Sections 1-3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" here for you in Episode 221. These shownotes also count for Episode 222: Are We There Yet? which ends the story (sections 4–6) SEPT 10, 2011 — will be there, performing for you!   And now, a bunch of nifty links: --you can start with this one,, , on Shepherdstown WV Kills Trees, , . Book links: see ; a great Cheat Sheet, , Article on , Who was , , Erté art: Pre 20s Gibson Girls--all that hair!   Goodreads niftyness! 20 members A place to share about the books covered on CraftLit (or ones that should be) as well as "What Would...   Books we've read Share and ratings with CraftLit, and even join a on Goodreads.   Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins at 15:37. Listen to 221 Book talk begins at 8:30. Listen to 222

Sections 1-3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" here for you today, plus a bunch of nifty links: --you can start with this one,, , on Shepherdstown WV Kills Trees, , . Book links: see ; a great Cheat Sheet, , Article on ,   Who was , , Erté art: Pre 20s Gibson Girls--all that hair! Goodreads niftyness! 20 members A place to share about the books covered on CraftLit (or ones that should be) as well as "What Would...   Books we've read Share and ratings with CraftLit, and even join a on Goodreads. Donate between now and August 31st and you will be put into the drawing for Knitting Out Loud’s The Secret Language of Knitters!!!!   Don’t forget your copy of   Booktalk begins at 15:37. Listen to 221  

  Part of my new policy in trying to make the titles more useful on iPods and such things, the title is more descriptive than poetic—I'll do that for starts and ends now. This week I knit some , see my niece, watch a video on How Art Made the World I cringe at Feet on a Plane (a new horror film?), , and read two new books: Sock Knitting: Master Class by Anne Budd and by Vicki Stiefel and Lisa Souza Donate between now and August 31st and you will be put into the drawing for Knitting Out Loud’s The Secret Language of Knitters!!!! Don’t forget your copy of   Book talk begins at 31 min.

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 , , and . July Incentive! Our winnah is Christina of MA! Donate between now and August 31st and you will be put into the drawing for Knitting Out Loud's The Secret Language of Knitters!!!! Don’t forget your copy of

Today The Woman in White, Walter Hartright's narrative, the story continued, sections v–vii. This week, I don't sleep. But then, neither did . Does misery love company? Yes. Yes it does. Too tired to be bummed about missing Sock Summit. Sleepless at home is better than sleepless in an hotel. ish. The new is up and growing, new sock heel books are in the store (if you find errors or issues, please email. If you purchase via , then I can zap you an update as soon as it's posted). is growing. More as I know it. I am nearly done with my handspun in-the-round-all-the-way-up-cuff-steeked-sweater, have started a for my little niece (who I will see this coming weekend!), have cast-on for the final bit of the book series (a sweater), found a nifty little from a page, (you have to sign up) and a , a link to , and a new affiliate program (we'll be retroactively moving the site over to them).   Making sense of our chapters: , Pits and Stalls in Opera Houses—see the rim around the Stall seats (in the US we call them Orchestra seats). I think that must have been what Pesca climbed up on so he could see. Fosco would have been in a box. Stall seats back in the day:   You can just barely see the rim around the pit seats:   See the rim at the back of the stall seats?   And, from the episode before, the gloriousness that would have been the London's Great Exhibition—and the reason for so many "foreigners" in town. July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins at 20 min.   

Woman in White, The Story Continued, Walter Hartright, sections i–iv!   Once again, CraftLit leads the zeitgeist! Happened with , , and now . (who knew), thank you for your help with the tornado (give if you haven't but can*), , , my handspun sweater (thus far) my FINISHED Tristan socks (in muy masculine ) Sept 10th event will be . Donde esta Cumberland? Here: Sock Heel books up and ready for you. New store coming asap. How to Knit Socks (top down) Free via Ravelry: How to Knit Socks (toe-up) Free via Ravelry: How to Knit a Dutch Heel–any yarn, any pattern July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins at 22 min. Listen to 217             *Monson Tornado Fund c/o Monson Savings Bank 146 Main Street Monson, MA 01057  

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 , July 23rd, 2011. Neville Lives! As does his Sweater!     are cool, working on my , , WWMDfK? pix now up on , and the (finally!), swatching for a sweater design DONE.   Nifty for you (that's the Rav link, here's ) and the   Knitting Goodness from Me for You! How to Knit Socks (top down) Free via Ravelry: How to Knit Socks (toe-up) Free via Ravelry: How to Knit a Dutch Heel--any yarn, any pattern July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins 18:50.

Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's tenth section! No Doofus del Fuego this week, though! Maybe next. They're nearly done. (I'm late to the game, I know, but they're awesome and easy!), , , nearly done, WWMDfK? pix now up on , and the (finally!), swatching for a sweater design DONE. Nifty for you (that's the Rav link, here's )--KALs for WWMDfK? soon! July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins 21:45.

I have shelves! You have Walter Hartright reading the Third Epoch, sections viii-ix. If you can or want to help fellow listeners hit by a tornado in Mass, please send donations to Monson Tornado Fund c/o Monson Savings Bank 146 Main Street Monson, MA 01057 and , loads of fun! Switch the book my DH is reading, all about the Navy, no more Doofus this week, but soon! Book talk begins at 25 min. .

Today, the Third Epoch (Walter's narrative), sections v-vii of the Woman in White. Good to be back and start to feel "normal" ish. New and old friends surround me, as does humidity, heat, mosquitoes, and lightening bugs. Also lemonade and whiskey. What's not to love? Looking for a good pattern for a knitted A-line skirt. Anyone? Anyone? I'm sure you know the new Knitty is out, but did you know that the sock is there? It's soooooo kewl! Madame Defarge and in Ravelry queues! A good sign! Some newsy ideas: (save some ducats) and make your own (there are some lovely ). Why, you ask, would you want a dryer ball? To stop static cling and dry your clothes faster, thus cutting down on expensive dryer time and eliminating the need for dryer sheets! OTN: Spindle-spun Handknit socks My niece's baby kimono (LOVE that Mason/Dixon pattern!) Bro-in-Law's Xmas 2010 socks (Yes, I know); using the Tristan pattern from this pic is lousy color, the left is closer to real. Wildfoote yarn. July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk starts at 16:30. ok talk begins at 16:30. Listen to 213

Still unpacking, but... If you’re a teacher, has (see incentive below). Really, seriously, the man’s a goldmine. If you're a spinner, check out , a DVD by Joan Ruane. She is a member of my old guild in Tucson and a wonderful teacher. Everyone loves her because she's incredibly loveable. I've not seen her DVD myself--I spent my time watching her in person--but the review in Spring 2011's Spin-Off is glowing. The Quayside sock book I designed for () is coming out July 1, 2011. I'm now working on a sweater for the same series... we'll see if this can be pulled off. It's going to be a doozy. In moving news (um, physically moving, not necessarily emotionally moving), If you’re in the Northern Virginia area, please don’t hesitate to . I’m going to need babysitters and the 411 on local yarn stores etc. Already found (and love) in Vienna, VA. LOVE that place! Am learning how to live on no income—or more accurately—to seriously live on seriously one income. I’m also loving Farmer’s Markets and local strawberries. And the color green. It's green here. If you want to see pics and stories of what happened (or didn't) on our trip, you can click on the "" link in the sidebar of the shownotes. And that Punk bar I mention? That's the . Must go if you're in Minneapolis/St Paul. Ask if the knitters are there (ha!). Don't forget, there are a few seats left for the . As fun as the relocation road trip was, Rhinebeck will be even more better. And, in fact, it looks like my husband and sons will be meeting us in Rhinebeck--along with Ehren Ziegler and many many friends. Not to be missed! I also have an apology. I realized I’ve been living under a rock. Not having a job meant never buying anything. Avoiding buying things—meant no stores, no shopping, and no magazines (those suckers get expensive). This means no data in. So my data out has been… um… limited. As I left on the trip I got a heartfelt Tweet and Rav message from a listener in Norway who had some—I thought—important criticisms of where the show has been going over the last eight months. I think writing the book, starting a business, teaching while being a temporarily single mom, and moving all really sucked it out of me. But the podcast sincerely is like home to me. I've missed podcasting, I miss hearing from y’all, and I miss the way things used to be, too. So, my promise to you is this: I will try to do better. So many new and exciting things are coming, but much of it will have to wait until the boys are back in school (because right now they’re in “Camp Mom” and there’s only so much of me to go around). OH And I learned that antiperspirant does a pretty decent job of cutting the bitterness of a mosquito bite. Seriously. July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don't forget your copy of WWMDfK? It's getting great buzz, and I, personally, am knitting my way through it right now. Loving it! A few images of patterns you'll find in the bookey wook: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Jane's Ubiquitous Shawl edging"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Berthas Mad Mysterious Möbius"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Madame Defarge's Stole"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Van Tassel Mittens"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Hyde's Hooded Sweater"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Frankenhood (with light-up neckbolt instructions!)"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Isolde socks"][/caption] Book talk begins at 33:33 Listen to 212

Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (go Lorna!). See below for my traveling podcasts. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "Bubbly", 209 (), 210 (, and maybe even 211 (). Book talk will start super soon on all, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit: Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Visit Minn/St Paul, MN, eat at (venue of a WWMDfK? designer) Fri 6/3—drop by at 8am to meet, greet, and sign; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—say bye to Chicago; skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited! Listen to 208 And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?

210 - Epoch 2 - Marian Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "Bubbly", 209 (, "The Shipping News"), 210 (, and maybe even 211 (). Book talk will start super soon on all, so don't bother to fast forward. Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN Fri 6/3—drop by ; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited! Listen to 208   209   210   211 Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?

I'm shipping everything that wont fit in the car. Seriously. I should have stock in UPS and USPS. Fun. Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (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 and will visit: Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN Fri 6/3—drop by ; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited! Listen to 208 And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?

Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (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 and will visit: Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN Fri 6/3—drop by ; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited!

Happy Birthday-ness to CraftLit and me! The only news that isn't isn't in the show is that I found a foster mommy for our dogs while we try to find them a permanent home. Aside from that... carry on!   Book talk starts around 5min. Listen to 207

Jennie the Potter's (where you can get Briar Rose yarn and patterns!), a reminder about the new for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), and still crowing about the 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 see an Amazon widget right below this (unless you have some sort of ad-blocker as a Firefox add-on—working on a fix for that). It's one of the ways you can support CraftLit. By starting your Amazon shopping from this point, CraftLitwill receive a portion of the profit from Amazon. Pretty nifty. If you can't see the widget, let me know and let me know which system/browser you're on. Book talk begins around 10 minutes. Listen to 206 .

Just a few linky bits for you: my lovely, , the for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), help to make America great again (giggle), and the of 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 see an Amazon widget right below this. It's one of the ways you can support CraftLit. By starting your Amazon shopping from this point, CraftLit will receive a portion of the profit from Amazon. Pretty nifty. If you can't see the widget, let me know and let me know which system/browser you're on. Book talk begins around 15 minutes. Listen to 205 .

NOTE: Trouble with the feed? Try re-subscribing. Some rogue code broke it on 203. Also, for those of you on the Droid/iPhone app, there's now a "library" iisting for you as a SHOW extra. This lets you know which episodes go with which book.   I'm strapped by Strep, but make it to the mic for you! Couple of links: Happy Catholic (book linked to from below widget) congrats to . WHOOT! And don't forget, there's a free how-to-knit-a-sock eBook for you in the sidebar! Book talk starts around 11 minutes.

Just a few bits and pieces: , , a contract wafer wiki, wiki, nifty online textbook plan, by blogging, , and a new free eBook for you from me! Some advice for men April Incentive The Elemental Journal! Donate to CraftLit in the month of April and your name will be put in the hat to win this book. Book talk begins around 15 min. Listen to 203

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, article, --This Time It's East, and that's about it. Some extra info for 202, "Still Breaking"—This is a , this is what they mean by "" and some 411 on (who is mentioned disparagingly). That's about it. Book talk begins around 9 min for 201, almost immediately on 202.

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, article, --This Time It's East, and that's about it. Some extra info for 202, "Still Breaking"—This is a , this is what they mean by "" and some 411 on (who is mentioned disparagingly). That's about it. Book talk begins around 9 min for 201, almost immediately on 202.

