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Recorded Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Book talk begins at 25:55

Our Cables KAL has ended.  Please listen until the end of the podcast to hear whether you’ve won a prize, and thanks to everyone for participating!

Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL!  It will officially start on June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  More info to come...

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.
• Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

KNITTING

Barb finished

• 1 Knocker
• Twisty Taper Cap by Shelby NichKnit Designs, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red Brick colorway

Tracie finished:

Mother Bears 304-306

Barb is working on:

• Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze in the Fern and Gravity colorways
• WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway
• Razzle Dazzle Scarf in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway

Barb has Cast On

• 6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of Lana Grossa Ecopuna Degradé
• Mother Bear 271

Cast On:

• Marklee DK by Elizabeth Doherty in Knit Picks Comfy in Planetarium
• Socks in madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T’Challa colorway

Working On:

Summer Sorrel by Wood & Pine in Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway

BOOKS

Barb read:

Verity by Colleen Hoover - 2 stars

All That is Mine I Carry with Me - 4 stars

Tracie read:

Blubber by Judy Blume - 5 stars

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson - 5 stars

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks - 4 stars

Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times (A Parody) written by and illustrated by Ellie Hajdu - 4 stars

The Patient by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars

Recorded on May 8, 2023

Book Talk starts at: 25:30

Our Cables KAL is almost over... May 15th is the last day you can post pictures of your finished cable-y goodness projects.   Prizes will be announced during Episode 268.  

Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL!  It will officially start on June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  More info to come...

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

Tracie's Donner

Barb Is working on:

• Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze in the Fern and Gravity colorways
• WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway
• Razzle Dazzle Scarf in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway

Recorded on April 5, 2023

Book Talk starts at 19:25

Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables.  Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.  

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but we generally have spots that will open as we get close to the dates.  If you would like to be on the waiting list,  message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form.
• Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA.  There will be no food vendors, so bring your own lunch and a chair.  The entry fee is $10 per person, and parking will be in a field and not limited.
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

KNITTING

Tracie finished:

• Tiny Dancer top by Laura Dean in Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino & Tussah Silk Fingering for Lexi
• 2 Knitted Knockers

Barb finished

• Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)
• Ilha pullover by Orlane Sucche, using Greenwood Fiber Indulgence (merino, cashmere and silk).
• 3  Knockers

Tracie has cast on:

• Summer Sorrel by Wood & Pine in Despondent Dyes OMG Glitter! in the Even My Attorney Says “Let It Go” colorway

And continues to work on:

• Donner by Elizabeth Doherty in Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in Spring 

Barb is working on:

• Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)
• Knitted Knockers
• WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Self-Striping in the Peacock colorway
• Razzle Dazzle Scarf in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorway

And has cast on:

• Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, using Anzula Breeze in the Fern and Gravity colorways

BOOKS

Barb read:

• Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family by Rabia Chaudry - 5 stars
• Mothered by Zoje Stage - 3.5 stars
• The Substitution Order by Martin Clark - 3.5 stars
• Last Seen (Detective Bernadette Noel #1) by Joy Kluver - 3 stars

Tracie read:

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey - 4.5 stars
• Snap by Belinda Bauer - 4.5 stars
• Kellynch: The Sequel to Jane Austen’s Persuasion - 2.5 stars

Recorded on April 5, 2023

Book Talk starts at 33:00

Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables.  Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.  

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but we generally have spots that will open as we get close to the dates.  If you would like to be on the waiting list,  message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form.
• Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

Barb has finished:

• Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits using worsted weight bear yarn
• 3 Knockers     
   
  
  

Barb has read:

• The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb.- 3 stars
• The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4 stars
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer - 5 stars

Recorded on March 22, 2023

Book talk starts at 29:20

Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables.  Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.  

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  We have 1 open spot - message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form.
• Fiber Frolic - Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, CA
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

KNITTING

Tracie finished:

• 2 Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima
• Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light held double
• 10 knitted headbands, all knit from stash - patterns used:
• Smidge Headband by Angela Tennant
• Lova by Chicory Sticks
• Fiana by Connie Stults
• Godmother Headband by Amanda Rosa
• Star Stitch Headband by Jessica Flowers
• and various patterns from 150 Knitted Trims by Lesley Stanfield

Barb finished:

• Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set
• Blushing Braids Beanie by Amy Kate Sutherland, using Valley Yarns Northampton
• 4 Knockers

Tracie cast on:

• Donner by Elizabeth Doherty in Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in Spring
• Tiny Dancer top by Laura Dean in Shaggy Bear Farms SW Merino & Tussah Silk Fingering for Lexi

And continues to work on:

• Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill in Laneras Barefoot in Coral
• Vanilla socks in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Hot Tamale

Barb is working on:

• Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)
• Knitted Knockers

And has cast on:

