Recorded on December 28, 2022

Book talk starts at 24:10

Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23

 

Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page

12 in 22 Chatter Thread

 

Virtual get-together Zoom

 

NoCKRs (Northern California Knitting Retreat) news:

If you would like to attend NoCKRs at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California April 27-30, 2023, please email Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for details.

KNITTING

 

Barb finished: 

1.  Collage Socks by Helen Stewart, using Ogle Design Fiber Arts Coloration Fingering in the 827 Purple colorway

2.  Solstice Mitts by Kimberly Dottie, using 2 colors of Quince & Co Chickadee in the Fjord and the Canvas color ways

 

Tracie finished:

1.  Guantes Jota DK Fingerless Mitts by Paola Aguirre using Newton's Yarn Country Superwash DK

2.  Mother Bear ##301

3.  Tony the Toy Box Monster by Rebecca Danger

4.  Cannon Bandana by Debbi Stone and Marcy Vandale in 3 colors of Plymouth Select DK Merino

Barb is working on:

1.  Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Perfectly Pretty colorway

2.  Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set

3.  Get the Groove by Hinterm Stein, using Valley Yarns Northampton Worsted in the Denim Heather colorway

 

And has cast on:

1.  Bankhead Hat #21 by Susie Gourley

2.  Burgos vest by Rosa Pomar, using Diamond Galway Worsted Knitting Wool Highland Heather

 

Tracie is working on:

1.   Light Trails by SuviKnits using Anzula Haiku in the Madam colorway

2.  Vanilla Sock in Canon Hand Dyes William Merino in Waterworld Sock Set

 

Tracie has cast on:

1.  Knitted Knocker in Cascade Ultra Pima

 

BOOKS

Barb read:

1.  French Braid: A Novel by Anne Tyler - 5 stars

2.  On the Beach by Nevil Shute - 4 stars

3.  The Resort by Sue Watson - 3.5 stars

4.  The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenendore - 4.5 stars

 

Tracie read:

1.  The Perfect Family by Jacquie Underdown - 2.5 stars

2.  Unfollow Me by Charlotte Duckworth - 4 stars

3.  Don't Believe It by Charlie Done - 3 stars

4.  Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins - 4.5 stars

5.  The Texas Towner Sniper: The Terrifying True Story of Charles Whitman by Ryan Green

      Barb and Tracie both recommend the documentary "Tower" on Prime Video

Recorded Friday, December 9, 2022

Book talk starts at 26:21

 

Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23

Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page

12 in 22 Chatter Thread

 

Virtual get-together Zoom

 

KNITTING

Barb finished: 

Zephyr Mark ll by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Light in the Red Rock colorway

 

Tracie finished:

• Moon of My Life by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne adapted by Celia McAdam Cahill for a man in worsted weight yarn - in Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted Granite and Berroco Vintage Cotton Candy
• Darling Darby by Jean Clement in Berroco Vintage in Cotton Candy and  Uptown Worsted
• Top This! flower hat by DMC for Emily
• Millcreek Hat by Katy H. Carroll in Plymouth Select Worsted Merino Superwash in Violet and Lime Heather - for Lexi
• Trickster by Elizabeth Doherty in Plymouth Select Worsted Merino Superwash in Violet and Berroco Vintage in Cotton Candy

 

Barb is working on:

• Collage Socks by Helen Stewart, using Ogle Design Fiber Arts Coloration Fingering in the 827 Purple colorway
• Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Perfectly Pretty colorway
• Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set

 

And has cast on:

• Solstice Mitts by Kimberly Dottie, using 2 colors of Quince & Co Chickadee in the Fjord and the Canvas color ways
• Center Pointe Beanie by Benjamin Matthews, using Plymouth Encore in the Brick Red colorway
• Get the Groove by Hinterm Stein, using Valley Yarns Northampton Worsted in the Denim Heather colorway

 

Tracie is working on:

• Guantes Jota DK Fingerless Mitts by Paola Aguirre using Newton's Yarn Country Superwash DK 
• Light Trails by SuviKnits using Anzula Haiku in the Madam colorway
• Vanilla Sock in Canon Hand Dyes William Merino in Waterworld Sock Set

 

BOOKS

Barb read:

Minding Miss Manners: In an Era of Fake Etiquette by Judith Martin - 4 stars

The Influencer by Joyce Maynard - 3 stars

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapel - 4 stars

 

Tracie read:

Details Are Unprintable: Wayne Longeran and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder by Allan Levine - 3 stars

All That’s Bright and Gone by Eliza Nellums - 4 stars

Snake Eyes: Murder in a Southern Town by Bitty Martin - 2.5 stars

 

Tracie recommends

Life and Beth, Reboot, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows on Hulu

Abbott Elementary on ABC

Loot on Apple TV+

Wellington Paranormal on HBOMax