This Tangled Skein

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  • Episode 10: “Other Theories Possible”

    October brings a new Nerdopolis Tournament and new projects, so there’s plenty of yarn talk. There’s also a new issue of that Mycroft Holmes comic, an upcoming Con at which I have volunteered to be on four panels, and that book I’ve been hyped up about all year is now available.

    A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

    • The Adventure of the Norwood Builder at Project Gutenberg
    • A Scandal in Bohemia at Project Gutenberg
    • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

      • The Badge and the Gun blend by Cara McGee, from Adagio
      • Bran Mydwynter’s Nightmare Before Christmas blends, from Adagio
      • Regions Beyond blend by Emma Mosier, from Adagio
      • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

        • About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best edited by Christopher Redmond and available at Wildside Press or at Amazon
        • Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook #2 at Atomic Empire
        • “Thaddeus Sholto isn’t Mace Windu either, ya crazies” at Sherlock Peoria
        • Rex Stout’s “Watson was a Woman”
        • The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS]

          • Nerdopolis Ravelry Group
          • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

            • Elementary Watson sock pattern by Sherry Menton
            • Lenore sock pattern by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
            • Blue Moon Fiber Arts Ravens
            • Contest Between the Two [FINA]

              • Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty’s Web
              • Wikipedia’s entry on “Resolution (debate)”
              • Outside the Conventions and Humdrum Routine of Everyday Life [REDH]

                • Watson Washington (Sherlock Seattle)
                • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

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                  • 24 min
                  • Episode 09: “Then You Begin To Wonder”

                    Slightly late for August, and with very little yarn content. Plenty of tea and Sherlock Holmes, and I get to say the words “Oxonian” (once), “Cantabridgian” (once), and “Queer” (a whole bunch of times).

                    A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                    • The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place at Read Sherlock
                    • Queer Street entry at Wikipedia
                    • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                      • The Government and the Inspector blend by Cara McGee, at Adagio
                      • Six Sweet Seconds blend by Bran Mydwynter, at Adagio
                      • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                        • Baring-Gould Annotated Sherlock Holmes
                        • Klinger New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
                        • Encyclopaedia Sherlockiana by Jack Tracy
                        • Encyclopedia Sherlockiana by Matthew Bunson
                        • Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
                        • All the Perverse Angels by Sarah Marr
                        • The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS]

                          • Nerdopolis Ravelry Group
                          • Ravellenic Games 2016 Ravelry Group
                          • John H Watson Society Treasure Hunt and the Fourth Treasure Hunt Answers
                          • Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI]

                            • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
                            • Contest Between the Two [FINA]

                              • Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty’s Web
                              • Outside the Conventions and Humdrum Routine of Everyday Life [REDH]

                                • 221B Con
                                • Watson Washington (Sherlock Seattle)
                                • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                  • Ravelry
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                                  • 0 min
                                  • Episode 08: The Charming Climate of Florida

                                    July means Tour de Fleece, a new round of Nerdopolis challenges, Summer Reading at the Library, ARCs from ALA, and news from Comic Con.

                                    A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                    • The Five Orange Pips at Project Gutenberg
                                    • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                      • Cold Brewed Citrus Twist from Twinings
                                      • My Friend Lomax [ILLU]

                                        • ALA Annual Conference
                                        • SubLibrarians Scion
                                        • A Well-Staged Performance[VALL]

                                          • Noteworthy Puppets
                                          • “Get a Clue” from Sherlock Homerun: A Whodunit Puppet Musical
                                          • Sherlock, Me, and Watson: A Tweeted Selfie
                                          • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                            • Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong by A. J. Low
                                            • The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
                                            • Baring-Gould Annotated Sherlock Holmes
                                            • Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
                                            • The Retired Beekeepers of Sussex’s Practical Handbook of Bee Culture, which I mistakenly refer to as the “Practical Handbook of Beekeeping”. Apologies!
                                            • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                              • Handspun Rainbow Merino from Nunoco Chromatops
                                              • Handspun “Electric Storm” Superwash Merino from The Dyeing Arts and Shadawyn Fiber Arts
                                              • Handspun “Pumpkin Patch” Merino from Natchwoolie and Widdershin Woolworks
                                              • Handspun “Plum Cake” from Yarn Love Marianne
                                              • TdF Spindle from TurtleMade
                                              • The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS]

                                                • Tour de Fleece Ravelry Group
                                                • Nerdopolis Ravelry Group
                                                • Spindlers Ravelry Group
                                                • John H Watson Society Treasure Hunt
                                                • Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI]

