This Tangled Skein

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]