Poem "Der Vampir" (The Vampire) by Heinrich August Ossenfelder, 1748. (Google "der vampir" ossenfelder)

Harlequin novels are romances aimed at women.

The movie, Twilight, is based on the Twilight book series by Stephenie Meyer.

Creepy Cute Crochet is by Christen Haden, from Quirk Books in Philadelphia.

My first set of interchangeable circular needles were Denise Interchangeables. They lasted more than twenty years.

I got my metal-tip set of interchangeable circular needles from KnitPicks.

My husband bought me my whale balance toy for Christmas. It is made by Authentic Models.

Jo Sharp designed the Silkroad Cardigan. It was first published in the Fall 2004 issue of Interweave Knits. There are errata for this pattern.

The cable pattern I'm using is on the bottom center of the cover of Beautiful Knitting Patterns, by Gisela Klopper. It's also on page 49.

I was probably too hard on Red Heart yarn. They have a lot of different yarns, and not all of them stand up by themselves.

I Love This Yarn acrylic worsted weight yarn (search for it on Ravelry to get the specs) is sold by Hobby Lobby.

Look up "liminal space" in From Ritual to Theatre: The Human Seriousness of Play, by Victor Turner.

No rats were harmed in the recording of this podcast. They screech more when they are fighting amongst themselves than they did in the bathtub. And yes, the little squeaks you heard in the background of this episode were the rats, fighting.

Music used in this podcast was licensed according to a Creative Commons license that indicates that the performers really, really want you to download and share their music. Check them out!

"Vampire Theme," by icephixia.

"Oh, You Make Me Cry" from the album, La vita è sofferenza (La morte è l'unica certezza), by Stephen Cartier.

"Shapeshifter," from the album, Shapeshifter, by The Ease Down.