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:  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  KNITTING Tracie finished:  Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey in Rigging Mother Bears 311, 312 and 313    Barb finished  Mother Bears 275, 276 &amp; 277 Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze lace in the Fern and Gravity colorways WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply Self Striping in the Peacock colorway    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:  Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallee in  Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation Silken Straw in 7 different color ways Socks in  Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T’Challa colorway    Barb is working on:  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 Degradé6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of Lana Grossa Ecopuno Degrade Mother Bear 278 Carley by Elizabeth Smith Knits, using Berroco Remix in the Mist colorway Hungry Horse Hat by Aimee Alexander using  Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK in the Aurora, Depths, Juneberry color ways  BOOKS Tracie finished:  Dannemora: Two Escaped Killers, Three Weeks of Terror, and the Largest Manhunt Ever in New York State by Charles A. Gardner - 4 stars  Curse of the Spellmans (The Spellmans #2) by Lisa Lutz - 3 stars French Braid by Anne Tyler - 4 stars Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by  Emily Lynn Paulson - 5 stars Love Me or Else: The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jealousy, and the Murder that Rocked a Small Town by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff - 4 1/2 stars  After Everything You Did by Stephanie Sowden - 2 stars  Barb read:   The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman - 4 stars  Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon - 4 stars  Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger - 3 stars  Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl - 4.5 stars  Arctic Homestead: the True Story of One Family’s Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds by Norma Cobb  It’s One of Us by J.T. Ellison - 4.5 stars 

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 <a href="http://motherbearproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Project website</a>.  Talk bears with us in the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4259387/1-25#15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Chatter thread</a> and post your finished bears in the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4261831/1-25#11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FOs thread</a>. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/topics/4263026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Incentive Prizes</a> thread. <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4053244/1901-1925#1910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a>Events Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li>Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA</li> <li><a href="https://tkga.org/retreat-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul> KNITTING Tracie finished: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rift-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rift</a> by Jacqueline Cieslak in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey in Rigging</li> <li>Mother Bears 311, 312 and 313</li> </ul> Barb finished <ul> <li>Mother Bears 275, 276 &amp; 277</li> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock It Tee</a> by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze lace in the Fern and Gravity colorways</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/wys-vanilla-socks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WYS Vanilla Socks</a>, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply Self Striping in the Peacock colorway</li> </ul> Tracie cast on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lightweight-raglan-pullover" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lightweight Raglan Pullover</a> by Purl Soho in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper</a> in Shantay, You Stay! She continues to work 0n: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rock-it-tee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock It Tee</a> by Tanis Lavallee in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/alchemy-yarns-of-transformation-silken-straw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation Silken Straw</a> in 7 different color ways</li> <li>Socks in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/madelinetosh-tosh-merino-light--glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tosh Merino Light Glitter</a> in T’Challa colorway</li> </ul> Barb is working on: <ul> <li>Razzle Dazzle Scarf in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper-gradients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set </a>in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/6600k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6600K</a> (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/lana-grossa-ecopuno-degrade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lana Grossa Ecopuna Degradé</a>6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of Lana Grossa Ecopuno Degrade</li> <li>Mother Bear 278</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/carley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carley</a> by Elizabeth Smith Knits, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-remix-light" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Berroco Remix</a> in the Mist colorway</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hungry-horse-hat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hungry Horse Hat</a> by Aimee Alexander using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/polka-dot-sheep-stumptown-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK</a> in the Aurora, Depths, Juneberry color ways</li> </ul> BOOKS Tracie finished: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42984298-dannemora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dannemora: Two Escaped Killers, Three Weeks of Terror, and the Largest Manhunt Ever in New York State</a> by Charles A. Gardner - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59122330-curse-of-the-spellmans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Curse of the Spellmans (The Spellmans #2)</a> by Lisa Lutz - 3 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57329182-french-braid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">French Braid</a> by Anne Tyler - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62241157-hey-hun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19473156.Emily_Lynn_Paulson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Emily Lynn Paulson</a> - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12220069-love-me-or-else" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Me or Else: The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jealousy, and the Murder that Rocked a Small Town</a> by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff - 4 1/2 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59583236-after-everything-you-did" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> After Everything You Did</a> by Stephanie Sowden - 2 stars</li> </ul> Barb read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55421402-the-disappearing-act?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=wJkUSwevhs&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Disappearing Act</a> by Catherine Steadman - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58939854-never-coming-home?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=ScmVY4oAIB&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Never Coming Home</a> by Hannah Mary McKinnon - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60023131-secluded-cabin-sleeps-six?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=j3zktjMY4Z&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six</a> by Lisa Unger - 3 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53645.Tender_at_the_Bone?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table</a> by Ruth Reichl - 4.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200913.Arctic_Homestead?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Arctic Homestead: the True Story of One Family’s Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds</a> by Norma Cobb</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61062488-it-s-one-of-us?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> It’s One of Us</a> by J.T. Ellison - 4.5 stars</li> </ul>