                                                  • Comic Con International/a>
                                                  • SDCC 2016: Sherlock & A Case of Sexual Identity (interview with Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, and Amanda Abbington)
                                                  • Sherlock Series 4 Teaser Trailer
                                                  • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

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                                                    • Goodies from Florida: Yarn, Tea, and Sherlock Holmes (and also biscuits)
                                                      24 min
                                                    • Episode 07: My Friend Lomax, the Sub-Librarian
                                                      Irene Adler’s kimono-inspired dress

                                                      A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                      • The Adventure of the Illustrious Client at Drexel
                                                      • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                        • Anderson blend by Cara McGee available from Adagio
                                                        • My Friend Lomax [ILLU]

                                                          • SubLibrarians Scion
                                                          • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                            • Original & Complete Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes
                                                            • Baring-Gould Annotated Sherlock Holmes
                                                            • Klinger New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
                                                            • Sherlock Holmes Reference Library
                                                            • Shelf Awareness
                                                            • Newton’s Alchemical Manuscript
                                                            • Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
                                                            • Sherlock Academy by F. C. Shaw
                                                            • Amanda Lester series by Paula Berinstein
                                                            • Watson and Holmes v. 1: A Study in Black and Watson and Holmes v. 2
                                                            • Preview of Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook
                                                            • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                                              • Kimono by Judy Sumner and my Kimono Lace Socks
                                                              • Hedera by Cookie A., and my Hedera Socks
                                                              • Handspun Alpaca Yarn
                                                              • Holmes’s cottage in Mr Holmes

                                                                Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI]

                                                                • 10,000 Stitches Podcast
                                                                • Sherlock Holmes (2009)
                                                                • Mr. Holmes
                                                                • The Empty Hearse
                                                                • The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS]

                                                                    • Tour de Fleece Ravelry Group
                                                                    • Nerdopolis Ravelry Group
                                                                    • Sock Knitters Anonymous Ravelry Group
                                                                    • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                        • Ravelry
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                                                                        • 21 min
                                                                        • Episode 06: An Opinion upon the Subject

                                                                          A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                                          • The Red-Headed League at Project Gutenberg
                                                                          • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                                            • D for Detective blend by Bran Mydwynter, available from Adagio
                                                                            • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                                                              • Waveland Shawlette
                                                                              • Sock-Yarn Shawls II by Jen Lucas
                                                                              • Blue Moon Fiber Arts Cloud Nine
                                                                              • Eat.Sleep.Knit
                                                                              • Pea Pod Baby Set by Kate Gilbert
                                                                              • Flax Light
                                                                              • Felici in “Time Traveler” from Knit Picks
                                                                              • Nerd Wars Projects:
                                                                                • Nessie
                                                                                • Dinosaur
                                                                                • Shock Blanket Shawlette
                                                                                • Jacques Lobster
                                                                                • Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI]

                                                                                  • 10,000 Stitches Podcast
                                                                                  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
                                                                                  • Sherlock Holmes (and Dinosaurs)
                                                                                  • A Study in Pink
                                                                                  • Sherlock Holmes (1916)
                                                                                  • The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS]

                                                                                    • Tour de Fleece Ravelry Group
                                                                                    • Ravellenic Games 2016 Ravelry Group
                                                                                    • Ravelympics, The USOC and the “True Nature” of the Olympic Spirit, a Craftsy post from 2012
                                                                                    • Nerdopolis Ravelry Group
                                                                                    • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                                                      • Sherlock Academy by F. C. Shaw
                                                                                      • Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
                                                                                      • Watson and Holmes v. 1: A Study in Black and Watson and Holmes v. 2
                                                                                      • Books on the Nightstand ep 384: The End and the Beginning
                                                                                      • Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
                                                                                      • The Doctor and the Duellist by Elinor Gray and Basil Chap
                                                                                      • The Watsonian, vol. 4 no. 1 (Spring 2016)
                                                                                      • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                                        • Ravelry
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                                                                                        • 18 min
                                                                                        • Episode 05: Outside the Conventions

                                                                                          A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                                                          • The Complete Sherlock Holmes
                                                                                          • The Red-Headed League at Project Gutenberg
                                                                                          • Traces of the Treasure-Seekers [SIGN]

