2 Knit Lit Chicks

Recorded July 24, 2019

Book Talk Starts at 29:12

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KNITTING

Tracie has finished:

1.  Mother Bears 202-204

2.  Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway

 

 

 

 

Barb has finished:

1.  Mother Bears #175 & #176

2.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway

 

 

 

Tracie continues to work on:

 

 1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways

2.  Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota

3.  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop


Tracie has cast-on:

1.  Mint Chip vanilla Socks in Anzula Nebula and KnitPicks Hawthorne

2.  Kick Up Your Heels by Sarah Shoo, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia DK in the Isabella color way

 

Barb is still working on:

1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways

2.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway

3.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway

4.  July DVD Socks - Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the RadioActive Zombody color way

5.  Nightshift  by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers

 

Barb and Tracie talked about their ZickZack scarves and how different they were from each other because of the yarns used:

 

 BOOKS

Tracie has finished:

1.  Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Deman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.  Thumbs Up!

2.  My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. Thumbs sideways!

 

Barb has finished:

1.  The Spaceship Next Door by Gene Doucette.  Thumbs Up...sort of...


Tracie is reading:

Barb recommends following BurraBears on Instagram and Facebook.

 

Barb is reading

1.  Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher


Barb and Tracie discussed going to visit Western Sky Knits in Montana.

 

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