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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Episode 6: Clueless Detectives Make Me Nervous

Does Sherlock Holmes' darkly disturbed brilliance depend on vertigo-inducing bouts of drug abuse? Should orangutan criminals, wild and untamable, be punished or set free? Does wit triumph over violence? Is all the world upset when a private eye is as victimized, unreliable, and guilty as the man he pursues?

In today's episode, the discussion of subversion at work in detective fiction continue. I have my first Jeeves or Wooster moment! I'd love it if you joined me for a holiday KAL hosted on the knit.theory Ravelry group. Enter your finished holiday gifts for a chance to win a downloadable pattern of your choice. (Details are on the Ravelry board here.) I'm knitting, among other things, a precious little bunny. I call her Candie Cottontail, and she is a delight to knit. She may even turn out cute, too. ;)

You may watch Episode 6 on this blog, on YouTube here, on iTunes, and at http://knittheory.libsyn.com/webpage.  You may join the knit.theory podcast group on Ravelry, too.

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My Candie Cottontail, based on the bunny girl in a dotty dress pattern, is knit primarily from Cascade Eco Duo (70% alpaca, 30% merino) in the Vanilla colorway. I am using contrasting bits of fuschia and rose Fiber Charmer DK, light blue Plymouth Happy Feet DK, and String Theory DK in the Atlantis colorway.

Fantabulous Festive 2013 KAL Join the knit.theory Ravelry group to participate and have a chance to win a downloadable Ravelry pattern.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allen Poe
Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy
I show off oodles of Madelinetosh skeins. It seems to be the only thing I'm working with lately! My soon-to-be frogged Holden Shawl, the Tyrian Loop cowl, and the Rose Lace Stole each attest to this.