Episode Eight - In Which I Share My Love of Historic House Museums

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

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FOs:
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. 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. The green & cream socks -- at last -- are finished!

WIPs:
1. "Vanilla Bean Socks," by Emily O'Grady. Knit in KnitPicks Felici in the "Wizard" colorway. Knit on US1/2.25mm ChiaoGoo Premium Stainless Steel DPNs. (Modifications: Slipping every fourth stitch rather than every other stitch.)
2. "Red Robin Shawl," by Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade. Knit in The Wool Barn Luxury Sock in the "Bunting" colorway. Knit on US6/4.00mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" fixed circular. Knit for the Bakery Bears' Brit-A-Long KAL.
3. "Reyna" shawl, by Noora Laivola. Knit in Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply in the "Coffee Break" colorway. Knit on US4/3.50mm Knitter's Pride Karbonz, 40" fixed circular.
4. "Campside" shawl, by Alicia Plummer. Knit in Loop Studio in the "Charcoal" colorway. Knit on US7/4.50mm Knitter's Pride Karbonz.
5. Welcome Pineapple cross stitch.

Pretty New Yarn:
1. KnitPicks Felici, "Wizard" and "Baker Street" colorways
2. KnitPicks Stroll, "Dogwood Heather" colorway (destined to be the Strand Hill Cardigan)
3. KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud, "Beth" colorway (destined to be a top - either Featherweight or Lobelia are possibilities)
4. West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply, "Blue Tit" and "Bullfinch" colorways

Books:
1. Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery (and yep, she's Lucy Maud)

Other Miscellaneous Mentions:
1. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, which I visited in 2013 (I'm not sure if that was clear from the podcast or not -- this wasn't a recent trip!). Absolutely worth a visit if you find yourself in NYC. The tour I went on was the "Sweatshop Workers" tour; I'd highly recommend it. I hope to go on more of their tours in the future!
2. Here's a little bit of history about the pineapple as a symbol of hospitality beginning in the early modern world, as explorers first brought the pineapple to Europe and North America.
3. Monticello! It's a beautiful house; if you ever find yourself in that part of the world, it is worth a visit. Jefferson may not have chosen the greatest location from an 18th-century standpoint, but this 21st-century visitor loves the views from the hilltop. I didn't mention the tea room, which is possibly my favorite room in the house. Also, Jefferson is the one who famously wrote to John Adams, "I cannot live without books." He sold his substantial collection to the US government in order to pay off some of his debts (he still died over $100,000 in debt) -- that collection became the foundation of the present Library of Congress, after the initial collection burned during the War of 1812. He then bought more books. You can see Jefferson's revolving bookstand in this image of his cabinet. (Fascinatingly, similar bookstands were in use during the medieval period.)
4. Here's the website for Beekman 1802, a beautiful historic farm in upstate New York. I purchased their Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook at Monticello.
6. And, as promised, here's the photo of the butterfly I spotted at Monticello. Does anyone know what kind it is?