Episode 285: We're Just Wearing Our Most Luscious Sweaters Today

Recorded on April 15, 2024

Book talk starts at 25:36

Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024.  It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you!  Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread, and check out our Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas!

Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom

 

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will 

• NoCKRs - April 25-28, 2024 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA  The 2024 retreat is full, but please contact Tracie at [email protected] to be informed about registration for the 2025 event when registration begins in the fall
• Fiber Frolic - June 1 at the Soul Food Farm outside Vacaville, CA

 

Tracie and Barb talked about the new swifts availabile from Alpenglow Yarn!  Barb has one and Tracie has ordered one also.

 

KNITTING

Tracie finished:

• 2 Knitted Knockers
• PSL Mitts by Susanna Curtis by Canon Hand Dyes William Merino Fingering in the Waterworld colorway

Barb Finished:

2 Knitted Knockers

 

Tracie is continuing to work on:

• Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota
• Knitted Knockers
• Elorie by Elizabeth Doherty in Berroco Remix in Artichoke

Tracie has frogged:
Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Zealana Performa KIWI Fingering

Barb is working on:

• Rock It Tee #2 by Tanis Lavallee, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain, in the colors Clarity, Rouge, and U Blue
• Knitted Knockers
• Pinnacles Beanie by Nancy Bates, from the Knitting the National Parks by Nancy Bates, using a kit

BOOKS

Tracie read:

• Forever Home by Graham Norton - 4 starsBecoming Clark Rockefeller: Murder, Love, Decpetion, and the Con Man Behind it All by Frank C. Girardot Jr. - 2 stars
  
• Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William Mckinley and Me, Elizabeth - 3 stars

Barb read:

• A Mother Would Know by Amber Garza - 3 stars
  
• Watching You by Lisa Jewell - 3 stars
  
• The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjialian - 4 stars
  
• The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager - 2.5 stars
   
   
  Tracie also recommends:
• The Supet Inflatable Dog Cone Collar Alternative.  Sally agrees with this recommendation

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