jul 26, 2007
I
race through and opening and a closing to bring you two huge chapters.
Why? Because—honestly—if I didn't, you'd kill me...we're SO close!To stave off your appetite until next week, you can watchthis goofy movie. Before there was a Blazing Saddle...before Frankenstein was Young...there were...The Corsican Brothers.
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Episode Sixty-two: In the Clutch
Fri, Jul 20, 2007
Here's the car with a clutch.
Here's the car without.Sigh.And here's Frank's Diner. And the Aurora Forum (search for "Jefferson") thingy.And today!?ANDY MINTER!Sorry about the stereo kicking in and out. I have NO idea what's going on...but I'm working on it.
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Episode Sixty-one: You May Have to Call Me Professor
Fri, Jul 13, 2007
A VERY BELATED congratulations to Teresa and Rachael for their Knitting Nightmares. If you're interested in a look-see, you can view the Knitty pattern Teresa used, Blaze and here's a pic of the completed...item.
Looks good NOW, no?
Getting close to the end of the book! Only eight more chapters! When you get on Ravelry, look up the Craftlit group and join us.
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Episode Sixty: Let the Deprogramming Begin!
Fri, Jul 06, 2007
I come back to earth after my
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Episode Fifty-nine: The End Begins
Fri, Jun 22, 2007
Tonight we begin book three.Tomorrow I conduct a new (surprise) interview. You'll not believe who...I'm
starting a blogroll of supporter/subscribers, so if you've sent in a
donation and have a blog, please let me know so I can link to it!I fight (and beat?) the specter of grammar education—and exhaust my wussy self in the process!Ooh, and go here to see a Dragoon. NICE uniform! Here's David Brin's Earth. Some wild art for you!And just a little quote to compare someone we all know with the French Revolution:
"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ... And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."by: Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826), US Founding Fatherdrafted the Declaration of Independence3rd US PresidentSource:November 13, 1787,letter to William S. Smith,quoted in Padover's Jefferson On Democracy
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Episode Fifty-eight: Both Over and Underwhelmed
Fri, Jun 15, 2007
Heather has a close encounter with the OED, some frustrating times getting SAWPed, makes progress on a Clapotis, regresses on a warp, and falls in love (all over again) with Jane Eyre. Thanks to Becky (my Bastille Babe), Tikabelle, Irish Clover, Paper, Knitting2Relax, Teresa (my doppelganger), Heidi, and Julie--don't forget to swing by her Podcast!Next week--should all go according to plan--another bonus interview for you and (finally) the Knitting Disaster Essays! (There's still room for more! Send 'em in!)And again, many thanks for your donations and support. Especially now when I'm not-quite-so-gainfully-employed, it's a blessing.
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Episode Fifty-seven: Of Math and Martyrs
Fri, Jun 08, 2007
Bach's Goldberg Variations, writers are fun to hang out with, but you're afraid of our competition, My first Odeo! Looking for a dime and trying not to be a martyr. (Now you'll have to listen. That won't make any sense otherwise!)Disclaimer for this week's episode below.Get your pattern in the Knitting Pattern-a-day Calendar* and go check out Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... a really scary article Teresa sent in, To be or not to be? At U.S. colleges, it's increasingly 'not' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Other ViewsOH! I forgot to say on the 'Cast--there's still one knitting book out there just waiting for a knitting disaster story. I have two...will you be the third?! Send 'em in. Don't be shy!Oh, and Chapters 21 and 22 of Book the Second! But, sadly, no Chip or Andy...not this week. They'll be back though. Promise!Don't forget to check out Julie's podcast!*The 411: $500
will be awarded as First place for both calendars; there are also 2nd
and 3rd place prizes; and all contributors whose patterns are used will
receive a 2009 calendar. Please go to our website at http://www.knittingpatternaday.com
and learn more about the submission requirements and our contest. If
you have any questions, please contact me and I will gladly answer your
questions. You can also download the informational PDF if you're interested.Good luck--and let me know if you win!!!Disclaimer:The "teacher as martyr" reference comes from an article I read years ago--and an idea that's still being discussed--that
teachers are only "allowed" to fall into two categories: martyrs and
saints. It went on to say that in any other profession this would be
unacceptable, but that for some reason, teachers tend to work (and work
well) within those confines. Which means when they no longer have the
time or energy to be either, they have to quit. I am not saying that all teachers are
martyrs, just that there are some (myself included) who fit that
category. There are others (rarely ELA teachers) who manage to have a
life and be a teacher. I could never find the balance. Follow up with this entry from Michael Fullan's book, Change Forces.
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Episode Fifty-six: The Very Best Thing
Sat, Jun 02, 2007
With love to my family and especially my sons who remind me often that they are my very best things.I get a little verklempt about Ovid as Theatre.Today, a little rambling, what I'll do
with the start of my "summer vacation", the return of Andy and Chip!
(Did I tell you I wrote fan mail to Chip? He didn't write back. My
heart is broken.)Chapters 18, 19, and 20 of Book The Second...we're closing in on that revolution, folks!
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Episode Fifty-five: Still Knitting...
Fri, May 25, 2007
And, um...weaving too.Like I needed another pastime...Begging for a knitted farm.And did I tell you about this fantastic book?!And, finally, I have to share my Sock Yarn Love from
Katie's store (this is Desert Olive and Sincerity in the Juliet yarn,
75% superwash and 25% nylon...and it's so soft you'll wonder where they
hid the nylon...). Yay Katie!And
a belated thank you to Rachael who dyed some sock yarn for me--gorgeous
Kool Aid colors! MORE SOCKS! Whoo hoo! (And Rachael, if your DH
convinces you to come to AZ--and you should...it's a dry heat--be sure
to let me know when and where!)And the essay I refer to in the 'Cast.Don't forget. If you want a copy of When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters
you have to send me your most outrageous knitting horror story. My
sister and husband--impartial to the intricacies of knitting and your
names, but very good writers--will pick the three best for me to read
on the next episode, and those three lucky folks will receive their own
copy. Gratis! (You can thank the publishing company.)
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54: Raveled
Fri, May 18, 2007
Soon (I hope) I'll post an interview with Jessica of Ravelry.com--a new website for knitters and crocheters which is in Beta now. You can sign up on the waiting list, though. And, um...you'll probably want to.But don't let the definition make your head hurt--notice the odd little usage overlap below? Ow!And, because I'm still an English Teacher at heart:A little art to make you think...Debra sent in a "convergence of art, science, and craft." Really. Pics here."HoyaGirl" left a message I couldn't reply to asked if she should go ahead and start the paperwork for her Clear Credential. My thoughts: It's never too early to start banging your head against the bureaucratic wall that is Public Education--it's a noble sort of calling that I'm proud to call my own.My former student Anahad, and my Sister have BOTH released books this month!And an amazing bird for you and a huge elephant seal!
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Episode Fifty-three: But I'm too Young for REAL Memory Loss
Thu, May 10, 2007
Show notes for 52 and 53 are jumbled in here.Sorry 'bout that...WWMDfK?I'll tell you what!Check this out--thank you Jenna!Don't forget to visit ShopYarnLove! New yarns coming soon! Nummy! And grab a t-shirt while you're at it!Updates on Turning Forty (yeah, it's in caps) and how much I miss The Met.Koigu!On Sale!My wonderful Daddy!Hope you caught the interview with Adina Klein from Knit1
we got in on the get-out-the-word event for their new "Green" issue
(seriously, NAYY, you should pick this one up--even if you don't knit).
Can I tell you how excited (read: terrified) I was?A badger for a Swap Buddy and more on that on my regular blog.My Goofy (see the fifth comment) Sister. (And Cool Rosslyn Church Info and video!)When Knitters Come Unhinged. (Dark Lord? Cute?)Anything in your life feel like a circle of hell? Take a look at The Onion. I loved this and found it again recently when emailing with a listener. Clevah!For you Golden Compass Fans�My Dæmon (and my fear of "children in peril): I think you can click there or here and either agree or disagree with it's shape--then watch it transform.And, never least!An Episode Fifty-two link to Becky's work at Librivox.
