Episode 296: A Dead Little Black Thing
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...
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Episode 295: I'm In a Bubble of Yarn
2 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...
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Episode 294: If It's Not Real Estate, It's Nothing
2 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...
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Episode 293: Red Hot Lambtown
2 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...
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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...
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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...
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Episode 290: It's Just Gonna be Puckery
2 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...
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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: ...
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Episode 288: I Will Get It Started Post Haste
2 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...
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Episode 287: That's My Tale of Woe
2 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 Friday, October 13, 2023
Book talk begins at 27:00
Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started! Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult.
Here are the rules:
- Dates - 9/1/2023 - 1/15/24. That’s 4 months…plenty of time to knit or crochet an adult-size sweater…or two!
- We have bundles for inspiration! Beginner sweaters are here.
- Adventurous Beginners to Advanced sweaters are here
- Crocheters! Your sweaters are here
- ANYONE can add sweaters to the bundles!
- There will be prizes - just post a picture of your lovely finished sweater in our FOs thread.
- Do you have some sweaters in progress? WIPs count as long as the sweater is less than 50% done on September 1st. Less than 50% done is your call. We don’t have to “approve” your project.
- It must be an adult-sized sweater, and it must have sleeves. Short sleeves are fine.
You must be a member of our Ravelry group to win a prize.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
Events
Tracie and Barb will be at:
- The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina
- New Year Fiber Retreat - January 4-7, 2024 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA
KNITTING
Barb finished
- Mother Bear #288 & 289
- Hungry Horse Hat by Aimee Alexander using Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK in the Aurora, Depths, Juneberry color way
Tracie finished:
- Socks in Tosh Merino Light Glitter in T’Challa colorway
- Hungry Horse Hat#1 by Aimee Alexander in Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK
Barb is working on:
- Donner by Elizabeth Doherty, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Sagebrush colorway
- Vanilla Socks for Will, using Paton’s Kroy Socks in the Route 66 colorway.
Barb has Cast On
- South Shore Cardigan by Kay Hopkins, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway
- Mother Bear #290
Tracie has cast on:
- Salty Air Tee by Samantha Guerin, using Stitch Sisters Laceweight Cashmere in Pine Tree and Shaggy Bear Farms Merino with Superwash and Tussah Silk in Blue Green
- Hungry Horse Hat #2
In Hibernation for Tracie:
- Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Zealana Kiwi (Merino/Brushtail Possum/Cotton Blend) in Rococco
Tracie is working on:
- Pixelated Pullover by Jennifer Beaumont in madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK, madelinetosh Tosh Sport and Duren Dyeworks Love Sport
BOOKS
Barb read:
- The Mosquito by B.A. Paris - 5 stars
- Ascent Into Hell: Mount Everest by Fergus White - 5 stars
- The Couple in the Cabin byDaniel Hurst - 4 stars
Tracie read:
- Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood by Julie Gregory
- Kala by Colin Walsh
- Deadly Little Secrets: The Minister, His Mistress and a Heartless Texas Murder by Kathryn Casey