Episodes

210: Epoch 2–Marian

210 – Epoch 2 – Marian 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

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211: End 2nd Epoch – Marian

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

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Fourth of July Bonus

What to the Slave is the 4th of July: https://youtu.be/O0baE_CtU08?t=43 Brecht on the House UnAmemrican Committee: https://youtu.be/CjGOWGQwUMM How it Feels to Be Colored Me – read by members of the Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters: https://youtu.be/poHu2t01how (Recorded October 2, 2003, at “Jumpin’ at the Sun: Reassessing the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston,” the

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215: 3rd Epoch, Walter – x

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

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216: 3rd Epoch – Walter – xi – Anne Catherick

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

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217: 3rd Epoch, con’t – Walter i–iv

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

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218: 3rd Epoch con’t, v–vii – Walter

Today The Woman in White, Walter Hartright’s narrative, the story continued, sections v–vii. This week, I don’t sleep. 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,

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219: 3rd Epoch – Fosco

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

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221: Bernice Bobs Her Hair Part 1

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

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223: Ch 1 – Dracula — Stoked!

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Sept 24, 2011 22:00 Booktalk begins 40:34 Chapter 1 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

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Chapter 2 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Sept 24, 2011 23:00 Booktalk begins 34:30 Chapter 2 All of CraftLit”s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 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

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225: Chapter 3 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Oct 7, 2011 • Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula released 2024 17:00 Booktalk begins 35:19 Chapter 3 All of CraftLit”s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 – CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula  CraftLit.com’s book page with all the episodes: https://craftlit.com/book/dracula/ (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes

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226: Chapter 4 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Oct 13, 2011 17:23 Booktalk begins 26:14 Chapter 4 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 – All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/craftlitchannel CraftLit’s Dracula playlist on YouTube: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Chapter 4 of Dracula! Whoot! (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on

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227: Chapter 5 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Oct 21, 2011 23:55 Booktalk begins  44:25 Chapter 5 CraftLit’s Back-catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 – All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/craftlitchannel CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Chapter 5 of Dracula Though Sanguine Gryphon yarn is gorgeous and the people who love it are too! (But Renfield is sanguine as well… more

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228: Ch 6 – Dracula

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. ORIGINAL AIRDATE Oct 26, 2011 00:30 Booktalk begins 09:57 The Raven 26:53 Chapter 6 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found

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229: Chs 7 & 8 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Nov 2, 2011 11:12 Booktalk begins 18:21 Chapter 7 01:03:00 Chapter 8 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/craftlitchannel CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Chapters 7-8 Dracula! Whoot! (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes

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Chapter 9 – Dracula – Maawidge

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Nov 07, 2011 • 08:14 Booktalk begins • 13:35 Chapter 9 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/craftlitchannel CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Chapter 9 of Dracula! Whoot! (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes

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231: Chapter 10 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Nov 18, 2011 09:58 Booktalk begins 19:58 Chapter 10 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/craftlitchannel CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Chapter 10 of Dracula! Whoot! (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a player or grab the show on iTunes or

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232: Ch 11 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Nov 25, 2011 04:09 Booktalk begins 06:42 Chapter 11 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel This Month’s Pattern Just for

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233: Ch 12 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Dec 02, 2011 21:18 Booktalk begins 32:51 Chapter 12 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel Updates Stitcher!!! Draw a stickman!

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234: Ch 13 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Dec 10, 2011 13:48 Booktalk begins 22:01 Chapter 13 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel Updates Andrea Lazos’ site where you

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235: Ch 14 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Dec 16, 2011 19:55 Booktalk begins 30:34 Chapter 14 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Chapter 14 of Dracula! Whoot! Then for Episodes 236, chapter 15, and 237 will get you Chapter 16! Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes

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236: Ch 15 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Dec 30, 2011 04:27 Booktalk begins 18:42 Chapter 15 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Chapter 15 of Dracula! Whoot! And 237 will bring you chapter 16! Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard

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237: Ch 16 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Jan 06, 2012 03:06 Booktalk begins 05:06 Chapter 16 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Chapter 16 of Dracula! Whoot! Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel Thank

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239: Ch 19 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Jan 22, 2012 03:11 Booktalk begins 05:06 Chapter 19 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel Chapter 19 of Dracula! Whoot! (Scroll

