In Wartime, Knitters Have Used Their Skills For Spying

Happy belated National Knitting In Public Day. Hopefully it’s not too late to tell the story of how knitters have turned their abilities into secret codes to help their countries. Plus: today in 2020, explorer Vanessa O’Brien made a submersible dive to the spot in the Pacific Ocean known as Challenger Deep. Since she had already climbed to the top of Mount Everest, she became the first woman to reach the highest spot on Earth and the lowest spot on Earth.  On the Covert Role of Knitting During the French Revolution and World War II (Lit Hub) Mountaineer Vanessa O'Brien Has Reached The Highest And Lowest Points On Earth