Episode 271: The Queen of Mold

Recorded on June 28 &amp; 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 - starting the  Davis pullover by Pam Allen, using Tracie's directions. She is knitting it  using some vintage stash O-wool that has been dyed by Alpenglow.   3. Eileen talked about  Alpenglow Industries, especially their  Textile and Yarns Tools. Check out their cool  stitch markers!     Celia talked about: 1.  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman    2.  Knitting - She talked about knitting the Beneath a Summer Sky shawl by Debra Gerhard in Ritual Dyes Fae  (mohair silk) and Maiden (merino fingering) in the Taurus colorway.   Tracie talked about: 1.  Book - Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay   2. Knitting - Marklee DK by Elizabeth Doherty in KnitPicks comfy in the Planetarium colorway.   Barb talked about: 1.  Book -

Recorded on June 28 &amp; 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 <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Project website</a>.  Talk bears with us in the <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Chatter thread</a> and post your finished bears in the <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FOs thread</a>. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Incentive Prizes</a> thread. <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> The next 2 segments were recorded at Eileen's Bunkhouse in Lincoln, Montana. Eileen is <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RedsKnits on Ravelry</a> June 28: Participants: Tracie (alittleposy) Barb (KnittyBarb) Eileen (redsknits) Celia (PinotNoir) Eileen talked about: 1. Book - <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> DC Smith and Kings Lake Investigation Series by Peter Grainger</a>. "British murder mysteries with good plot lines and excellent character development over the series. And he's still writing!" 2. Knitting - starting the <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Davis</a> pullover by Pam Allen, using Tracie's directions. She is knitting it  using some vintage stash O-wool that has been dyed by Alpenglow.   3. Eileen talked about <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Alpenglow Industries</a>, especially their <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Textile and Yarns Tools</a>. Check out their cool <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> stitch markers</a>!     Celia talked about: 1. <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Thursday Murder Club</a> by Richard Osman   2.  Knitting - She talked about knitting the <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beneath a Summer Sky</a> shawl by Debra Gerhard in Ritual Dyes Fae  (mohair silk) and Maiden (merino fingering) in the Taurus colorway.   Tracie talked about: 1.  Book - <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disappearance at Devil's Rock</a> by Paul Tremblay   2. Knitting - <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marklee DK</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in KnitPicks comfy in the Planetarium colorway.   Barb talked about: 1.  Book -

Episode 270: A Colorful Cast of Characters at the Bunkhouse

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 3 bears (272,  273,  274)   Tracie finished: Summer Sorrel by Wood &amp; 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

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 <a href="http://motherbearproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Project website</a>.  Talk bears with us in the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4259387/1-25#15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mother Bear Chatter thread</a> and post your finished bears in the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4261831/1-25#11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> FOs thread</a>. We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/topics/4263026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mother Bear Incentive Prizes</a> thread. <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4053244/1901-1925#1910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: <a href="https://www.lambtown.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lambtown</a> - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA <a href="https://tkga.org/retreat-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - 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 <a href="mailto:2knitlitchicks@gmail.com">2knitlitchicks@gmail.com</a> or alittleposy on Ravelry. KNITTING Barb finished 3 bears (<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/mother-bear-knitting-in-the-round-seamless-226" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">272</a>, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/mother-bear-knitting-in-the-round-seamless-227" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 273</a>, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/mother-bear-knitting-in-the-round-seamless-228" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 274</a>) Tracie finished: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/summer-sorrel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summer Sorrel</a> by Wood &amp; Pine in Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway 4 Mother Bears - 307-310 <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/never-not-gnoming-27" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gnome 26</a> - 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: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rock-it-tee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock It Tee</a> by Tanis Lavalee, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/anzula-breeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anzula Breeze</a> in the Fern and Gravity colorways <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/wys-vanilla-socks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WYS Vanilla Socks</a>, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway Razzle Dazzle Scarf in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper-gradients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set </a>in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/6600k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6600K</a> (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/lana-grossa-ecopuno-degrade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lana Grossa Ecopuna Degradé</a> Barb has Cast On Mother Bear 275 Cast On: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rift-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rift</a> by Jacqueline Cieslak in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/juniper-moon-farm-zooey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juniper Moon Farm Zooey</a> Experimental sweater - all mini skeins! Mother Bear 311 Working On: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marklee-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marklee DK</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in Knit Picks Comfy in Planetarium Socks in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/madelinetosh-tosh-merino-light--glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tosh Merino Light Glitter</a> in T’Challa colorway BOOKS Barb and Tracie both enthusiastically recommend:  Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver - 5 stars Barb read: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/6219451?ref=nav_mybooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Liar’s Club</a> by Mary Karr - 4 stars <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35488858-the-year-of-less?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=kAyZhL8JWT&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 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</a> by Cait Flanders - 3 stars Tracie read: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55934177-the-night-she-disappeared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Night She Disappeared</a> by Lisa Jewell - 4.5 stars Tracie recommends <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strengthening-Coconut-Strengthener-Conditioning-Strengthens/dp/B005HGWGVS/ref=sr_1_2?hvadid=499813316122&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9032156&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=6142101989285350193&amp;hvtargid=kwd-1186619081505&amp;hydadcr=27919_11863692&amp;keywords=hard+hoof+nail+strengthening+cream&amp;qid=1686505759&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Onyx Professional Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream</a>

Episode 269: Some Doggie Ativan?