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240: Ch 20 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Jan 29, 2012 08:34 Sally Holt just released Knit Companion! 26:34 Booktalk begins 34:33 Chapter 20 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw 

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241: Ch 21 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Feb 03, 2012 07:42 Booktalk begins 14:29 Chapter 21 All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here  All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist  Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel This week is the chapter

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242: Chs 22 & 23 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Feb 09, 2012 02:08 Booktalk begins 05:00 Trephination update (they still do itt, and Ventriculostomies, too!) 24:54 Chapter 22–23  All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here:  https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/craftlitchannel CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler

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243: Ch 24 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Feb 17, 2012 12:08 Booktalk begins 31:42:54 Chapter 24  All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel Chapter 24 of Dracula! Whoot!

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244: Ch 25 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Feb 24, 2012 12:08 Booktalk begins 30:34 Chapter 25  All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel Chapter 25 of Dracula! Whoot!

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245: Ch 26 – Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Mar 02, 2012 10:30 Booktalk begins 23:33 Chapter 26  All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel 245—Chapter 26 of Dracula! Whoot!

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246: Ch 27 – End of Dracula

ORIGINAL AIRDATE Mar 09, 2012 17:00 Booktalk begins 21:31 Chapter 27 – END of Dracula  All of CraftLit’s Catalogue can be found here All of CraftLit’s Links can be found here CraftLit’s Dracula playlist: https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula Again, many thanks to our cast: Jon Scholes (in Memoriam) Ehren Ziegler at Chop Bard Elizabeth Klett Arielle Lipshaw  Maurice Mengel

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247: Part 1 – A Diamond as Big as the Ritz – Start of Story

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

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248: Part 2 – Diamond as Big as the Ritz – End of Story

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

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Intro bits and Chapter 1 of Gulliver’s Travels

Intro bits and Chapter 1 of Gulliver’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

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Chapters 3 & 4 – Gulliver’s Travels

Chapters 3–4 of Gulliver’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

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Chapters 5 & 6 – Gulliver’s Travels

Chapters 5–6 of Gulliver’s Travels. Join the conversation by tweeting a response to this question by using a hashtag (#GulliverGuffaws): Twittering Question: What was Swift after when he went after smart folks? (When he’s a smarty-pants himself!) I will randomly select a name from this episode’s responders and whoever I choose will get their very own WWMDfK?

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Book 2, Chapter 1 – Gulliver’s Travels

Book 2, Chapter 1 of Gulliver’s Travels. Fun stuff: I’ll be teaching at Spin U! and also teaching my Sock Heels class at Knitgrrl’s Ning site! Come and have fun with me! And have fun with Seedpod Publishing’s call for submissions! My ebay items for my destash-o-rama starting at 8pm EST 6/8/2012! Don’t forget to sign up for the new CraftLit mailing list which

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Book 2, Chapter 2 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 2, Chapter 2 of Gulliver’s Travels. Fun stuff: I’ll be teaching at Spin U! and also teaching my Sock Heels class at Knitgrrl’s Ning site in two mini and one full course (more affordable and more customizeable)! Come and have fun with me! And have fun with Seedpod Publishing’s call for submissions I’m on it! My ebay items for my destash-o-rama still rolling along! McInerny on Gatsby, Knitter’s

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Book 2 Chapter 3 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 2, Chapter 3 of Gulliver’s Travels. Fun stuff: I’ll be teaching at Spin U! and also teaching my Sock Heels class at Knitgrrl’s Ning site in two mini and one full course (more affordable and more customizeable)! Come and have fun with me! And have fun with Seedpod Publishing’s call for submissions I’m on it! My ebay items for my destash-o-rama still rolling along! McInerny on Gatsby, Knitter’s

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Book 2, Chapters 4 & 5 – Gulliver’s Travels

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)! • Full Sock Heels Class • • Mini-Class • Toe-up Heels ONLY • Mini-Class • Top-down Heels ONLY Come and have fun with me! And QUICKLY have fun

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Book 2 Chapter 6 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 2, Chapter 6 of Gulliver’s Travels. Fun stuff: The poltergeist storm (see number 4); Talmud page Storm Wrawth in Loudon County (this, btw, is nothing!) Tobolowsky Files podcast   (sorry, cannot get my links to work for Audible! Argh!) Ruth Marcus “Why I knit” Op-Ed; 1200 TEAny Hats. I’m now officially teaching my Sock Heels classes at Knitgrrl’s Ning site

