Part 4, Chapters 7–8 of Gulliver's Travels. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. Not pretty, but always functional!

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		• Full Sock Heels Class • • Mini-Class • Toe-up Heels ONLY • Mini-Class • Top-down Heels ONLY

Part 2, Chapters 4–5 of Gulliver's Travels.
Fun stuff:
I'm now officially teaching my Sock Heels classes at Knitgrrl's Ning site in two mini and one full course (more affordable and more customizeable)!


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Come and have fun with me!

And QUICKLY have fun with Seedpod Publishing's call for submissions! Deadline approaches!

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New June incentive, gorgeous embroidery kids from Mighty Distractible AND a Copy of KCC!.

Donate for a chance to win! And remember, if you subscribe you will get links to Cheddar, Wensleydale patterns AND new exclusive audio every week! This week, chapters 15–16 of Cool for Cats.

Defarge Two—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit?—this time in color!—is in pre-orders!

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Ehren, master of Gulliver. The end.

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".

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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!

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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 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,

Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler!

Don’t forget your copy of WWMDfK?

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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:

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Jane's Ubiquitous Shawl edging"][/caption]	[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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