Episode 178: An Epic Fashion Moment

Recorded on March 17, 2019

Book Starts at 35:30

Recorded Sunday, March 17, 2019

 

Our 2019 Colorwork KAL will continue until May 15, 2019.  Come join the conversation on the Chatter Thread, and post your finished objects on the FOs thread.

 

We announce the winner of BostonJen’s new shawl pattern, Go with the Flow, at the end of this episode.

 

We are giving away a copy of the Frost Heaves Cowl by Bronwyn the Brave.  Comment on the thread to be entered to win.  The contest will end on April 20.  Bronwyn has also  set up a coupon code for $2 off the Frost Heaves pattern: THELONGWINTER, and says “It’s a nod to the Laura Ingalls Wilder book, not to mention this crazy winter we’ve had.”

 

KNITTING

Barb has finished

Mother Bear #155 & 156

Helix Hat #8 by Jessica Rose

Vanilla Socks using DVD Viso in Rainbow Pantsuit.  

Frost Heaves Cowl by Bronwyn the Brave, using Malabrigo Rios in the Azures color way

 

Tracie has finished

a few Knitted Knockers in Cascade Pima Cotton, CoBaSi and Fibra Natura Radiant Cotton

Knit Mermaid Doll by Lorraine Pistorio in Berocco Elements in 4937 Bismuth, James C Brett Twinkle Fashion DK, etc

Zephyr #2 by Celia McAdam Cahill in Elemental Affects Cormo Sport in Cypress

Vanilla Socks in Urth Uneek Sock, color #54

Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig in Fyberspates Scrumptious 4-ply Sport in Amethyst

Frost Heaves Cowl by Bronwyn Hahn in Cedar House Yarns Old Growth Worsted in the Rhododendron colorway

Eole by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne in Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle Effect DK

 

Barb is continuing to work on

Donner by Elizabeth Doherty, using Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Twist Sock in the Grey Heather color way

Fox Paws by Xandy Peters, using a Craftsy Fox Paws Kit (utilizing Clouborn Highland Sport)  in the Winter Sky color combination.  

Shetland Peerie Mittens MKAL by Kathy Lewiniski, using Knit Picks Palette in the Pimento, Blush, Grey and White colorways

Vanilla Socks using DVD Viso in Rainbow Pantsuit.

 

She has cast on

Vanilla socks using DVD Viso in Grunge

Sally Stripe Scarf by Tara Miller using Cloudborn Sprightly in the Black, Orange and Yellow color ways.

Gnome de Plume MKAL by Sarah Schira using scrap yarn

Knockers

 

Tracie has cast on

Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustenader in Tahki Yarns Cotton Classic in Spruce

Little Unicorn by Lorraine Pistorio in Berocco Elements in 4937 Bismuth, James C Brett Twinkle Fashion DK, etc

Confetti by Veera Valimaki in Anzula Nebula in Lottie and Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering Multi in Rockaway

Gnome de Plume MKAL

 

She continues to work on

Jewel Box Cowl in Stunning String Studios Stunning Superwash in Jewel Box minis colorway

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

 

BOOKS

Tracie and Barb both recommend Duped:  Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married by Abby Ellin

 

Barb recommends:

Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild by James Campbell

Behind the Scenes at the Museum: a novel by Kate Atkinson

Educated by Tara Westover

Strong Ending: a Journey from Combat to Comedy by Audible Originals

 

Barb does not recommend Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

 

Tracie thought the following were just okay:

The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator by Joakim Palmkvist

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen

 

Tracie recommends:

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family by Jeffrey Melnick

 

Tracie recommends

Line of Duty on Acorn and Netflix

Bondi Rescue on Netflix

Leaving Neverland on HBO