Fri, 28 September 2012
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! * * * The Bizness: This week we're brought to you by Maggie at Happy Hands and the creator of the kNotes for kNitters cards is a listener! Go take a look at her shop! Support CraftLit wonderfulness! Sloe berries for your viewing pleasure (and sloe gin for your tasting pleasure), and Ken Alaba's awesome book! Think you just might want to travel with Amy Detjen, the Fabulous Dianne, and me? Next summer so the teachers can go? To…Ireland? In order to make this trip a reality we need numbers. If you're reasonably interested and would like to be on the mailing list for this trip, please Spread the word and have any friends-or-family who might be interested in joining you sign up too. Dianne will use these numbers and we'll let you know the details via the email you provide. You can Tweet the link, to your followers, too. And Be on the show! Click here for the Google Form! I will never, ever give or sell your email information to anyone. * * * And remember, if you subscribe you will get links to Cheddar, Wensleydale, and Holly Golightly patterns AND new exclusive audio every week! This week the husband has more chapters of Cool for Cats ready for you along with more Wuthering Heights! Defarge Two—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit? —this time in color!—is in pre-orders! * * * Ehren, master of Gulliver and The Bard is starting the next series! Henry IV! Checkitout!
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Fri, 29 June 2012
Part 2, Chapters 4–5 of Gulliver's Travels. Come and have fun with me! And QUICKLY have fun with Seedpod Publishing's call for submissions! Deadline approaches! My ebay itemsfor my destash-o-rama still rolling along! I will never, ever give or sell your email information to anyone. * * * New June incentive, gorgeous embroidery kids from Mighty Distractible AND a Copy of KCC!.
Defarge Two—What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit?—this time in color!—is in pre-orders! * * * Ehren, master of Gulliver. The end.
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Sun, 20 November 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! UpdatesJust 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!)
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Sun, 26 June 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?
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? Book talk starts at 16:30. ok talk begins at 16:30. Listen to 213 audio |
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Tue, 21 June 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. Book talk begins at 33:33 Listen to 212 audio |
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this pic is lousy color, the left is closer to real. Wildfoote yarn. 







