Craftsnark & stitch and b*tch clubs: How knitting gossip has changed - Two Women Yelling About Knitting | Lyssna här

Some academics believe gossip is essential for social life, but what happens when it moves from in-person to online spaces? Join Alison and Anjali in a conversation about gossip, fiber arts, and that one terrible fiber festival everyone heard about. It'll be fun!

Further Reading & Listening on Gossip

Normal Gossip podcast knitting episode on Apple and Spotify
An Integrative Definition and Framework to Study Gossip — Group & Organization Management
"Gossip About Knitting" — New York Times
Gossip: An Investigation into the Feminine Art of Conversation — RISD
Ritualizing Language: Ancient Greek Women's Gossip and Magic as Intertwining, Subversive Paths to Justice
Gossip in Evolutionary Perspective by R.I.M. Dunbar

Gossip-Related Artwork

Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Peter Bruegel the Elder
The Friendly Gossips (1901) by Eugene de Blaas
Two Women Leaning Back in Sofa, Knitting by Mark Rothko

Knitting Gossip Examples

#Fybrefest: Unraveling What Went Wrong With this Yarn Festival — Aspen in the Moment
'Fybrefest': How the Catskill Wool & Folk Festival unraveled — Times-Union
Original post about Stephen West on Craftsnark
West's first apology
West's second apology
Something is off about the Stephen West backlash — Craftsnark

Two Stitches Enter, One Stitch Leaves

Other Knitty Things

Alison is making the Autumn Alpine sweater with yarn from Queen City Yarn
Anjali is bartering with the Burgos Vest, knit in Harrisville Designs WATERshed in Elm

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