McKnittey Musings — consciously crafting
Hollywood Knitting - Gail Russell
Posted by Kelli Ladwig on
Gail Russell was born September 21, 1924 in Chicago, IL as Betty Gale Russell.She was chronically shy which led to her drinking to cope with the stress of acting and maintaining a public life. She dies at the age of 36 from the effects of alcoholism.She was married to Guy Madison who played Wild Bill Hickok in the TV series.She was in one of my favorite movies as a child, Angel and the Badman, alongside John Wayne. I found her to have a very endearing presence onscreen.
Knitting Fantasy and Fables
Posted by Kelli Ladwig on
More fun from Woolworks.org ... a list of fantasy and fairy tales featuring knitting:
Science fiction and fantasy
Friday, Robert Heinlein
A menacing knitter.
Drums of Autumn, Diana Gabaldon
Sock knitting in 1700's, including description of males learning as children.
Knitting Fiction
Posted by Kelli Ladwig on
General Fiction featuring knitting or yarn (according to Woolworks.org):
Art Work, A.S. Byatt
Knitting plays a major role.
At Home in Mitford (from the Mitford Years series), Jan Karon
The first in a series depicting everyday life in a small North Carolina town. Knitting is described at one point as a comfort to the so
Knit Your Bit, Part II
Posted by Kelli Ladwig on
What impresses me about Lucille is the number of careers she pursued. She worked in fashion modeling, dramatic theater, vaudeville, movies, radio, and television. She then moved into the studio and production side of television while still acting in Broadway and in movies.
Knit Your Bit, Part 1
Posted by Kelli Ladwig on
I spent last weekend at the DFW Fiber Fest and had a great time. The Fiber Fest took scarf donations for veterans organized by the National World War II Museum. I love that the museum has knitting and crochet patterns for scarves as well as history behind knitting for soldiers.