Without here, I kid you not, you'd all be sitting there this week
saying, "HUH?! WHA???". Bless you Becky, for saving our ears! I'll play
you out with her rendition of "The Tuft of Flowers" by Robert Frost. Her fave.
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Episode Fifty-Two: My How Time Flies
Thu, May 10, 2007
Show notes for 52 and 53 are jumbled in here.Sorry 'bout that...WWMDfK?I'll tell you what!Check this out--thank you Jenna!Don't forget to visit ShopYarnLove! New yarns coming soon! Nummy! And grab a t-shirt while you're at it!Updates on Turning Forty (yeah, it's in caps) and how much I miss The Met.Koigu!On Sale!My wonderful Daddy!Hope you caught the interview with Adina Klein from Knit1
we got in on the get-out-the-word event for their new "Green" issue
(seriously, NAYY, you should pick this one up--even if you don't knit).
Can I tell you how excited (read: terrified) I was?A badger for a Swap Buddy and more on that on my regular blog.My Goofy (see the fifth comment) Sister. (And Cool Rosslyn Church Info and video!)When Knitters Come Unhinged. (Dark Lord? Cute?)Anything in your life feel like a circle of hell? Take a look at The Onion. I loved this and found it again recently when emailing with a listener. Clevah!For you Golden Compass Fans�My Dæmon (and my fear of "children in peril): I think you can click there or here and either agree or disagree with it's shape--then watch it transform.And, never least!An Episode Fifty-two link to Becky's work at Librivox.
Without here, I kid you not, you'd all be sitting there this week
saying, "HUH?! WHA???". Bless you Becky, for saving our ears! I'll play
you out with her rendition of "The Tuft of Flowers" by Robert Frost. Her fave.
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Bonus Episode! Knit.1 with Adina Klein
Wed, May 09, 2007
Our humble podcast has been graced by the Editor-in-Chief of SoHo Publishing's Knit.1 magazine�Adina Klein (SoHo also does Vogue Knitting and Knit Simple).Aside
from being awful fun to talk to, Adina is a knitter, crocheter,
painter, sketcher, purveyor of fine books (new ones!), and--my fave--a
Nationally Ranked Scrabble Champ.Really!How cool is that!?!We might get a chance to talk to her again later this year. I'll keep you posted.So, kick back, enjoy a peek into the secret world of Knitting Mag creation, then go get yourself a copy of Knit.1's new Green Issue. Chock full-a good stuff.And
for those who are non-knitters (I know you're out there!) you may want
to take a look at the instructions at the back of the magazine. They're
so clear, it may convince you to pick up some pointy sticks.Me?I'm off to weave for a bit.No, really!
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Episode Fifty-one: Happy (fill-in-the-bank) To Me!
Fri, Apr 27, 2007
Hey, do me a favor, wouldja? Click on that Popcurrent thingy in the right margin (here if you're looking at Libsyn).And take a look at this very useful sock page (I know...am I obsessed?).I'm freaking people out with my Hufflepuff Sock (What is that...a BADGER?!). Spinning a buncha llama, in public no less.
Trying not to lose my mind when I go for a week at a time without
talking to another adult. And being very sad over losing Vera.Take a look here for help on French Titles. And enjoy Book 2, Chapter IX, The Gorgon's Head.
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Episode Fifty: Just The Chapters, Ma'am
Fri, Apr 20, 2007
I'm about to head out to see the oral surgeon AGAIN. My mouth is
still stuffed with gauze and my head is stuffed iwth Vicodan (which,
sadly, ain't workin' too well).So.Today it's just the
chapters. I'm sorry about that, but I'll post what tidbits I can here.
And, honestly, you wouldn't be able to understand me talk about these
chapters a sadder note, my friend Jeannie Townsend (of sock creating
fame) who has given away literally thousands of sock patterns for free,
is now supporting son and grandson (this would be the third grandchild
she and her DH are raising!!). She is now trying to pay the light bill
by selling a sock pattern. She's able to accept PayPal for $5 to JeanTownsend [at] earthlink [dot] net. Let her know in the note line that you'd like the Gold Sock Pattern.She also donated a sock pattern which now comes free with the purchase of yarn from the Astrid Dutch Obsessions web site.Some interesting info from Sandi (who, like me, should take up a collection for an OED):
I
was just listening to episode 48, and I was curious about the last line
in Congratulatory, which describes the winding sheet of the candle
dripping onto Carton's sleeve. I got that it's an obvious omen of
death, but I just couldn't wrap my head around how it would be possible
to combine a burial shroud and a candle. So, I did a little internet
searching and found this explanation: [a] mass of solidified
drippings of grease clinging to the side of a candle, resembling a
sheet folded in creases, and regarded in popular superstition as an
omen of death or calamity (OED). Apparently, in Scottish tradition the same association is made between candle drippings and death:"The
common tallow candle in burning often gutters, and the tallow runs over
the edge and down the side of the candle. It soon hardens. When the
flame consumes the candle, at times the little column formed by the
gutter is left standing unconsumed on the edge of the candle. It is
called a "coffin-spehl," and is looked upon with suspicion as
portending a death in the family at no very distant period." Based
on those two bits of folklore, I'm guessing that there is an
association between candle drippings and burial shrouds because: a) the
creased wax simply resembles the cloth of a shroud, and b) this creased
wax is what remains of the candle after the flame has burnt out, the
extinguishing of light, of course, being symbolic of death.And then, there's today's chapters, Book 2, chapters 6, 7, 8.Chapter 6:
All About Foreshadowing--really. Nothing should be taken for mere
"filler" in this chapter. Miss Pross and Mister Lorry are lovely here,
and Lucie, you may notice, is in fact the "Golden Thread" that improves
all it touches throughout the book. She's almost an archetype--certainly
not a 'real' woman, but an important tool that Dickens is using in the
book.Chapter 7: Back to France. Pay close, close
attention here. We get a little Madame Defarge here (I wonder what
she'd knit?) and while this whole chapter reads like it's an extended
metaphor or symbol or grand allegorical moment--it's not. Well...it
doesn't hurt to see it that way, but sadly, these guys are real.This
is an ugly chapter, meant to parallel the earlier chapter of the wine
cask breaking in the streets. Dickens may not like what the mob is up
to, but he has no love of the aristocracy either (remember, he wasn't
born rich himself).As always with Dickens, whenever he gives you a
physical description--listen closely. It's a representative of the
person's soul. And speaking of souls, listen for the corruption of
these men's relationship with God.Some words for this chapter:escutcheon the shield of a family crest."the merry Stuart who sold it" That was Charles II.Convulsionists Um...think "Holy Rollers," an ecstatic religious groupPalace of the Tuileries Louis and Marie-Antoinette's digs in Paris.Chapter 8: Lovely guy, eh? Note more red symbolism. And WHO exactly is coming to call at the end of the chapter? Hmmmm?Some words here:the heavy drag a carriage brakethe chase the huntthe chain of the shoe chain connected to the brake (shoe)And then, of course, my heart goes out to the poor students and families at Virginia Tech. I'd like to think that this finally
will get us to deal with mental illness responsibly...but I think I
know us too well at this point. We'll treat this guy like a freak, and
the next time a teacher comes forward and says, "I have a kid in my
class who needs help." that teacher will be told:a) if he hasn't made a threat, there's nothing we can dob) you're blowing this all out of proportionc) you're white and he's (fill in the color) and everyone'll just think you're racistd) we can't lock someone up for something they might doe) look, they're just kids. They say dumb things.And the kids who need help will continue to go it alone.Makes me cry.
