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| Episode 315: Consider This Your July Episode | 08 Aug 2026 | 00:39:48 | |
Recorded Sunday, August 2, 2026 Book talk starts at 13:45
Please excuse all Tracie's sniffling around 3 1/2 minutes in!
Our Charity KAL is ongoing. Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize through September 1, 2026.
We will be at the 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. KNITTING
Barb finished One Row Scarf #3 by Stephanie Pearl-McFee using a Caron Cake Mother Bear 301
Tracie finished: Bears 348 and 349 Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow in mystery rayon worsted from destash Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock! in Cornflower
Barb has cast on: An improvised basketweave scarf Mother Bear 302
Tracie cast on: Cullen by Elizabeth Doherty in Wollemeise DK in Sabrina Suri Shirt by Caidree in Rowen Siena 4-ply
Tracie continues to work on: lillgårdens Lisa the baby blanket by Pernilla Eriksson in Scheepjes Stone Washed in Coral
BOOKS
Barb read: The Last Thing She Ever Did by Greg Olson Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Tracie read: Love Hurts: The True Story of a Teen Romance, a Vicious Plot, and a Family Murdered by Keith Elliot Greenberg - 3 stars Without Mercy: Obsession and Murder Under the Influence by Gary Provost - 4 stars The Village Killer (DI Barton #7) by Ross Greenwood, An Advancement of Learning by ((Dalziel & Pascoe #2) by Reginald Hill, The Tower (DCI Walker #3) by JJ Richards, Against the Tide by GD Wright - all around 3 stars Keep Her Sweet by Helen Fitzgerald - 4 stars
Barb recommends the podcast and Instagram account Snarky in the Suburbs | |||
| Episode 314: A Mid-Project Block is Never a Bad Idea | 24 Jun 2026 | 01:05:01 | |
Recorded on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Book Talk starts at 20:05 Our Charity KAL has begun! Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize. June 1, 2026 - September 1, 2026EVENTS The 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. There is one more spot open for someone willing to have a roommate. For more information, please check out our Ravelry Board. KNITTING Barb has finished: 1. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway 2. Cinched Up Hat by Debi Stone using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway Tracie has finished: 1. 4 bears- 2 knit for baby gifts, 1 knit in Sirdar Snuggly Baby Fair Isle Effect, and 1 in Plymouth Toybox Confetti in plus charity bears 346 & 347 2. Haltermelon by Alana Dakos, using Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted and Paintbox DK 3. Early Bloomer by Heidi Kirrmaier in Knit One Crochet Too Babyboo in Poppy and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in White Chalk Barb is still working on:1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway. This one may be destined for the bin! Tracie cast on: 1. Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow in "mystery" rayon worsted from destash And is still working on: 1. Hello From My Colors by Jessie Made Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash- MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock in Cornflower 2. lillgardens Lisa The Baby Blanket by Perilla Eriksson in Scheepjes Stonewash in Coral BOOKS Barb read: 1. The Slaying in the Suburbs: The Tara Grant Murder by Steve Miller -3 stars 2. 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them by Ashley Alter - 5 stars3. The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler - 3 stars Tracie read: 1. Out of Control: The Clara Harris Murder Story by Steven Lang - 3.5 stars 2. The Purity of Vengeance (Dept. Q #4 )by JussiJussi Adler-Olson - 4 stars 3. Careless Love (Inspector Banks #25) by Peter Robinson - 4 stars 4. The Pike (DC Walker Crime Thrillers #2) - by J.J. Richards - 4 stars 5. The Knapdale Murders (The Scottish Highland Killings #1) by Daniel Sellers 4 -.5 stars 6. The Bat (Harry Hole #1) by Jo Nesbo - 3 stars
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| Episode 306: A Major Announcement | 19 Oct 2025 | 01:04:48 | |
Recorded on October 15, 2025 Book talk begins at 31:56 After 14 years and over 300 episodes, we have made the decision to wind down the podcast over the next year and finish in September 2026, our fifteenth anniversary. We have loved making the podcast and all of the people it has brought into our lives! We want to assure you that this decision wasn't made because of any kind of health reasons - we are simply both feeling that it's time to bring the project to a close. What we don't want to see end is our wonderful community - we will continue to see you on our Ravelry boards, at fiber events throughout the year, and on our weekly Zoom call on Saturdays at noon PST! Our Charity KAL is over. Prizes announced at the end of Episode 307. Barb and Tracie talked about the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Meet-up at the Zephyr Cove Presbyterian Conference Center. A good time was had by all. You can see pictures here! Our 2025-2026 Fall Sweater KAL has begun and will go until January 15, 2026. You must be a member of this group to enter You must make an adult size sweater. If you have a sweater that is 50% finished or less, you can finish that sweater during our KAL Need some inspiration? We have bundles! Adventurous Beginners to Advanced Sweater Bundle
Coming Events: TKGA retreat - November 6-9 in San Francisco, CA NoCKRs retreat April 10-13 in San Juan Batista, CA
KNITTING Barb has finished: her 8th Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits Barb has cast on: Bankhead Hat #35 Barb is still working on: 1. Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berocco Light in the Mist and the Peony colorway 2. One Row scarf (adopted from Stephanie Pearl McFee) using a Caron Cake 3. Flax Sock pullover by Tin Can Knits, using Wonderland Dyeworks Smitten in the Deep Lilac colorway Tracie has finished: 1. Her Astro Pop pullover by Marie Greene in 2 colors of Juniper Moon Farm Zooey and Berocco Remix Light in Ocean Tracie has cast on: 1. Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75%SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tales 2. #991 Neck Down Pullover for Men by Diane Soucy in Berroco Remix Chunky in the Fern colorway 3. Ruby's Ruby Sweater, using the Darling Darby pattern by Jean Clement in Plymouth Encore Starz Tracie continues to work on: 1. Carnegie Vest by James Magee (Stitching in the Stacks) in Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sport in Sheridan Circle 2. Brooklyn Raglan Light* by Tori You in Mod Yarn Fingering 101 in AngelineBOOKS Barb has finished: 1. Population 485 by Michael Perry - 5 stars. 2. No Regrets by Ann Rule - 3 stars3. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Piccolt - 3 stars
Tracie has finished: 1. Strange Houses by Iketsu 2. The Hallmarked Man (Cormoran Strike #8) by Robert Galbraith - 3 stars3. Bitter Medicine: Two Doctors, Two Deaths, and a Small Town's Search for Justice by Carlton Smith - 3 stars 4. The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - 4.5 stars 5. Every Tom, Dick and Harry by Elinor Lipman - 4.5 stars 6. Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom by Christine Brown Woolley - 4 stars
Barb recommends the Park Predators podcast! | |||
| Episode 305: It Sounds Like a Great System | 01 Oct 2025 | 01:11:53 | |
Recorded on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, right before Tracie and Barb leave for the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Meet-up! Book talk begins at 29:20 Our Charity KAL is over. Prizes will be announced during the October Episode 306 Our 2025-2026 Fall Sweater KAL has started and will go until January 15, 2026. You must be a member of this group to enter You must make an adult size sweater. If you have a sweater that is 50% finished or less, you can finish that sweater during our KAL Need some inspiration? We have bundles! Adventurous Beginners to Advanced Sweater Bundle
Coming Events: Lambtown - October 4&5 in Dixon May Fairgrounds CA TKGA retreat - November 6-9 in San Francisco, CA NoCKRs retreat April 10-13 in San Juan Batista, CA