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:  Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited. 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    KNITTING Barb finished  1 Knocker Twisty Taper Cap by Shelby NichKnit Designs, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red Brick colorway  Tracie finished: Mother Bears 304-306 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    Barb has Cast On  6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of  Lana Grossa Ecopuna Degradé Mother Bear 271  Cast On:  Marklee DK by Elizabeth Doherty in Knit Picks Comfy in Planetarium Socks in madelinetosh  Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T’Challa colorway  Working On: Summer Sorrel by Wood &amp; 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

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 <a href="http://motherbearproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Project website</a>.  More info to come... <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4053244/1901-1925#1910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li>Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.</li> <li>Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA</li> <li><a href="https://tkga.org/retreat-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul> KNITTING Barb finished <ul> <li>1 Knocker</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/twisty-taper-cap-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twisty Taper Cap</a> by Shelby NichKnit Designs, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red Brick colorway</li> </ul> Tracie finished: Mother Bears 304-306 Barb is working on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rock-it-tee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock It Tee</a> by Tanis Lavalee, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/anzula-breeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anzula Breeze</a> in the Fern and Gravity colorways</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/wys-vanilla-socks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WYS Vanilla Socks</a>, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway</li> <li>Razzle Dazzle Scarf in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper-gradients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set </a>in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway</li> </ul> Barb has Cast On <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/6600k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6600K</a> (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/lana-grossa-ecopuno-degrade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lana Grossa Ecopuna Degradé</a></li> <li>Mother Bear 271</li> </ul> Cast On: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marklee-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marklee DK</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in Knit Picks Comfy in Planetarium</li> <li>Socks in madelinetosh <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/madelinetosh-tosh-merino-light--glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tosh Merino Light Glitter</a> in T’Challa colorway</li> </ul> Working On: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-sorrel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summer Sorrel</a> by Wood &amp; Pine in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/despondent-dyes-omg-glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter!</a> in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway BOOKS Barb read: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59344312-verity?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=BpMZgqLJ2J&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Verity</a> by Colleen Hoover - 2 stars <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61058004-all-that-is-mine-i-carry-with-me?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> All That is Mine I Carry with Me</a> - 4 stars Tracie read: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18874650-blubber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blubber</a> by Judy Blume - 5 stars <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60041102-unmask-alice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries</a> by Rick Emerson - 5 stars <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6146933-go-ask-alice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go Ask Alice</a> by Beatrice Sparks - 4 stars <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57007801-frog-and-toad-are-doing-their-best-a-parody?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=RUHJgX7Xvn&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times (A Parody)</a> written by and illustrated by Ellie Hajdu - 4 stars <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56409477-the-patient" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Patient</a> by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars

Episode 268: That Hat is Very Bad

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:   Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.   The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina    KNITTING   Barb finished 4 Knitted Knockers (12 total for 2023)     Tracie has finished:   13 Knitted Knockers total for 2023 Mother Bears 302 &amp; 303     Fiddly Bits #9 #9 by Jana Pihota  Tracie's Donner by Elizabeth Doherty     Tracie's Donner     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   Barb has cast-on:   Twisty Taper Hat by NichKnit Designs using Plymouth Yarn Encore       Tracie is working on:     Summer Sorrel by Wood &amp; Pine in Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway  Tracie has frogged:    China Top by Ksenia Naidyon in Alchemy Silken Straw         BOOKS     Barb has finished:    Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore - 4 stars  Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases (Crime Files #16) by Ann Rule - 4 stars  Small Game by Blair Braverman - 3.5 stars       Tracie has finished:    Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez - 5 stars  Blood Betrayal by Sheila Johnson - 2.5 stars  Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume - 5 stars  Such a Pretty Girl by T. Greenwood - 4 stars     Tracie talked about Universal Standard Clothing Co.

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 <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Bear Project website</a>.  More info to come... <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li> Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.</li> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul>   KNITTING   Barb finished 4 Knitted Knockers (12 total for 2023)     Tracie has finished: <ul> <li>13 Knitted Knockers total for 2023</li> <li>Mother Bears 302 &amp; 303   </li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fiddly Bits #9</a> #9 by Jana Pihota</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tracie's Donner</a> by Elizabeth Doherty</li> </ul><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Tracie's Donner Barb Is working on: <ul> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rock It Tee</a> by Tanis Lavalee, using <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anzula Breeze</a> in the Fern and Gravity colorways</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WYS Vanilla Socks</a>, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway</li> <li>Razzle Dazzle Scarf in <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set </a>in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway</li> </ul> Barb has cast-on: <ul> <li>Twisty Taper Hat by NichKnit Designs using Plymouth Yarn Encore</li> </ul>   Tracie is working on: <ul> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Summer Sorrel</a> by Wood &amp; Pine in <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter!</a> in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway</li> </ul> Tracie has frogged: <ul> <li>China Top by Ksenia Naidyon in Alchemy Silken Straw</li> </ul>     BOOKS   Barb has finished: <ul> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vacationland</a> by Meg Mitchell Moore - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases (Crime Files #16)</a> by Ann Rule - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Small Game</a> by Blair Braverman - 3.5 stars</li> </ul> <ul> <li></li> </ul> Tracie has finished: <ul> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life </a>by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blood Betrayal</a> by Sheila Johnson - 2.5 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tiger Eyes</a> by Judy Blume - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Such a Pretty Girl</a> by T. Greenwood - 4 stars</li> </ul>   Tracie talked about <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Universal Standard Clothing Co.</a>