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Book 2, Chapters 7 & 8 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 2, Chapters 7–8 of Gulliver’s Travels.   Fun stuff: Christine’s Tin of Tans blogpost, (you’ll be receiving this pattern on the iPhone/Droid app or if you are a Subscribing Supporter (see upper right sidebar for how to subscribe). Forgot to tell you, A Playful Day did a very sweet profile of me–there are a LOT more very

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Book 3, Chapters 1 & 2 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 3, Chapters 1–2 of Gulliver’s Travels. Some adult themes in this one, guys. Caution with the kiddies. Band camp video on it’s way on the website. Link to explanatory for subscribing Tin of Tans genius from Christine. A Playful Day did a profile of me! LeadingLadies on Etsy The Anime film Castle_in_the_Sky In case you need it, the pattern for Cheddars Ruff but

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Book 3, Chapter 3 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 3, Chapter 3 of Gulliver’s Travels in 262 and Chapter 4 in 263. TIME SENSITIVE INFO—HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Go here, enter the code ‘craftlit’ and save over 30% off the one-year cover price of the new KnitEdge magazine(full disclosure: I’m a contributor). Coupon expires 3 August, 2012. Fly! Go! Buy! Not much newsy. Gotta run. Link to explanatory

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Book 3, Chapter 4 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 3, Chapter 4 in Gulliver’s Travels. Not much newsy. Gotta run. link to explanatory for subscribing Tin of Tans genius from Christine—for a limited time you can get it by subscribing (see above) In case you need it, the pattern for Cheddars Ruff but please let me know if you’ve come up with a different genius way to construct your

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Book 3, Chapter 5 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 3, Chapter 5 of Gulliver’s Travels. Explanatory on what it means to be a Subscriber-Supporter and what to do to Jellyfish stings (beyond, you know… avoid getting them). Tin of Tans genius from Christine—for a limited time you can get it by subscribing (see above) Maybe try A Discovery of Witches for your first FREE Audible book! Gigi’s Etsy Store with the

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Book 3, Chapter 6 – Gulliver’s Travels

Part 3, Chapter 6 of Gulliver’s Travels. Explanatory on what it means to be a Subscriber-Supporter and checkout the Tin of Tans genius from Christine—for a limited time you can get it by subscribing (see above) Maybe try Shadow of Night for your first FREE Audible book! Go Jennifer Ikeda! Be on the show! Click here for the Google Form! * * *

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270: Bk4 – Chs 5 & 6 — Gulliver’s Travels

Part 4, Chapters 5–6 of Gulliver’s Travels. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. Not pretty, but always functional! Arlington—home of the Handknitters Guild of North Central Texas ROCKS! The Dallas Handknitters Guild ROCKS! The Knitting Fairy ROCKS! Texas Barbeque ROCKS! Go! Eat! Knit! Make more friends for Cheddar! * * * The Bizness: New

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Book 4, Chapters 7 & 8 — Gulliver’s Travels

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

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272: Bk 4, Ch 9 -12 – Gulliver – End of Book

Part 4, Chapters 9–12 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 Yarn Love Color Contest. Yay! Love Yarn! Love Beards! Thank you, Julie, for sharing this: Think you just might want to travel with Amy Detjen, the Fabulous Dianne,

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Swift -Modest Proposal

273: A Modest Proposal

Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. Not pretty, but always functional! CraftLit and Just the Books are free audiobook podcasts—think “audiobook with benefits” —where you can hear the text and the storybehind the text. Free. Weekly. All for you. * * *

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Chapter 5 – Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 5. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. Not pretty, but always functional! * * * Sandy support for: Our listener Catherine’s hometown needs Friends in Staten Island The charity (with a very helpful list) which Ehren Ziegler at ChopBard is donating Tara Swiger’s page with donation information You can

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Chapter 7 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 7. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. Not pretty, but always functional! * * * Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t forget to visit Kollage for some awesome needles from an awesome company, and Daniel Klein’s site for a little Epicurus. * * * Growing

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Chapter 8 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 8. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. Not pretty, but always functional! * * * Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! Links for you: Mulled Cranberry, Fablehaven, Vodka Gimlet, Battle Bonnets 2, Phrygian hat, ChopBard and A Playful Day. Here’s a picture of the November Incentive (donate during November 2012 and

