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 of Greeting [VALL] * The Adventure of the Norwood Builder [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/108/108-h/108-h.htm#linkH2H_4_0002] at Project Gutenberg * A Scandal in Bohemia [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1661/1661-h/1661-h.htm#1] at Project Gutenberg Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU] * The Badge and the Gun [http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=21463] blend by Cara McGee, from Adagio * Bran Mydwynter’s Nightmare Before Christmas [http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/group.html?group=8389] blends, from Adagio * Regions Beyond [http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=108361] blend by Emma Mosier, from Adagio Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD] aboutsixty_cover [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/AboutSixty_cover-200x300.jpg] [http://wildsidepress.com/about-sixty-why-every-sherlock-holmes-story-is-the-best-edited-by-christopher-redmond-paperback/] * About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best [http://wildsidepress.com/about-sixty-why-every-sherlock-holmes-story-is-the-best-edited-by-christopher-redmond-paperback/] edited by Christopher Redmond and available at Wildside Press or at Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/About-Sixty-Every-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/1479423238] * Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook #2 [https://www.atomicempire.com/issue.aspx?cover=140372&] at Atomic Empire * “Thaddeus Sholto isn’t Mace Windu either, ya crazies” [http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2016/10/thaddeus-sholto-isnt-mace-windu-either.html] at Sherlock Peoria * Rex Stout’s “Watson was a Woman” [http://www.nerowolfe.org/pdf/stout/home_family/BSI/Watson_was_a_woman.pdf] The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS] * Nerdopolis [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nerdopolis] Ravelry Group We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS] * Elementary Watson [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elementary-watson-socks] sock pattern by Sherry Menton * Lenore [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lenore] sock pattern by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee * Blue Moon Fiber Arts Ravens [http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/newmoon/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19_158] Contest Between the Two [FINA] * Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty’s Web [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/118555799/sherlock-holmes-and-moriartys-web] * Wikipedia’s entry on “Resolution (debate)” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_(debate)] Outside the Conventions and Humdrum Routine of Everyday Life [REDH] * Watson Washington (Sherlock Seattle) [http://www.sherlock-seattle.org/] One or Two Points of Contact [RETI] * Ravelry [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/plexippa] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plexippa/] * Tumblr [http://plexippa.tumblr.com/]

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 [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1661/1661-h/1661-h.htm#5] at Project Gutenberg Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU] * Cold Brewed Citrus Twist [https://www.twiningsusa.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=F07411&GroupGuid=79] from Twinings My Friend Lomax [ILLU] * ALA Annual Conference [http://alaannual.org] * SubLibrarians Scion [http://scholarexchange.furman.edu/sublibrarians/] A Well-Staged Performance[VALL] * Noteworthy Puppets [http://www.noteworthypuppets.com/] * “Get a Clue” from Sherlock Homerun: A Whodunit Puppet Musical [https://soundcloud.com/noteworthy-puppets/get-a-clue-1] * Sherlock, Me, and Watson: A Tweeted Selfie [https://twitter.com/plexippa/status/742497509176528896] Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD] * Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27169939-sherlock-sam-and-the-missing-heirloom-in-katong] by A. J. Low * The Great Shelby Holmes [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28260589-the-great-shelby-holmes] by Elizabeth Eulberg * Baring-Gould Annotated Sherlock Holmes [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892295.The_Annotated_Sherlock_Holmes] * Murder Most Unladylike [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18070753-murder-most-unladylike] by Robin Stevens * The Retired Beekeepers of Sussex’s Practical Handbook of Bee Culture [http://www.blurb.com/b/7236066-the-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 [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa/handspun/rainbow-merino-tdf2016-day-1] from Nunoco [https://www.etsy.com/shop/nunoco] Chromatops * Handspun “Electric Storm” Superwash Merino [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa/handspun/electric-storm-tdf2016-day-2] from The Dyeing Arts [https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDyeingArts] and Shadawyn Fiber Arts [https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShadawynFiberArts] * Handspun “Pumpkin Patch” Merino [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa/handspun/pumpkin-patch-tdf2016-day-3] from Natchwoolie [https://www.etsy.com/people/natchwoolie] and Widdershin Woolworks [http://widdershinwoolworks.weebly.com/] * Handspun “Plum Cake” [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa/handspun/plum-cake] from Yarn Love Marianne [http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/yarn-love-marianne-dashwood] * TdF Spindle [https://www.etsy.com/listing/235733333/tour-de-fleece-bicycle-wheel-bottom?ref=shop_home_active_23] from TurtleMade The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS] * Tour de Fleece [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tour-de-fleece] Ravelry Group * Nerdopolis [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nerdopolis] Ravelry Group * Spindlers [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/spindlers] Ravelry Group * John H Watson Society Treasure Hunt [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/treasure-hunt] Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI] * Comic Con International/a> [http://www.comic-con.org/] * SDCC 2016: Sherlock & A Case of Sexual Identity [http://www.withanaccent.com/2016/07/27/sherlock-a-case-of-sexual-identity/] (interview with Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, and Amanda Abbington) * Sherlock Series 4 Teaser Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcWFoNqZHc] One or Two Points of Contact [RETI] * Ravelry [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/plexippa] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plexippa/] * Tumblr [http://plexippa.tumblr.com/] Goodies from Florida: Yarn, Tea, and Sherlock Holmes (and also biscuits) [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_4299-300x300.jpg] [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_4299.jpg]Goodies from Florida: Yarn, Tea, and Sherlock Holmes (and also biscuits)

