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219:SOS (Sleep Off, Still)
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.
July Incentive! Our winnah is Christina of MA! Donate between now and August 31st and you will be put into the drawing for Knitting Out Loud's The Secret Language o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 218:Where My Sleep At?
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 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 217: Zeitgeist!
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.
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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 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 215: Fishy
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! ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 214: Shelving it
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
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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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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 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 212: A Whole New World
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 Quay ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 211: HomecomingVery 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 Cany ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 210: ¿Donde Esta?
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 G ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 209: The Shipping News
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
S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 208: Bubbly
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
Tu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 207: Happy Birthday!
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!
Book talk starts around 5min.
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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). ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 205: Lock, Stock, and Boxes
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 t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 204: Strapped!
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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Amazon.com Widge ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 203:The Shake Down
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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Book talk begins around 15 min. List ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 202: Still BreakingJust 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.
Amazon.com Widgets Book talk begins around 9 min for 201, al ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Collins—Episode Two hundred one: It's Called a Break Because...?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.
Amazon.com Widgets Book talk begins around 9 min for 201, al ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 200: Happy Birthday, CraftLit!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 me ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 199: Dueling Lawyers
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.
Amazon.com Widgets Book talk begins around 10 min. Listen to 199 audio
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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 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 197: Whoosh!
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.
Amazon.com Widgets
Book talk begins around 5 min. Listen to 197 audio.
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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).
Amazon.com Widgets Amazon.com Widgets Scripture about dreams that Anne Cat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 195: Why are Veggies Funny?
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.
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 194: The Frailty of Women?
Some goodies. Wilkie Collins
George Elliot
London to Cumberland (not a short trip) View Larger Map
Listen to 194 audio
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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 mor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 192: Snowblind
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!
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 191: Have a Dickens of a Christmas! With Pictures!
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:
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 191: Have A Dickens of a Christmas
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:
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 190: A Present? For Me!
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:
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 190: A Present? For Me? with pictures
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:
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 189: Smokin' BIshop with pictures
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 th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 189: Smokin' BIshop with pictures
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 th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 189: Smokin' Bishop!
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:
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 188-pt 2: The End is Nigh
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 Americ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 188-pt1: The End is Nigh
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 Americ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Twain—One hundred eighty-seven: Rumbly Grumbly
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 lo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 186: A Cup of Tea
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 long ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 185: Fall Bounty
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 l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 184: Wish You Were There
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 fr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 183: London CallingPlease see Episode 182 for shownotes.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 182: Impacted
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 Kn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Twain—Episode One hundred eighty-one: Ambivalent Commitment
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&hel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 180: CraftLit, Meet Bard. Bard, Meet CraftLit.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 co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 179: Exeunt Pursued by Bear
You know how when you’ve really screwed up and you can’t fix thing on your own and you’ve hurt people–especially people who’ve been good to you–you just kind of want to run off to a cave and do penance until everything’s alright again…maybe even pursued by a bear? (Quoting Shakespeare, even though it should be "exit".) Yeah. That was me this week.
Chapter 18!Nuclear bomb thingAnd you can thank Erica for the tutorial ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 178: A Case of the FantodsYou 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 Septembe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 177: The Hours
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 phot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 176: A Quest!
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!
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