WIPs:
1. Granny Square Blanket, crocheted with an E/4 hook from random sock-weight scraps.
2. "Hermaness Hat," by Gudrun Johnston. Knit in Brooklyn Tweed Loft, "Almanac" colorway. Knit on US2/2.75mm Knitter's Pride Karbonz, 16" circular.
3. "Featherweight Cardigan," by Hannah Fettig. Knit in KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud, "Beth" colorway. Knit on US6/4.00mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" circular.
4. Vanilla socks. Knit in KnitPicks Felici in the "Baker Street" colorway. Knit on US1/2.25mm HiyaHiya Sharps DPNs.
5. "The Doodler," by Stephen West (2015 WestKnits MKAL). Knit in The Wool Barn Luxury Sock, "Butterfly" colorway; Dream in Color Jilly, "Basalt" colorway; and Manos del Uruguay Fino, "Ivory Letter Opener" colorway. Knit on US4/3.5mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" circular.
Book:
1. Muse and Reverie: A Newford Collection, by Charles de Lint. (I also mentioned his novel The Onion Girl.)
Other Miscellaneous Mentions:
1. The Post-Christmas Blues KAL will be taking place in January and February 2016! Get your blue yarn ready; more details will be forthcoming in the next episode.
2. I was wearing my Reyna shawl, knit from Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply in "Coffee Break."
Welcome to episode seventeen of "Stitching Between Pages"! I hope you enjoy watching, and thank you for checking it out.
I filmed this episode before hearing the news about Paris. To any and all of my viewers in France, please know that my thoughts are with you and your country.
WIPs: 1. "The Doodler," by Stephen West (2015 WestKnits MKAL). Knit in The Wool Barn Luxury Sock, "Butterfly" colorway; Dream in Color Jilly, "Basalt" colorway; and Manos del Uruguay Fino, "Ivory Letter Opener" colorway. Knit on US4/3.5mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" circular.
2. "Featherweight Cardigan," by Hannah Fettig. Knit in KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud, "Beth" colorway. Knit on US6/4.00mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" circular.
3. Granny Square Blanket, crocheted with an E/4 hook from random sock-weight scraps.
Book: 1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman.
Other Miscellaneous Mentions: 1. I mentioned one of the hats I've knit previously, the Druidess Beret (I got the name wrong!), and my Endpaper Mitts.
2. I mentioned Ysolda Teague's pattern, Blank Canvas, which I have not knit but would love to, and also her new fair isle pattern.
2. The Post-Christmas Blues KAL will be taking place in January and February 2016! Get your blue yarn ready, and more details will be forthcoming in early December. There's going to be some fun prizes, and I can't wait to share them with you all!
FO: Vanilla socks. Knit in Fibernymph Dyeworks in the "Rainbow Riot" colorway. Knit on US1/2.25mm HiyaHiya Sharps DPNs.
WIPs: 1. "Hermaness Hat," by Gudrun Johnston. Knit in Brooklyn Tweed Loft, "Almanac" colorway. Knit on US2/2.75mm Knitter's Pride Karbonz, 16" circular.
2. "Reversible Mug Mat," by The River Knitter. Knit in Brooklyn Tweed Loft on US1.5/2.5mm ChiaoGoo needles, 36" circular. 3. "Featherweight Cardigan," by Hannah Fettig. Knit in KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud, "Beth" colorway. Knit on US6/4.00mm HiyaHiya Sharps, 32" circular. 4. Granny Square Blanket, crocheted with an E/4 hook from random sock-weight scraps.
Spinning: 1. I've made a bit more progress on my YarnRescue Polwarth braid in the "Eggplant" colorway. It's a 4.2oz braid, 100% Polwarth. I'm spinning it on my Schacht Hi-Lo spindle.
Pretty New Yarn & Fiber: 1. Lovely mini-skein swap from Celine (CirceBellesB on Ravelry and Instagram). She included a skein of Regia Nuance Color and a skein of Rowan 4-Ply Soft. Plus, the amazing woodland friends bag from JibbyRoo Sews!
2. Pencil Roving Tarts in the "Harvest Festival" colorway, 100% merino, 2oz., from Narwhal Needlework. (She has beautiful yarn, too!)
Books!:
1. Regeneration, by Pat Barker.
2. Up the Line to Death: The War Poets, 1914-1918, edited/anthologized by Brian Gardner. 3. I, Claudius, by Robert Graves (briefly mentioned).
4. All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (briefly mentioned).
5. If you are looking for other war novels to read around Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day (11 November), I've got a few other recommendations that I didn't mention that are not WWI-related. The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien, is the classic collection of Vietnam War short stories. Last year's National Book Award winner was Redeployment, a collection of short stories by Phil Klay about the war in Iraq (I have a lot of complicated feelings about this anthology, but I do recommend it). For a book set during wartime but not about soldiers, if you have not read All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, it was shortlisted for last year's National Book Award and is set during WWII. It's incredible. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is a fantastic young adult novel about two young women and their friendship during WWII.
Other Miscellaneous Mentions: 1. Mentioned Knitting Expat and Fluffy Fibers podcasts, both on YouTube.
2. I mentioned my Parson mittens which I knit out of Brooklyn Tweed Loft. Here's a link to my project page on Ravelry, which includes a link to the pattern. They are great mittens!
3. I also mentioned my Beltane shawl, which I was wearing this episode. That link goes to my Ravelry project page.
4. Here, from the Poetry Foundation, are a selection of WWI poems organized by the year that they were written, so you can trace the change in tone as the war dragged on. Among the most well-known war poems are "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen; "Anthem for Doomed Youth" also by Wilfred Owen; "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon (with the famous lines: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: / Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn. / At the going down of the sun and in the morning / We will remember them."); and "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. The poem I read was "The Dug-Out" by Siegfried Sassoon.
5. If you'd like to listen to some amazing readings of these powerful poems, here are a few. Christopher Eccleston's reading of "Dulce et Decorum Est." Dame Helen Mirren reading Siegfried Sassoon's "Attack." Gemma Arterton also read "Attack" -- it's always interesting to see what two readers do differently. I'm certain Tom Hiddleston has read some WWI poetry, but wasn't able to find it (alas, alas). If you only listen to one of these links, Christopher Eccleston's reading of "Dulce et Decorum Est" is absolutely haunting and devastating.
6. What do you all think about a "Post-Christmas Blues" KAL? The idea would be to knit something with blue yarn (more than 50% blue, anything larger than a blanket square or tiny tiny project -- hat, socks, shawl, etc.).
