To the Creators of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries:
Greetings from a huge fan! I love your show. I love the characters. I love that Season 3 is now available through Netflix. The strong female characters, the fashion, and the delightful storytelling. There’s not much I enjoy more after a long day than snuggling up on the couch with a cup of tea (or a stiff Tom Collins), a sock-in-progress, and a new episode of Miss Fisher.
Imagine how excited I was when, in Episode 4, Season 3 there was a knitting story-line! A young street kid has a sweater that had once belonged to his father. When he comes to live with Miss Fisher and Co for a few days (because of reasons), Dot discovers the sweater and offers to re-knit it in his size.
What a fantastic gesture! And totally something that a knitter would do (we are a sentimental lot). Dot rips out the sweater, winds it up and casts on, all in (I think) an evening.
Then- and here is the first problem with this episode- the boy demands (demands!) that Dot finishes the sweater by the next day!
Oh my god! I can’t even.
The gall of someone to demand knitting! Nothing makes me less inclined to keep knitting more than someone demanding knitting, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone. If someone comes up to me and says “Make me a hat,” you can bet your best pair of Addi Turbos that I will not be making that person a hat.
But, does Dot respond like a normal knitter- nay, a normal person? No! She just smiles and gives the kid a look that says, “Oh, you scamp.” I know that Dot is an obliging and sweet young lady, but honestly, show a little backbone!
And here’s most ridiculous part:
She actually finishes the sweater the next day!
What?!
Dot’s sweetness and helpfulness aside, that’s just physically impossible. To knit an entire sweater for a 13-year-old boy, seamed, finished and blocked in what is clearly aran weight yarn (a thin worsted, at most) in 24 hours, even without breaks for sleeping, eating, or catching murderers is physically impossible. Seriously? Who fact-checks your knitting?
So, here’s my advice: next time you have a knitting-related storyline, please fact check it with an actual knitter.
Sincerely,
An Avid Fan
PS. What’s up with Hugh this season? He’s being a butt. Make him stop.
PPS. Where does Phryne get her earrings? I need them.
PPPS. I still love your show.
On the Needles 
Ahhh that’s the next episode for us, even more excited now. But agreed, Hugh is being the worst, get your stuff together Constable Collins.
I know, right!
So excited or another season of Miss Fisher!! Hugh must be afraid of Dot being a ‘modern’ woman!
Dot’s my favorite! She’s getting so spunky!
Well!
Thank you for a new to me show recommendation!
Also, right?! Knitting demands go right out the window! I once agreed to knit a baby gift for my supervisor. The baby, she said, was due in a few months, plenty of time. Two DAYS later she says, oh I was wrong, the baby is HERE and is two months old already so can I have that by the weekend? ???!
No.
Sorry.
Sort of.
Anyways, sounds like a good show, thanks!
Oh my god… no. Just no. That would make me crazy.
But yes, you should totally watch Miss Fisher! She’s the best!
Love that show!!! In one of the first episodes Phrenye is knitting on a train 😄. Can’t wait for the next season to get to Canada’s Netflix!
Oh man! I’ll have to rewatch it again! I totally missed that. (Oh darn…)