Episode 267: Somewhere in Washington

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:  The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but we generally have spots that will open as we get close to the dates.  If you would like to be on the waiting list,  message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form. Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited. The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina    KNITTING Tracie finished:  Tiny Dancer top by Laura Dean in Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino &amp; Tussah Silk Fingering for Lexi 2 Knitted Knockers  Barb finished  Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash) Ilha pullover by Orlane Sucche, using Greenwood Fiber Indulgence (merino, cashmere and silk). 3  Knockers  Tracie has cast on:  Summer Sorrel by Wood &amp; Pine in  Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway  And continues to work on:  Donner by Elizabeth Doherty in Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in Spring   Barb is working on:  Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash) Knitted Knockers 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  And has cast on:  Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze in the Fern and Gravity colorways    BOOKS Barb read:   Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family by Rabia Chaudry - 5 stars  Mothered by Zoje Stage - 3.5 stars  The Substitution Order by Martin Clark - 3.5 stars  Last Seen (Detective Bernadette Noel #1) by Joy Kluver - 3 stars  Tracie read:   One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey - 4.5 stars Snap by Belinda Bauer - 4.5 stars Kellynch: The Sequel to Jane Austen’s Persuasion - 2.5 stars 

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 <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4240004/1-25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cables KAL Chatter Thread</a> to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.   <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4053244/1901-1925#1910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li>The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but we generally have spots that will open as we get close to the dates.  If you would like to be on the waiting list,  message Tracie at <a href="mailto:2knitlitchicks@gmail.com">2knitlitchicks@gmail.com</a> for info and the registration form.</li> <li>Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.</li> <li><a href="https://tkga.org/retreat-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul> KNITTING Tracie finished: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/tiny-dancer-top" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Dancer top</a> by Laura Dean in Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino &amp; Tussah Silk Fingering for Lexi</li> <li>2 Knitted Knockers</li> </ul> Barb finished <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/low-key-cowl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Low-key Cowl</a> by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/ilha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ilha</a> pullover by Orlane Sucche, using Greenwood Fiber Indulgence (merino, cashmere and silk).</li> <li>3  Knockers</li> </ul> Tracie has cast on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-sorrel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summer Sorrel</a> by Wood &amp; Pine in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/despondent-dyes-omg-glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter!</a> in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway</li> </ul> And continues to work on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/donner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donner</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cloudborn-fibers-pima-cotton-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK</a> in Spring </li> </ul> Barb is working on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/low-key-cowl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Low-key Cowl</a> by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)</li> <li>Knitted Knockers</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/wys-vanilla-socks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WYS Vanilla Socks</a>, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway</li> <li>Razzle Dazzle Scarf in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/leading-men-fiber-arts-show-stopper-gradients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set</a> in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway</li> </ul> And has cast on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rock-it-tee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock It Tee</a> by Tanis Lavalee, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/anzula-breeze" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anzula Breeze</a> in the Fern and Gravity colorways</li> </ul> BOOKS Barb read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59892260-fatty-fatty-boom-boom?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family</a> by Rabia Chaudry - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60180796-mothered?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=1bvAn2wPL4&amp;rank=7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mothered</a> by Zoje Stage - 3.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42505380-the-substitution-order?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=ckrtCFjSXl&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Substitution Order</a> by Martin Clark - 3.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56880329-last-seen?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=cv8oRf9Pa8&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Last Seen (Detective Bernadette Noel #1)</a> by Joy Kluver - 3 stars</li> </ul> Tracie read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332613.One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo_s_Nest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest</a> by Ken Kesey - 4.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40968952-snap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snap</a> by Belinda Bauer - 4.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26183631-kellynch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kellynch: The Sequel to Jane Austen’s Persuasion</a> - 2.5 stars</li> </ul>

Episode 266: The Acidity of our Bitter Tears

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:   The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but we generally have spots that will open as we get close to the dates.  If you would like to be on the waiting list,  message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form.  Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA  The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina  KNITTING   Tracie has finished:    Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill in Laneras Barefoot in Coral Vanilla socks in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Hot Tamale  Barb has finished:    Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits using worsted weight bear yarn  3 Knockers          Tracie's Sweater Surgery:   She added length to her Colorful Geometry pullover Transformed her Velvet Pullover from a round Yoke to raglan, then added length  Tracie is working on:      Donner by Elizabeth Doherty in Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in Spring   Tiny Dancer top by Laura Dean in Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino &amp; Tussah Silk Fingering for Lexi  Barb is working on:      Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)  Knitted Knockers   Ilha pullover by Orlane Sucche, using Greenwood Fiber Indulgence (merino, cashmere and silk).   WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway     BOOKS   Tracie has read:    Moonlight Mile (Kenzie &amp; Gennaro #6) by Dennis Lehane - 4 stars  Starring Sally J. Friedman as Herself by Judy Blume - 5 stars  Boar Island (Anna Pigeon #19) by Nevada Barr - 4 stars Barb has read:   The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb.- 3 stars  The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4 stars  Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer - 5 stars 

