Episode 54: Spy vs. Spy
You can knit bears for The Children’s Cancer Recovery
Project in the United Kingdom!
Leslie Gordon is donating a copy
of her Elementary
Hats e-book as a prize for our sweater KAL – Thanks, Leslie!
The Sweater KAL – Chatter
Thread and FOs
Thread
Lambtown –
October 5 & 6 in Dixon, CA
Stitches
West – Feb 20-23, 2014 in Santa Clara, CA
Tracie has finished:
- Two baby hats in Red Heart Baby TLC –for my cousin’s twin baby boys due in November
- Hitchhiker by Martina Behm/Lisa Souza Hardtwist Merino Petite in the Flahriddah colorway – gave to my friend Kristy for her birthday
- Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig/Tosh Merino Light, in the Stargazing colorway
- Mother Bear #32 – crocheted in a super bulky yarn – my cutest crocheted bear to date!
She has in progress:
- The Infamous Hobo Bag by Katie Rose in Artfibers ZouZou
- Charleston Tea hoodie by Thea Coleman in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Woobu, Pining 4 Ewe colorway
- Panoramic Stole by Hannah Fettig, from Coastal Knits in Nebo Rock Kid Mohair Mill Spun
- Buzzbee by Woolly Wormhead in Plymouth Encore
Tracie recommends:
- Dark at the Roots by Sarah Thyre
- The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University by Kevin Roose
She is slogging through:
- A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice & Fire: Book Two by George R.R. Martin
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
George Smiley is not James Bond
Ryan has
been reading:
John
LeCarre’s George Smiley books:
- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- Smiley’s People
Books About
Autism:
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in Nighttime by Mark Haddon
- Thinking In Pictures: My Life With Autism and Emergence: Labeled Autistic by Temple Grandin
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Aspergers by John Elder Robison
- Born On a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of An Autistic Savant by David Tammet
- Send in the Idiots by Kamran Nazeer
- Parallel Play by Tim Page
Temple Grandin
I'm glad I found a new knitting podcast! And, how funny that this is the first podcast of yours that I have listened to... my son has autism and I was diagnosed with Aspergers as an adult. I loved "The Curious Incident..." and I was just thinking about it yesterday. I think your review of this group of books was very fair. After my sons Dx, I encountered some overly dramatic books written by parents who wanted to look like martyrs so I got much more selective. Your list is very close to mine. Good job. I'm going back to download your older episodes now. Thank you for a nice introduction.
ReplyDeleteI bought Send in the Idiots, my Godson Devin is 24 and is an aspergerian, my mom read the book and we have now given it to Devin to read, he has read Eyes Wide Shut and Raising Cubby and we thought this would be a good next book, if you can recommend any more Autism books that are uplifting and positive I would appreciate it - - Sharon (aka KnittingAuntie on Rav)
ReplyDeleteSharon-I am looking for the book, Eyes Wide Shut that is related to aspergers. Do you knowbthe author? Donald_hoffman@yahoo.com
DeleteThanks!
oops, Look me in the Eyes was the other book, not Eyes wide shut
ReplyDeleteBased on your recommendation I got "the unlikely diciple" and loved it. My husband found it great too!! I now bought one of the books by Temple Grandin!
ReplyDeleteI bought "the unlikely diciple" based on your recommendation and loved it. My husband liked it too. I just have bought one of the books by Temple Grandin and can't wait to read it.
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