KNITTING Barb has finished: Tracie has finished: *Mother Bears #343 - 345 *Dunedrifter pullover by Wool and Pine in Trendsetter Yarns Transition in Sunrise Red, Orange and Yellow *Summer Sky Tee By Comfort Zone Knits in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey Spray in Palma Carnival. *Davis #6 by Pam Allen with Tracies addendum in Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled in Cape Town - skeins split up and knit alternating every row Tracie has Cast On: *Astro Pop pullover in 2 colors of Juniper Moon Farm Zooey and Berocco Remix Light in Ocean *Carnegie Vest by James Magee (Stitching in the Stacks) in Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sport in Sheridan Circle *Brooklyn Raglan Light* by Tori You in Mod Yarn Fingering 101 in Angelyne
Barb has Cast On: *Barley Hat Worsted #8 by Tin Can Knits, using Color Notes Willow Glen Worsted in a blue-green color *One Row Handspun scarf using a Caron Cake *Flax Sock pullover by Tin Can Knits, using Wonderland Dyeworks Smitten in the Deep Lilac colorway Barb continues to work on: Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berocco Light in the Mist and the Peony colorway
BOOKS Barb has finished: *Camino Winds #2 by John Grisham - 3 stars *The Lazarus Files: A Cold Case by Matthew McGough - 3.5 stars
*The Hiking Trip by Jenny Blackhurst - 2.5 stars *Little Miss Diagnosed: A Surgeon's Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules by Erin Nance - 4 stars
Tracie has finished: *Death of an Angel: A True Story of a Vicious Triple-Murder the Broke the Heart of a Town by Don Davis - 4.5 stars *The Cutting Place & the Close (Maeve Kerrigan series) by Jane Casey - 4 stars *The Unquiet Grave (Cormac Reilly #4) by Dervla McTiernan - 3.5 stars *The Officer's Wife: A True Story of Unspeakable Betrayal and Cold-Blooded Murder bay Michael Fleeman - 3.5 stars *The Ice House by JJRichards - 3 stars *The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer - 4 stars *The Whole Truth (DI Fawley #5) by Cara Hunter - 4 stars
Barb and Tracie recommend the The Glider Swift by Alpenglow Industries and their excellent customer service!
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| Episode 304: Cancelled Due to Decorum | 28 Aug 2025 | 00:52:35 | |
Recorded Friday, August 1, 2025 at the Bearly There Bunkhouse in Canyon Creek Montana KNTTING Barb is working on charity hats, A Hat Called Hudson x4 by Alison Shuman, and Bankhead Hat #34 (by Susie Gorlay) Eileen has been working on Maize by Tin Can Knits, fingerless mitts in Black Wolf fiber and Simple Summer Tweed Top Down V-Neck by Heidi Kirrmaier in Urth Monokrom Worsted Susan has made 4 The Knitted Rib Watch Caps by the American Red Cross for charity and is making the Sixteen Hearts Baby Hat by Natasha Childers Kate is making the Botanic Shawl by Stephen West and The Gathering Hat by Kate Salomon Tracie has been very indecisive about yarn but is going to make the Summer Sky Tee by Comfort Zone Knits in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey Spray BOOKS Eileen: Kate Shugak - Kate Shugak series by Dana Stabenow Sebastian St Cyr series by CS Harris Susan: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline Kate: Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger in WWII by Becky Aikman Population 485 by Michael Perry Tracie: DS George Cross series by Tim Sullivan Cormac Reilly series by Dermal Mctiernan Barb: Facing the Extreme: One Woman's Story by Ruth Anne Kocour
Our whole group recommends Great Falls, Montana for yarn shopping!
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| Episode 303: I Should Be British | 01 Aug 2025 | 00:58:46 | |
Recorded Sunday July 27, 2025 Book talk begins at 21:21 Our ongoing knit-along is a CHARITY KAL! Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity? Well, this knit-along is for you! DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025 Rules: Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible. Post a separate post for each item. You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize. Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our Charity KAL Chatter thread! Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Tracie will be at: TKGA Retreat - November 6-9, 2025 KNITTING Barb has finished: Knitted Knocker A Hat Called Hudson #2 Tracie finished: Bears 340-342 including Ginger Bear the drag queen Pampas Tee by Samantha Guerin in CasaSol Bambú M in Rosa Coral Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in Azure Blue Barb is still working on: A Hat Called Hudson #3 Knitted knocker Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway. Barb has cast-on: Colorwork Dip pullover by SuviKnits, using Berroco Remix Light Tracie has cast on: Dunedrifter tee by Wool & Pine in Trendsetter Yarns Transitions in Sunrise Red Orange Yellow Davis #6 by Pam Allen in Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled in Cape Town BOOKS Barb read: The Vacation Rental by Katie Sise - 3 stars No Conscience by Phil Williams - 3 stars Blood in the Water: the Untold Story of a Family Tragedy by Casey Sherman - 4 stars Tracie read: The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell - 4.5 stars Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America by Bridget Read - 3 stars The Black Book (Inspector Rebus #5) by Ian Rankin - 3.5 stars If Two Are Dead by Rick Mofina - 2 stars | |||
| Episode 302: Why Do We Still Call them Albums? | 20 Jun 2025 | 01:00:00 | |
Recorded on June 18, 2025 Book talk starts at 21:50 Our ongoing knit-along is a CHARITY KAL! Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity? Well, this knit-along is for you!
DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025
Rules: Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible. Post a separate post for each item. You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize. Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our Charity KAL Chatter thread!
Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE
EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Tracie will be at: TKGA Retreat - November 6-9, 2025
KNITTING Tracie finished: Bears 336-339 4th Rachel by Josée Paquin in Carpool Artisan Fibers 100% Cotton Neon Dresses for Pig and Dog adapted from Clothing Bundle II by Barbara Prime in vivid pink acrylics
Barb has finished: 2 Knitted Knockers Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Geenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and 1 in the Natural colorway
Tracie has cast on: Bear 340
She continues to work on: Pampas Tee by Samantha in CasaSol Bambu M in Rosa Coral Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in Azure Blue
Barb is still working on: A Hat Called Hudson by Alison Shuman in Berroco Lanas in 3 colors Knitted knocker
Barb has cast-on: Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway
BOOKS Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield - 5 stars The Life and Loves of She-Devil by Fay Weldon - 4 stars Eye of the Beholder: The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King by Lowell Cauffiel Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt
Barb read: The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 5 stars Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon 3 stars Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. More
Barb highly recommends The Pitt (TV series) on MAX — 5 stars | |||
| Episode 301: I Did Not Notice That But Okay | 23 May 2025 | 01:05:36 | |
Recorded on May 20, 2025 Book talk starts at 22:15 Our Colorwork KAL is over! There were 111 FOs...YAY!! Stay tuned to the end of this episode to find out if you've won a prize... Our new knit along is a CHARITY KAL!Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity? Well, this knit-along is for you! DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025 Rules: 1. Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible. 2. Post a separate post for each item. 3. You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize. 4. Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our Charity KAL Chatter thread! Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE
EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA. Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild. From the flier: By popular demand, we have new food vendors this year!
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| Episode Whoo Hoo! Episode 300!! | 29 Apr 2025 | 01:10:01 | |
Listen Recorded Thursday, April 24, 2025
Colorwork KAL info - you'll find it HERE Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA. Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild. From the flier: By popular demand, we have new food vendors this year!