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 <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cables KAL Chatter Thread</a> to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.   <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li> The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but we generally have spots that will open as we get close to the dates.  If you would like to be on the waiting list,  message Tracie at <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2knitlitchicks@gmail.com</a> for info and the registration form.</li> <li> Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul> KNITTING   Tracie has finished: <ul> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zephyr Mark II</a> by Celia Cahill in <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laneras Barefoot</a> in Coral</li> <li>Vanilla socks in <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma’s Yarn Super Silky</a> in Hot Tamale</li> </ul> Barb has finished: <ul> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Barley Hat</a> by Tin Can Knits using worsted weight bear yarn</li> <li> 3 Knockers        </li> </ul> Tracie's Sweater Surgery: <ul> <li>She added length to her Colorful Geometry pullover</li> <li>Transformed her Velvet Pullover from a round Yoke to raglan, then added length</li> </ul> Tracie is working on: <ul> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donner</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK</a> in Spring</li> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tiny Dancer top</a> by Laura Dean in <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino &amp; Tussah Silk Fingering</a> for Lexi</li> </ul> Barb is working on: <ul> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Low-key Cowl</a> by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)</li> <li> Knitted Knockers</li> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ilha</a> pullover by Orlane Sucche, using <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greenwood Fiber Indulgence </a>(merino, cashmere and silk).</li> <li> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WYS Vanilla Socks</a>, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway</li> </ul>   BOOKS   Tracie has read: <ul> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Moonlight Mile (Kenzie &amp; Gennaro #6)</a> by Dennis Lehane - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Starring Sally J. Friedman as Herself</a> by Judy Blume - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Boar Island (Anna Pigeon #19)</a> by Nevada Barr - 4 stars</li> </ul>Barb has read: <ul> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The End of Temperance Dare</a> by Wendy Webb.- 3 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Lost Girls of Willowbrook</a> by Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster</a> by Jon Krakauer - 5 stars</li> </ul>

Episode 264: So This Situation Is Dumb in Every Species

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:  The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  We have 1 open spot - message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form. Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina    KNITTING Tracie finished:  2 Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima  Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light held double 10 knitted headbands, all knit from stash - patterns used: Smidge Headband by Angela Tennant Lova by Chicory Sticks Fiana by Connie Stults Godmother Headband by Amanda Rosa  Star Stitch Headband by Jessica Flowers and various patterns from 150 Knitted Trims by Lesley Stanfield    Barb finished:   Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set Blushing Braids Beanie by Amy Kate Sutherland, using  Valley Yarns Northampton 4 Knockers    Tracie cast on:  Donner by Elizabeth Doherty in  Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in Spring Tiny Dancer top by Laura Dean in  Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino &amp; Tussah Silk Fingering for Lexi    And continues to work on:  Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill in Laneras Barefoot in Coral Vanilla socks in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Hot Tamale    Barb is working on:  Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash) Knitted Knockers    And has cast on:  WYS Vanilla Socks, using  West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply Self Striping in the Peacock colorway Ilha pullover by Orlane Sucche, using  Greenwood Fiber Indulgence (merino, cashmere and silk). Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits using worsted weight bear yarn    She frogged: Winters Beach by Andrea Mowry, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway    BOOKS Tracie read:   The Decision to Kill: A True Crime Story of a Teenage Killer and the Mother Who Loved Him by Leslie Ghiglieri - 3 stars Edge of Normal by Carla Norton - 4 stars (but 1 star for narration!) The Dentist by Tim Sullivan - 4.5 stars The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars A Girl Returned by Ann Goldstein - 4.5 stars Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - 4 stars    Tracie and Barb highly recommend: Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles - 5 stars   Barb read:   Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - 3.5 stars Other Parents by Sarah Stovell - 4 stars A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins - 4 stars The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden - 4 stars    Tracie recommends AMC+ app/channel - subscribe through Amazon Prime or go to amcplus.com

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 <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4240004/1-25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cables KAL Chatter Thread</a> to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.   <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4053244/1901-1925#1910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li>The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  We have 1 open spot - message Tracie at <a href="mailto:2knitlitchicks@gmail.com">2knitlitchicks@gmail.com</a> for info and the registration form.</li> <li>Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA</li> <li><a href="https://tkga.org/retreat-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul> KNITTING Tracie finished: <ul> <li>2 Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/fish-lips-kiss-heel-31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light held double</a></li> <li>10 knitted headbands, all knit from stash - patterns used:</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smidge-headband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smidge Headband</a> by Angela Tennant</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lova-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lova</a> by Chicory Sticks</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fiana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiana</a> by Connie Stults</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/godmother-headband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Godmother Headband</a> by Amanda Rosa</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/star-stitch-headband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Star Stitch Headband</a> by Jessica Flowers</li> <li>and various patterns from 150 Knitted Trims by Lesley Stanfield</li> </ul> Barb finished: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/hermiones-everyday-socks-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hermione’s Everyday Socks</a> by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blushing-braids-beanie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blushing Braids Beanie</a> by Amy Kate Sutherland, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/valley-yarns-northhampton-worsted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Valley Yarns Northampton</a></li> <li>4 Knockers</li> </ul> Tracie cast on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/donner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donner</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cloudborn-fibers-pima-cotton-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK</a> in Spring</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiny-dancer-top" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Dancer top</a> by Laura Dean in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/shaggy-bear-farms-sw-merino--tussah-silk-fingering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino &amp; Tussah Silk Fingering</a> for Lexi</li> </ul> And continues to work on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zephyr-mark-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zephyr Mark II</a> by Celia Cahill in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/laneras-barefoot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laneras Barefoot</a> in Coral</li> <li>Vanilla socks in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/emmas-yarn-super-silky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma’s Yarn Super Silky</a> in Hot Tamale</li> </ul> Barb is working on: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/low-key-cowl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Low-key Cowl</a> by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)</li> <li>Knitted Knockers</li> </ul> And has cast on: <ul> <li>WYS Vanilla Socks, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/west-yorkshire-spinners-signature-4-ply-solids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply Self Striping</a> in the Peacock colorway</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ilha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ilha</a> pullover by Orlane Sucche, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/greenwood-fiberworks-indulgence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Greenwood Fiber Indulgence</a> (merino, cashmere and silk).</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barley-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barley Hat</a> by Tin Can Knits using worsted weight bear yarn</li> </ul> She frogged: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winters-beach-cardi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winters Beach</a> by Andrea Mowry, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/madelinetosh-tosh-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madelinetosh Tosh DK</a> in the Tart colorway  BOOKS Tracie read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61086047-the-decision-to-kill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Decision to Kill: A True Crime Story of a Teenage Killer and the Mother Who Loved Him</a> by Leslie Ghiglieri - 3 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18122614-the-edge-of-normal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edge of Normal</a> by Carla Norton - 4 stars (but 1 star for narration!)</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58249825-the-dentist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dentist</a> by Tim Sullivan - 4.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58917711-the-cyclist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cyclist</a> by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42930998-a-girl-returned" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Girl Returned</a> by Ann Goldstein - 4.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56580392-girls-who-lie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Girls Who Lie</a> by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - 4 stars</li> </ul> Tracie and Barb highly recommend: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58328366-trailed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders</a> by Kathryn Miles - 5 stars Barb read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58733693-remarkably-bright-creatures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Remarkably Bright Creatures</a> by Shelby Van Pelt - 3.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58524490-other-parents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Other Parents</a> by Sarah Stovell - 4 stars</li> <li>A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52616342-the-perfect-son" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Perfect Son</a> by Freida McFadden - 4 stars</li> </ul> Tracie recommends AMC+ app/channel - subscribe through Amazon Prime or go to <a href="http://amcplus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amcplus.com</a>

