Episode Seven - In Which the Green & Cream Socks are Really Under Way

Welcome to episode seven of “Stitching Between Pages”! I hope you enjoy watching, and thank you for checking it out.

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FO:

1. "Bonny" top, by TinCanKnits in the "Handmade in the UK" collection. Knit in Juniper Moon Farm Findley in the "Atmosphere" colorway. Knit on HiyaHiya Sharps, US4/3.5mm.

WIPs:

1. "Turkish Bed Socks," by Churchmouse Yarns & Teas. Knit in Koigu KPPPM, dye code P118C290. Knit on US3/3.25mm Knitter's Pride Cubics DPNs.

2. "Campside" shawl, by Alicia Plummer. Knit in Loop Studio in the "Charcoal" colorway. Knit on US7/4.5mm Knitters Pride Karbonz.

3. Basic vanilla socks with a fish lips kiss heel. Knit in Malabrigo Sock in the "Lettuce" colorway with heels/toes in Cascade Heritage Sock in the "Snow" colorway. Knit on US1/2.25mm ChiaoGoo Premium Stainless Steel DPNs.

4. TBD Brit-a-long KAL project. Knit in TheWoolBarn Luxury Sock in the "Bunting" colorway.

Pretty New Yarn:

1. Miss Babs Yummy 2-Play, "Coffee Break" colorway.

2. Miss Babs Tarte, "Zombie Prom" colorway.

3. Miss Babs Kilimanjaro, "Uberraschung" colorway. (An Ueberraschung is a surprise!)

4. Miss Babs Kilimanjaro, "Scandelicious" colorway.

Books:

1. Cat's Eye, by Margaret Atwood. Come join the read-a-long that Jeanette of BookishStitcher and I are hosting!

2. Thoughtful Gardening, by Robin Lane Fox.

3. The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization, and Cultural Change 950-1350, by Robert Bartlett

Other Miscellaneous Mentions:

1. The KnitPicks cardigan pattern that I can't ever remember the name of is the Strand Hill Lace Cardigan.

2. The medieval manuscript with gorgeous botanical drawings that I mentioned -- and I cannot believe I forgot the name, as it really is one of my favorites -- is the Vienna Dioscorides. It's an amazing 6th-century survival of the De Materia Medica by Dioscorides, written in Greek (the title means "On Medical Material"). The violet illustration is my favorite, but there's also the amazing pimpernel.

3. Here's Blackwell's, my branch (and the original branch) of which is located in Broad Street, Oxford. The Norrington Room, with its 3 miles of shelving, is what I was talking about.

4. Information on L'Hermione 2015, and here is an awesome 4-minute video on her construction.

5. The National Air and Space Museum, part of the Smithsonian. Highlights included Amelia Earhart's little red Vega, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis, the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Northrop Lifting Body, and my favorite, the Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing (which you might recognize from Instagram if you follow me there).