Episode 23: Why Are Mummies So Rare?

News: All quiet this week!

FO:

Emily - Deco Devotion Cowl knit in Brooklyn Tweed https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deco-devotion

Lauren - Vanilla Socks in Valkyrie Fibers High Twist BFL, Ghost Crew colorway https://www.etsy.com/listing/961086579/bfl-ghost-crew-its-a-trap-series

- Slippery Cowl by Stephanie Lotven https://www.tellybeanknits.com/knit-happy in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Socks Base, Snips colorway, https://www.etsy.com/listing/931022057/snips-its-a-trap-series

WIPS:

Emily - Self striping leg warmers - design in development, knit in Born to Make History by Valkyrie Fibers and silk mohair

- Waxing Moon - Full Moon Version, pattern available in the Fiber Coven Discord https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/waxing-moon-shawl---full-moon-sample

-knit in the Earl Grey Alice in Wonderland Advent colors  https://earl-grey-fiber-co.myshopify.com/

Lauren - Mitered square blanket, no specific pattern used, size 2 needles, using a central double decrease

Acquisitions:

Emily - Twsbi Eco fountain pen and Zig Coco Iro pen with sheep design

Lauren - Hawari Bazaar February Anime Yarn Club Sock Set, inspired by Ouran High School Host Club. https://www.etsy.com/shop/HawariBazaar

Occult Corner: The reason mummies are so rare is because Europeans ate them all...  What won’t those wacky Victorians do?  We also touched on other aspects of corpse medicine and the hypocrisy of colonizer/imperialist mindsets in regards to what is and isn’t considered cannibalism.   

Shameless Self Promotion: Emily has a new pattern out!  Deco Devotion is a beautiful colorwork tube style cowl and it will be on sale through 3/17 https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deco-devotion