Fri, 29 September 2017
Recorded September 27, 2017 Book Talk Starts at 30:25
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Our sweater KAL is coming right up - October 1-January 31! To enter to win a prize, complete an adult sweater with sleeves - start a new one or continue with one less than 50% done, and post in the FOs thread (coming soon!)
Tracie & Barb will be at: Lambtown 2017 - Dixon May Fair Grounds, October 7-8. We will be attending on Saturday, October 7th.
Stitches West 2018 registration opened July 20 - rooms at the Hyatt and Hilton are long gone, but you can still register for classes! Be sure and leave some free time on Saturday afternoon to come to our meet-up in the Hyatt bar.
Barb has finished: Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway Thundertwist by Greg Cohoon, using Plymouth Galway in the 121 colorway (light green)
Tracie finished: 2nd Puppy Pullover by Kitterly (free pattern) for Posy Basic Peanut Body with rabbit ears from 50 Yards of Fun by Rebecca Danger Crumpet Beret by Maura Kirk for Mano Del Uruguay (free pattern) in Dizzy Blonde Studios Dirty Blonde Superwash DK in the Mae colorway
Barb continues to work on: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways Out of hibernation – Beagle by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway
And she has cast on: Marklee by Elizabeth Doherty, using Wollmeise Pure in the Magnolia Medium colorway Stashbusting Helix Hat#5 by Jessica Rose Pioneer Braid Scarf by Catherine Ryan, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in the Black Pepper Swirl colorway Voyager MKAL by Rachel Roden, using Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the Voyager colorway, and Lorna’s Laces Mini-Skein Voyager Quintet
She frogged Basic Brioche Hat using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the 116 colorway
Tracie frogged: Smoky Mountain Moebius Cowl by Leedra Scott in Malabrigo Rueca in the Indicita Colorway
She has cast on: Slouchy Star-Crossed Beret by Natalie Larson in Kraemer Yarns Naturally Nazereth in the Winter colorway
And continues to work on: Redford by Julie Hoover in Lisa Souza Dyeworks Hardtwist in the Monteverde colorway Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Miss Babs Hot Shot in Hot to Trot 4th Fiddly Bits cowl by Jane Pihota from fingering weight magic cake Cardigan for Arwen in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Woobu in the Pining for Ewe colorway
Barb finished reading: Vanished: Cold-Blooded Murder in Steeltown by Jon Wells The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle
Tracie finished: The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original “Psycho" by Harold Schechter The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin Just Like Other Daughters by Colleen Faulkner
Barb is reading: The Whistler by John Grisham Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love by David Talbot
Tracie is reading: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
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Sat, 16 September 2017
Recorded September 14, 2017 Book Talk Begins at 39:40
Our Mother Bear KAL/CAL has ended! We will give the winners another week to hear their names and contact us before we PM them.
Tracie & Barb will be at Lambtown 2017 - Dixon May Fair Grounds, October 7-8. We will be attending on Saturday, October 7th.
Stitches West 2018 registration opened July 20 - rooms at the Hyatt and Hilton are long gone, but you can still register for classes! Be sure and leave some free time on Saturday afternoon to come to our meet-up in the Hyatt bar.
KNITTING
* Mother Bear #118 * Her 2nd Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using fingering scraps * Blenheim Hat by Chrissy Graham, using Vanna’s Choice in the Colonial Blue colorway * Ridge Runner Hat by Chrissy Graham, using Lane Boroesia in a turquoise color way * Stashbusting Helix Hat #4 by Jessica Rose, using worsted weight scraps * Candy Jar Socks (Vanilla Bean by Emily O’Grady) using Knit Picks Felici in the Candy Jar colorway. * Hitofude cardigan by Hiroko Fukatsu, using madelinetosh Feather in the Oddessy colorway
Tracie has finished
* Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopii (shown here on the recipient!)
* Puppy Pullover for Sally, designed by Bitterly in Universal Uptown Worsted and Cascade Anthem
* Thundertwist (a hat) by Greg Cohoon, using Plymouth Yarn Galway Worsted in the 121 colorway * Voyager MKAL by Rachel Roden, using Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock Multi in the Voyager color way, along with Lorna's Laces String Quintet in the Voyager colorways.
Barb is continuing to work on: * Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway. She is determined to have this finished by the time Episode 145 is recorded! * Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways
Tracie has cast on: * Her 2nd Puppy Pullover by Kitterly Kits * The Redford pullover by Julie Hoover, using Lisa Souza Hardtwist Merino in the Monteverde color way Tracie continues to work on: * Cardigan for Arwen in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Woobu in the Pining for Ewe colorway * Smoky Mountain Moebius Cowl by Leedra Scott in Malabrigo Rueca in the Indicita Colorway * Peer Pressure shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Miss Babs Hot Shot in the Hot to Trot colorway * Fiddly Bits #4 by Jane Pihota
Barb and Tracie reviewed Knitter's Pride Royale Knitting Needles. Thumbs up from both of them!
Barb is reading: The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck And Tracie is reading: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Bad Little Girl by Frances Vick
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Mon, 4 September 2017
Recorded on September 2, 2017. Book Talk starts at 28:14 Casual Hitofude KAL Mother Bear KAL!
Our Mother Bear KAL/CAL has ended! Thank you to everyone who has participated and/or donated prizes. Listen to the end to hear the list of winners!
Tracie & Barb will be at Lambtown 2017 - Dixon May Fair Grounds, October 7-8. We will let you know which day we’ll be attending closer to the event.
Stitches West 2018 registration opened July 20 - rooms at the Hyatt and Hilton are long gone, but you can still register for classes! Be sure and leave some free time on Saturday afternoon to come to our meet-up in the Hyatt bar.
Barb has finished: Nuvem by Martina Behm, using Wollmeise Lacegarn in the 13 A1 colorway. Vanilla Socks for Will’s birthday using Knit Picks Chroma Twisted in the Fog Bank colorway Pioneer Braid Scarf by Catherine Ryan in Premier Yarns Sweet Roll
Tracie has finished Fingering/sport-weight Stashbusing Helix Hat by Jessica Rose (with slip stitch!) hat in SF State colors
Barb continues to work on: Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using fingering scraps Brioche Knitting Made Easy (Mercedes Tarasoich-Clark) Craftsy class - Basic Brioche Hat using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the 116 colorway Hitofude by Hiroko Fukatsu, using madelinetosh Feather in the Odessy colorway
And has cast on: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways Candy Jar Socks (Vanilla Bean by Emily O’Grady) using Knit Picks Felici in the Candy Jar colorway. Blenhieim hat by Chrissy Graham, using Vanna’s Choice in the Colonial Blue colorway.
Tracie has put into hibernation: New Wave Cardigan by Mary Annarella in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive
She has cast on: Cardigan for Arwen in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Woobu in the Pining for Ewe colorway Smoky Mountain Moebius Cowl by Leedra Scott in Malabrigo Rueca in the Indicita Colorway
And continues to work on: Fiddly Bits #4 by Jane Pihota Peer Pressure shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Miss Babs Hot Shot in Hot to Trot Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopii
Barb has finished reading: The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter Waiter to the Rich and Shameless: Confessions of a Five-Star Beverly Hills Server by Paul Hartford
Tracie has finished: Night Film by Marisha Pessl The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robothom Overkill by Lyn Riddle Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1) by CJ Box To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I Found You by Lisa Jewell Perfect Husband: The True Story of a Trusting Bride Who Discovered Her Husband Was a Cold-Blooded Killer by Gary Provost
Barb is reading: The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
And Tracie is reading: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Bad Little Girl by Frances Vick |