Sun, 27 November 2016
Recorded on November 24, 2016 Book Talk starts at 17:45 Our annual fall Sweater KAL will run from October 1 to January 31. All entries to our FOs thread will need to be an adult-size sweater with sleeves (short is okay!), cardigan or pullover. Challenge yourself - be sure to check out the Bundles of pattern suggestions! Enter to win a copy of the ebook Grown by Kate Oakley here. This thread will close December 1. Giveaway for Helen Stewart's Curious Handmade Knitvent 2016 will run until December 1st. Helen has kindly given us 5 copies to gift to the lucky recipients! Barb is giving away an unopened Chinook Shawl Kit from Knit Picks in the white-to-black gradient color way. This giveaway will last until December 15th. Knitting Barb’s FO’s: Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B Anderson using leftover Cascade Eco Plus in the brown colorway. Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose Tracie’s FOs Skykomish by Lee Meredith in Ella Rae Silkience Vanilla Socks in Araucania Ranco Sock Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose Barb has cast on: Café ua Lait hat by Kathryn C. (free pattern on Rav) using Knit Picks Swish DK in the Hollyberry colorway Tilbury Mittens – by Chrissy Graham (yes, another test knit! so no Ravelry page yet) using Cattail Knits Nugget’s Girlfriend DK in the Sexy Eyes colorway. And continues working on: Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi Grenadine by Amy Christoffers using Plymouth Mushishi Tupshin Socks, using leftover Knit Picks Stroll Tonal Fingering in the Pansy and Heartfelt colorways Tracie has cast on: Vanilla socks in Duren Dyeworks Awesome Sock And continues working on: Water and Sky by Veera Valimaki in Tracie Too in the Quail colorway Terribly Simple shawl by Caitlin ffrench, using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Cosmos colorway Books: Barb Finished Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCrieght Tracie Finished: Shirley by Susan Scarf Merrell Pippi Longstocking byAstrid Lindgren The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Journal of the Dead: A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico Desert by Jason Kersten Barb is reading: Adnan’s Story by Rabia Choudry Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger Tracie is Reading: The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Novel by Pamela Mingle The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
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Sun, 13 November 2016
Recorded on November 11, 2016 Book Talk Starts at 33:00 Our annual fall Sweater KAL will run from October 1 to January 31. All entries to our FOs thread will need to be an adult-size sweater with sleeves (short is okay!), cardigan or pullover. Challenge yourself - be sure to check out the Bundles of pattern suggestions! Amplitude pattern by Greg Cohoon – listen to the end of this episode to find out who won. 1. The givaway for an ebook copy of Grown by Kate Oates will run until December 1st. Enter to win a copy of the ebook here. 2. Giveaway for Helen Stewart's Curious Handmade Knitvent 2016 will run until December 1st. Helen has kindly given us 5 copies to gift to the lucky recipients! 3. Barb is giving away a Chinook Shawl Kit from Knit Picks in the white-to-black gradient color way. The kit has never been opened. This giveaway will last until December 15th. KNITTING Tracie has finished: For Good Hat by Megan Williams in Berocco Vintage 3 Stashbusting Helix Hats by Jessica Rose Barb’s FOs Jayla's Christmas Bear using scraps of yarn Intergalactic Shawl by Jan Heibert, using Knit Picks Stroll Tonal Fingering in the Pansy and Heartfelt colorways, and Knit Picks Stroll Sock Yarn in the Peapod colorway Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose, using 3 different colors of Encore Tweed Worsted Fast & Easy Fingerless Mitts by Lisa Beamer, using Malabrigo Rios in the Azules colorway Maize Mitts #3 by Tin Can Knits, using Malabrigo Rios in the Azules colorway Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B. Anderson, using Noro Kureyon in the 381 colorway Terribly Simple shawl by Caitlin ffrench, using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Cosmos colorway Water and Sky by Veera Valimaki in Tracie Too in the Quail colorway Skykomish by Lee Meredith in Ella Rae Silkience Vanilla Socks using Araucania Ranco Sock Barb has cast-on: Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose, using scraps of worsted weight yarn The Tupshin Socks, using leftover Knit Picks Stroll Tonal Fingering in the Pansy and Heartfelt colorways Another pair of Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B. Anderson, using leftover Cascade Eco Plus in a brown colorway A Sweet-ish Fish (by Susan B. Anderson) ornament using leftover DK yarn Barb is continuing to work on: Grenadine by Amy Christoffers using Plymouth Mushishi Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi BOOKS Tracie Finished: Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue by Marion Chesney A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith Barb Finished: No One You Know by Michelle Richmond Lost Among the Living by Simone St. James Tracie is reading Shirley by Susan Scarf Merrell Pippi Longstocking byAstrid Lindgren Barb is reading Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCrieght Adnan’s Story by Rabia Choudry Movies mentioned (Movie trailers linked): Barb talked about a new Netflix series, Doctor Foster Barb and Tracie discussed the audio podcast, My Favorite Murder
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