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 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 sweater discussion thread, and check out our pattern bundles.
Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
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 here for details!
Events - We will be at Lambtown at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, California on Saturday, October 5.
KNITTING
Barb finished:
- Mother Bears #299 - 301
- Water is Life hat by Lavanya Patricella, using Mary Maxim worsted
- Bankhead hat #31 by Susie Gorley
- Spinwheel Beanie by Benjamin Matthews using 2 colors of Plymouth Encore
Tracie finished:
- Mother Bears 331 and 332
- Digital Citizens stuffed toys
- Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock
- Scraps Chaps Cat #2 by Barbara Prime in Malabrigo Rios in
- Tubey by Woolly Wormhead in Red Heart for Addie
- Doodie by Woolly Wormhead in Lion Brand Mandala Ombre for Harrison
- Karina Headband by marianna mel in blue and yellow for Ellie
Barb is still working on:
- Peony Top by Minimi Knit Design in Berroco Remix Light in Peony
And has cast on:
- Ribbed Beanie #4 by Vanessa Ewing using Western Sky Knits Biggie
- Yume by Isabel Kraemer, using Indigo Dragonfly Sport ROU in the Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy colorway
Tracie has cast on:
- 42-6 Dream in Blue Cardigan #3 by DROPS design in Universal Uptown DK mint green and lavender
- (no need to) Panic Sweater by Casapinka in Jody Long Summer Delight in the Tomato colorway
And continues to work 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
- Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota
BOOKS
Barb read:
- When the Night Comes Falling: a Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders by Howard Blum - 5 stars
- The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas - 4 stars
- None of This is True by Lisa Jewell - 5 stars
Tracie read:
Things Aren’t Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five by Tony Wright - 4 stars. Not well written and gets into the weeds, but so interesting
Holly by Stephen King - 4.5 stars
Shiner by Amy Jo Burns - 3.5 stars
Toxic Rage: A Tale of Murder in Tucson by AJ Flick - 3.5 stars
Barb recommends the podcast The Idaho Massacre
Tracie recommends the following shows to stream:
Homicide: Life on the Street on Peacock
Blue Lights on Britbox
Dublin Murders on Starz
Troppo on Prime Video