Nearly five years since we started, we hit the big two-oh-oh. Whoot! Thank you to the 70 or so of you who participated in Thing 1's Science Fair. He's a very happy scientist with a dumpster load of data. Little more for you here in the shownotes, just a couple of goofy links. This just in--, , , new Jasper Fforde One of Our Thursday's Is Missing, nifty , , , a in VA, (maybe), the , and a ... of yarn. A Raveler takes the and extends it to ! LOVE IT! And today, we hear the voice of Marion, herself. First Epoch, Marion i-ii. Book talk begins around 9 min. Listen to 200 .

Not to be confused with Dueling Banjos. Forgot to give you this link info last episode—? This just in--! And today, more important information from Mister Vincent Gilmore, solicitor. Book talk begins around 10 min. Listen to 199 .

OH, so many links for you! It's like they all waited until today. Thing one's , iffin you're up to watching some goofy videos and answering two questions. Penny at saved our comments (and so much more). Episode 198!!!! Did you hear that? One-ninety-EIGHT! Resurgence of Knitting ". Is there ? is great! Go checkitout! Fun ". ! that look REALLY good, , , , (who knew there was such a thing). GREAT idea for city-dwellers who are gardenarily inclined. . for six-year-olds in UK to include non-words. And in the world of our book! Mister Vincent Gilmore of , solicitor (Mister Lorry, anyone?) introduces you to some new subtext and some family past information you may find useful. He also mentions a game called Whist. Apparently, a game is called a "rubber" and you can . has a picture of the scoring board. Book talk begins around 17 min. Listen to 198 .

Not much to report this week, in fact, not much time to report much of anything. So. Congrats to Cynthia of Yucaipa, CA! She's the winner of the Gorgeous Yarn from . Book talk begins around 5 min. Listen to 197 .

in pre-orders, , , , , (really, you have to read this), the , Syracuse U's (and ), 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 to in her letter can be found below. Book talk begins around 20 min. Listen to 194 .   8 And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.” (, ) 25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: (, )  18 “This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the Spirit of the Holy God is in you.”     19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. So the king spoke, and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation trouble you.”     Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies!  20 “The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth, 21 whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home— 22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.  23 “And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him’; 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: 25 They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses. (, )

Amy Singer blogged about our trip, yay! Though we're sorry she (The Singer) wont be with us this year. A (or new-to-me) Essayist Media of Writing in Public is tweeting some nice, community-building things in the writing world. And I, once again, lose myself in (this time I'm in love with Hamlet. , anyone?). is the coolest sock around. WWMDfK? gears up for pre-orders on Chuck's birthday, 7 Feb 2011.   Don't forget! Donate to the show between now and 14 Feb 2011 and be entered to win five skeins from , 100% Superwash Merino, 98 yards each, 2oz, 4.5-5 sts/inch on US 6–8 in colorway Grant Circle. I’ll draw an incentive winner from a hat. (It’s a little more pink than the pic..) Book talk starts around 21 minutes.  

Some goodies. Wilkie Collins   George Elliot London to Cumberland (not a short trip) Listen to 194

Not a lot in the way of shownotes. We have a nifty Monthly Incentive though, and I'll be doing the drawing on the 14th of Feb because Fabulous Listener Jill sent in GORGEOUS Valentines Day yarn—five skeins from , 100% Superwash Merino, 98 yards each, 2oz, 4.5-5 sts/inch on US 6–8 in colorway Grant Circle. Donate up through February 14th and it could be yours! I'll draw an incentive winner from a hat. (It's a little more pink than the pic...) Aside from that, we begin at the beginning of the groundbreaking novel The Woman In White. Our episodes will be a little long while we do this book due to the way the Librivox recordings have been organized. For the first few, we are graced by the voice of Tim Bulkeley of reading the part of Walter Hartwright. If you would like a copy of the book so you can follow along, you're welcome to use the link below. By starting here when you go shopping at Amazon a portion of their profits from your purchase goes to helping keep CraftLit on the air.   null

