Distaff Day and Socks for Sam // Casual Friday S6E02

This week's podcast has Tidbits, an official pattern release, a tour of Weldon's Vol. 4, a finished sock project, and a head's up about Finish it February.

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SHOW NOTES
TIDBIT #1 Textile Study with Imaging Technology
Openculture article: https://tinyurl.com/2dh5j57b
British Museum information on the sock: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA53913

TIDBIT #2 Knitted Stockings from 16th/17th c
Sivlie's poster on academia.edu: https://tinyurl.com/283dxssc
Architectural Textile Review website: https://www.atnfriends.com/
Knitting History Forum (conference is 28 Jan 2023: http://knittinghistory.co.uk/

TIDBIT #3 Distaff/Roc Day
Wikipedia article on Albert Anker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Anker

TIDBIT #4 Sheep at Pompeii
NY Times article https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/world/europe/pompeii-sheep-mount-vesuvius.html
The Wool Channel: https://www.thewoolchannel.com/

TIDBIT #5 What is Weldon’s?
Articles on Piecework website: https://pieceworkmagazine.com/what-in-the-world-is-weldons/

Dagrun’s Luggar
Official pattern now available as a free Ravelry download: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagruns-luggar

FINISHED OBJECT – SOCKS FOR SAM
Ravelry project page for the socks (info on yarns used on project page): https://ravel.me/Rox/tbfs
I do not use a pattern for socks. They are custom knit to fit the recipient, using the techniques in my written tutorial August Sock KAL: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/august-sock-kal

Video on plain heel: https://youtu.be/M5svIt880Hs
Video on modifying plain heel: https://youtu.be/N-qCdM7p9mw
Video on customizing wedge toe: https://youtu.be/ifrijK0Qh70
Interweave Gifts Knits 2022 issue article on customizing the fit of wedge sock toes: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/customize-wedge-shaped-sock-toes/

FINISH IT FEBRUARY
Last year's Casual Friday episodes with segments on preparing for Finish it February can be found in the Casual Friday playlist.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1AZxTfSCe2fxASX00ptj69u-PRVvxH1A

Scroll down to Season 5, and start with episode 1. Use the chapter links in the video timeline to find the section on Finish it February.

Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:28 TIDBIT #1 Textile Study with Imaging Technology
2:56 TIDBIT #2 Knitted Stockings from 16th/17th c
8:55 TIDBIT #3 Distaff/Roc Day
11:25 TIDBIT #4 Sheep at Pompeii
13:25 TIDBIT #5 What is Weldon’s?
14:49 Dagrun’s Luggar
19:46 Weldon’s Vol 4
25:30 FINISHED OBJECT - SOCKS
34:14 FINISH IT FEBRUARY

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Видео Distaff Day and Socks for Sam // Casual Friday S6E02 канала Roxanne Richardson