kimono [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kimono-150x150.jpg] [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kimono.jpg]Irene Adler’s kimono-inspired dressA Few Words as of Greeting [VALL] * The Adventure of the Illustrious Client ["http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~ina22/200/SH-Texts-9-Casebook-1-Illustrious-Client.htm] at Drexel Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU] * Anderson [http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=19220] blend by Cara McGee available from Adagio My Friend Lomax [ILLU] * SubLibrarians Scion [http://scholarexchange.furman.edu/sublibrarians/] Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD] * Original & Complete Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4574154-sherlock-holmes] * Baring-Gould Annotated Sherlock Holmes [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892295.The_Annotated_Sherlock_Holmes] * Klinger New Annotated Sherlock Holmes [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18465277-the-new-annotated-sherlock-holmes] * Sherlock Holmes Reference Library [http://www.wessexpress.com/html/shrl.html] * Shelf Awareness [http://www.shelf-awareness.com/] * Newton’s Alchemical Manuscript [http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/07/us/newton-manuscript-irpt/] * Murder Most Unladylike [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18070753-murder-most-unladylike] by Robin Stevens * Sherlock Academy [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25991930-sherlock-academy] by F. C. Shaw * Amanda Lester series [http://amandalester.net/] by Paula Berinstein * Watson and Holmes v. 1: A Study in Black [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19087695-watson-and-holmes---a-study-in-black] and Watson and Holmes v. 2 [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21824138-watson-and-holmes] * Preview of Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook [http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/mycroft-holmes-the-apocalypse-handbook-1-titan-comics-2016] We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS] * Kimono [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kimono-3] by Judy Sumner and my Kimono Lace Socks [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/kimono] * Hedera [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hedera] by Cookie A., and my Hedera Socks [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/hedera-2] * Handspun Alpaca Yarn [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa/handspun/phoebe-alpaca] holmes_cottage [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/holmes_cottage-150x150.jpg] [https://thistangledskein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/holmes_cottage.jpg]Holmes’s cottage in Mr HolmesWatching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI] * 10,000 Stitches Podcast [http://thepurlbug.com/knitting/episode-1] * Sherlock Holmes (2009) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/] * Mr. Holmes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/] * The Empty Hearse [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2189771/] The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS] * Tour de Fleece [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tour-de-fleece] Ravelry GroupNerdopolis [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nerdopolis] Ravelry GroupSock Knitters Anonymous [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/sock-knitters-anonymous] Ravelry Group One or Two Points of Contact [RETI] * Ravelry [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa]Twitter [https://twitter.com/plexippa]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plexippa/]Tumblr [http://plexippa.tumblr.com/]

A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL] * The Red-Headed League [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48320/48320-h/48320-h.htm#ii] at Project Gutenberg Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU] * D for Detective [http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=84273] blend by Bran Mydwynter, available from Adagio We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS] * Waveland Shawlette [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/waveland] * Sock-Yarn Shawls II [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/sock-yarn-shawls-ii] by Jen Lucas * Blue Moon Fiber Arts Cloud Nine [http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/newmoon/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=182_1199&zenid=u08blokk1g136g8bu20r8hqlh4] * Eat.Sleep.Knit [http://www.eatsleepknit.com/] * Pea Pod Baby Set [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pea-pod-baby-set] by Kate Gilbert * Flax Light [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/flax-light] * Felici in “Time Traveler” [https://flic.kr/p/q63F1D] from Knit Picks * Nerd Wars Projects: * Nessie [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/loch-ness-monster"] * Dinosaur [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/tyrannosaurus-rex] * Shock Blanket Shawlette [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/and-so-are-you] * Jacques Lobster [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/jacques-crusteau] Watching the Ever-Changing Kaleidoscope [RESI] * 10,000 