Dear David, Welcome home. I went back and watched that episode of Call the Midwife to see the anomaly. It is true that the finished blanket was all granny squares, but if you look at the two midwives near the phone, they are knitting what appears to be garter stitch squares, and matching the size to the granny squares in their laps. But they are definitely knitting, and what is from the needles is garter stitch. I did not see Sr. Monica Joan making anything, although they talked about it. So, it is a lack of continuity, because it does not appear that any of the knitted squares made it to the blanket, but at least I didn't see anyone knitting granny squares, which I've never heard of. And did you see the LACY baby knitted things in the beginning. (Got to get the lace content in somewhere.) The story can be watched on pbs.org, and then search for Call the Midwife, and you can watch the video. Very good series, but no lace. These were poor East Enders.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where we've had some real summer days. Sunny, hot, 85F 26.5C, but a nice breeze. I won't let DH turn on the air conditioning yet. David wrote: >I am now home in Ballarat from Vietnam and yesterday watched the >final 3 episodes of Call the Midwife (series 2). > >After they had been soooo accurate with all aspects of the 50s, I was >amazed to see that when the elderly nun began "knitting" her squares >for a blanket, it was crocheted squares which hung down from her >knitting needles (which were well hidden by her hands). > >Later on when they were all sitting around sewing them together, the >close up shot definitely revealed that they were all crocheted. Apart >from that, a wonderful show, and another box of tissues but the dust, >David in Ballarat, AUS "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