                                                                                            • John H Watson Society Annual Treasure Hunt
                                                                                            • Announcement of 2013 International team winner
                                                                                            • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                                                              • Mind Palace blend by Cara McGee, available from Adagio
                                                                                              • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                                                                                • Sleepbot 3000
                                                                                                • Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec
                                                                                                • Plain vanilla Irene Adler socks
                                                                                                • Felici in “Time Traveler” from Knit Picks
                                                                                                • Eat.Sleep.Knit
                                                                                                • Nerd Girl Yarns
                                                                                                  • “Honey, You Should See Me in a Crown”
                                                                                                  • “Your Ratings Just Went Up”
                                                                                                  • Numma Numma Toasty
                                                                                                  • Blue Moon Fiber Arts Cloud Nine
                                                                                                  • Outside the Conventions and Humdrum Routine of Everyday Life [REDH]

                                                                                                    • 221B Con
                                                                                                    • Liz’s Con panel Storify page
                                                                                                    • Atlanta burlesque troupe Hysteria Machines
                                                                                                    • David Nellist on twitter
                                                                                                    • The Baker Street Babes
                                                                                                    • Brad’s blog entry
                                                                                                    • #joshcon2017 on twitter
                                                                                                    • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                                                                      • Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                      • Amanda Lester and the Purple Rainbow Puzzle by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                      • Amanda Lester and the Blue Peacocks’ Secret by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                      • Sherlock Academy by F. C. Shaw
                                                                                                      • Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
                                                                                                      • The Doctor and the Duellist by Elinor Gray and Basil Chap
                                                                                                      • Sherlock Holmes and the Challenge of the Blank Page by Leah Guinn
                                                                                                      • The Watsonian, vol. 4 no. 1 (Spring 2016)
                                                                                                      • Facebook page for About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best, edited by Chris Redmond
                                                                                                      • The Studious Scarlets Society
                                                                                                      • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                                                        • Ravelry
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                                                                                                        • 17 min
                                                                                                        • Episode 04: The Dramatic Moment of Fate


                                                                                                          A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                                                                          • The Complete Sherlock Holmes
                                                                                                          • The Hound of the Baskervilles
                                                                                                          • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                                                                            • Baskerville Bramble blend by Bran Mydwynter, available from Adagio
                                                                                                            • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                                                                                              • Phat Fiber Sampler Box
                                                                                                              • Mochimochi Land
                                                                                                              • Sleepbot 3000
                                                                                                              • Plain vanilla Irene Adler socks
                                                                                                              • The Blogger’s Xmas Mittens by Professor Fonz
                                                                                                              • Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI]

                                                                                                                • The AV Club’s recap of Grimm: Lycanthropia
                                                                                                                • The AV Club’s recap of Elementary: Hounded
                                                                                                                • Noteworthy Puppets and “Sherlock Homerun”
                                                                                                                • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                                                                                  • Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
                                                                                                                  • Colour in Classics: Sherlock Holmes
                                                                                                                  • Sherlock Academy by F. C. Shaw
                                                                                                                  • Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                                  • Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Playmobil Interpretation by Richard Unglik
                                                                                                                  • A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
                                                                                                                  • The Doctor and the Duellist by Elinor Gray and Basil Chap
                                                                                                                  • Sherlock Holmes and the Challenge of the Blank Page by Leah Guinn
                                                                                                                  • Well, Jack, You Are Very Hot [HOUN]

                                                                                                                    • The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Didbin
                                                                                                                    • Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
                                                                                                                    • Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
                                                                                                                    • Art in the Blood by Bonnie MacBird
                                                                                                                    • Serpentine Muse-ings, Volume One, edited by Susan Z. Diamond and Marilynne McKay
                                                                                                                    • The Retired Beekeepers of Sussex and The Practical Handbook of Bee Culture
                                                                                                                    • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                                                                      • Ravelry
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                                                                                                                      • 18 min
                                                                                                                      • Episode 03: My Collection of M’s is a Fine One


                                                                                                                        A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                                                                                        • The Complete Sherlock Holmes
                                                                                                                        • The Adventure of the Empty House
                                                                                                                        • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                                                                                          • Molly Hooper blend by Cara McGee, available from Adagio
                                                                                                                          • My nifty kettle from T-We
                                                                                                                          • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                                                                                                            • Mochimochi Land
                                                                                                                            • Sarcophacat
                                                                                                                            • Tiny ghost for Little Miss
                                                                                                                            • Plain vanilla Irene Adler socks
                                                                                                                            • Running like the Wind [SIGN]