Episode 264: Things Went Awry...

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.

Stitches West episode!   Recorded on March 3 - 5 2023 Vendors mentioned in this episode <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Alpenglow Industries</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pam Powers Knits</a> Porter Wool Co. <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fiber Lady</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Seattle Sky Dyeworks</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Knit Baah Purl</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Greenwood Fibers</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anzula</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Madelinetosh</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Oink Pigments</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Carpool Indiemade yarn</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Great Yarns!</a> Tracie attended Sandy Peters' class, Intro to Stacked Stitches. Barb attended Lorilee Beltman's class, Transform you Knitting with the Magic Cast On.

Episode 263: Stitches West 2023 Recap

Recorded Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Book talk begins at 32:25 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:  Stitches West 2023 - March 2-5 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California.  Stay tuned for Episode 263, which will be our Stitches recap! The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but you can still be put on the waiting list - message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form. The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina    KNITTING Finished Tracie has finished:  Velvet Pullover by EweKnit Toronto (discontinued online) in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light dyed by Kim and me Penelope Romper by Linnea Nyman with a different cable pattern substituted in Berroco Pure Pima Soizic Headband by Along avec Anna in Plymouth Encore 4 Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima and   Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK   Barb has finished:   Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Perfectly Pretty colorway Burgos vest by Rosa Pomar, using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the Grey Heather colorway Koko Bean Hat, using 5 colors of acrylic bear yarn    Tracie has frogged: Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty in  Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK, knit in 2021   She has cast on: Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill in Laneras Barefoot in Coral Vanilla socks in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Hot Tamale Vanilla socks in  Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light held double   Barb continues to work on:  Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set Blushing Braids Beanie by Amy Kate Sutherland, using Red Heart bear yarn in a light gray color   She has cast on: Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash) Winters Beach by Andrea Mowry, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway.   And frogged: Citadel by Joji Locatelli, using Rowan RYC Wool Tweed   BOOKS Tracie read:  The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas by Clint Richmond - 4 stars All That Fall by Kris Calvin - 3 stars Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - 4 stars The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr - 5 stars Stiff Arm Steal by AJ Stewart    Barb read:   Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton - 4 stars  Sunburn by Laura Lipman - 3.5 stars  The Couple on Cedar Close by Anna-Lou Weatherley - 3.5 stars  West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge - 5 stars  Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough - 3 stars    Barb recommends the film  She Said on Peacock Premium or available to buy or rent on other streaming services