• WYS Vanilla Socks, using West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply Self Striping in the Peacock colorway
• Ilha pullover by Orlane Sucche, using Greenwood Fiber Indulgence (merino, cashmere and silk).
• Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits using worsted weight bear yarn

She frogged:

Winters Beach by Andrea Mowry, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway 

BOOKS

Tracie read:

• The Decision to Kill: A True Crime Story of a Teenage Killer and the Mother Who Loved Him by Leslie Ghiglieri - 3 stars
• Edge of Normal by Carla Norton - 4 stars (but 1 star for narration!)
• The Dentist by Tim Sullivan - 4.5 stars
• The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars
• A Girl Returned by Ann Goldstein - 4.5 stars
• Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - 4 stars

Tracie and Barb highly recommend:

Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles - 5 stars

Barb read:

• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - 3.5 stars
• Other Parents by Sarah Stovell - 4 stars
• A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins - 4 stars
• The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden - 4 stars

Tracie recommends AMC+ app/channel - subscribe through Amazon Prime or go to amcplus.com

Stitches West episode!  

Recorded on March 3 - 5 2023

Vendors mentioned in this episode

Alpenglow Industries

Pam Powers Knits

Porter Wool Co.

Fiber Lady

Seattle Sky Dyeworks

Knit Baah Purl

Greenwood Fibers

Anzula

Madelinetosh

Oink Pigments

Carpool Indiemade yarn

Great Yarns!

Tracie attended Sandy Peters' class, Intro to Stacked Stitches.

Barb attended Lorilee Beltman's class, Transform you Knitting with the Magic Cast On.

Recorded Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Book talk begins at 32:25

Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables.  Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.  

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

Events

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• Stitches West 2023 - March 2-5 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California.  Stay tuned for Episode 263, which will be our Stitches recap!
• The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but you can still be put on the waiting list - message Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for info and the registration form.
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

KNITTING

Finished

Tracie has finished:

• Velvet Pullover by EweKnit Toronto (discontinued online) in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light dyed by Kim and me
• Penelope Romper by Linnea Nyman with a different cable pattern substituted in Berroco Pure Pima
• Soizic Headband by Along avec Anna in Plymouth Encore
• 4 Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima and  Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK

Barb has finished:

• Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Perfectly Pretty colorway
• Burgos vest by Rosa Pomar, using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the Grey Heather colorway
• Koko Bean Hat, using 5 colors of acrylic bear yarn

Tracie has frogged:

Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty in Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK, knit in 2021

She has cast on:

Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill in Laneras Barefoot in Coral

Vanilla socks in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Hot Tamale

Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light held double

Barb continues to work on:

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

Blushing Braids Beanie by Amy Kate Sutherland, using Red Heart bear yarn in a light gray color

She has cast on:

Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)

Winters Beach by Andrea Mowry, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway.

And frogged:

Citadel by Joji Locatelli, using Rowan RYC Wool Tweed

BOOKS

Tracie read:

• The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas by Clint Richmond - 4 stars
• All That Fall by Kris Calvin - 3 stars
• Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - 4 stars
• The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr - 5 stars
• Stiff Arm Steal by AJ Stewart

Barb read:

• Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton - 4 stars
• Sunburn by Laura Lipman - 3.5 stars
• The Couple on Cedar Close by Anna-Lou Weatherley - 3.5 stars
• West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge - 5 stars
• Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough - 3 stars

Barb recommends the film She Said on Peacock Premium or available to buy or rent on other streaming services

Recorded on January 12, 2023

Book talk starts at 18:19

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

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

Virtual get-together Zoom

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: 

2 Bankhead Hats

Tracie finished:

• Penny’s Bandana Cowl in Adrian Gergler for Finn in 3 colors of Plymouth Select DK
• 1 Knitted Knocker in Cascade Ultra Pima and Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK
• Light Trails by Suvi Sivola (SuviKnits) in Anzula Haiku in the Madam colorway

Barb is working on:

• 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
• Get the Groove by Hinterm Stein, using Valley Yarns Northampton Worsted in the Denim Heather colorway
• Burgos vest by Rosa Pomar, using Diamond Galway Worsted Knitting Wool Highland Heather

Tracie cast on:

Davis pullover by Pam Allen, using Berroco Remix Chunky in the Pepper colorway

And is working on:

• Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima and Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton
• Vanilla Socks in Canon Hand Dyes William Merino in Waterworld Sock Set

BOOKS

Barb read:

• His Last Wife by Gia Pere - 3 stars
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - 4.5 stars

Tracie read:

• Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton - 2 stars - 4 stars for substance and 1 star for format
• The Briarmarsh Close Killings by Gaynor Torrance - 3 stars
• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume - 2.5 stars

Tracie recommends

The Gleener for excellent, battery-free sweater shaving