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Episode Forty-nine: Waiting for the Shoe
Thu, Apr 12, 2007
And So It Goes...I recorded last night and woke up today to find that Kurt Vonnegut passed away last night. It's like my own personal Mark Twain died. So sad.I started reading Vonnegut when I was in fifth grade. My parents let me read almost all of his books (except Player Piano)
and I literally wolfed them down--most of them I've reread at some
point. He wrote a two page "how to write" flyer that I THINK is still
in my box of "school junk". Brilliant.I'm so sorry he's not public
domain. We wont be able to listen to him here, but I so deeply urge you
to pick up something he wrote. Slaughterhouse Five (riffs on his experiences IN a Dresden meat locker (!) during our (secret) WWII bombing campaign) or Cat's Cradle (riffs on life, the universe, and everything) are good places to start."See?...no damn cat...no damn cradle..."Back to Craftlit:I am sad about Vera; don't forget your shirt; check out some neat yarn stores (now and pending) I came across; a cool thimble; nifty blogs to read; a Knitty Coffeeshop (no really); a knitalong for this (which I covet); and more on the mysterious "Hilary Term".
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Episode Forty-eight: As God Is My Witness, On You it Looks Good!
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
We have a SHIRT!Take
pics of yo' bad self in a shirt and send the pics to me! I'll post them
on the blog...just don't expect one of me on that new glass walk-way
over the Grand Canyon !And, please visit to support Katie who has "shirted" us.And Carrie left this note:
More
random information for you - the Bedlam mental hospital in London still
exists - it is now a building called Salisbury House off London Wall
and Finsbury Circus in central London and houses several law firms'
offices among other things including the London office of the company I
work for! (you might say not much change there then!). Although the
office parts have been altered and updated the stairwells are still
much as I imagine they always have been complete with tiled walls and
it is a very strange mixture of a building to walk around in.My First Sock-Swap (or, Just Call Me Sucker).And who wouldn't want a Ron Weasley Cell Phone Cover?And, FUN!"With
over a million hits to StitchNPitch.com in its first few months, we
knew this program was going to be something special," Patty Parrish,
Executive Director of TNNA, explains. "Stitch N' Pitch is sweeping the
Nation. The response from baseball Clubs, the needlearts industry and
fans is overwhelming. Stitch N' Pitch creates a unique and fun
environment for families, singles, couples, old, young, kids, women and
yes, even men!"Watch carefully and you might "catch" a knitting
contest, team mascots wearing handmade colorful scarves, images of men
knitting, counted cross-stitch frames, teaching tables full of children
learning how to needlepoint, a Ceremonial 1st Pitch with a ball of yarn
and so much more!! Special Stitch N' Pitch gift bags, giveaways and
surprises will round out each fantastic event. Local needlearts
retailers, wholesalers, guilds and groups will come by car, bus and
train to be a part of this new American phenomenon - Stitch N' Pitch!Enter Creative & Fun Contest - Just for the Fans!!CRAFT
Magazine's Stitch N' Pitch Contest! The contest is open to everyone to
enter in their own baseball theme craft in the categories of knitting,
crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, and embroidery. The contest
kicks-off on April 4th with the deadline for submissions on May 31st.And, as a way to date myself, you really should take a look at The Battle of the Bands (some graphic images, not for kids).
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Episode Forty-seven: How Sweet It Is
Fri, Mar 30, 2007
I've cleaned up the craft room!Can I get an "Amen"?And I've got more Chip for you today!And I've got a lot of cooking to do! Good thing that deadline is past!We weigh in on Mdm. DeF's knitting choices, Cast on for Kenya, and generally enjoy some more Dickens!NOTE: There may be the same problem with this week's file. Try downloading again...sorry!The Kenya Info:HIV positive children in Kenya needblankets to keep them warm at night and to keep fever at bay, andalso simply to have a soft, comforting object of their very own.These children own almost nothing, and a blanket handmade with careespecially for them would show them that someone, even someone veryfar away, cares. This blanket drive is part of the Slum Doctor Program, a grassrootsorganization whose mission is "to lift the burden of despair forpeople impacted by AIDS in Africa by providing hope, medicine, food,education, and dignity." For more information visitslumdoctor.wordpress.com.
We're asking that blankets be made of a natural fiber or high quality
acrylic, so they will be easy to keep clean, and that they be sized for
children ages 0-8. We're alsoasking that if you do plan to cast on for Kenya, you emailslumdoctor@gmail.com. The blankets will be brought to Kenya byvolunteers, and they need to have an estimate of how many they willbe carrying with them. The deadline for donations is June 15th.Finished blankets should be sent to the Slum Doctor Program, P.O. Box2156, Bellingham, WA 98227-2156.
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Episode Forty-six: In Praise of the OED
Fri, Mar 23, 2007
Gotta love the old OED. If only I could afford one...In my quest for a Parisian/Dickensian map, I found this, and this, and this, but no map that would help us much.But I did find the links to two video versions: the better reviewed of the two—GO CHRIS SARANDON (he's more than just a Humperdink!); and this one which didn't get panned, but...well...BOO Bad hair miniseries!Your challenge! WWMDK?I feel a Cafe Press T-shirt coming on...don't you?Wouldn't this be handsome?With a big:What Would Madame Defarge Knit?blazing underneath?And me? I knit socks.Even in line at a theme park.And I think I may have to get a Weavette. Bad Heather.
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Episode Forty-five: What Would Madame Defarge Knit?
Fri, Mar 16, 2007
WWMDfK?O how I want a bumper sticker!And hey--ANDY MINTER! What a mensch, eh?I belive I promised you links to Antioch Univeristy, MicroRevolt and the KnitPro doohicky, and Heavenly Creatures.And now? Off to La Disneylandia!
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Episode Forty-four: Return of Chip
Fri, Mar 09, 2007
O how many different ways can I bring you joy? Really, only one way:To bring Chip (Mister Sleepy Hollow to you) back as a reader.Today BOTH chapters are his.Love!Happily my husband's not even jealous...maybe because I've not told him.Hmmmm...Little else to show for myself this week, unless you want me to upload some of the curriculum I'm on deadline for?No?I have no idea why!Erqsome (who I think has the most kickin' email address I've seen) sent some great Dickensian links for us to enjoy.A Finnish site.A UCSC site.An INCREDIBLE map page (must see!).And the ToTC companion page to the map.Things I had to cut:Perhaps the coolest thing to come off of my SnB callendar EVER.My son's gonna be on this! (but we have no idea when...)And just 'cuz I'm feelin' it...I love these guys...
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Episode Forty-three: In Which Our Tale Begins...
Fri, Mar 02, 2007
You'll need to know a few things, like...What's a blunderbuss?This, this is a blunderbuss.This is Chuck.Who was Mrs. Southcott?She was an English spiritualist.What was the Cock-Lane Ghost?One of the first ever psychic scams. Read about it. You'll find MANY different versions on the web.This is the issue of Spin-Off that I need two bloody pages from...here's the Sock thing from Stasia which I thought was very helpful. Check out Pandora and Last.fmAnd
in both the "any publicity is good publicity" and the "I've never heard
of an idea so dangerous it couldn't be talked about" departments: the Librarians have lost their minds! Anyone remember Are You There God? It's Me Margaret? Anyone? Anyone?And if you have the travel bug:West Coast Folks. East Coast Folks.Fun!And don't forget: WWMDFK? (What Would Madame DeFarge Knit?) Think on't.Thanks to our readers Michael Sirois and Kara Shalinberg.And, finally:Spinneret's cogent and I think important note on "Screw":
From various sources -As in England, early lawmakers in this country adopted 10 as the age of consent.The
age of consent in England was raised from 12 (which is what it was when
James was born in 1843) to 13 in 1875 and then to 16 in 1886.The
Factory Act from 1844 reduced the hours of work for children between 8
and 13 to six and a half a day, either in the morning or afternoon, no
child being allowed to work in both on the same day, except on
alternate days, and then only for ten hoursThe Factory Act, 1891 raising the minimum age at which a child can be set to work from ten to eleven.So
the perspective on children was a little different at that point,
T.O.T.S. (funny that) being published in 1898. Accepting that these
children are not from the working class they still would not have
fallen under the societal view as young innocents.Thanks for the great read.
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Episode Forty-two: The Last of the Regionalists...Vive la Revolution!
Fri, Feb 16, 2007
A shout out to SyrenMuse who sent me the link to the Little House on the Praire DVD!