Recorded Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Book talk begins at 32:25 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables.  Come on over to the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4240004/1-25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cables KAL Chatter Thread</a> to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.   <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/4053244/1901-1925#1910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom</a> Events Tracie and Barb will be at: <ul> <li>Stitches West 2023 - March 2-5 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California.  Stay tuned for Episode 263, which will be our Stitches recap!</li> <li>The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but you can still be put on the waiting list - message Tracie at <a href="mailto:2knitlitchicks@gmail.com">2knitlitchicks@gmail.com</a> for info and the registration form.</li> <li><a href="https://tkga.org/retreat-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TKGA Retreat 2023</a> - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> </ul> KNITTING Finished Tracie has finished: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/velvet-pullover" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Velvet Pullover</a> by EweKnit Toronto (discontinued online) in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light dyed by Kim and me</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/penelope-romper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penelope Romper</a> by Linnea Nyman with a different cable pattern substituted in Berroco Pure Pima</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soizic-headband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soizic Headband</a> by Along avec Anna in Plymouth Encore</li> <li>4 <a href="https://www.knittedknockers.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knitted Knockers</a> in Cascade Ultra Pima and  <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cloudborn-fibers-pima-cotton-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK</a></li> </ul> Barb has finished: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/colourwheel-dk-1-ball-scarf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf,</a> using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Perfectly Pretty colorway</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/burgos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burgos</a> vest by Rosa Pomar, using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the Grey Heather colorway</li> <li><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/koko-bean-hat-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Koko Bean Hat</a>, using 5 colors of acrylic bear yarn</li> </ul> Tracie has frogged: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/calyx-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calyx</a> by Elizabeth Doherty in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cloudborn-fibers-pima-cotton-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK</a>, knit in 2021 She has cast on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zephyr-mark-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zephyr Mark II</a> by Celia Cahill in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/laneras-barefoot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laneras Barefoot</a> in Coral Vanilla socks in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/emmas-yarn-super-silky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma’s Yarn Super Silky</a> in Hot Tamale Vanilla socks in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/western-sky-knits-merino-17-light" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light</a> held double Barb continues to work on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermiones-everyday-socks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hermione’s Everyday Socks</a> by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blushing-braids-beanie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blushing Braids Beanie</a> by Amy Kate Sutherland, using Red Heart bear yarn in a light gray color She has cast on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/low-key-cowl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Low-key Cowl</a> by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash) <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winters-beach-cardi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winters Beach</a> by Andrea Mowry, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/madelinetosh-tosh-dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madelinetosh Tosh DK</a> in the Tart colorway. And frogged: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/citadel-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Citadel</a> by Joji Locatelli, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/rowan-ryc-wool-tweed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rowan RYC Wool Tweed</a> BOOKS Tracie read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10433631-the-good-wife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas</a> by Clint Richmond - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55574817-all-that-fall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All That Fall</a> by Kris Calvin - 3 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56143578-apples-never-fall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apples Never Fall</a> by Liane Moriarty - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14241.The_Liars_Club" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Liar’s Club</a> by Mary Karr - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20988104-stiff-arm-steal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stiff Arm Steal</a> by AJ Stewart</li> </ul> Barb read: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31116293-y-is-for-yesterday?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Y is for Yesterday</a> by Sue Grafton - 4 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35207298-sunburn?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sunburn</a> by Laura Lipman - 3.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43155523-the-couple-on-cedar-close?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Couple on Cedar Close</a> by Anna-Lou Weatherley - 3.5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56449476-west-with-giraffes?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> West with Giraffes</a> by Lynda Rutledge - 5 stars</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45730132-dead-to-her?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dead to Her</a> by Sarah Pinborough - 3 stars</li> </ul> Barb recommends the film <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiM85mUhK_9AhXNATQIHbLeBaAQFnoECBUQAQ&amp;url=https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-movies/she-said&amp;usg=AOvVaw3maNMYGbPsnYLyC3qJdxeq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> She Said</a> on Peacock Premium or available to buy or rent on other streaming services

Episode 262: They Must Have More of Each Other

Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We love to talk about our current knitting projects and favorite books to read or listen to - we also review the occasional knitting book. Come join us!

I sure enjoy this podcast.  I may not always agree with their book reviews, but I always want to hear more. I also appreciate their generosity to charities and their &#34;approachable-ness.&#34; They are just darn nice!

A Knitting Gem

Come for the knit chat and stay for the book talk!

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2 Knit Lit Chicks

Recorded on January 5, 2019   Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing.  Join our chatter thread and post your finished sweaters in the FOs thread.  Our very lively Chatter thread is here.  And you can post pictures of your gorgeous finished sweaters here!  You have until January 15, 2019 to post your FO picture. You can enter to win an autographed copy of The Shawl Society Season 1 by Helen Stewart by going to our Ravelry group here and entering the contest.  It is available on Amazon in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.  Here in the U.S., it is $13.88 - you can buy it here!  The contest ends on January 15, 2019.     KNITTING   Barb’s FOs  Mother Bear #151 Hopcott Mitts test knit for Chrissy Graham, using Berroco Vintage in a blue-green colorway Bankhead Hat #7 by Susie Gorlay, using leftover Berroco Vintage - teal blue and forest brown   Tracie’s FOs 3 More Never Not Gnomings Rib-a-Roni in Classic Elite Yarns Water Lily in the Woodbine colorway 1 Knitted Knocker in CoBaSi Plus Galactic Hat/Rikke Hat Barb is working on: Suburban Wrap by Joji Locatelli, using Lisa Souza Dyeworks Deluxe Sock and Hu made Made Twist Big Sister cardigan by Hinterm Stein, using Cascade Pacific in the Dark Blue colorway Elizabeth Doherty's Provisional Cast-On Video   And has cast on: Donner by Elizabeth Doherty, using  Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Twist Sock in the Grey Heather color way Hazelnut Socks by Helen Stewart, using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Freud’s Dream color way - 1st pair for the #fifthannualdesertvistadyeworksmonthlysockclub. Whinstone Hat #3 by Chrissy Graham, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor color way.   Tracie has cast on: Pinch Hat by Cecily Glowik-MacDonald in arkaik fibers swanky aran in Jealous Sea   And is working On: Sand Layers by Lisa Hannes in January Yarns Staple Sock in Lucky and Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock in Acapandemonium Fiddly Bits #7 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns Vanilla Socks in Urth Uneek Sock, color #54 Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig, using Fiberspates Scrumptious 4-ply Sport in the Amethyst colorway Zephyr cardigan #2 by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Elemental Effects Cormo Sport in the Cypress colorway     BOOKS Barb highly recommends: Ohio by Stephen Markley  Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman  Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan   North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both by Cea Sunshine Person Barb is currently reading  Into the Abyss:  How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop by Carol Shaben  Under Cover of the Night by Diane Fanning Tracie highly recommends:  Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson  Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present by Hank Stuever  Eleanor Olyphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - 5 stars!  To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder by Nancy Rommelman   She does not recommend:  Keep Her Safe by Sophie Hannah   Tracie is reading:  Blind Faith by Joe McGuinness

