Episodes

Chapter 13 – The Scarlet Letter

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/rss Click okay. You should see everything update right […]

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Can You Hear Me NOW?

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

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Tick Tock

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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Ow

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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Yes, But Is It Aaaht?

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

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Is It Over Yet?

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

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Oy!

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

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The Final Shoe

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

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Be True! Be True!

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

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Flatland

Embrace Your Inner Mathematician – START OF BOOK

Start of Flatland 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).  

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Flatland

Recovery – Flatland

Flatland begins at episode 149 Wedding: Done! (successfully too!) Happy Sister (red) Happy Hub-to-Be (with Uke) 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

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Flatland

153: Flatland

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

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Flatland

154: Flatland

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

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Flatland

155: Flatland

Book talk begins at: 21:00 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!),

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Flatland

158: Chs 18-19 – Flatland

Book 2 Chs 18-19
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 Patchwork! And congrats to Marianne of CA who won Enchanted Adornments, the January Incentive book!

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160: START Persuasion – chs 1-3

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

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Episode 161

161: Persuasion – chs 4-5

I *Had* Vision 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

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165: Persuasion – chs 11-12

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.

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166: Persuasion chs 13-14—Return of the Lady

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

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172: Back. Saddle. You Know the Drill. – START OF Connecticut Yankee

Welcome back all y’all. It’s been awhile, but we’re hitting the ground running. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 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

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173: Connecticut Yankee chs 2-3—Seneschal v Morholt

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

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chs 11- 13 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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chs 14-15 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

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A Case of the Fantods

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

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CraftLit, Meet Bard. Bard, Meet CraftLit.

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

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Chapters 21–22 — ACYiKAC

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

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Chapter 23 – ACYiKAC

182: Impacted and 183: London Calling Chapter 23. Then Chapter 24. 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

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chs 28-28 –

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

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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

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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

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191: Christmas Carol-Staves 4-5

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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192: Intro to Wilkie Collins

Original Airdate Jan 06, 2011   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,

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196: 1st Epoch x–xii

Original Airdate Feb 10, 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). Scripture about dreams that Anne Catherick refers

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198: 1st Epoch, Gilmore i–ii

Original Airdate Feb 28, 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”

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201: 2nd Epoch, Marian I–ii

Original Airdate Mar 22, 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

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202: 2nd Epoch, Marian iii

Original Airdate Mar 26, 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

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206: 2nd Epoch, Marian, ix–x

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

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208: 2nd Epoch – Eliza i

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

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