Stitches Podcast [http://thepurlbug.com/knitting/episode-1] * The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066249/] * Sherlock Holmes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1522835/] (and Dinosaurs) * A Study in Pink [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1665071/] * Sherlock Holmes (1916) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007338/] The Hinge that the Whole Team Turns On [MISS] * Tour de Fleece [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tour-de-fleece] Ravelry Group * Ravellenic Games 2016 [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/ravellenic-games-2016] Ravelry Group * Ravelympics, The USOC and the “True Nature” of the Olympic Spirit [http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2012/06/ravelympics/], a Craftsy post from 2012 * Nerdopolis [http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nerdopolis] Ravelry Group Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD] * Sherlock Academy [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25991930-sherlock-academy] by F. C. Shaw * Basil of Baker Street [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1005680.Basil_of_Baker_Street] by Eve Titus * Watson and Holmes v. 1: A Study in Black [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19087695-watson-and-holmes---a-study-in-black] and Watson and Holmes v. 2 [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21824138-watson-and-holmes] * Books on the Nightstand ep 384: The End and the Beginning [http://booksonthenightstand.com/2016/05/botns-384-the-end-and-the-beginning.html] * Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27823275-who-killed-sherlock-holmes] by Paul Cornell * The Doctor and the Duellist [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/product/the-doctor-duellist] by Elinor Gray and Basil Chap * The Watsonian, vol. 4 no. 1 (Spring 2016) [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/product/watsonian-vol-4-no-1-spring-2016] One or Two Points of Contact [RETI] * Ravelry [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/plexippa] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plexippa/] * Tumblr [http://plexippa.tumblr.com/]

A Few Words as of Greeting [VALL] * The Complete Sherlock Holmes [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6608257-the-complete-sherlock-holmes] * The Red-Headed League [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48320/48320-h/48320-h.htm#ii] at Project Gutenberg Traces of the Treasure-Seekers [SIGN] * John H Watson Society Annual Treasure Hunt [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/treasure-hunt] * Announcement of 2013 International team winner [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/archives/273] Mr Soames’s Tea-Time [3STU] * Mind Palace [http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=24071] blend by Cara McGee, available from Adagio We Progress, My Dear Watson, We Progress [MISS] * Sleepbot 3000 [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sleepbot-3000] * Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi [http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/teeny-tiny-mochimochi] by Anna Hrachovec * Plain vanilla Irene Adler socks [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plexippa/irenes-stripey-socks] * Felici in “Time Traveler” [https://flic.kr/p/q63F1D] from Knit Picks * Eat.Sleep.Knit [http://www.eatsleepknit.com/] * Nerd Girl Yarns [https://www.nerdgirlyarns.com/] * “Honey, You Should See Me in a Crown” [https://www.nerdgirlyarns.com/products/moriarty] * “Your Ratings Just Went Up” [https://www.nerdgirlyarns.com/products/ratingswentup] * Numma Numma Toasty [http://www.eatsleepknit.com/cshop/product/Numma-Numma-Toasty/8986/] * Blue Moon Fiber Arts Cloud Nine [http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/newmoon/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=182_1199&zenid=u08blokk1g136g8bu20r8hqlh4] Outside the Conventions and Humdrum Routine of Everyday Life [REDH] * 221B Con [http://http://221bcon.com/] * Liz’s Con panel Storify page [https://storify.com/her_nerdiness] * Atlanta burlesque troupe Hysteria Machines [https://www.facebook.com/hysteriamachines] * David Nellist [https://twitter.com/nellidge] on twitter * The Baker Street Babes [http://bakerstreetbabes.com/] * Brad’s blog entry [http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2016/03/221b-con-countdown-and-watson-is-making.html] * #joshcon2017 on twitter [https://twitter.com/hashtag/joshcon2017?src=hash] Curled upon the Sofa, Reading and Re-reading [CARD] * Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28514003-amanda-lester-and-the-orange-crystal-crisis] by Paula Berinstein * Amanda Lester and the Purple Rainbow Puzzle [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27374015-amanda-lester-and-the-purple-rainbow-puzzle] by Paula Berinstein * Amanda Lester and the Blue Peacocks’ Secret [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28912565-amanda-lester-and-the-blue-peacocks-secret] by Paula Berinstein * Sherlock Academy [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25991930-sherlock-academy] by F. C. Shaw * Basil of Baker Street [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1005680.Basil_of_Baker_Street] by Eve Titus * The Doctor and the Duellist [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/product/the-doctor-duellist] by Elinor Gray and Basil Chap * Sherlock Holmes and the Challenge of the Blank Page [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/product/sherlock-holmes-challenge-blank-page] by Leah Guinn * The Watsonian, vol. 4 no. 1 (Spring 2016) [http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/product/watsonian-vol-4-no-1-spring-2016] * Facebook page for About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best [https://www.facebook.com/AboutSixtyAnthology/?fref=ts], edited by Chris Redmond * The Studious Scarlets Society [https://www.facebook.com/StudiousScarletsSocietyPage/] One or Two Points of Contact [RETI] * Ravelry [http://www.ravelry.com/people/Plexippa] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/plexippa] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plexippa/] * Tumblr [http://plexippa.tumblr.com/]