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Tracie gives a giant thumbs down to RFK jr's incredibly unkind and untrue remarks about the lived experiences of those on the autism spectrum. | |||
| Episode 299: We're Kinda Loosey Goosey | 29 Mar 2025 | 01:06:42 | |
Recorded Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Book talk begins at 28:40 Colorwork KAL info - you'll find it HERE Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HEREEVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: NoCKRs - April 10-13, 2025 in San Juan Bautista, CA. Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA. Bring a chair and lunch! Presented by Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada
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| Episode 298: Tracie Wears a Nerf Football | 25 Feb 2025 | 00:59:15 | |
Recorded Saturday, February 22, 2025
Barb and Tracie are both appalled at what has been happening since the Trump inauguration. What can we do?
Please join our Colorwork KAL! Here are the details:
Have fun with it. Challenge yourself to try something new. Chat it up in the Colorwork KAL thread here!
Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is in our Ravelry group!
I am the guest on Episode 283 of the Life After MLM podcast talking about my experience as the mother of someone on the autistic spectrum
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KNITTING Barb has finished: 4 Knitted Knockers
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BOOKS Barb read: You Like it Darker by Stephen King - 4.5 stars The Worst of You by Sarah Richards - 3 stars Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars Tracie read: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 4 stars All the Rage (DI Adam Fawley #4) by Cara Hunter - 4 stars The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982 by Chris Nashawaty - 5 stars | |||
| Episode 297: We Might Look Askance at You | 27 Jan 2025 | 01:17:00 | |
Recorded Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Book talk starts at 33:50 Our Sweater KAL has ended! Did you win a prize? Please listen until the end of the episode to find out. Please join us for our next knit-along - our second Colorwork KAL! Here are the details: 1. Starts 2/1/25, ends 5/1/25 2. Any project with colorwork - could be stranded, fairisle, stripes, mosaic, intarsia, etc. 3. Your project can be a hat, mitts, mittens, gloves, anything around the neck, a toy - but it must be larger than a dishcloth! You might want to go big, like a sweater, vest, poncho, etc. 4. If you have a colorwork project that is less than 50% done as of 2/1/2025, you may use it for this KAL. Have fun with it. Challenge yourself to try something new. Chat it up in the Colorwork KAL thread here! Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is in our Ravelry group! EVENTS EVENTS
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Retraction/Updates: Tracie recommended iilluminaughtii on YouTube and podcast. iilluminaughtii was accused of bullying many other content creators on YouTube and is no longer producing content. Tracie also recommended the Man Enough podcast - co-host Justin Baldoni is Blake Lively's accused perpetrator and co-host Jamey Heath is one of his accused conspirators. Their female co-host Liz Plank quit the podcast as soon as these accusations came to light, and the Man Enough podcast appears to be defunct. Since we recorded this episode, Tracie has also read about problematic behavior on Blake Lively's part. She has no idea who is telling the truth in this situation, but in any case, she no longer recommends either of these podcasts.
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| Episode 313: I Didn't Want to - I Felt Compelled to | 25 May 2026 | 00:58:02 | |
Recorded Thursday, May 20 2026 Book talk starts at 19:20 Our One-Skein KAL is over - Please listen to the end to find out if you won a prize! Next KAL - our Charity KAL! Knit or crochet anything for any charity! Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize. June 1, 2026 - September 1, 2026EVENTS Fiber Frolic - Saturday May 30th, 2026 10am - 2pm at Shadelands Ranch - 2662 Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Walnut Creek, CA KNITTING Barb has finished: Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway Tracie has finished: 1. First socks from a cranked tube (made with a sock machine) - Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the It's Me, Margaret colorway 2. Rachel #5 by Josee Paquin, using CaMaRose Løvetand in Braendt Orange and Havgron 3. Stay-On Baby Booties by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas, using Sirdar Snuggly Fair Isle Effect DK 4. Rialto Baby Beanies X3 by Haley Waxberg , 2 using Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle and 1 using Plymouth Toybox Confetti 5. Gooseberry Hat by Suviknits om 2 shades of Plymouth Dreambaby DK Barb is still working on:1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway 3. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway Tracie is still working on: Hello From My Colors by Jessie Made Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash- MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock in Cornflower Tracie has cast on: 1. Haltermelon by Alana Dakos in Universal Yarns Uptown DK and Paintbox DK 2. Early Bloomer by Hiedi Kirrmaier, using Knit One, Crochet Too Babyboo in Poppy and Wool and the Gang the One Cotton in White 3. lillgardens Lisa The Baby Blanket by Perilla Eriksson in Scheepjes Stonewash in Coral
BOOKS Barb read: 1. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing 4 stars 2. Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney - 3.5 stars Tracie read: 1. See Them Run (DI Clair McKay), by Marion Todd - 3.5 stars 2. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 4 stars 3. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - 5 stars 4. In the Pleasure Groove by John Taylor - 5 stars | |||
| Episode 296: A Dead Little Black Thing | 24 Dec 2024 | 00:53:46 | |
Recorded on December 21, 2024 Book talk starts at 30:30
Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our FOs thread. It must be adult size and have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our bundles of patterns for inspiration and join the discussion on our Sweater KAL Chatter thread!
Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is in our Ravelry group!
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| Episode 295: I'm In a Bubble of Yarn | 04 Dec 2024 | 01:02:44 | |
Recorded on November 28, 2024 Book talk starts at 29:40
Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our FOs thread. It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our bundles of patterns for inspiration and join the discussion on our Sweater KAL Chatter thread!
Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is in our Ravelry group!
EVENTS We will be at the New Years Fiber Retreat at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA in January. Dates for NoCKRs will be April 10-13, 2025, and registration info letters have been sent out. If you haven't received one and are interested in going to the retreat, please contact Tracie.
KNITTING Barb has finished: Yume by Isabel Kraemer, using Indigodragonfly R.O.U. Sport in the Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy colorway
Tracie has finished: Scraps Chaps by Barbara Prime #6 -"Chihuahua" in Encore Worsted …a hint of summer by Isabel Kraemer in Fyberspates Scrumptious Lace in Jen S. Green and JuniperMon Fibers Findley in Curacao Knit Hat with added earflaps and pompom by Kathy Green in Berocco Vintage in the Mochi colorway Baby/Kids Earflap Hat by Julie Hentz in Berocco Vintage in the Mochi colorway Barb is still working on: Granito by Joji Locatelli, using Serendipidye Dyeworks 24 Carrot Fingering MCN in the Peppermint Julip colorway Two by Two beanie by Anne Gagnon using a mystery worsted yarn in a Heather gray colorway The Market Bag by Davina Choy, using a DK white cotton pima and a DK blue cotton pima
Tracie has Cast On: Koko Bean hat by Judithmarieknits in Lisa Souza Blue Face Leicester Worsted in Styx Gno Fun Like Gnome Fun - 6 Gnaomis in Plymouth Select Worsted for class at Rumpelstilskin LYS Alignment sweater by Katrine Birkenwasser in Seattle Sky Dyeworks Mismated Rhododendron
Tracie is still working on: Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colony Socks for Ryan in Marinated Yarns Practicality 75/25 in Melted Box of Crayons colorway
BOOKS Barb has read: Everyone is Watching by Heather Gedenkauf - 2.5 stars Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty - 5 stars
The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
Tracie read: Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes - 4 stars Reread - Razor Girl by Carl Hiaason - 4 stars The Hive by Gregg Olsen - 3 stars None of this is True by Lisa Jewell - 5 stars Saint Xby Alexis Schaitkin - 4 stars This episode ends with our usual Thanksgiving Thumbs Up/ Thumbs Down from our whole family! | |||
| Episode 294: If It's Not Real Estate, It's Nothing | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:56:31 | |
Recorded Friday, November 1, 2024 Book talk begins at 19:20
Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our FOs thread. It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our bundles of patterns for inspiration and join the discussion on our Sweater KAL Chatter thread!
Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is in our Ravelry group!
EVENTS We will be at the New Years Fiber Retreat at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA in January. Dates for NoCKRs will be April 10-13, 2025, and invitations will go out by Thanksgiving!
KNITTING Tracie finished: Rialto Baby Hat by Haley Waxberg in Universal Uptown DK in Aqua and Lavender Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn
Tracie continues to work on: Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colony Scraps Chaps by Barbara Prime #6 -"Chihuahua" in Encore Worsted …a hint of summer by Isabel Kraemer in Fyberspates Scrumptious Lace in Jen S. Green and JuniperMon Fibers Findley in Curacao Socks for Ryan in Marinated Yarns Practicality 75/25 in Melted Box of Crayons colorway
Barb is still working on: Yume by Isabel Kraemer, using Indigodragonfly R.O.U. Sport in the Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy colorway
Barb has cast-on: Granito by Joji Locatelli, using Serendipidye Dyeworks 24 Carrot Fingering MCN in the Peppermint Julip colorway Two by Two beanie by Anne Gagnon using a mystery worsted yarn in a Heather gray colorway The Market Bag by Davina Choy, using a DK white cotton pima and a DK blue cotton pima
Barb has frogged: Thundertwist hat by Knitting Daddy (Greg Cohoon) using a mystery worsted yarn in a Heather gray colorway Fibonacci Love by Hinterm Stein - wrong yarn for the pattern
BOOKS Tracie read: The Monk (DS Cross #5) by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 3.5 stars Re-Read the last two Cormoran Strike books - The Ink Black Heart and The Running Grave. Liked The Ink Black Heart better this time! 5 stars for both. Can't wait for #8, The Hallmarked Man. Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America by David Kamp - 4 stars
BOOKS Who Could Ever Love You by Mary L. Trump - 4 stars Mystery of L'Inconnu by Dan Grylles - 3 stars
Barb recommends Anatomy of Lies, a true crime limited series on Peacock | |||
| Episode 293: Red Hot Lambtown | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:17:38 | |
Recorded Sunday, October 6, 2024 Book talk begins at 32:20
Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater. It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine!
Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is the Info in our Ravelry group!
KNITTING
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Barb has finished:
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Barb has finished: 1. The Measure by Nikki Erlich - 4 stars 2. Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson - 4 stars 3. Death Cruise by Don Davis - 3.5 stars | |||
| Episode 292: Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy? | 14 Sep 2024 | 01:12:10 | |
Recorded Thursday, September 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:30
Our annual Mother Bear KAL has ended, and we will announce the prize winners at the end of this episode. Our Fall Sweater KAL is starting! You have until January 15 to finish an adult-sized sweater with some kind of sleeves. WIPs less than 50% complete are fine. Come join our sweater discussion thread, and check out our pattern bundles. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento, and it has been rescheduled to September 28 and November 2. See the class listing here for details!
Events - We will be at Lambtown at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, California on Saturday, October 5.
KNITTING Barb finished:
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BOOKS Barb read:
Tracie read: Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five by Tony Wright - 4 stars. Not well written and gets into the weeds, but so interesting Holly by Stephen King - 4.5 stars Shiner by Amy Jo Burns - 3.5 stars Toxic Rage: A Tale of Murder in Tucson by AJ Flick - 3.5 stars
Barb recommends the podcast The Idaho Massacre
Tracie recommends the following shows to stream: Homicide: Life on the Street on Peacock Blue Lights on Britbox Dublin Murders on Starz Troppo on Prime Video | |||
| Episode 291: Live from the Bunkhouse, It's the Chicks and Friends! | 23 Aug 2024 | 00:39:41 | |
Friday, August 16, 2024 Book talk starts at 10:10 Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-20, 2024 at Tuolomne Trails outside Groveland, CA. Enrollment is still open! This episode is NOT brought to you by Alaska Airlines, but we are all big fans. Knitting Eileen is working on the Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart in scrap yarn and is getting back into her Zephyr Mark II by Celia McAdam Cahill in Quince & Co. Chickadee Shelley is working on the Misurina tee by Caitlin Hunter in two different silk yarns Susan is working on a Luminos Tee from a kit from Yarn Snob for her niece Barb finished her Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass and is working on a Mother Bear, a new tee, and a hat Tracie finished turtles needlepoint project after 15 years! She continues to slog through her Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock Books Barb read Internal Combustion: The True Story of a Marriage and a Murder by Joyce Maynard Eileen is reading Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe by Carl Safina and Broken Harbor by Tana French, and catching up on some favorite series by Jacqueline Winspear, Dana Stabenow, CJ Box and Tony Hillerman Tracie read Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel - 4 stars Shelley is looking forward to reading Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian's Journey Home by Chris La Tray Susan recommends Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes | |||
| Episode 290: It's Just Gonna be Puckery | 26 Jul 2024 | 01:09:53 | |
Recorded July 22, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:19 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to the Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible!
Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento, and it has been rescheduled to September 28 and November 2 . See the class listing here for details!
KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #296 - 298
Tracie finished:
Barb continues to work on: Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway
And has cast on: Mother Bear #299 Spinwheel Beanie by Benjamin Matthews, using a mystery gray yarn
Tracie cast on: 42-6 Dream in Blue Cardigan by DROPS design in Universal Uptown DK in Baby Blue and Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Banana Cream Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock
And continues to work on: Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota Digital Citizens stuffed toys
BOOKS Barb read: Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases - 3 stars. Written in 2016 - he headed the ICU 1970s thru the 1990s Bitter Blood: a True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe - 5 stars. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - 4 stars In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - 5 stars
Tracie read: Inside Out by Demi Moore - 4.5 stars Before He Wakes by Jerry Bledsoe - 4.5 stars The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles - 3 stars Blind Rage: A True Story of Sin, Sex, and Murder in a Small Arkansas Town by Anita Paddock - 2.5 stars | |||
| Episode 289: What... Why? | 30 Jun 2024 | 00:57:21 | |
Recorded Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Book talk begins at 18:28 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible - post photos on the FO Thread Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3. See the class listing here for details!
KNITTING Barb finished:
Tracie finished:
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Barb has cast On:
Tracie has cast on:
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| Episode 288: I Will Get It Started Post Haste | 14 Jun 2024 | 01:06:47 | |
Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 16:04
Our Summer Top KAL is has ended. Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and please listen to the end of the episode to hear our list of prize-winners.
Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible. Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3. See the class listing here for details!
KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #294 Bankhead hat #30
Tracie finished: Mother Bear 324 Elisenberg Jacket by Guri Pedersen in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Spearmint Green and Blush Pink
Barb is working on: Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway
Barb has cast On: Mother Bear #295 Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose #10
Tracie is casting on: Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn
She continues to work on: Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota toys - Scraps Chaps for class and Digital Citizens
BOOKS Barb read: Woman 99 by Greer Macallister - 4 stars American Girl by Wendy Walker - 3.5 stars Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown - 3.5 stars Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars
Tracie read: Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother - 3.5 stars Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards - 3.5 stars
Tracie recommends watching River Phoenix in: Running on Empty (1988) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video Dogfight (1990) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video | |||
| Episode 287: That's My Tale of Woe | 31 May 2024 | 01:02:29 | |
Listen Recorded on May 28, 2024 Book talk begins at 22:55 ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS: Our Summer Tops KAL is almost over, going until to June 1, 2024. Prizes winners will be announced in Episode 288! Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL. DATES: 6/1/24 - 8/31/24 To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. Tracie and Barb had a discussion about the excellent YouTube video that Susan B. Anderson made showing how she embroiders faces on toys: " /> Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
EVENTS Tracie will be at:
KNITTING Barb Finished:
Tracie finished: Mother Bears #321 - 323
Barb is working on:
Barb has cast On:
Tracie continues to work on:
Tracie has cast on:
BOOKS Barb read:
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Tracie recommends these two videos about what organizing is NOT: Jordan Theresa: The Cult of Organisation & The Celebrity Kitchen Complex Hannah Alonzo: The unhinged consumerism of "restock" influencers, so unrealistic!
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| Episode 312: I Should Be Knocking Out Some Knockers | 22 Apr 2026 | 00:57:11 | |
Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2026 Book talk starts at 28:00 Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15. EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista
KNITTING Barb has finished: 2 Knitted Knockers Tracie has finished:1. Sudwind Tee by Mary (Sandstrick) in Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock 2. 4 more Melt the ICE badge 3D Version by Hasani in Malabrigo Rios and Washted (please see picture below of Tracie and her friends all wearing their red hat badges while attending the No Kings Rally in Santa Cruz, CA!) 3. Tiny Dancer Top by Laura Dean using Juniper MoonFarms Zooey in the Rigging colorway Barb is still working on:1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway Barb has cast on: 1. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway 2. Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway
Tracie has cast on: 1. Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock! 2. First Socks from a cranked tube in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in It's Me, Margaret 3. Rachel by Josee Paquin, in CaMaRose Lovetånd in Brændt Orange and Havgrøn
BOOKS Barb read: 1. Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage by Belle Burden - 5 stars 2. Every Woman's Nightmare: The True Story of the Fairytale Marriage and the Brutal Murder of Lori Hacking by Steven Long - 3 stars Tracie read: 2 True Crime books, both by Diane Fanning. both about women killing their husbands: 1. A Poisoned Passion: A Young Mother, Her War-Hero HusbandAnd the Marriage that Ended in Murder - 4 stars 2. Her Deadly Web: The True story of a Former Nurse and the Strange and Suspicious Deaths pf Her Two Husbands - 4 stars 3. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing - 5 stars4. Making a Killing (DI Fawley, #7) - by Cara Hunter - 4.5 stars | |||
| Episode 286: It Got a Little More into the Weeds | 11 May 2024 | 01:04:48 | |
Recorded May 9, 2024 Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024. To enter your top in our prize thread, it must be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you! Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas! Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Barb Finished:
Tracie finished:
Barb working on:
Barb has frogged:
Barb has cast On:
Tracie continues to work on: Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota Elorie by Elizabeth Doherty in Berroco Remix in Artichoke
BOOKS Barb read: The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths by Bernie Chowdury - 5 stars Red Zone: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the San Francisco Dog Mauling by Aphrodite Jones - 4 stars Calypso by David Sedaris - 5 stars
Tracie read: Butcher on the Moor by Ric Brady - 3 stars Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Iggie's House by Judy Blume - 4 stars Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson - 4 stars Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman - 4 stars While She Slept: A Husband, A Wife, A Brutal Murder by Marion Collins - 4 stars | |||
| Episode 285: We're Just Wearing Our Most Luscious Sweaters Today | 18 Apr 2024 | 01:11:31 | |
Recorded on April 15, 2024 Book talk starts at 25:36 Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024. It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you! Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas! Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
EVENTS Tracie and Barb will
KNITTING Tracie finished:
Barb Finished: Tracie is continuing to work on:
Tracie has frogged: Barb is working on:
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| Episode 284: They Go to the Dumpster Behind the McDonalds | 31 Mar 2024 | 01:00:49 | |
Recorded on Saturday, March 30, 2024 Book talk starts at 20:45 Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024. It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you! Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas!
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
EVENTS
Tracie and Barb will
KNITTING
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Barb Finished:
Out of hibernation: Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Zealana Performa KIWI Fingering
Cast on: Elorie by Elizabeth Doherty in Berroco Remix in Artichoke
Working On:
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Tracie and Barb both recommend the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV with the warning to be aware that it discusses sexual abuse and is just generally pretty grim. | |||
| Episode 283: The Acid Green Is Not Functioning as a Neutral? | 17 Mar 2024 | 00:54:17 | |
Recorded on March 14, 2024 Book talk begins at 21:00 Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024. It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you! Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas!
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
EVENTS Tracie and Barb will
KNITTING Barb Finished:
Barb is working on:
Barb has cast on:
Tracie cast on:
She continues to work on:
If you would like to make Knitted Knockers, here is some useful info - From the Knitted Knockers.org website: "Knitted Knockers are special handmade breast prostheses for women who have had breast cancer and undergone mastectomy or lumpectomy. Traditional breast prosthetics can be hot, heavy and sticky. They typically require special bras or camisoles with pockets and can't be worn for weeks after surgery. Knitted Knockers are soft, comfortable, beautiful and when placed in a regular bra they take the shape and feel of a real breast. They are adjustable, washable and can even be worn while swimming. Our special volunteer knitters provide these FREE to those requesting them" Please visit the Knitted Knockers website, Knitted Knockers Homepage for all the information that you need. This webpage is especially helpful for information on approved yarns and color information: Yarns and colors Very Important: Please note that neutral colors are preferred. If you want, you can use bright colors on the bottom of your knocker, but the top of it needs to be in a neutral color. Patterns: So many choices! Please go to this section to pick and download your (free) pattern: Knitted Knockers Patterns. Hint: The Bottoms Up Knocker for Double Point Needles pattern works great with magic loop too…and has the easiest "start" to your knocker!
