Episode 264: So This Situation Is Dumb in Every Species

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 [e-mail] 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 & 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 & 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