Podcasts about their fathers

This week Alice and Kim talk about the National Book Award longlist, cozy books, and the best pig there ever was. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date, These Boys and Their Fathers by Don Waters, and Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. FOLLOW UP BOOKS She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey NONFICTION IN THE NEWS National Book Award Longlist New York Times: “It’s a Fact: Mistakes Are Embarrassing the Publishing Industry” Impeachment: An American History NEW BOOKS Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics by Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry and Minyon Moore Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity by Felicia Day COZY NONFICTION The Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood by Sy Montgomery Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting by Alanna Okun My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead READING NOW Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin CONCLUSION You can find us on SOCIAL MEDIA – @itsalicetime and @kimthedork RATE AND REVIEW on Apple Podcasts so people can find us more easily, and subscribe so you can get our new episodes the minute they come out.

As always, show notes can be found at www.stitchedtogether.co.uk. Come and join the conversation on the Stitched Together Podcast & Patterns Ravelry Group board.Stuff and ThingsThe books I were talking about were The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance from The Stormlight Archive (3 Book Series)by Brandon Sanderson.Louleigh has donated one of her bags for a giveaway. The winner was drawn in this episode.Done and DustedClincher by Ash Kearns in Perran Yarns MCN 4ply in the Muddy Pops colourway.Vanilla Socks incorporating the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist in Fab Funky Fibres Self Striping Sock Yarn in the Mish Mash colourway.Cardinia Wrap by ambah. Knit using; Kettle Yarn Co Beyul in Black Quartz, Truly Hooked 60% Superwash Merino/20% Silk/20% Yak Down in the Merida colourway and The Wool Barn Adventure Sock in the Lagoon colourway. I'm sure these are dyed on the same base despite being from different dyers.Toddler Blanket using Rico Design Baby Classic DK in the Anthracite (32), Dusky Pink (40), Powder (038), Mauve (041) colourways. I refer to the 1000 Knitting Patterns Book that I bought from ETSY.Wide Ribbed Beanie by Woolly Wormhead using Countess Ablaze Lord of Silk Aran in the Few Are The Children Who Turn Out To Become The Equal of Their Fathers colourway.Ana by Perl Grey using Countess Ablaze Lord of Silk DK in the OOAK2 colourway.Sara's Texture Crafts Polwarth in the Final Frontier colourway. I spun it in a 2-ply worsted style and got a 103g of a DK weight yarn, measuring 250m.Pigeon Roof Studios Targhee in the Magical colourway. I spun it in a chain-plied worsted style and got 124g of a worsted weight yarn, measuring 158m.Yarn Geek Fibers BFL in the Iron Man II colourway. I spun a worsted 2-ply and got a heavy lace weight yarn measuring 1174m/1284yds from 227g/8oz.BabyLongLegs BFL in the Berry Crush colourway. I spun a worsted 2-ply yarn and got 102g of a heavy sport weight yarn measuring 218m.Nose to the GrindstoneFondant Fibre Fuzzlings in the Gone West colourway.Refraction Plus using DyeForYarn Superwash BFL Sock in the Wooden Treasure Chest colourway.Vanilla Socks using Nicole C Mendez Ringel Sockenwolle in the #135 colourway.Blast From The PastStripes En Haut shawl from June 2013, mainly knit on holiday in Cornwall. It used Countess Ablaze Count Cashmerino Sock in Grey Skies In Manchester, Posh Yarn Martha Sock in Dreams of An Insomniac and The Uncommon Thread Lush Twist in Pontus. All are MCN bases.De-pilled using a Lilly Brush.PlottingI want to make another Stripes En Haut using Posh Yarn Pamela Sock.Splashed OutSpanish Peacock Tibetan Spindle made using Boxwood for the Whorl and Bolivian Rosewood for the shaft and tip. It weighs 28g.Posh Yarn Pamela Sock in the Grass is Full Of Stars colourway.Posh Yarn Kirsten Sock in the Sleep On My Wrongs colourway.Regia Snowflake sock yarn in colourway 07709.Online CommunityEmily of the FibreTown Podcast has released a new pattern the Esther Belle Shawl and she has donated a copy of this new pattern to give away to a viewer. Go to the Ravelry Thread and let us know about a strong female role model from your childhood.

Show notes can always be found on www.stitchedtogether.co.uk by clicking on the Podcast button at the top of the page.Stuff and ThingsRandom Rummage CAL #STRRCAL Chat Thread.  Made from Fibre FO Thread and Made From Yarn FO Thread are still open. Originally closing on 31st January 2015 but is now EXTENDED TO 14TH FEBRUARY 2015.I share my Lerryn Mittens by Rachel Coopey, knit in Countess Ablaze The English Gentleman DK in Shiver and my Angora Gloves.Done and DustedCameo by Paulina Popiolek. Knit in Juno Milly Singles in the Peacock and Silver colourways.Salsa Punis made by Fondant Fibre - 40% Bluefaced Leicester (BFL), 40% Merino and 20% MohairNose to the GrindstoneTusk Punis made by Fondant Fibre - 50% Alpaca, 30% Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) and 20% Silk and referred to plying up Artist's Palette merino/tencel in Loose Change.Zuzu's Petals by Carina Spencer in Countess Ablaze Polwarth handspun. I show my project bag from The Silver Shed USA and mention Amy from the Stockinette Zombies Podcast.Vanilla Zig Zag Socks using Susie White, from Prairie Girls Knit and Spin's Zigzagular Socks cable chart, knit in Countess Ablaze Viscount of Spark in Riots and Revolts.Textured Shawl by Stephanie Bold in The Knitting Goddess 70% Baby Alpaca/20% Silk/10% Cashmere Laceweight in the Greens colourway.Maren Cardigan by Ragga Eriksdottir in Istex Lett-Lopi in the 1403, 1404 and 0054 colourways. From the Craftsy Class Top-Down Icelandic Sweater (affiliate link). I mention Southern Girl Knits Podcast.PlottingI plan to knit Corner-to-Corner Throw by Catherine J. Watson out of Rico Designs Baby Classic DK in Purple, Dusky Pink, Anthracite and White. I mention Mando Bug Crafts Podcast.I talk about a spin using my Christmas gift of Countess Ablaze Superwash Merino in The Debauched and Reckless Style of Living and the added braid of Countess Ablaze Superwash Merino in An Inveterate Dislike of Julia.Splashed OutCountess Ablaze yarn from The Odyssey Trail. Countess of Mohair in Death Was Quick and Marriage A Painful Matter and Lord of Silk Aran in Few Are The Children Who Turn Out To Be The Equal of Their Fathers.