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| Episode 282: I Used the Kit That Was the Least Expired | 23 Feb 2024 | 01:13:35 | |
Recorded Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Book talk begins at 31:30 Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024. It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you! Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas! Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Events Tracie and Barb will
KNITTING Barb Finished:
Tracie finished:
If you would like to make Knitted Knockers, here is some useful info -
From the Knitted Knockers.org website: "Knitted Knockers are special handmade breast prostheses for women who have had breast cancer and undergone mastectomy or lumpectomy. Traditional breast prosthetics can be hot, heavy and sticky. They typically require special bras or camisoles with pockets and can't be worn for weeks after surgery. Knitted Knockers are soft, comfortable, beautiful and when placed in a regular bra they take the shape and feel of a real breast. They are adjustable, washable and can even be worn while swimming. Our special volunteer knitters provide these FREE to those requesting them" Please visit the Knitted Knockers website, Knitted Knockers Homepage for all the information that you need. This webpage is especially helpful for information on approved yarns and color information: Yarns and colors Very Important: Please note that neutral colors are preferred. If you want, you can use bright colors on the bottom of your knocker, but the top of it needs to be in a neutral color. Patterns: So many choices! Please go to this section to pick and download your (free) pattern: Knitted Knockers Patterns. Hint: The Bottoms Up Knocker for Double Point Needles pattern works great with magic loop too…and has the easiest "start" to your knocker! Barb working on:
Barb has cast on:
Frogged: Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf by Sirdar, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Follow the Rainbow Colorway
Tracie cast on:
She continues to work on:
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| Episode 281: A Talk with Kim McBrien Evans of Indigodragonfly | 11 Feb 2024 | 01:25:22 | |
Recorded Thursday, February 8, 2024 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6aivT5lcr-XW4SBZAL7A4xvnFyx30s5okAA6TSpvrkgtz-QClBxe542GqnodhwhPOpTd34sUleTGHmpG-6vj4bHuht7zDhrPSfxBS9mdk8D5d2lXxUtm6LB9NTduB8O98FScx63EGItRIA9LGwffqdvcWGSrifsrD-TtEay9roEiOIR3hcKofp4kLOpz/s640/IMG_0063_medium2.jpeg
We are so excited to have Kim McBrien Evans, dyer of Indigodragonfly Yarns, designer, teacher, innovator of knitting pattern modification and all-around Textile Maven as our guest this episode! https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CsOyV9-UZviy-nqcA3xfOJY7cFv3E1IwlKQdcQ70omyYd4cVdTgIXGLRb2s8PiinjzuK5JxMgHNMlE049zdeifxG2-n0YnOJnzeNt3Q2619i9kSyqYUqIHdwOiBTleyaGxPiY_bSD7viNhZiGVgSL-I9uF4Ca37dEjfyd-JPT9lCcRFxyds9sxGb-zKo/s200/87A44DEA-8EE3-403B-BD0C-07994C571782.pngWe had a fantastic talk with her about her background, starting her yarn business, learning to modify knit patterns out of necessity and wanting to share what she's learned about anything-but-standard sizing and as a teacher, designer and advocate for size inclusivity and a change in the way we size women's clothing.
Coupon Codes for Our Listeners Website: https://indigodragonfly.ca Discount code for yarn and patterns: 15% off all yarn and patterns
Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/kim-mcbrien-evans Discount code: 2KNITLIT15 15% off all patterns and ebooks
Impervious Shawl designed to be knit with some of Kim's husband's more complex colorways https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c8Mi_JESNfCqXn3UYgXMoxmhfYt39Sr2-kE1dMG-Q54ryqHrXuA788aSko45aMNUFv4ij8IzHNFCZ_6_ZYL4NGN67shGvWqpg6ggGFAELpSeAMTrNEeZVptE2qTSJRnT7h81wNLc4z_Pu3wR4_rFZX0hnm34T-B5ntCcifs4DTBPBBhTl297-u4tSxJU/s1178/Screenshot%202024-02-11%20at%203.36.54%E2%80%AFPM.png
A Tale of Two Sweaters https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Okm7JgMg4YdvzDqKPGFherf9BDBf5CFzRFAhKVItLG0nGep6mw1Vfc9DgwdgSr6ieyns7p0s6kV_Y_JjjsR8TG9rKJtakmR9xmBxi4bj8NhTLa9bFh08n75zQdX3jfhqMDhQsVQ4kZfFnU18Bs8UB9WrsA-X8yHCiyDuDpcD3fKcSABzp3o7XGhvvk45/s1384/Tale%20of%202%20sweaters%20part%201.png vs https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Xl4psEbPNhEdyGcDb4ERHzn3PPYtViwvnV6OZkiXX6T6NZkRNtOl-CO8jDfrfDaEpaQO4T4Fqf0D-W5aYyLnm0JGFvCZqBIM5dnTGou887OmUjA4DWNf1ADgOitv4Vvecdz2zB03pTjEO-4YA6IUOAdcTP20mI7oAsvHnM_SFt2oD0LV_A7D48vOl2Kx/s1360/Tale%20of%202%20sweaters%20part%202.png
"New Representative Sizing Standards for Garments that Fit" by Kim McBrien Evans for Digits and Threads, March 9, 2022 (you can download the size chart here as well through an email sign up) "Inclusive Sizing Is Not Impossible—We Just Have to Work Together" by Kim McBrien Evans for Digits and Threads, April 14, 2021 Digits and Threads has a lot of other Kim's articles about fit, so take a look around! Find Kim Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Indigodragonfly Instagram: @indigodragonfly | |||
| Episode 280: Ain't Nobody Got Time for That | 28 Jan 2024 | 01:15:36 | |
Recorded on January 24, 2024 Book Talk starts at 19:28 Our Fall Sweater KAL has ended! Please stayed tuned to the end of the episode to find out if you won a prize. We had 107 completed sweaters - way to go! Our Summer Tops KAL will run February 1 to June 1, 2024. It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will the parameters of that to you. Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas!
Events Tracie and Barb will NoCKRs - April 25-28, 2024 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA. The retreat is full but you can still get on the waiting list!
KNITTING Barb Finished: Bankhead Hat #27 by Susie Gourley
Tracie finished: Socks to match my Archer in Dizzy Blonde Studios Dizzy Color in Delete and Lisa Souza Dyeworks Deluxe Sock in Cornflower
Barb working on: Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf by Sirdar, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Follow the Rainbow Colorway Cheeky Cables Socks by Mary Lukas using Universal Yarns Zesty Sock in the Pearl colorway Velvet Pullover by Claudia Quintinilla/Ewe Knit Toronto, using Serendipidye Kings Mountain Fingering in the Piccadilly colorway, Invictus Yarn Adventure in the Don't Look Under the Lilacs colorway, Invictus Yarns Master of my Feet in the Adagio and the Bobby color ways
Barb has cast on: Bankhead Hat #28 CAPROCK tee by Yamagata using Araucania Ollagua
Tracie has cast on: Beginner's Rainbow Rabbit by Claire Garland in periwinkle Tahki Linguine from the NYFR destash
She continues to work on: Jen by Josée Paquin in Marianated Yarns Scrumptious HT in Sea of Glass and Indigo Bunting, Laneras Barefoot in Coral and Invictus Yarns Unconquerable Sole BFL in the Powerful colorway Fresh Favorite Tee by Christen Clement Designs in Queen City Yarn Coleman in the Maple colorway Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota using fingering scraps
BOOKS Barb read: Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Adventures in the Ordinary by Rebecca Front - 4 stars 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard - 3 stars Prom Mom - by Laura Lipman - 5 stars Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases (Crime Files #8) by Ann Rule - 4 stars High Country (Anna Pigeon #12) by Nevada Barr - 5 stars
Tracie read: Wham! George Michael and Me by Andrew Ridgeley - 4.5 stars Wrecker by Carl Hiaasen - 3 stars 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr - 3 stars Bunny by Mona Awad - 3 stars Deadly Pretender: the Double Life of David Miller by Karen Kingsbury
Tracie recommends the TV show Jury Duty on Prime Video/FreeVee | |||
| Episode 279: It's Definitely a Cake | 12 Jan 2024 | 00:53:13 | |
Recorded on January 7, 2024 Book talk starts at 13:26 Our annual Fall Sweater KAL is almost over! Stay tuned for our next KAL which will be announced in Episode 280.Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: Northern California Knitting Retreat (fondly known as "NoCKRs) April 25. - 28, 2024 KNITTING Tracie finished: NOT ONE DAMN THING Barb Finished:
Tracie is Working on:
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| Episode 278: No Entrails on the Patio... | 28 Dec 2023 | 00:59:26 | |
Recorded on Saturday, December 23, 2023 Book Talk starts at 28:11
Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult.
