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What am I knitting?

April 10, 2013

Thanks for HMS Defiant for this reference about Romano-Egyptian socks. He watches me knitting and sent this delightful story along.

I am a sock knitter and one of the nice things about knitting your own is that you can tailor them to the recipient – color, length in all dimensions, weight.

However, I have never had to adjust my knitting to accommodate the apparently stork-footed (see there are storks again) individual for whom these socks were made.

Another note is that the story talks about single-needle knitting. I always thought that was crochet – ?

Here’s the story.

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What battle am I talking about today?

July 31, 2012

This is the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria, site of the Battle of Alexandria on July 31, 30 BC. Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria was one of the greatest cities in the world under European influence for over 300 years. The battle, which pitted the forces of Octavian against those of Mark Antony, marked the end of Rome as a republic and the beginning of the empire. Mark Antony’s defeat at the battle let to his suicide, as well as that of Cleopatra. Alexandria’s fortunes ebbed and flowed over the centuries under the rule of Europeans, Arabs and the Ottoman Empire at various times. Modern Alexandria is a prosperous seaport and industrial center.