2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on December 21, 2024 Book talk starts at 30:30 Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our . It must be adult size and have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our for inspiration and join the discussion on our thread! Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. EVENTS We will be at the New Years Fiber Retreat at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan...
info_outline Episode 295: I'm In a Bubble of Yarn2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on November 28, 2024 Book talk starts at 29:40 Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our . It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our for inspiration and join the discussion on our thread! Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. EVENTS We will be at the New Years Fiber Retreat at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA...
info_outline Episode 294: If It's Not Real Estate, It's Nothing2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Friday, November 1, 2024 Book talk begins at 19:20 Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our . It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Check out our for inspiration and join the discussion on our thread! Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. EVENTS We will be at the New Years Fiber Retreat at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA in January. Dates for NoCKRs will be...
info_outline Episode 293: Red Hot Lambtown2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Sunday, October 6, 2024 Book talk begins at 32:20 Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing. You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater. It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine! Our Zoom group is continuing. Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time. All the info you need is the Info in our Ravelry group! KNITTING Tracie has finished: 4 by DROPS Design in Universal Uptown DK, mint green and lavender #2 by mariana Mel by Casapinka in JodyLong Summer Delight in the Tomato colorway by...
info_outline Episode 292: Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy?2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Thursday, September 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:30 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has ended, and we will announce the prize winners at the end of this episode. Our Fall Sweater KAL is starting! You have until January 15 to finish an adult-sized sweater with some kind of sleeves. WIPs less than 50% complete are fine. Come join our , and check out our . Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento, and it has been rescheduled to September 28 and November 2. See the class listing for...
info_outline Episode 291: Live from the Bunkhouse, It's the Chicks and Friends!2 Knit Lit Chicks
Friday, August 16, 2024 Book talk starts at 10:10 Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-20, 2024 at Tuolomne Trails outside Groveland, CA. This episode is NOT brought to you by , but we are all big fans. Knitting Eileen is working on the by Helen Stewart in scrap yarn and is getting back into her by Celia McAdam Cahill in Shelley is working on the tee by Caitlin Hunter in two different silk yarns Susan is working on a from a kit from Yarn Snob for her niece Barb finished her by Jennifer Steingass and is working on a Mother Bear, a new tee, and a hat Tracie finished...
info_outline Episode 290: It's Just Gonna be Puckery2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded July 22, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:19 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to the . Talk bears with us in the and post your finished bears in the . Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible! Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento, and it has been rescheduled to September 28 and November 2 . See the class listing for details! KNITTING...
info_outline Episode 289: What... Why?2 Knit Lit Chicks
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 . Talk bears with us in the and post your finished bears in the . Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible - post photos on the Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3. See the class listing for details! KNITTING Barb finished: ...
info_outline Episode 288: I Will Get It Started Post Haste2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 16:04 Our 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 . Talk bears with us in the and post your finished bears in the . Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible. Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at...
info_outline Episode 287: That's My Tale of Woe2 Knit Lit Chicks
Listen Recorded on May 28, 2024 Book talk begins at 22:55 ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS: Our Summer Tops KAL is almost over, going until to June 1, 2024. Prizes winners will be announced in Episode 288! Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL. DATES: 6/1/24 - 8/31/24 To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to . Talk bears with us in the and post your finished bears in the . Tracie and Barb had a discussion about the excellent YouTube video that Susan B. Anderson made showing how she embroiders faces on toys: Every...
info_outlineRecorded Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Book talk begins at 23:04
Our annual Mother Bear KAL is ending soon! 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.
We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
EVENTS
Tracie and Barb will be at:
- 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
- Mother Bears 278-283
- 6600K (Striped Hoodie) by Barry Klein, using 4 colors of Lana Grossa Ecopuno Degrade
- Carley by Elizabeth Smith, using Berroco Remix Light in the Mist colorway
Tracie finished:
- Mother Bear 314
- Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallee in Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation Silken Straw in 6 different color ways
Barb is working on:
- Razzle Dazzle Scarf in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradient Set in the Razzle Dazzle #22 colorwayMother Bear 284
- Hungry Horse Hat by Aimee Alexander using Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK in the Aurora, Depths, Juneberry color ways
And has cast on:
- Ribbed Beanie by Vanessa Ewing, using Western Sky Knits Biggie in the Fishbowl Colorway
- Vanilla socks using Patons Kroy Socks Stripes in the Meadow Stripes colorway
- Miles Tee by Ozetta: Hailey Smedley
Tracie has cast on:
- Morning Ritual Top by Olga Putano Designs OR Marklee DK by Elizabeth Dorherty with colorwork chart from Women’s Kerbstone by Heather Pfeifer OR Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva
And continues working on:
- Lightweight Raglan Pullover by Purl Soho in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in Shantay, You Stay!
- Socks in Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T’Challa colorway
BOOKS
Barb read:
- Love Me or Else: The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jealousy, and the Murder that Rocked a Small Town by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff - 4 stars
- Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder by Mikita Brottman - 3 stars
- From Below by Darcy Coates - 5 stars
- The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell - 3 stars
- The Dream Job by Kiersten Modgin - 3 stars
- Living the Dream by M. J. Hardy - 3 stars
- Too Close to the Falls: a Memoir by Catherine Gildener - 5 stars
- Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty - 4 stars
Tracie read:
- The Locals by Jonathan Dee - 4 stars
- Too Close to Breathe by Olivia Kiernan - 3 stars
- If Looks Could Kill by M. William Phelps - 2 stars