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Chapter 9 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 9. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site. * * * Our Sponsors Links for you: Wool Wide Web Eucalan Audible and Amazon versions of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies at Audible and Amazon  a link to OUR KNIT-A-LONG FOR JANE’S UBIQUITOUS SHAWL (Still plugging along–feel free to join late. Truly. I won’t

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Chapter 10 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 10. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down–or if you want to access the Premium Content–head over to the Libsyn site. * * * Just a couple of links for you: Slipper Pattern from Lara Neel at Math4Knitters podcast (and her cool grafting in garter stitch video!) The Raggi super-fast slippers and an untested Guest Slipper pattern a

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Bonus 01- A Christmas Carol, Part 1 of 3

This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover bonus episodes for A Christmas Carol as run in December 2012. This is a rerun of episodes 189-191, from November 2010. We are adding them to the feed now for your holiday enjoyment. A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Project Gutenberg text (The

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Bonus 02- A Christmas Carol, Part 2 of 3

This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover bonus episodes for A Christmas Carol as run in December 2012. This is a rerun of episodes 189-191, run in November 2010. We are adding them to the feed now for your holiday enjoyment. A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Project Gutenberg

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Bonus 03- A Christmas Carol, Part 3 of 3

This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover bonus episodes for A Christmas Carol as run in December 2012. This is a rerun of episodes 189-191, run in November 2010. We are adding them to the feed now for your holiday enjoyment. A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Project Gutenberg

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Chapter 12 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 12. NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Heather is still flu-bound. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! Our Sponsors: Wouldn’t you love to listen to a fabulous reading of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables? Audiblemakes it happen. General Newsy Bits: If you want to

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Chapter 13 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 13. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. My son says I’m Pneumophobic because pneumo means air and my lungs are avoiding air right now. I’m improving, slowly. Our Sponsors: Wouldn’t you love to listen to interviews with great

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Chapter 14 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 14. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Our Sponsors : The Unique Sheep Little Acorn Creations Incentive Winners please contact me so you can receive your incentive! Sherry — our November winner Mary in Eureka — our December winner Thank

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Chapter 15 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 15. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Our Sponsors: Knit Circus Little Acorn Creations Time Sensitive Newsy Bits, Crafty: Vogue Knitting Live is January 18-20, 2013. Please visit Cooperative Press and stop by Bijou Basin Ranch on Saturday at 1:30 to

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Chapter 16 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 16. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Our Sponsors: Knit Circus Little Acorn Creations Newsy Bits, Crafty: These Zentangle Carafes are such a brilliant idea! To inspire you to join our Knit-a-Long for Jane’s Ubiquitous Shawl (many are still going

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Chapter 17 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 17. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! You can take a look at how good, old school muslin fabric looks, take a gander at the jane austen museum that had the cool dress, read up on the corsair/pirate coolness or get some more dirt on Bothwell (I’d say “poor guy” but I don’t

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Chapters 18 & 19 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapters 18–19. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! To help you navigate this chapter: Rules for Tableau Charades Rebecca and Eliezer at the well Bridewell A casket for your pearls and jewels. A deal table is plain pine table. A Horn Lantern was often used to illuminate the Tudor Kitchen. Girandole is an ornamental branched candlestick or lighting

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Chapter 20 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 20. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Fun fact: We believe that most films have not filmed Chapters 19 or 20. Check out Episode’s 288’s comments for a link to a youtube video where they got Blanche

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Chapter 21 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapter 21. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. To help you navigate this chapter: Crape and mourning non-controversial words A Merino Pelisse Cottage bonnet Our Sponsors: Little Acorn Creations Knit Circus February Incentive – comment on any February show

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Chapter 22 & 23 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapters 22 and 23. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. To help you navigate this chapter: A stile allows passage through a fence or boundary. Ignis Fatuus is the phosphorescent light found hovering over swampy ground at night. Our Sponsors:

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Chapter 24 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapters 24. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. Our Sponsors: Little Acorn Creations Knit Circus Crafty News: This is the Coziest Snake in the World. I am speaking at The Common

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Chapter 25 — Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Chapters 25. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. Our Sponsors: Knit Circus Little Acorn Creations Crafty News: Worldwide Quilting Day is March 16, 2013. It’s “a day for people around the

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