SO So so many things are happening, I know I'll forget more than a few. But for now, here's some links for you: Holiday Vacations will be getting us the new brochures pronto so you can get all the info on the CraftLit Tour 2011 with Heather Ordover and Amy Detjen to Boston and all bookish/fibery things in MA... right over to the Rhinebeck Fairgrounds for the NY Sheep and Wool Festival! Look for the logo to appear soon in the upper right corner of this page! oh SHOOT! I forgot to tell you--the Droid App is out!!!! It was a big glitchy at first--if that happens to you or to you on the iPhone app PLEASE be sure to use the little "report a problem" link within the app. That goes straight to the tech guys and (as one listener let me know) they're very fast. Also good to let me know so I can follow up! | 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, for stories and for inspiration. We are bringing together 100 events will be hosted at Glasgow’s Tramway and Hidden Gardens on Tuesday 8th March, including: speakers, story tellers, visual art, dance, music, film, and a massive amount of knitting. We are trying to provoke Scotland into asking questions regarding women in 2011 by collectively knitting between 60 and 100 million stitches to exhibit as a backdrop to this event. That, my friend, is a 21km scarf... or one massive blanket. Why the big blanket? Demographer's have shown that there are between 60 million and 100 million females missing from today's global population. "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources. We are asking you to get involved. Here's how: Knit a square and send it to us! Jetson and Janssen garterstitch100 c/o Tramway 
25 Albert Drive Glasgow G41 2PE     Make a Boob: Make a Boob is a community art project about breast cancer by award winning quilt artist Nina Lise Moen from Norway. She is collecting symbolic fabric boobs from all over the world which will be decorated at workshops and made into Make a Boob Art. Make a Boob provides art therapy for breast cancer patients, and raises awareness and involvement through making boobs for the project and exhibition of Make a Boob Art. Art pieces will be donated to hospitals and organizations who work with breast cancer and –patients. If you would like to contribute you can make boobs and send them to Nina Lise. You will find the step-by-step directions, mail address etc. on the . Some boob's... New podcasts: Debra's CraftPatience—— listed in iTunes and on Podcast Alley, both are linked to from the website.     Arizona update: I recorded and was poised to post just about when the shootings happened. The incident was a mile or so from our house and (not surprisingly) rather unnerving. We knew one of the victims and are still wrapping our heads around the event, the move, and everything. I'll podcast with chapter one as soon as I possibly can.

You're in for a delightful surprise today, so grab your coziest blanket, a cup of your favorite beverage, and get ready to be captivated by the timeless tale of The Woman in White! Hidden identities, love triangles, nefarious plots, and a grand Victorian mansion with its fair share of eerie secrets. Oh, and did I mention a formidable villain who's as cunning as a fox? Cue gasps and giggles!

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 . In this episode I point you towards the , and two other books: Flash Flash I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions. Viewing options mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below) a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189, 190 , and 191 )--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189">, 190 , and 191 A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2 Read by for A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3   A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 4-5   Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid! Don't forget the rest of the Dickens of a Christmas blog hopping fun! Please follow the linky-links above to food, festivities, and more.  

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 . In this episode I point you towards the , and two other books: Flash Flash I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions. Viewing options mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below) a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189, 190 , and 191 )--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189">, 190 , and 191 A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2 Read by for A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3   A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 4-5   Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid! Don't forget the rest of the Dickens of a Christmas blog hopping fun! Please follow the linky-links above to food, festivities, and more.

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 . In these episode I point you towards the , and two other books: I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions. Viewing options mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below) a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189 and 190 )--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189"> and 190 A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2 Read by for A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3   Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!

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 . In these episode I point you towards the , and two other books: I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions. Viewing options mini-video podcasts you can watch here (see below) a video podcast you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click for 189 and 190 )--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> 189"> and 190 A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2 Read by for A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Stave 3   Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!

Let me know if you can see this video version at CraftLit.com's sidebar poll. 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 . In these episodes I point you towards the , and two other books: I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions. Viewing options a mini-video podcast you can watch here (see below) a video podcast of 189 you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click )--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2 Read by for Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid!

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 . In these episodes I point you towards the , and two other books: I also spoke of the various file formats you can use to listen to these episodes--please let me know in the sidebar if you are able to watch these versions. Viewing options a mini-video podcast you can watch here (see below) a video podcast of 189 you can put in your iTunes or on your iPod/iTouch/iPhone (right click )--for these special episodes these will ALSO go out on the RSS feed, with the letter "v" after the episode number or the regular old audio file that can be played on any computer or mp3 player and which will come through the feed just like always—right click here–> A Christmas Carol—in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Staves 1-2 Read by for Don't forget to checkout the Dickens Blog Hop and if you are so inclined, please celebrate with me the soon-to-be-released CraftLit app for the Droid! In case this all has made you hungry for your own bit of Dickens...

