2 Knit Lit Chicks

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Sat, 31 August 2019

Recorded on August 28, 2019

Book Talk Begins at 27:50

Our annual Mother Bear KAL is finished! If you put a picture of a finished bear on our FO thread, then you won a prize! Prizes announced at the end of the podacast.

And on to our Fall Sweater KAL! It will run September 15 all the way to January 15 to give you plenty of time to finish a garment. Join the Chatter Thread, and check out our sweater bundles, and challenge yourself.

Stitches West registration? The Catalogue is here, registration is 9/3/2019.

Events

Lambtown - October 5-6 in Dixon, California

Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-19 at Tuolomne Trails family camp

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

* Mother bears # 178 and 179

* Opal Sock Yarn Bunny by Susan B. Anderson, using Regia Yarn in the Star Night color way

*. August DVD socks using DVD Viso in the Inuit Art color way. The pattern is the Shell Cottage Socks by Helen Stewart

* Nightshift by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers

Barb wearing her Nightshift Cowl by Andrea Mowry

Barb discussed the excellent face embroidering video tutorial by Susan B Anderson:

Susan B. Anderson's Face Embroidery video Tutorial

Tracie has finished:

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

Tracie's Dare to Dream by Boo Knits!

Barb continues to work on:

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

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

* Trail Hoodie by Marly Bird, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp color way.

Tracie has cast on:

* Bulky Top Down Pullover for Men by Knitting Pure and Simple

Tracie continues to work on:

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

* Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota

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

* Ilse Sock Set Cowl by Heather Boos (Yellow Ribbon Knits) in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive and Greenwood Fiberworks Star Dust in Earthen Hues gradient set

* Gridlines by Susanne Sommer in Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Caribbean colorwayBOOKS

BOOKS

Barb has finished and says thumbs up to:

* Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

* The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

* Every Last One by Anna Quindlen

* Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Tracie has finished and says thumbs up to:

* Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case by Steven B. Epstein

* The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

Tracie did not finish:

* Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell

Barb is reading:

* Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan

* Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm by Barbara Parry

Tracie is reading:

* How to Build a Girl by Caitlen Moran

* Dead by Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer? by Ann Rule

Direct download: Episode_188_-_8_31_19_1.13_PM.mp3
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Sat, 17 August 2019

Episode 187: We Should Just Get Rid of that Word

Recorded on August 15, 2019

Book Talk starts at 35:00

Our annual Mother Bear KAL is winding down, so finish up those last few bears! Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post in our FOs thread. Each bear is an entry. Come join the Chatter thread here!

And on to our Fall Sweater KAL! It will run September 15 all the way to January 15 to give you plenty of time to finish a garment. Join the chatter thread, and check out our sweater bundles, and challenge yourself!

Stitches West registration? Catalogue out on Aug. 23, registration is 9/3

Events

Lambtown - October 5-6 in Dixon, California

Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-19 at Tuolomne Trails family camp

Knitting

Barb’s FOs:

Mother Bear #175

July DVD Socks in the RadioActive Zombody color way

Tracie has finished:

Kick Up Your Heels by Sarah Shoo in Western Sky Knits Magnolia DK

Mint chip vanilla socks in Anzula Nebula and KnitPicks Hawthorne

The V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman in Greenwood Fiberworks Simply Sock in Apricot, Invictus Yarns Beyond in Flame, and Baah! La Jolla in Georgia Peach and My Sweet Valentine

Barb continues to work on:

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

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

Nightshift by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers

And has cast on:

August DVD socks using DVD Viso in the Inuit Art color way. Making the Shell Cottage socks by Helen Stewart

Trail Hoodie by Marly Bird, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp color way.

Opal Sock Yarn Bunny by Susan B. Anderson, using Regia Yarn in the Star Night color way

Tracie has cast on:

Ilse Sock Set Cowl by Heather Boos (Yellow Ribbon Knits) in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive and Greenwood Fiberworks Star Dust in Earthen Hues gradient set

Gridlines by Susanne Sommer in Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Caribbean colorway

And continues to work on:

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

Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota

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

BOOKS

Barb says thumbs up to:

Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

And thumbs down to:

She Was the Quiet One by Michelle Campbell