Episode 11(ish): Knitting for Victory
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Babbling about RockBand, WoW, and why there has been no podcast (we’ve been trying!!!)
On/Off the needles:
- Nevermore are still on the needles, halfway through Sock #2.
- Swan Song socks by Wendy Johnson. Pretty toe-up design with lace!
Knitting for Victory
We talk about Remembrance Day (Poppy Day, Armistice Day, Veteran’s Day), and talk about wartime knitting. Excerpts are read from Wikipedia and HistoryLink. An old (very old) 1940’s-era knitting magazine from Lux (like SOAK) is dragged forth & read from, particularly regarding knitting “for our boys”. The name & publication date are unavailable due to the fact that pages 1 through 6 are (inconveniently) missing. It does appear to be a British magazine, however.
New Socks on the Block
We find & comment on a small handful of recently released/published sock patterns on Ravelry.
Please look ‘em up on Ravelry for links!
Flower Patch Socks by Terry Morris: a flowery mock-faire-isle look using a solid & a handpaint or variegated yarn to make a mosaic-style pattern. Perfect for Sockaholics Anonymous November challenge!
Lakeside Kneehighs by Julia Vaconsin: kneehigh lace socks that are somewhat reminiscent of Cookie A’s “Baudelaire”…only on CRACK! For very advanced knitters, I would suspect!
Zig-to-the-Zag Socks by Mandi Coughlin: Very easy beginner pattern with zigzags and lacy flowerettes
Credits:
- Intro clip from “8 BIT Junkie” by George Wood
- Outro clip: No Outro this week.
- Recitation: In Flanders Fields by Lt. Col John McRae
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Love your podcast. I'm a sock knitting fool, but not a single pair for me since March 2008 when I discovered this group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOCKFORSOLDIERS
Now I knit sock for soldiers as fast as I can. Socks and beanies keep them warm. Packages from our group help a soldier feel not so alone, thus helps prevent post traumatic stress disorder.
Join the group and come knit with me!
Best,
Karen