Fri, 28 April 2017
Recorded April 26, 2017 Book Talk Begins at 42:35
Our Colorwork KAL is almost finished, so get knitting and post those FOs!
2KLC Swap is moving along. Please check in frequently! April 30th: Check-In #2 May 15th: Check-In #3 May 31st check in #4 JUNE 15th: Mail-By Date
Tracie has finished Retreat Bath Mitt by Elizabeth Doherty in Quince & Co Sparrow Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Invictus Yarns Desert Dream in the Deep colorway Allegra tank top by Svetlana Volkova in Euro Baby Kid Cotton (photo)
Barb has finished: Skew Socks by Lana Holden using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Asphalt Jungle colorway.
Tracie has cast on: Arena by Norah Gaughan in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey DK
And she continues to work on: 2nd Fiddly Bits by Jane Pihota from a fingering-weight “magic cake” Vanilla socks in Wisdom Yarns Saki Bamboo in the Garnet Ridge colorway Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopi
Barb is working on: Beagle pullover sweater by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway * Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway * Test knit - Scallop Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar (the Giving Flower) using 2 skeins of Candy Skein Yummy Fingering in the Blue Bubblegum and Boysenberry Jam colorways. Edin cardigan by Bonne Marie Burns, using Raven Frog Sheepless in the Captain's Blue colorway Retreat Bath Mitt by Elizabeth Doherty, using Quince & Co. Sparrow in the Sans colorway
And cast on: A project she can’t talk about it because it’s a project for her swap partner! Nuvem by Martina Behm, using Wollmeise Lace-Garn in the 13 A1 colorway.
Win an ecopy of Framework: Ten Architectural Knits by Norah Gaughan! (phot0) To enter the drawing, leave a comment on the contest thread, which will close May 31.
Tracie has finished reading Mommy Deadliest by Michael Benson The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn
Barb has finished: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
Tracie is reading: Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
Barb is reading The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante Bess of Hardwick: Empire Builder by Mary S. Lovell
Barb recommends the Very Pink Podcast
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Sun, 16 April 2017
Recorded on April 13, 2017 Book Talk starts at 26:50 Our Colorwork KAL started March 1 and will go until May 1. Challenge yourself! The FOs thread is open. You still have time! The 2 Knit Lit Chicks Spring Fling Swap has started! You should have received your swap partner by now. If you are participating, be sure and check the Swap thread a couple of times a week to keep up. KNITTING Tracie has finished: * Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using leftovers from stash! * 3 Knitted Knockers Barb has finished: * Smorgasbord Cowl by Cindy Garland, using a kit bought at the Stunning String Studio booth at Stitches West (pictured above * 5 Knitted Knockers Barb has cast on: * Edin cardigan by Bonne Marie Burns, using Raven Frog Sheepless in the Captain's Blue colorway * Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota, using fingering weight scraps Barb is working on: * Beagle pullover sweater by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway * Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway * Test knit - Scallop Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar (the Giving Flower) using 2 skeins of Candy Skein Yummy Fingering in the Blue Bubblegum and Boysenberry Jam colorways. * Skew socks by Lana Holden using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Asphalt Jungle colorway
* Retreat Bath Mitt by Elizabeth Doherty, using Quince & Co Sparrow Tracie is working on: * Vanilla socks in Wisdom Yarns Saki Bamboo in the Garnet Ridge colorway * Test knit: Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Invictus Yarns Desert Dream in the Deep colorway * Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopi * Her Allegra tank top by Svetlana Volkova in Euro Baby Kid Cotton has come out of hibernation
Jane Richmond - The Double Knot YouTube Video How to Remember the Double Knot by Paula Emons-Fuesle YouTube video
Tracie has finished: * Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh * Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple Barb has finished: Breaking Wild by Diane les Becquets Tracie is currently reading: * The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn * Mommy Deadliest by Michael Benson Barb is currently reading: * American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin * The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead |
Sat, 1 April 2017
Recorded March 29, 2017 Book Talk starts at 24:20
Our Colorwork KAL started March 1 and will go until May 1. Challenge yourself! The FOs thread is open.
Barb has finished: 3 Knitted Knockers My Rainbow Heart by Stephanie Lotven, using Valley Yarns Huntington in the Sea Gull colorway That Easy Guernsey Hat by Christine Roy, using leftover aran weight yarns Vanilla socks using Knit Picks Felici in the Baker Street colorway
Tracie has finished: 5 knitted knockers Sprig Cloche by Alana Dakos in Cascade 220 Superwash Sport All That Jazz by TheTwistedYarn blog in Greenwood Fibers Star Dust mini-skeins in Earthen Hues Mini-Landing Cardi by Vera Sanon in Fishknits Panache in the 42 Degrees Opposite the Sun for my niece Lexi’s 8th birthday
Barb has cast on: Test knit - Scallop Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar (the Giving Flower) using 2 skeins of Candy Skein Yummy Fingering in the Blue Bubblegum and Boysenberry Jam colorways. Skew socks by Lana Holden using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Asphalt Jungle colorway
Barb is working on: Beagle pullover sweater by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway Smorgasbord Cowl by Cindy Garland, using a kit bought at the Stunning String Studio booth at Stitches West
Tracie has cast on: Vanilla socks in Wisdom Yarns Saki Bamboo in the Garnet Ridge colorway Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopi Test knit: Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Invictus Yarns Desert Dream in the Deep colorway
Tracie is working on: Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using leftovers from stash! Coloring cardigan by Katrin Schneider, using Anzula Nebula in the Lottie colorway
Barb finished Some Luck by Jane Smiley The Last September by Nina de Gramont I Know I Am but What Are You? By Samantha Bee The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve hours, Four Patients Lives by Theresa Brown
Tracie has finished Evidence of Love by John Bloom & Jim Atkinson No One Needs to Know by Kevin O’Brien Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood & Scientology by Leah Remini
Barb is reading: American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin Breaking Wild by Diane les Becquets
Tracie is reading: Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
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