Here are the rules:
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: New Year Fiber Retreat - January 4-7 at the St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA KNITTING
Barb Finished: Vanilla Socks for Will, using Paton's Kroy Socks in the Route 66 colorway South Shore Cardigan by Kay Hopkins, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway
Tracie finished: Bankhead Hat #6 by Susie Gourlay in Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted in grey Simply Garter Stitch Hat by Caron Design Team (free) in Alexandra: The Art of Yarn Pendleton DK Cumulus Blouse by Petite Knit in Countrywide Yarns Windsor 8-ply Frog and Toad by Christina Ingrid McGowan
Barb working on: Donner by Elizabeth Doherty. Using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Sage Brush colorway Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf by Sirdar, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Follow the Rainbow Colorway
Barb has cast on: Bankhead Hat #25 by Susie Gourley, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest colorway
Cast on: Jen by Josée Paquin in Marianated Yarns Scrumptious HT in Sea of Glass and Indigo Bunting, Laneras Barefoot in Coral and Invictus Yarns Unconquerable Sole BFL in the Powerful colorway
Working On: Socks to match my Archer in Dizzy Blonde Studios Dizzy Color in Delete and Lisa Souza Dyeworks Deluxe Sock! in Cornflower
BOOKS
Barb is currently reading 4 books, but didn't finish any since our last episode. Instead, she recommends:
Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story (podcast) Already Gone (podcast) Betrayal: The Perfect Husband on Hulu Love has Won: Cult of the Mother God on Max
Tracie Read: Prom Mom by Laura Lipman - 4.5 stars Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge by Sheila Weller - 5 stars The Best Awful by Carrie Fisher - 4 stars Out of Bounds by Val McDermid - 4 stars Deadly Mistress: A True Story of Marriage, Betrayal and Murder by Michael Freeman - 4 stars My Word Against His by Lauren North - 4.5 stars | |||
| Episode 277: These Are Anne Tyler Situations | 28 Nov 2023 | 01:13:32 | |
Recorded on November 25, 2023 Book talk begins at 25:40 Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult. Here are the rules:
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: New Year Fiber Retreat - January 4-7 at the St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA KNITTTINGTracie finished:
Barb continues to work on:
Barb has cast on:
Tracie cast on:
She continues to work on:
BOOKS Barb read:
Tracie read:
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| Episode 312: I Should Be Knocking Out Some Knockers | 22 Apr 2026 | 00:57:11 | |
Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2026 Book talk starts at 28:00 Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15. EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista
KNITTING Barb has finished: 2 Knitted Knockers Tracie has finished:1. Sudwind Tee by Mary (Sandstrick) in Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock 2. 4 more Melt the ICE badge 3D Version by Hasani in Malabrigo Rios and Washted (please see picture below of Tracie and her friends all wearing their red hat badges while attending the No Kings Rally in Santa Cruz, CA!) 3. Tiny Dancer Top by Laura Dean using Juniper MoonFarms Zooey in the Rigging colorway Barb is still working on:1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway Barb has cast on: 1. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway 2. Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway
Tracie has cast on: 1. Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock! 2. First Socks from a cranked tube in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in It's Me, Margaret 3. Rachel by Josee Paquin, in CaMaRose Lovetånd in Brændt Orange and Havgrøn
BOOKS Barb read: 1. Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage by Belle Burden - 5 stars 2. Every Woman's Nightmare: The True Story of the Fairytale Marriage and the Brutal Murder of Lori Hacking by Steven Long - 3 stars Tracie read: 2 True Crime books, both by Diane Fanning. both about women killing their husbands: 1. A Poisoned Passion: A Young Mother, Her War-Hero HusbandAnd the Marriage that Ended in Murder - 4 stars 2. Her Deadly Web: The True story of a Former Nurse and the Strange and Suspicious Deaths pf Her Two Husbands - 4 stars 3. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing - 5 stars4. Making a Killing (DI Fawley, #7) - by Cara Hunter - 4.5 stars | |||
| Episode 276: Rubble, Doorway, Rubble, Doorway | 28 Oct 2023 | 01:02:14 | |
Recorded on Thursday, October 26, 2023 Book Talk starts at 27:53 Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult. Here are the rules:
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTTING Barb Finished: Bears 288 & 189
Tracie finished:
Barb continues to work on:
Barb has cast on: South Shore Cardigan by Kay Hopkins, using madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway
Tracie cast on:
She continues to work on:
BOOKS Barb read:
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Barb's recommended podcasts:
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| Episode 275: Of Course I Think He's a Big Jerk Now | 15 Oct 2023 | 01:05:19 | |
Recorded Friday, October 13, 2023 Book talk begins at 27:00 Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult. Here are the rules:
You must be a member of our Ravelry group to win a prize.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
Events Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Barb finished
Tracie finished:
Barb is working on:
Barb has Cast On
Tracie has cast on:
In Hibernation for Tracie:
Tracie is working on:
BOOKS Barb read:
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| Episode 274: But... It's a Fruitcake | 24 Sep 2023 | 01:06:41 | |
Recorded Friday, September 22, 2023 Book talk begins at 27:50
Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult. Here are the rules:
You must be a member of our Ravelry group to win a prize.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
Events Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Barb finished
Tracie finished: Darling Darby #7 by Jean Clement in Red Heart Super Saver in the Retro Stripe colorway
Barb is working on:
Barb has Cast On Rock It Tee #2, by Tanis Lavalee, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in 3 colors, UBlue, Clarity and Rouge Donner by Elizabeth Doherty, using Knit Pick Lindy Chain in the Sage Brush colorway
Tracie has ast on: Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Zealana Kiwi (Merino/Brushtail Possum/Cotton Blend) in Rococco
Tracie is working on: Pixelated Pullover by Jennifer Beaumont in madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK, madelinetosh Tosh Sport and Duren Dyeworks Love Sport Socks in Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T'Challa colorway
BOOKS Barb read: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson - 3 stars Lock Every Door by Riley Sager - 3 stars The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen - 4 stars
Tracie read: Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians and a Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guin - 5 stars Election by Tom Perotta - 3 stars Raylan (Raylan Givens #4) by Elmore Leonard - 3 stars
Tracie has launched her side hustle - The Knitting Coach - in person, one-on-one knitting instruction for beginners and anyone who wants to push their knitting skills forward | |||
| Episode 273: I'm Calling It | 10 Sep 2023 | 01:11:57 | |
Recorded on September 6, 2023 Book Talk starts at: 26:50 Our Mother Bear KAL has ended! Prizes will be announced during our next podcast, Episode 224. Counting the bears that Tracie and Barb completed, there will be about 135 bears heading to Africa to make some children really happy. THANK YOU to all that participated by knitting or crocheting bears and making donations to the Mother Bear organization.
Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult. Here are the rules:
You must be a member of our Ravelry group to win a prize. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
Barb finished
Barb is working on:
And has cast on:
Barb has frogged:
Tracie has cast on:
And continues working on:
Barb read:
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| Episode 272: Tracie is Having Sweater Issues | 19 Aug 2023 | 01:06:42 | |
Recorded Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Book talk begins at 23:04 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is ending soon! To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Barb finished
Tracie finished:
Barb is working on:
And has cast on:
Tracie has cast on:
And continues working on:
BOOKS Barb read:
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| Episode 271: The Queen of Mold | 21 Jul 2023 | 01:09:43 | |
Book Talk starts at 23:51 Recorded Friday, July 14, 2023 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread. Virtual Knitting Group via ZoomEvents Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Tracie finished:
Barb finished
Tracie cast on: Lightweight Raglan Pullover by Purl Soho in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Shantay, You Stay!
