2 Knit Lit Chicks

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Sat, 26 June 2021

Recorded on June 23, 2021

Book Talk starts at: 23:40

Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here

Our annual Mother Bear KAL has started!

Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread.

One post per bear please.

Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread.

#2021MBKAL2KL

Let's turn out a record number of bears!

Barb's Koko Bean Hat

KNITTING

Barb finished:

Mother Bears #239 & #240
Koko Bean Hat by JudithMarieKnits, using random worsted scrap yarn

Tracie finished:

Mother Bears 248 - 251

Barb is working on:

The Capitol hat by Hinterm Stein, using Baah Platinum in the Misty colorway
Pioneer Braid Scarf by Catherine Ryan using Elegant Yarns Kaleidoscope in the 27 colorway
Vanilla socks using Western Sky Knits Aspen Sock in the Concrete Sunset colorway

Barb has cast on:

That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts
Anker's Summer Shirt by PetiteKnits, using Berroco Remix Light in the Pool colorway

Bankhead Hat #16 using random worsted scraps

Tracie is still working on:

Snake River Poncho by Katy H. Carroll in Aspen Silk 600 in the Downtown Colorway
Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota using random fingering scraps

Tracie has cast on:

Calyx pullover by Elizabeth Doherty, using Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Spring Green colorway
Let's Shawl-a-Brate! by Fredi Baker, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in the Blue Steel colorway, Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock in the California colorway, Marianated Yarn Scrumptious HT in the Sunset on Tatooine colorway

BOOKS

Barb finished 2 books:

Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas - 3 stars
Klara and the Sun by Kazua Ishiguro - 4 stars

Tracie has finished 10 books:

The Golden State by Lydia Keisling - 4 stars
We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver - 5 stars
Hold Your Breath by B. P. Walter - 2 stars
These Women by Ivy Pachoda - 4.5 stars
Bad Axe County by Ivy Pachoda - 4.5 stars
Unexpectedly Milo by Matthew Dicks - 2.5 stars
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell - 3 stars
Bonfire by Kristin Ritter - 2.5 stars
The Girl in the Leaves by Robert Scott - 3 stars
To the Land of Long Lost Friends (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #20 by Alexander McCall Smith - 4 stars

Thumbs Up /Down

Tracie talked about some of her "Yarn Room" art that came from Knit Baah Purl

Barb recommended the podcast The Opportunist - she really liked Season 1, and also Season 2 which is going on now.

She also recommended the Peacock series Mr. Mercedes.

Direct download: Episode_227_-_6_26_21_9.27_AM.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:50am PDT

Wed, 9 June 2021

Episode 226: With Our Very Special Guest, Joyce Vance

Recorded on June 6, 2021

Book Talk starts at:

Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here

Our Anything But Wool KAL has ended - 142 FOs! Good job, everyone! We will announce the prize winners in at the end of this podcast!

Our annual Mother Bear KAL has started!

KNITTING

Barb finished:

Mother Bears #237 & #238
Bankhead Hat #15
One Splendid Skein shawl by Fredi Baker, using Hedgehog Fibers Sock in the Budgie colorway
Purl Strings tee by Heidi Kirrmaier, using Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton (Skinny) in the Sprout colorway
Snow Day hat by Jerry Burch using Noro Furisode in 23 colorway
Gnot Just Another Gnome MKAL by Sarah Schira

Tracie finished:

Mother Bears 240-247
Gnot Another Gnome MKAL by Sarah Schira in various acrylic worsted yarns from the Bear bin

BOOKS

Barb finished 3 books:

The Riddle of Emmon Bodfish by Paul Holes - 4 stars
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by Amber Ruffin - 3.5 stars
Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black - 3 stars

Tracie finished 2 books:

The Ramona Quimby Audio Collection by Beverly Cleary, narrated by Stockard Channing - 5 stars
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - 3.5 stars

Interview with Joyce White Vance.

Joyce was a Federal Prosecutor for the Northern District of Alabama, nominated by President Barack Obama. She is currently a Professor of Law at the University of Alabama and an MSNBC Correspondent on legal issues. She is also an avid knitter! Barb and Tracie talk to her about a myriad of subjects including the law, her work on MSNBC, her chickens, podcasting, but most of all, her knitting. She also participates in our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment.

She is one of the hosts of the podcast #SistersInLaw, in

addition to being a co-host of the Cafe Insider Podcast with Preet Bahara.

Joyce talked about her current knitting project, her Livia Cardigan.

It was so fun to interview Joyce - please enjoy!

Tracie talked about the Blue's Clues Pride Parade video

Direct download: Episode_226_-_6_9_21_10.23_AM.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:35am PDT