Who knew! ABC was such a punk when I asked them nicely if they'd be
releasing it. I had no idea they listened to me! Maybe your library
will have it...This week we end with our American Regional writers, Sarah Orne Jewett, 1849-1909, though we won't be listening to her best-known book, The Country of the Pointed Firs. Instead we'll hear her short story, "The White Heron" written in 1886-ish.And thanks too, to WingLake who sent this explanatory article, and this amazingly cool site
that I've signed up for! I think I'll be leaving some wrist warmers and
water colors at undisclosed locations around the Old Pueblo. You?Rhinebeck Plans...it's never too early to make a date with fiber. And it's never too late to save a little bit of your own personal environment (not to mention cash...which you can then spend on fiber...).Next week we'll start our new novel (drum roll...how appropriate!)A Tale of Two Cities.With apologies to Mr. Piccone (my freshman year English teacher).A knitting font (and amazing celtic knot weaving pattern to boot!), another knitting font (can you ever really have too many?), a phenomenal You Tube addition, and a reminder to read Spindlicity (hey Janel!)
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Episode Forty-one: A Regional Twain
Thu, Feb 08, 2007
Regionalism!America!"oooooooh beautiful, for spacious skies..."(I
can't think of that without hearing Fozzy Bear say "patriotism swells
in the heart of the American Bear!" as he does after singing that song
on The Muppet Movie soundtrack.)Twain --boy do I love him--who is an appropriate precursor to our next novellist (I think).Teresa in Scotland (Go Clan MacPhearson!) wanted me to pass on these links to you:first, two mosquito attacking SAFE products. She recommends a leave-on product rather than a soap or shampoo...especially for people like me who are Mosquito Magnets.And second, a new soysilk site. Mmmmmmm...extruded protein! Love it!
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Episode Forty: Meet Calamity...Doris?
Fri, Feb 02, 2007
Having finished with Henry James, I thought we needed a REAL woman to freshen our pallette...Calamity Jane.Not so much Doris.Don't know if you've watched Deadwood (NOT for sensitive ears!), but it at least started out close to accurate as far as I can tell. My son and I got to see Wild Bill and Jane's graves when
we drove through there in early August. We ate where Bill was killed by
Jack McCall--which sounds more morbid than it is...he was killed in the
poker room of a saloon. They stage reenactments of his murder every
night, I think.Jane was quite something. CHEERS!And here in the "costume" of her sex.I'm
sorry it's a guy reading the autobiography, but it's still amazing to
hear her own words. She was one tough cookie. And while she has the
reputation for being, um...not the most attractive woman of her time, I
think she was actually a rather handsome woman--far less...weathered
than I would have imagined for one of Custer's scouts.And then a little Bret HarteFor
some more local color and American Realism. Let's bring ourselves back
from the mannered Victorian brink into a little good old
American...Puritanism? Victorianism?Ah...When everyone knew their place...And then some really cool links sent by really cool listeners like Spider_Knit who sent me the Library Thing and Dawn who sent the Purlescence Storytellers Challenge and PeaceFleece! Whoo hoo!WARNING: Some of you were good enough to let me know pronto that there was a problem with the file. I fixed the glitch in the audio file and replaced it, but not before some podcatchers downloaded it. Sorry about that. If you re-download you should be fine. Many apologies!
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Episode Thirty-nine: As Far As The Screw Can Turn
Sun, Jan 28, 2007
Some things you didn't hear me talk about; some things you did. And the end of the book!The Librarian's Lament
(don't you loathe hearing, "yeah, that's just your opinion..." when
someone says something like, "the world isn't flat!"), and a killer library. Some things to do in the spring to help make the world a less polluted place...why can't they just make a kit!?!A Manifesto I can get behind.Freaky shark!Buy yarn here for the rest of January (in case you hadn't seen the Yarn Harlot's post--it's #5). And Teresa sent this link which tempted her even though she doesn't knit (Hey, Teresa, check out the Winter Spin-Off for some embroidery ideas! You could hookup with a spinner/felter/knitter!)My sister has asked me to knit her a special hat. Sadly, the pdf of the pattern is AWOL so I may have to begin my first adventure in faking a pattern. Whoo hoo!A list of courses Ruth alerted me to can be found here. No college credit, but MY! MY! look at the listings!And, of course, next week (if I'm available) we'll hear some short stories while we decide what to read next!
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Episode Thirty-eight: The Neverending Cableq
Thu, Jan 18, 2007
First: Chapters 18-19-20!Second: Stephanie Pearl McPhee's SOAR interview.Whoo hoo!And the rest: Sock Darning.Nuff said.And worth mentioning again--the best Toe-Up cast-on in the WORLD! in my deeply biased opinion...Here's the article on the Ladies in Phoenix, knitting for the good of others...and themselves.And, from Julie: The Sci Phi Show--another philosophy podcast. Predictably enough the podcaster uses science fiction to launch each subject discussion. And Julie also wrote: since you've been into Weird Al Yankovich you might enjoy the novelty songs featured on the most recent Geek Survival Guide. The podcast is about 15 minutes long and the songs are fun.And Debra's Tallit with accompanying planning information:
the
bottom border was instinct with some Jewish numerology thrown in; the
neckband was charted but also adapted the little "entry motif" before
the zig-zag. I used a lot of combinations of 7 (Sam's birthday -
7/7/94, born at 10:10 a.m., and his bar mitzvah is 7/7/07 in the
Western world) and C'hai - so there are 18 stitches in the zig-zag
repeat, and I'll do 9 of them, which makes 18 of the triangles....And where she got the Qiviut: The yarn in the tallit is qiviut, which I found not in Alaska where I grew up, but online from Caryll's Designs.And...the
(unblocked) neverending cable. This is a side view of the (did I
mention unblocked?) hood. The color actually came out pretty close to
true on this one. Go figure!
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Episode Thirty-seven: Unfair! Protest!
Fri, Jan 12, 2007
Today, Chapters 15, 16 AND 17!WHOO HOO!Today I have some fun silkworm links, some pretty pics of the Pysanky eggs by Jen (who is very, very, very prolific while listening), some pics of intersting historical spindles, and some lip from Julie!Tee hee!Julie
absolutely rightfully called me on the carpet for my anti-governess
bias, so here's my rec. Go listen to the last episode, last chapter,
with a different ear (that would be at roughly 47 minutes into episode
36). Then keep listening to today's chapters. Yeah...Julie has a point.
I'll also let you in on some things Ol' Henry himself had to say about
the book.I may also share some of ELOISE in Paris (okay, NEXT week...) and remind you that really, truly, I loathe being a single Mom. ¿Donde esta mi esposo?And some helpful info from Jen:pysanky (piz·ahnk·yeh) is the name of those Ukrainian/polish eggs. singular= pysankaKiska (pl = Kisky) is the name of the stylus thingie.She also says:if you like Weird Al, you might be interested in The Apologetix. they are aChristian parody group that does Christian remakes of pop songs just likeWeird Al.Oh! And don't forget to visit Ms Stitchy McYarnPants!
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Episode Thirty-six: Toe Woes
Fri, Jan 05, 2007
Today's theme is "Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense" which comes to us from a (probably apocryphal) story about King Edward III and the Order of the Garter.
A rough translation is "Shame to him who thinks ill of it" but my AP
English teacher used it as "Evil will be seen by those who look for
it." Actually he may have had a different famous French quote, but I
took Spanish so I wouldn't recognize a the real quote if it walked up
and shook my hand.ANYway...Today we have chapters 12-14.On my needles and on my son's walls today... And how are your toes? Hmm?Does
your sunscreen have: formulas that include ingredients — like zinc
oxide, titanium dioxide or Mexoryl SX — that impede damage from the
sun’s longer wavelength UVA rays, a protective effect that is not
indicated by a product’s SPF rating.And if you're interested in more on Mosquito bites, check out:Herbal Medicine site or the WebMD page or something my sister found on Google.And some chairty/sock 411 from Jenny M. many thanks. You can also check out Knitting Peace.Cheers for Store Wars and Weird Al!And a special thank you to Cindy, the generous Park Slope Blogger (ah, the Motherland).