Recorded on January 5, 2019 Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing.  Join our chatter thread and post your finished sweaters in the FOs thread.  Our very lively Chatter thread is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/3824462/1-25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  And you can post pictures of your gorgeous finished sweaters <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/3833490/1-25#11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here!</a>  You have until January 15, 2019 to post your FO picture. You can enter to win an autographed copy of The Shawl Society Season 1 by Helen Stewart by going to our Ravelry group <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast/topics/3864560" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and entering the contest.  It is available on Amazon in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.  Here in the U.S., it is $13.88 - you can buy it <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Shawl-Society-Season-knitting-patterns/dp/1999340906/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544976399&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+shawl+society" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here!</a>  The contest ends on January 15, 2019. KNITTING Barb’s FOs <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/mother-bear-knitting-in-the-round-seamless-97" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mother Bear #151</a> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/hopcott-mitts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hopcott Mitts</a> test knit for Chrissy Graham, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a> in a blue-green colorway <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/bankhead-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bankhead Hat #7</a> by Susie Gorlay, using leftover Berroco Vintage - teal blue and forest brown Tracie’s FOs 3 More Never Not Gnomings <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/rib-a-roni" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rib-a-Roni</a> in Classic Elite Yarns Water Lily in the Woodbine colorway <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/knitted-knockers-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1 Knitted Knocker</a> in CoBaSi Plus <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Galactic Hat/Rikke Hat</a> Barb is working on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/suburban-wrap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suburban Wrap</a> by Joji Locatelli, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/lisa-souza-deluxe-sock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Souza Dyeworks Deluxe Sock</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/hu-made-made-twist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hu made Made Twist</a> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-sister-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Sister</a> cardigan by Hinterm Stein, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-yarns-pacific" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cascade Pacific</a> in the Dark Blue colorway <a href="https://vimeo.com/91476816" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Doherty's Provisional Cast-On Video</a> And has cast on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/donner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donner</a> by Elizabeth Doherty, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cloudborn-fibers-merino-superwash-sock-twist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Twist Sock</a> in the Grey Heather color way <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hazelnut-socks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hazelnut Socks</a> by Helen Stewart, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/desert-vista-dyeworks-viso" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso</a> in the Freud’s Dream color way - 1st pair for the #fifthannualdesertvistadyeworksmonthlysockclub. <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/whinstone-hat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Whinstone Hat</a> #3 by Chrissy Graham, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/berroco-vintage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Berroco Vintage</a> in the Forest Floor color way. Tracie has cast on: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pinch-hat-3-versions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinch Hat</a> by Cecily Glowik-MacDonald in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/arkaik-fibres-swanky-aran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">arkaik fibers swanky aran</a> in Jealous Sea And is working On: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sand-layers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sand Layers</a> by Lisa Hannes in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/january-yarns-staple-sock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">January Yarns Staple Sock</a> in Lucky and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/serendipidye-kings-mountain-sock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock</a> in Acapandemonium <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fiddly-bits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiddly Bits</a> #7 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns Vanilla Socks in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/urth-uneek-sock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urth Uneek Sock</a>, color #54 <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/featherweight-cardigan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Featherweight Cardigan</a> by Hannah Fettig, using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fyberspates-scrumptious-4ply-sport" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiberspates Scrumptious 4-ply Sport</a> in the Amethyst colorway <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zephyr-10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zephyr</a> cardigan #2 by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Elemental Effects Cormo Sport in the Cypress colorway BOOKS Barb highly recommends: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39024902-ohio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ohio</a> by Stephen Markley <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36388243-something-in-the-water?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Something in the Water</a> by Catherine Steadman  <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anatomy of a Scandal</a> by Sarah Vaughan  <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18635097-north-of-normal?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both</a> by Cea Sunshine Person Barb is currently reading <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330916-into-the-abyss?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Into the Abyss:  How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop</a> by Carol Shaben <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20949480-under-cover-of-the-night?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Under Cover of the Night</a> by Diane Fanning Tracie highly recommends: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28940.Behind_the_Scenes_at_the_Museum?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Behind the Scenes at the Museum</a> by Kate Atkinson <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6726045-tinsel?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present</a> by Hank Stuever <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31434883-eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Eleanor Olyphant is Completely Fine</a> by Gail Honeyman - 5 stars! <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35884544-to-the-bridge?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder</a> by Nancy Rommelman She does not recommend: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35884544-to-the-bridge?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Keep Her Safe</a> by Sophie Hannah Tracie is reading: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35884544-to-the-bridge?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blind Faith</a> by Joe McGuinness

Episode 174: She Starts with a Bikini Wax

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