Hi and welcome in!

This is our second episode and that's so weird to think about. Today we chat about the histories of a few different countries, Scotland, England and Ireland to name them. Though there are not as many stocks and socks references in this one, there is a decent amount of banter! MY favorite highlights are the terrible knitters of Dent, tams, and aran sweaters. Thank you for listening again and see you in two weeks! 

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Blair & Denise (@spinningayarnstale) • Instagram photos and videos

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References:

• Howitt, William. The Rural Life of England (1838)
• Rutt, Richard. A History of Hand Knitting. First published in 1987.
• Hartley, Marie & Ingilby, Joan. The Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales. 1951.
• Blogpost by Penelope Hemingway about "swaving": https://theknittinggenie.com/2013/02/04/not-swaving-but-drooning/
• Dales Discoveries about the Terrible Knitters of Dent https://www.dalesdiscoveries.com/more-inspiration/71-terrible-knitters-of-dent
• A Stitch in Time https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2020/05/stitch-time-knitting-archives/#:~:text=Knitting%20was%20a%20popular%20practice,and%20tight%2Dfitting%20for%20warmth
• Nargi, Lela. Knitting Around the World: A multi-stranded history of a time-honored tradition. 2011.
• History of kilts - Scottish Kilt Collection