Recorded Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Book talk begins at 18:28

Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread.  Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible - post photos on the FO Thread

Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3.  See the class listing here for details!

KNITTING

Barb finished:

• Mother Bear #295
• Stashbusting Helix Hat #10 by Jessica Rose 

Tracie finished:

• Mother Bear 325 - 327
• Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway

Barb is working on:

• Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway

Barb has cast On:

• Mother Bear #296

Tracie has cast on:

• Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn
• Davis by Pam Allen, using Knit Picks Snuggle Puff in the Hatchling colorway

She continues to work on:

• toys - Scraps Chaps for class and Digital Citizens 
• Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota

BOOKS

Barb read:

• Things I Learned from Falling by Claire Nelson - 4 stars
• Alien by Alan Dean Foster - 4.5 stars
• Aliens by Alan Dean Foster - 4.5 stars
• Stranded by Sarah Goodwin - 4 stars

Tracie read:

• Virgins by Carol Rivers - 4 stars.  Tracie does not recommend the audio version
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 4-5 stars
• Smoke Screen (Alexander Blix & Emma Ramm #2) - 3.75 stars

Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Book talk begins at 16:04

Our Summer Top KAL is has ended.  Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and please listen to the end of the episode to hear our list of prize-winners.

Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31.

To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread.  Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible.

Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3.  See the class listing here for details!

KNITTING

Barb finished:

Mother Bear #294

Bankhead hat #30

Tracie finished:

Mother Bear 324

Elisenberg Jacket by Guri Pedersen in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Spearmint Green and Blush Pink

Barb is working on:

Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway

Barb has cast On:

Mother Bear #295

Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose #10

Tracie is casting on:

Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn

She continues to work on:

Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway

Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota

toys - Scraps Chaps for class and Digital Citizens 

BOOKS

Barb read:

Woman 99 by Greer Macallister - 4 stars

American Girl by Wendy Walker - 3.5 stars

Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown - 3.5 stars

Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars

Tracie read:

Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother - 3.5 stars

Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards - 3.5 stars

Tracie recommends watching River Phoenix in: 

Running on Empty (1988) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video

Dogfight (1990) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video