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35: Ennui and Normandy
Thu, Dec 28, 2006
Well, we're having the first winter storm of the season. The mountains are capped with snow, the sky is grey, it's 39° (I hear you..."Hey! It's the DESERT! What's with the snow and temperature?!"), and the day is bleeding ennui.Not least because my husband is here and I'm here (though it's much greyer today).But Ennui and Turn of the Screw go well together so no complaints...much.Today, chapters 10-11. You won't BELIEVE what happens today! Ai yi yi!Charity knitting! Fixes to the Blogspot site! Felted Doggy Toys! More funny things! Holiday presents of fibery knitty things! (Does he love me or is he just feeling guilty for spending New Year's in Paris with his Brother and Dad?)Was Santa good to you!?Many thanks to Nikolle Doolin for her SEXY reading of Henry James' Turn of the Screw.
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Episode Thirty-four: Of Backaches and Boxes
Sat, Dec 23, 2006
Nina sent this very helpful, eminently bookmarkable link to help me with mosquito bites. There's actually a lot of great info here...and this site
has a very interesting looking hand/foot/everything cream. Lotions just
don't work on me. If it doesn't say "cream" I don't buy it. Well, I
bought it and thank you Nina!And, here's my attempt to rekindle a love of Weird Al...Yoda!Many thanks to Nikolle Doolin for her SEXY reading of Henry James' Turn of the Screw.
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Episode Thirty-three: The Kindness of Strangers
Fri, Dec 15, 2006
This week--Chapters 6-7!Okay, and you're not really strangers but y'all sure are kind!Some fun with You Tube and DanteJulie's socks (whoo hoo!) and 1400 A.D. knit pic More Organic info from Dawn (worth a look-see)! Seventh Generation and Land Stewardship ProjectJanet's pomo fun And then--That Darn Governess and her latent class and boy issues!!!BTW: we didnt' have time for these which I got off of a Knitter's Review forum. Did you know these superstitions:** It's bad luck to leave a project unfinished. The intended recepient will get bad luck from the unfinished item.** Stabbing your needles though your yarn balls brings bad luck to anyone who wears something made from that yarn.** Don't knit a pair of socks for your boyfriend or he'll walk away from you.** If you knit one of your own hairs into a garment, it will bind the recipient to you.**
Knitting for children you may have in the future, but before you are
pregnant, is bad luck (it may prevent one from getting pregnant, or
bring ill health to the baby). AndInteresting Latvian beliefs about mittens1. Mittens and socks should be knitted in summer, then they will be warm, soft and strong.2. One should not wash new mittens when there is an old moon,they will lose their color and let through the wind.3. One should not wipe their nose in a mitten. Whoever does that never gets rich.4. One should not give their hand to another with a mitten on, otherwise they will give away their luck.and, again, thanks to Nikolle Doolin for her SEXY reading of Henry James' Turn of the Screw.
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Episode Thirty-two: I See Dead People...
Fri, Dec 01, 2006
Hey Look!
Which Classic Female Literary Character Are you? You're Elizabeth Bennett of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen!Take this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab CodeWhodathunk?Then there's this one too: What Kind of Knitter Are You? You
appear to be a Knitting Guru. You love knitting and do it all the time.
While finishing a piece is the plan, you still love the process, and
can't imagine a day going by without giving some time to your yarn.
Packing for vacation involves leaving ample space for the stash and
supplies. It can be hard to tell where the yarn ends and you
begin.http://marniemaclean.comTake this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab CodeYou should also check out Stephanie/Lumie's blog (gorgeous work!)Then go here and get smart, RIGHT NOW!After expanding your brain, you can crack yourself up with my friend Peter on his podcast.Don't forget to get your SantaCon on! When you're done with that, embrace your inner Earth Mother and find out the skinny on Organics.And in today's chapters, listen for the allusion to Jane Eyre that ol' Henry snuck into the first minute of this chapter. As we continue our governess will continue to show her true colors--not a pretty picture.And today's chapters reveal a bit more of James' brilliance. The Governess--who may still be nuts--does
see someone who looks like Peter Quint. She had seen no pictures of
him, but describes him to Mrs. Grose--well enough for her to identify
the vision. Of course, the problem is...he's dead.So, the mystery deepens...Many thanks to Nikolle Doolin for her SEXY reading of Henry James' Turn of the Screw.Oh,
and I've moved all the links to previous episodes to the right side of
the blog page at Craftlit.blogspot.com. There was a question as to why
the files are so blasted big, and I'll tell you--I'd like to know that
too! I'm working on it...
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Episode Thirty-one: Apologies All Around...
Fri, Nov 17, 2006
(Apologies although I blathered quite a bit anyway...)This week, chapters 2-3!More Amazing Crochet from Dawn, some victorian pruditry, more wonderful emails from y'all, how to be an ostritch rather than a governess, and a little background on our author.His dad was a Swedenborgian (say THAT three times fast) and I thought--when working through the "ghost" question--this quotation was ellucidating:
Although
James had rejected in the beginning of his career "spirit-rappings and
ghost-raising", in the 1880s he become interested in the unconscious
and the supernatural. In 1908 he wrote that "Peter Quint and Miss
Jessel are not 'ghosts' at all, as we now know the ghost, but goblins,
elves, imps, demons as loosely constructed as those of the old trials
for whichcraft; if not, more pleasingly, fairies of the legendary
order, wooing their victims forth to see them dance under the moon."
Virginia Woolf thought that Henry James's ghost have nothing in common
with the violent old ghosts - "the blood-stained captains, the white
horses, the headless ladies of dark lanes and windy commons." Edmund
Wilson was convinced that the story was "primarily intended as a
characterization of the governess".Then there's the "corruption" question. Ah...the tangled web...ALERT:I just this second got this email from MaryBeth--right after uploading the 'Cast. Darnit. But it's worth noting here:Loved
your comments on the Fog Index. I'm a technical editor, and I have the
following quote by Melville on my wall at work: "A man of true science
uses but few hard words, and only those when none other will serve his
purpose; whereas the smatterer in science thinks that by mouthing hard
words he proves that he understands hard things."Is that not brilliant?! I love Melville...but I'm not gonna do Moby Dick...not for a couple of years, anyway. See how I love you?Many thanks to Nikolle Doolin for her SEXY reading of Henry James' Turn of the Screw.
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Episode Thirty: The Screw Turns...
Tue, Nov 14, 2006
Cool things to check out: Crochet Sea Creatures not to be believed (Thank you Dawn!), Check out Yarn-a-go-go's site and then check into NaNoWriMo! It's not too late! Then there's The Thread Project (One World, One Cloth), and I ran out of time to talk about My Paper Crane from Heidi.I'll never do this to you.Here's Henry, by the way:I think you'll need this over the next few weeks.: Character ListAnonymous Narrator Probably represents Henry James. (Diagetic Level 1)DouglasThe one in posession of the Governess' manuscript. He may have been in love with her. (Diagetic Level 2)The GovernessThe protagonist--twenty-year-old governess of Flora and Miles at the country estate of Bly. (Diagetic Level 3)Mrs. Grose A servant at Bly; illiterate, respectful. MilesA ten-year-old boy; charming, well-behaved, and very attractive. Flora An eight-year-old girl; beautiful and well mannered.The Children’s Uncle The governess's employer; good looking but aloof with odd requirements for the job...Peter Quint A former valet at Bly; "infamous" throughout the area of Bly. Miss Jessel The
governess's predecessor; a lady, young and beautiful but "infamous." Apparantly had an inappropriate relationship with Quint.May thanks to Nikolle Doolin for her SEXY reading of Henry James' Turn of the Screw. If you check out her site you'll see why she's so good...except for that blasted microphone...
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Episode Twenty-nine: SOARing Through California
Sat, Nov 04, 2006
Some good blogs to check out (from SOAR attendees: Rachael Herron, Janine Bajus, and Brooke Sinnes, oh, and Stephanie...I think you know her); a really cool listener's site (Spinneret) regarding My Friend Irving; some pics (scroll down) and some detritus that I need to get out to you (below).A good Challah recipe. Heal the world through cooling!and a nice Jewish crafting guild (just in cast you thought they didn't exist!)...The Red Thread Project! How cool is this!And some stuff I found but didn't have time to talk about b/c I blathered too much: The sounds of (good) music can be found at NPRIn need of Knickers?Check this out?Hook up with next year's mystery stole (number three).Awesome matress stitch (plus!) tutorial. Which I needed.Sadly.You can see the photo album of SOAR pics here.
