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.