The facts were these

Last week Pushing Daisies was canceled, but the airwaves will still see the remaining completed episodes. The news that the show will be no more may be sadder for fans because with the November 19 episode and tonight's it really was hitting its stride. The scene with Ned, the piemaker whose touch can bring dead things back to life, entering a trophy room full of pelts and taxidermied animals was a hoot.

Of course, the reason I bring up the show--aside from my lack of blogging material today--is that knitting again was on the periphery of tonight's episode. The victim in the murder mystery was the inventor of the mechanical ball winder. (I wonder, do they exist? If so, is it really that hard to crank it yourself?)

I got a kick out of seeing a ball being wound in Emerson's office while he met with a client. With the occasional knitting asides in Pushing Daisies, someone involved with this show must know his or her way around a yarn store. This quality doesn't make or break the show, but such flourishes seem a little like winks to those who enjoy spending time with needles and yarn. Enjoy 'em while they last.