This week we begin, as all good British meetings do, with apologies for past transgressions, after which we come right round, and make all well again with knitting. Contributing writer, Amy Foster treats to us to a scarf, by royal invitation, and we find that queens are much better than princesses (and have better manners) when we visit with Amy Singer, of Knitty.com, Kerrie Allman, of MagKnits, Zabet Stewart and Renee Rigdon, of the Anticraft and Syne Mitchell, of Weavezine. Finally, we break for hot chocolate, and warm to a tale of lust, loss and redemption. All this, plus an Interweave Update, rain forest creatures, and an invitation to knit Socks for Soldiers (whose sister organization, of which I am president and, actually, the only member – Toddies for Troops! – makes the knitting of socks much less of a chore).
KnitTunes this week were provided by and used with the permission of:
- Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
- Tinman – Princess
- Amy Steinberg – Exactly
- Rusted Root – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
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I’m sorry to hear about Toby, it’s so painful to lose an animal.
Personally I think it’s fantastic that you talk about the realities of making money as an artist. I am sick to death of people who earn large salaries expecting artists and other creative people to not be paid. I also wish that people who whine about how expensive art is could see just a fraction of the work that goes into making anything. Good for you for valuing both yourself and your time, more of us need to do it.
Ditto Max! Without that intellectual talk about the money and my gosh, did anybody criticize AnnieM for wanting to get paid a decent wage as a designer?…. Without these things it’s just… just… Knitting!
Hi Brenda, I finally got to listen to this episode last weekend, on a car trip.
I am so very sorry about Toby… but yes, what a way to go, doing your favorite thing ever. Sounds like living life to the fullest.
But I mostly wanted to comment on the Jacket of Turin. I sensed the plot twist as you approached it, and felt your keen sense of loss, and… I swear, all my great trips have fantastic highs and lows that make them all the more memorable and precious. I’m sure it didn’t feel like that then, but perhaps with the gift of time, it will.
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