Chapters 39-44--the end of the book! Travelogues on HOLD for now, I'll let you know when I have space enough for them again. Don't forget to check out the —A Christmas Carol () goes up earlier there, but the story will be repeated on CraftLit and will have the added CraftLit stuff. And your links: (OH MY GOODNESS it is a thing of beauty and a joy forever), , , , , , tutorial on , Some for you to take a gander at, , don't forget to check out and submit stories and patterns to !   And I would personally like to send a huge thank you to the wonderful John Greenman for giving Twain an appropriate voice and giving us his time. Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link at CraftLit.com) then—Go forth and knit! is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.)  

Chapters 39-44--the end of the book! Travelogues on HOLD for now, I'll let you know when I have space enough for them again. Don't forget to check out the —A Christmas Carol () goes up earlier there, but the story will be repeated on CraftLit and will have the added CraftLit stuff. And your links: (OH MY GOODNESS it is a thing of beauty and a joy forever), , , , , , tutorial on , Some for you to take a gander at, , don't forget to check out and submit stories and patterns to !   And I would personally like to send a huge thank you to the wonderful John Greenman for giving Twain an appropriate voice and giving us his time. Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link at CraftLit.com) then—Go forth and knit! is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.)  

Today a whopping set of chapters—34-38! You'll see why. And a slew of nifty links for you! blog hop—recipes and patterns and podcasts, oh my! , new website (contribute stories/patterns now!), Jill at the will amaze you with the wonderfulness of her genius, will blow you away with her (very reasonably priced) books and website as will . Take a look at Suzanne's . Then we have the poll in the right sidebar (I reopened it with the latest additions), , Jules' fab (also GF), and my buddy at who's setting up our latest blog hop! LOVE THIS!Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 187 Support CraftLit—please consider starting your Amazon shopping with this link:

Pics of The Guild pretties (below), kids and Halloween a link to my (you can friend me from there) and our , and the , and one of my mini Zentangles. This is about 1-1/2" square. Don’t forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 186 Support CraftLit—please consider starting your Amazon shopping with this link:    

Not a ton of links, but a few: , (), !, and fun, and my (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! is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 185 Support CraftLit—please consider starting your Amazon shopping with this link:    

Today chapters 27 and 28! Links for you: , Tour , , FAN page (!), (thank you Marla), Instructables ('tis the season), (for a friend in NY), we get on , checkout and her , prepping for (as though there isn't enough going on). Leanne says: I'm writing about a young friend of mine. His name is Aidan, he is 5-years-old, and he was just diagnosed with ALL (leukemia) in September. His family is trying to raise money to help cover medical bills, and his aunt has set up an Etsy shop where she sells prints of his artwork (he LOVES to draw, mostly monsters). All of the money she makes from this goes to him. His shop is , and he also has a blog that follows him through his journey, (there is also a PayPal Donation button at his blog if people just want to give a few bucks.) Patti let us know that there are a bunch of kids who listen to books after school and knit. But, budgets being what they are, their program could be eliminated. Clorox is taking votes to see who gets funding. You can (and get a coupon for Clorox too!) I will be releasing video travelogues of our trip, one at a time, to the iPhone app then I'll be posting them to a special page on this site the week after. Everyone will get to see them, and I emailed (again) to find out when the Blackberry and Droid apps will be out. Lovely discussion, "Power of Two," on creativity at Emory U with Emily and Don Saliers (Emily of Indigo Girls, Don of fabulous professorship). Some future book thoughts from : "Vilette" (semi autobiographical story of what it's like to be a governess more through need than want), "The Professor" is the story of a male tutor working in a girl's school, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (about a single mother who escapes her dissolute rake of her husband to live under an assumed name to protect her son...only to fall for the neighbour). Don't forget to pick up the Lewis Creek pattern (left sidebar link) then—Go forth and knit! is ready for you and yours. Send us your tired, your weak, your exhausted parents longing for someone to pick up the burden of helping their kids through essay after essay. (CraftLit listeners will find they have a discount.) Listen to 184 Support CraftLit—please consider starting your Amazon shopping with this link:    

Please see Episode 182 for shownotes.