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Episode Twenty-eight: Full Disclosure
Thu, Oct 26, 2006
I think I promised you pics of a skull jacket that I knit. I forgot to
mention that my 17 hour sojurn did give me the time to finish the baby
hoodie. The carpet under the jacket, just so you know, is the floor of
the Samsung Comfort Room at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. Very comforting, no?'Nuff said.Here's the front.Here's the back.Ain't that grand?Next week, SOAR audio (if there's a high-speed port) and after that, HENRY JAMES! The time has finally come!
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Episode Twenty-seven: An Itch You Just Can't Scratch
Thu, Oct 19, 2006
Skeeter Syndrome, and why I hate reserchers...well...not hate...but really strongly prefer the applied sciences...Allergic reaction to mosquito bites identified for first time—"skeeter syndrome"MILWAUKEE—Bug
bites are a standard annoyance for those who spend time outside during
the summer months. The consequence for most is uncomfortable swelling
and itching at the site of the bite for a short period of time.
However, young children, immune deficient persons and those previously
unexposed to mosquitoes are at increased risk for a severe reaction to
mosquito bites according to a study in the Journal of Allergy and
Clinical Immunology. Canadian researchers recently identified this
reaction as "skeeter syndrome," defined as mosquito-bite induced large,
local inflammatory reactions accompanied by fever.Large local
reactions to mosquito bites are under diagnosed and sometimes assumed
to be infectious in nature when in fact, they are the result of an
allergic reaction. In this study, researchers studied five healthy
children between the ages of two and four with no history of allergy to
insect bites. Each had been diagnosed with cellulitis, a bacterial
infection of the skin and tissue that is usually found on the face,
neck or legs. The children developed extreme redness, swelling, warmth
and inflammation within hours of a witnessed mosquito bite. Several
months later the children were tested for allergy to mosquito. Blood
tests confirmed that the children had been misdiagnosed: the symptoms
they experienced were the result of an allergic reaction to a mosquito
bite, not cellulitis.People with skeeter syndrome should
minimize their exposure to mosquitoes to avoid experiencing an adverse
reaction. It is important to increase the awareness of skeeter syndrome
so those affected can avoid unnecessary diagnostic procedures and
antibiotic treatments.[From: "Skeeter syndrome." J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;104: 705-707.]The SCA has my hat (I think)!Maybe I should engage in Guerrilla Knitting?Governess Gone GothWEAVING!?!?!Orange Juice Carton BasketTragic Crafting...But more importantly:Why don't the folks on Survivor start studying how to do this THE SECOND they send their application in???Cheap sock blockers for those of us with less dough than fiber.Tucson, Meet Yourself! No, meet YOUR self. No really, meet...em...the food was great.And, importantly, I promised you Hessians. So here:
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Episode Twenty-six: Tarry With Me Awhile and Wait...
Thu, Oct 12, 2006
Learn the origins of the name "Tarrytown"as youlisten to Geoffrey Crayon's Sketchbook.You should also check out Diedrich Knickerbocker's History of New York!Meet my man Irving (aka "Mr. Knickerbocker"...).And his spectacularly (self-)designed home on the Hudson.Someday plan to take advantage of the Legend.Imagine yourself as part of the Hudson River School which I had no time to talk about but will try to get to next week.And a little on the Mather Boys, Increase and Cotton (who NAMES these people?!) and their attitudes towards Witchcraft.Here's Cotton:The DomiKNITtrix's spectacularly appropriate skull pattern (which is free for a bit longer).A non-Socks-That-Rock club--NAYY but it looks nice!And a nice theory/site for socks. They're gorgeous and there's something about not-quite-matched socks that appeals to the eccentric in me..."Mismatched with Care in Vermont"I love that.And once againThank you Heidi for goodie box! My 2-1/2 year old must march every day to "76 Trombones". Thank you so much!
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Episode Twenty-five: Yeah, But it's a Dry Heat, Right?
Wed, Oct 04, 2006
Don't try
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Episode Twenty-four: Mellow Yellow?
Fri, Sep 29, 2006
This week we listen to "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gillman, and a little bit of "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster.Gillman (here she is) is a particular favorite of mine. She wrote Herland which I'm (slowly) reading for Librivox. Great little book!Juster is a freakin' genius. Really! I can't read nearly as much of his book as I'd like, but (here HE is)I will introduce you to this decidedly not just-for-children book.Thanks for your patience getting this 'cast out. Long week.Visit Jen!Today,
"The Yellow Wallpaper" was read by Justine Young, and "The Phantom
Tollbooth" excerpt was read by Yours Truly. And, as always, our opening
music was provided by Joshua Christian at Garageband.com, for which I
am eternally grateful.
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Episode Twenty-three: Return of the Chicks
Thu, Sep 21, 2006
Well, sorta. We have a story
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Episode Twenty-two: The Centre Cannot Hold
Thu, Sep 14, 2006
This week is hard for me on
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Episode Twenty-one: Irony Anyone?
Thu, Sep 07, 2006
This week's stories are all about
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Episode Twenty: Triumph of Love
Thu, Aug 31, 2006
Wrapping up
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Episode Nineteen: Tragedies and Payoffs
Fri, Aug 25, 2006
Today, chapters 56-59; THE PAYOFF!
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Episode Eighteen: Accordion Girl Ahoy!
Thu, Aug 17, 2006
Today, aside from chapters 53-55, we talk about accordions, my love of the word "odious," (isn't it great?!) and I finally take Amy up on her suggestion weeks and weeks ago!Namely: I just read and really dug To Shield The Queen, by Fiona Buckley. Actually, I didn't just read that. I read the first three books in the series.I also have finished the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde,
but my books are in boxes so I can't read you any bits from that.
However, if you love books, and have a wicked sense of humor, The Eyre Affair is for you!I'm
thinking that instead of a poll, I just want everyone to look at the
librivox.org cataloge and tell me what you like. I'll take the one with
the most emails. I think I'll putter around with some of the short
works first, just to give you some variety, then dive into another long
book.Sound good?Email me your thoughts at MamaOKnits AT Gmail DOT com.As
always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music
provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian’s "Chasing Hiro."
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Episode Seventeen: Greetings from the Old Pueblo
Thu, Aug 10, 2006
I'm relegated to podcasting from my local coffeehouse again, sorry
about that. The ambient noise is MUCH worse than before as this joint
has tile floors--a local hazzard. Apologies. I should have DSL at my
Mom's house by tonight, but I wanted to get this posted before that.
I'm already mighty late by previous East Coast standards.The
trip, however, was successful, and we're all here safe and sound.
Though, this morning's news filled me with dread as my darling husband
has to fly back to New York saturday morning.World War IV, is what I'm hearing. WWIII was the Cold War, according to People I Trust.Sigh...Can't we all just get along?Even 'Liz and Darcy?This week, chapters 50-52! But not before a little
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Episode Sixteen: Rhodes Trip
Thu, Aug 03, 2006
Chapters 47-49! Next week, I hope I can find my microphone...Well, it's August
3rd, and I'm on the road! Chicago, Sioux Falls, Deadwood and on to
LOVELAND COLORADO--home of Interweave Press.Well, it's August 3rd, and I'm on the road! Chicago, Sioux Falls,
Deadwood and on to LOVELAND COLORADO--home of Interweave Press...How do I love thee...let me count the ways.So the title of the podcast? Because my son is a questioner...well...so am I, so...apples/trees, you get the picture.I fully expect this road trip to be one of fun and learning. The country is so big and so wonderful...I feel an Emily-from-Our-Town-Moment coming on!If there is internet access and time, you'll hear some audio from the road. If not, you'll notice this post popping up, and a small-ish podcast appearing in your iTunes ontime.Why?Because I love you!Here's the link to our
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Episode Fifteen: A Leap of Lace
Thu, Jul 27, 2006
This week, chapters 44-46!