She continues to work 0n:
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| Episode 270: A Colorful Cast of Characters at the Bunkhouse | 09 Jul 2023 | 01:10:38 | |
Recorded on June 28 & July 5, 2023 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
The next 2 segments were recorded at Eileen's Bunkhouse in Lincoln, Montana. Eileen is RedsKnits on Ravelry June 28: Participants: Tracie (alittleposy) Barb (KnittyBarb) Eileen (redsknits) Celia (PinotNoir) Eileen talked about: 1. Book - DC Smith and Kings Lake Investigation Series by Peter Grainger. "British murder mysteries with good plot lines and excellent character development over the series. And he's still writing!" 2. Knitting - Carley by Elizabeth Smith Knits, using Berroco Remix in the Mist colorway. July 5 Participants: Susan (suscochran) Shelley (SequoiaShelley) Barb and Tracie Susan talked about: 1. Book - The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley 2. Knitting - Zephyr Mark II by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Farmer's Daughter Foxy Lady in the Harry Belafonte colorway Shelley talked about: 1. Book -Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resiliance and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand2. Knitting - she is currently working on a mitred square blanket, not following a pattern Barb talked about: Hungry Horse Hat by Aimee Alexander in Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK minis from a kit given to her by Susan Tracie talked about: Rock It tee by Tanis Lavallee in Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation Silken Straw in 7 different colorways | |||
| Episode 269: Some Doggie Ativan? | 12 Jun 2023 | 00:56:11 | |
Recorded June 9, 2023 Book Talk Starts at 26.03 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina
Tracie will be in New Zealand and Sydney, Australia this summer! If you are near Auckland, National Park, Wellington, or the Marlborough region in NZ, or Sydney, and you'd like to try to meet up, please message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com or alittleposy on Ravelry.
KNITTING Barb finished
Tracie finished: Summer Sorrel by Wood & Pine in Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says "Let It Go" colorway 4 Mother Bears - 307-310 Gnome 26 - Never Not Gnoming by Sarah Schira in Neighborhood Fiber Co Rustic Fingering in Rock Creek Park and Psych Ward Yarns Hecka Fingering in Cable Car Red
Barb is working on: Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze in the Fern and Gravity colorways WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway Razzle Dazzle Scarf in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway 6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of Lana Grossa Ecopuna Degradé
Barb has Cast On Mother Bear 275
Cast On: Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey Experimental sweater - all mini skeins! Mother Bear 311
Working On: Marklee DK by Elizabeth Doherty in Knit Picks Comfy in Planetarium Socks in Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T'Challa colorway
BOOKS Barb and Tracie both enthusiastically recommend: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver - 5 stars
Barb read: The Liar's Club by Mary Karr - 4 stars The Year of Less : How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More than Anything You can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders - 3 stars
Tracie read: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell - 4.5 stars Tracie recommends Onyx Professional Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream | |||
| Episode 268: That Hat is Very Bad | 26 May 2023 | 01:08:44 | |
Listen Recorded Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Book talk begins at 25:55 Our Cables KAL has ended. Please listen until the end of the podcast to hear whether you've won a prize, and thanks to everyone for participating! Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL! It will officially start on June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. More info to come... Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Barb finished
Tracie finished: Mother Bears 304-306 Barb is working on:
Barb has Cast On
Cast On:
Working On: Summer Sorrel by Wood & Pine in Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says "Let It Go" colorway
BOOKS Barb read: Verity by Colleen Hoover - 2 stars All That is Mine I Carry with Me - 4 stars Tracie read: Blubber by Judy Blume - 5 stars Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson - 5 stars Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks - 4 stars Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times (A Parody) written by and illustrated by Ellie Hajdu - 4 stars The Patient by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars | |||
| Episode 267: Somewhere in Washington | 11 May 2023 | 01:02:25 | |
Recorded on May 8, 2023 Book Talk starts at: 25:30 Our Cables KAL is almost over... May 15th is the last day you can post pictures of your finished cable-y goodness projects. Prizes will be announced during Episode 268. Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL! It will officially start on June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. More info to come...
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
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| Episode 311: He'll Crank Your Socks | 24 Mar 2026 | 00:49:35 | |
Recorded on March 19, 2026 Book talk starts at 16:40 EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We will cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15.
KNITTING Barb has finished: Barb is still working on: 1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorwayBarb has cast on: 1. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway 2. Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway Tracie has finished:1. Zephyr Mark II for niece Jayla, by Celia Cahill in Invictus Tenacity in Wicked Guitar riffs 2. Frogged The Simple Thing by Melina Brell in Woolfolk Farn color 28, instead made the Simple Little Scarf by Jamie Rex Tracie has cast on: Südwind Tee by Mary (Sandstrick) in Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering in Pink Rock Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock! First Socks from a cranked tube in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in It's Me, Margaret
Rachel by Josee Paquin, in CaMaRose Lovetånd in Brændt Orange and Havgrøn
BOOKS Barb has Finished: 1. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll - 4.5 stars 2. The Tent, the Bucket, and Me by Emma Kennedy - 5 stars 3. The Final Frontiersman: Ham Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness - 4 stars https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1148674157911583440/6222551194126758771Tracie has finished: 1. Please Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story by Stephen Davis -4 stars 2. Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent- 4.5 stars 3. The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Armin- 4 stars 4. Bridges to Burn (Detective Clare Mackay #8 by Marion Todd - 4 stars | |||
| Episode 266: The Acidity of our Bitter Tears | 20 Apr 2023 | 00:57:29 | |
Recorded on April 5, 2023 Book Talk starts at 19:25 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Tracie finished:
Barb finished
Tracie has cast on:
And continues to work on:
Barb is working on:
And has cast on:
BOOKS Barb read:
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| Episode 264: So This Situation Is Dumb in Every Species | 08 Apr 2023 | 01:10:41 | |
Recorded on April 5, 2023 Book Talk starts at 33:00 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
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| Episode 264: Things Went Awry... | 24 Mar 2023 | 01:16:15 | |
Recorded on March 22, 2023 Book talk starts at 29:20 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at:
KNITTING Tracie finished:
Barb finished:
Tracie cast on:
And continues to work on:
Barb is working on:
And has cast on:
She frogged: Winters Beach by Andrea Mowry, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway
BOOKS Tracie read:
Tracie and Barb highly recommend: Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles - 5 stars
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Tracie recommends AMC+ app/channel - subscribe through Amazon Prime or go to amcplus.com | |||
| Episode 263: Stitches West 2023 Recap | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:45:41 | |
Stitches West episode! Recorded on March 3 - 5 2023
Vendors mentioned in this episode Alpenglow Industries Pam Powers Knits Porter Wool Co. Fiber Lady Seattle Sky Dyeworks Knit Baah Purl Greenwood Fibers Anzula Madelinetosh Oink Pigments Carpool Indiemade yarn Great Yarns!
Tracie attended Sandy Peters' class, Intro to Stacked Stitches. Barb attended Lorilee Beltman's class, Transform you Knitting with the Magic Cast On.
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