                                                                                                                              • The LA Marathon
                                                                                                                              • US Olympic Marathon Trials results
                                                                                                                              • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                                                                                                • The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Didbin
                                                                                                                                • Book Riot’s 2016 Read Harder Challenge
                                                                                                                                • Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                                                • A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
                                                                                                                                • Sherlock Holmes: Crime Alleys by Sylvain Cordurié, and Nespolino Alessandro
                                                                                                                                • Sherlock Holmes v.3: Moriarty Lives by David Liss and Daniel Indro
                                                                                                                                • Sherlock Holmes and the Challenge of the Blank Page by Leah Guinn
                                                                                                                                • The Doctor and the Duellist by Elinor Gray and Basil Chap
                                                                                                                                • Basil Chap’s Commissions Page – look at the adorable art!
                                                                                                                                • Ashley Polasek’s The Baker Street Journal, Ghostbees, and the Singular “they” and Basil’s clarification on tumblr
                                                                                                                                • Contest Between the Two [FINA]

                                                                                                                                  • The Morning News’ Tournament of Books
                                                                                                                                  • Books on the Nightstand podcast
                                                                                                                                  • Chris Redmond’s announcement of About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story Is the Best
                                                                                                                                  • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                                                                                    • Ravelry
                                                                                                                                    • Twitter
                                                                                                                                    • Instagram
                                                                                                                                    • 18 min
                                                                                                                                    • Episode 02: Forty Years of Age

                                                                                                                                      A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                                                                                                      • The Hound of the Baskervilles
                                                                                                                                      • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                                                                                                        • Watson’s Mustache blend by Cara McGee, available from Adagio
                                                                                                                                        • Renegade from T-We
                                                                                                                                        • Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI]

                                                                                                                                          • The Abominable Bride
                                                                                                                                          • “Original Holmes and Parallel Holmes”
                                                                                                                                          • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                                                                                                            • Seven Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer
                                                                                                                                            • Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                                                            • Sherlock Holmes and the Challenge of the Blank Page
                                                                                                                                            • The Doctor and the Duellist
                                                                                                                                            • Spring 2016 issue of The Watsonian
                                                                                                                                            • Always Glad of a Bit of News [REDH]

                                                                                                                                              • BSI Weekend Wrap-Up
                                                                                                                                              • 221B Con, April 1-3, 2016
                                                                                                                                              • Sherlock Seattle, October 21-23, 2016
                                                                                                                                              • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS]

                                                                                                                                                • My finished Spiral Stars Cowl
                                                                                                                                                • The lovely swap package I received
                                                                                                                                                • Wollmeise Twin
                                                                                                                                                • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                                                                                                  • More than True
                                                                                                                                                  • Ravelry
                                                                                                                                                  • Twitter
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                                                                                                                                                  • 17 min
                                                                                                                                                  • Episode 01: Compliments of the Season

                                                                                                                                                    A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL]

                                                                                                                                                    • The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
                                                                                                                                                    • Ethan Rilly, illustrator
                                                                                                                                                    • Good Ink, imprint of Scout Books
                                                                                                                                                    • Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU]

                                                                                                                                                      • Compliments of the Season blend at Adagio
                                                                                                                                                      • We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress  [MISS]

                                                                                                                                                        • Learn-to-Crochet Afghan and Crochet Your Way
                                                                                                                                                        • Spiral Stars Cowl by Diane Augustin
                                                                                                                                                        • 221b Group on Ravelry
                                                                                                                                                        • Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD]

                                                                                                                                                          • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, adapted by Malvina G. Vogel
                                                                                                                                                          • The John H Watson Society
                                                                                                                                                          • The Limehouse Lucifer by Laura Tomkins, JHWS “Blythe”
                                                                                                                                                          • Sherlockian.net: Books for Children
                                                                                                                                                          • Jewel of the Thames: A Portia Adams Adventure by Angela Misri
                                                                                                                                                            • Portia Adams Adventure series
                                                                                                                                                            • Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein
                                                                                                                                                              • Amanda Lester series
                                                                                                                                                              • Review and interview at IHOSE
                                                                                                                                                              • Seven Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer
                                                                                                                                                              • Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge 2016
                                                                                                                                                              • Always Glad of a Bit of News [REDH]

                                                                                                                                                                • BSI Weekend, January 13-17, 2016
                                                                                                                                                                • Abominable Bride Twitter Event, January 1, 2016
                                                                                                                                                                • 221B Con, April 1-3,  2016
                                                                                                                                                                • One or Two Points of Contact [RETI]

                                                                                                                                                                  • More than True
                                                                                                                                                                  • Ravelry
                                                                                                                                                                  • Twitter
                                                                                                                                                                  • Instagram
                                                                                                                                                                  • 15 min

                                                                                                                                                                  About This Tangled Skein

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                                                                                                                                                                  Yarn, Tea, and Sherlock Holmes (Not Necessarily in that Order)