Really!
A little OTN moment: I'm working on a Faroese shawl,
which has only a little section of lace. I've knitted lace before, but
this project...well, it was going to be hard enough; I didn't want to
kill myself.
This is the first project I've planned from washing, drying, and
spinning the fiber, all the way to knitting. I'm going to do some funky
dye thing to it when I'm done and I"m going to (God Willing and the
Creeks Don't Rise) take this to SOAR for the gallery.
But.
The knitting is a total leap of faith. I've knitted 25 rows and it's
barely 3-4 long. It's 390 stitches, decreasing regularly down
to...well...7 that get grafted in a tricky way that I'm sure I'll
marvel at when I get there. I got the pattern from Claudia at CountryWool.com. She's a genius with this stuff.
Anyway.
Lace and all things lace-weight are a leap of faith. They look like a
ball of twisted blah, then you wet and pin them and suddenly it's...LORDY! I made THAT?!
Right now, my whole life is a leap of faith...so it seemed an appropriate thing to do.
And, btw, HEY, did you hear Cast-on's essay last week? It was as though we dovetailed our themes on purpose! Synchronicity? Love that Jung!
Promos from Faith at The Knitting Cook, and Jeannie of Crochet Cast.
As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian’s “Chasing Hiro.‿
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Episode Fourten: Austen!? Chicklit??
Thu, Jul 20, 2006
Chapters 42-45! WRONG WRONG WRONG!43 was much longer than it said on the tag. This week we only have 42-44...but its an hour long episode regardles...Next week, chapters 44-??...Sorry about that!Well,
I'm in the homestretch! This week and next week are the last two I'll
be podcasting from Croton-on-Hudson...boy I'll need to change the
intro, huh?I'll be podcasting from the road the week of August
1st, then from Tucson the next week. IF I can, I'll get my son in on
the 'cast...but no guarantees. He's quite the ball-o-goof.So this week!A little discussion of ChickLit and Austen...Jane
Austen's novels have been repackaged as chick-lit to reflect our modern
conception of her as a romantic novelist. But her world is less
comforting than we think, argues Laura Thompson...On
07/09/2006, Laura Thompson created a bit of a stir in the literary
world when she said that Chicklit--the girlie romancified summer book
lit that's gotten to be so popular among the young--had co-opted Jane
Austen, and specifically, Pride and Prejudice....It all started in fine non-literary style: with Colin Firth. The scene in the 1995 television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
in which Colin got his shirt wet was, almost certainly, the moment that
opened the door and let the modern world in upon the quiet, oil-lit
writing desk at Chawton Cottage. And when Firth played Mark Darcy in
the film of Bridget Jones's Diary, the deal was sealed: Pride and Prejudice was on its way to fame and fortune.Which brings her to a point we've discussed on this podcast:...What on earth would Jane Austen have made of it all?Well,
she would certainly have laughed - "I dearly love a laugh," says
Elizabeth Bennet, in the voice of her creator - and she would have
enjoyed all the money, because nobody was more aware of its importance.
Elizabeth and her sister Jane might have charm to spare, plus wit and
good temper to keep fear of the future at bay, but their genteel
poverty means that the men who marry them are not just lovers; they are
personal relief missions from lives beyond contemplation.And
this acute alertness to the significance of money - to the humiliating
gulf between the shillings that buy Elizabeth's hair ribbons and
Darcy's £30,000 a year - is just one of the many aspects of Jane Austen
that has been lost to a contemporary audience. She
goes on to say that too often, readers today just think it's neat that
Elizabeth wound up with a rich guy--rather than noting that it was her job to find a rich husband or live a life of drudgery. In reality, loving Darcy is the bonus. The real marriage is that of money.....Actually,
there is rather more to Elizabeth than the perfection we behold in her
(and ourselves). What, for example, is one to make of her ambiguous
joke that she began to love Darcy on "first seeing his beautiful
grounds at Pemberley"? Sir Walter Scott, for one, thought she meant
exactly what she said; and I think he had a point.....But the
novels as a whole are rather less comforting. Indeed, they are, in some
ways, terrifying. There is something appalling about the lack of
illusions with which Jane Austen viewed her little world. To censor out
such a judgment - or to condemn it as "male" - is to do her an extreme
disservice.And the point she makes next made me feel bad for not making a bigger deal out of what Charlotte did, and why:Take, for example, the character of Charlotte Lucas, one of Austen's finest, who cuts through the nonsense now waffling round Pride and Prejudice
like a particularly acid lemon. Her presence lurks sombrely behind
Elizabeth's lovely lightness: the two girls are faces of the same coin,
expressions of their creator's joyful esprit on the one hand and cold
eye on the other.Like Elizabeth, Charlotte has a lively mind,
but, unlike her friend, she has no physical allure. A quirk of nature
has taken her out of the orbit of men such as Darcy. And, because she
is plain, she sees the world plainly. She calmly perceives its
limitations: the ruthless judgments of its marriage market, the life
sentence of inhabiting its tight social circles.Seeing the
world, she also sees the possibility of falling off its edge. "Without
thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been
her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated
young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving
happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want." She snaps
up Mr Collins, the terrible suitor whom Elizabeth has the freedom to
reject. "I am not romantic, you know. I never was."It
is almost unthinkable, by today's standards, to do what Charlotte
did--but she was wise, and right, and she seems to be "happy"...or at
least happy enough...She is the stony reality at the heart of Pride and Prejudice.
She tells a woman's story, but in a way that is utterly remote from
feminine convention: with scant emotion, appealing to nothing other
than rationality. And, like her creator, she has remarkably little to
do with cosy readings of The Jane Austen Book Club and communal swoons over Mr Darcy....If Pride and Prejudice
can be so easily claimed by the Grazia brigade, why should the other
books be any different? It is not difficult, after all, to read what
one wants to read in a novel. Every reader does it, to an extent. But
the landscape of what is seen in books is becoming increasingly
impoverished. Indeed, it might be that the reality of literature no
longer lies within its words. As Jane Austen flourishes, the literary
sense that she possessed in its most refined form is slowly dying: the
irony would have amused her.Hmmmmm...more to think about...As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian’s "Chasing Hiro."
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Episode Thirteen: Out of Time
Thu, Jul 13, 2006
This week, chapters 38-41! Next week--42-45!A brief episode because I'm behind at work, sorry about that.Today, listen for some more wonderful Collins idiocy.And as far as pride and prejudice
go, Elizabeth's refusal of Darcy's proposal due to her new
understanding of how she misjudged Darcy's motives knocks them both
down a peg. They're on new footing now—a lot of their assumptions
about each other have been challenged and now there's room
for—well—something to happen.Watch for the groundwork of an eminent disasterâ�¦these are the chapters where doom comes a knockin'.As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro.""Back Issues" of Craftlit can be found at Craftlit.blogspot.com.
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Episode Twelve: Spindling and Socks
Thu, Jul 06, 2006
This week, chapters 35-37! Next week--38-41!Have you met the free online spinning magazine, Spindlicity? Even after last week, do you fear socks? If so, check out the excellent resource page here.And the results of the sockblocker experiment from Felt Up Designs...SUCCESS!!!You can buy really nice fiber from Copper Moose and Grafton Fibers.How to make your own spindle or with a CD.Special Thanks to Lauren and Amy for their helpful suggestions. I'm fiddling with the sound this week, so let me know.ANDRe: iTunes--I have emailed them a number of times now, and we're trying to
fix the feed problem. It appears they muffed it because they changed
categories, so files that should
have been there and complete, were semi-moved to the new category. I
know one day the only files I could get through iTunes were the odd
numbered episodes--go figure.Libsyn has fixed their end of the problem. Let's keep our fingers crossed...I know I am.
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Episode Eleven: Felt That Soap!
Thu, Jun 29, 2006
This week, Chapters 31-34 (next week 35-37)Felting soap is fun for the whole family! Just look!You can get roving for felting from Toni Neil at The Fold...they're the first house on the left. Really. You have to click it and see. It will make sense. Promise!My 9/11 story, just in case you wondered. And links to poetry/stories from my students too. And
then The Soapbox. Sorry about that, but it's been bugging me so much. I
hope that one of us will come up with some great idea for how to save
the planet and all the people on it. I suppose it's genetic in me--my
Dad is a Geographer working on Desertification, so I've known we were in trouble for a long time...Anyway. The Gandhi Institute is a nice place to visit. Take a look!"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."--M.K.Gandhi“The
difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing, would
suffice to solve most of the world's problems... ‿--M.K.GandhiAnd the essay on Gandhi and spinning can be found at this Yale site.As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian’s “Chasing Hiro.‿
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Episode Ten: Sockblockers and Extorting Pirates
Thu, Jun 22, 2006
Today, chapters 27-30See the Sockblocker Key chain! See what Jeannie Townsend has done with her sockblocker key chain! See the fabu (and fake!) Extortion site, then join me in talking like a pirate on September 19th (or visit the US site and find a husband!).And the moment we've all been waiting for (at least the moment Kim was unsure if she was waiting for...):The Crazy Quilt Baby Blanket!As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro."
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Episode Nine: Artist or Anorak?
Thu, Jun 15, 2006
This week, chapters 23-26!Hobby Horror...Am I an Artist or an Anorak?As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's"Chasing Hiro."
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Episode Eight: Cluttered History—The Gauntlet is Down!
Thu, Jun 08, 2006
The gauntlet is down! How do you control your stash! Tell me now and I'll post your ideas!Today!Chapters 20-22! No Joke! THREE chapters!Heather complains a bit, goes ON about clutter and the need for knitting histories, then drools over Darcy. (Doesn't it always end with that?)The books: ADD Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life and Outwitting Clutter: 101 Ingenious Space-Saving Tips and Ideas to Make Any House or Apartment More Livable.As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian’s “Chasing Hiro.‿
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Episode Seven: Of Storage Space and Scholarships
Thu, Jun 01, 2006
Well, Tristan and Isolde seem to be winning out as our next book. Please keep emailing me and letting me know your thoughts.Today a little personal update from me, then on to the next two chapters of P&P!And a little shout-out ot Anne Hanson, of Knitspot.com...with whom I am tangentially accquainted.As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro."Thank you too for your forbearance last week. What a mess! I so deeply apologize.
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Episode Six: Allergic to Yarn? Perish the Thought!
Thu, May 25, 2006
SO SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY!
LibSyn doesn't send out warnings when your storage space gets dangerously low, so I uploaded and it looked like it was all fine...then...not.
It sort of had the file, and sort of not.
Now it does.
Many apologies and many thanks for your patience!
So, now:
'Cast number Six!Yeee Haaaw!Chapters 14 through 17 of Pride and Prejudice? A Double Header of Annie Coleman...because I'm heading to the Dominican Republic!We don't have to fear no stinkin' Fiber allergies!Ew! Acid!Ew!Oh...and I lied. It's FlyLady dot NET! Oops! Sorry!And...We're Knot Taking Any More. June 1st, ThursdayPlease read the attached PDF flyer, which states the mission and the guidelines for participating. my very grateful regards,anne hansonknitspot.comPlease do listen to Math for Knitters.Socks that Rock yarn can be gotten at The Fold.And oooooooooooooooo!Mister Wickham!As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro."A Note: Files for previous episodes can be gotten here at LibSyn
or at iTunes. Oh, and hey...if you have a second, wouldja vote for
CraftLit at Podcast Alley. I'm in the third to the last place on the
rankings.Not that I'm competitive...'Cast number Six!Yeee Haaaw!Chapters 14 through 17 of Pride and Prejudice? A Double Header of Annie Coleman...because I'm heading to the Dominican Republic!We don't have to fear no stinkin' Fiber allergies!Ew! Acid!Ew!Oh...and I lied. It's FlyLady dot NET! Oops! Sorry!And...We're Knot Taking Any More. June 1st, ThursdayPlease read the attached PDF flyer, which states the mission and the guidelines for participating. my very grateful regards,anne hansonknitspot.comPlease do listen to Math for Knitters.Socks that Rock yarn can be gotten at The Fold.And oooooooooooooooo!Mister Wickham!As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro."A Note: Files for previous episodes can be gotten here at LibSyn or at iTunes. Oh, and hey...if you have a second, wouldja vote for CraftLit at Podcast Alley. I'm in the third to the last place on the rankings.Not that I'm competitive...
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Episode Five: Granny Clutter
Thu, May 18, 2006
Cast number FIVE???
Chapters 11 through 13 of Pride and Prejudice???
Where has the time gone?
Book II ideas: Tom Sawyer!
Tristan & Isolde!
Alice in Wonderland?!—only if one of you record it…
Let me know your thoughts!
Today we get in touch with our inner Granny—specifically the Summer 2005 issue of Spin-Off.
And
we also get into Clutter. And De-cluttering, for a move. If the spirit
moves you, send your brilliance to MamaOKnits AT gmail DOT com.
As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian’s “Chasing Hiro.‿
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Episode Four: Crazy Kahuna
Thu, May 11, 2006
That's a pic of Jane!Can you believe we're on chapters nine and ten of Pride and Prejudice? Me either!And, once again, I find myself all hot and bothered by Darcey. Ah well...Before we get to that, today I'll talk to you about some quilting (that's the crazy part) and a wonderful book on toe-up socks (that's the Kahuna part).Links to: Townsend Sock Knitting Group, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's new book, check out Blue Moon Fiber Arts on The Fold's Site.Ready?Here we go...As always, Pride and Prejudice is narrated by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro."
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Episode Three: You Knit What???
Thu, May 04, 2006
Welcome to Episode 3!In this episode I welcome you to the joys of the Jane Austen action figure (and I am Not Kidding); the belly laughs, sly smirks, or horror filled looks of You Knit What???; the adorable (in the eye of the beholder?) cats and bunnies with stuff and pancakes on their heads; and regale you with my lovely weekend at a spinning retreat in the Catskills, hosted by Claudia of CountryWool.We'll also move on to chapters seven and eight in Pride and Prejudice, narrated (as always) by Annie Coleman. Intro music provided by GarageBand.com which connected me with Joshua Christian's Chasing Hiro.And, a little note: I'm so glad those of you who've commented are enjoying Austen. She's a fave of mine (duh!) and I'm thrilled that listening to her words is bringing you some joy while your hands are otherwise occupied.
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Episode Two: Auntie Alpaca
Thu, Apr 27, 2006
Welcome to Episode 2!
In this episode I rave about The Girl From Auntie, but neglect to mention the name of the Poncho Sweater, and go on about Alpacas d'Auxvasse (not to mention Ann Mayes).
We'll also move on to chapters five and six in Pride and Prejudice, narrated by Annie Coleman. And, as always, intro music is provided by GarageBand.com who hosted Joshua Christian's "Chasing Hiro."
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Episode One: Welcome to My Library
Thu, Apr 27, 2006
Well, here we are!I wanted to welcome you
all to CraftLit, a Podcast for Crafters. I imagine you’re here because
you like to work with your hands, but you also like to read. If so,
this is the place for you! Our program will follow a similar pattern
every week. After some introductory comments, a web, magazine, or book
review (This week Mason-Dixon Knittng),
and perhaps a song, I will include a chapter or two from a book. We
will listen to that book until we’re done with it. And because I’m a
former English teacher, I’ll give you some things to listen for in the
chapters we hear--just to give you something else to do while you’re
knitting, spinning, crocheting, weaving, or sewing. Any painters?So.Get comfortable. Find your tools. Check the volume, and enjoy, with me, the beginning of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, recorded by Annie Coleman.Intro music: “Chasing Hiro‿ by Joshua Christian of Syracuse, NY. I found the music on GarageBand.com.
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Time to post the promo!
Sat, Apr 15, 2006
I just realized that no one can get the promo on iTunes, even though it's uploaded here, because I need to "publish" a page to "ping" iTunes.Hope this doens't ruin the mojo for you.Until Thursday...
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