Episode 315: Consider This Your July Episode
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Sunday, August 2, 2026 Book talk starts at 13:45 Please excuse all Tracie’s sniffling around 3 1/2 minutes in! Our Charity KAL is ongoing. Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the for a chance to win a prize through September 1, 2026. We will be at the 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. KNITTING Barb finished #3 by Stephanie Pearl-McFee using a Caron Cake Mother Bear 301 Tracie finished: Bears 348 and 349 by Rebecca Clow in mystery rayon worsted...
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Episode 314: A Mid-Project Block is Never a Bad Idea
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Book Talk starts at 20:05 Our Charity KAL has begun! Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize. June 1, 2026 - September 1, 2026 EVENTS The 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. There is one more spot open for someone willing to have a roommate. For more information, please check out . KNITTING Barb has finished: 1. using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway 2....
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Episode 313: I Didn't Want to - I Felt Compelled to
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Recorded Thursday, May 20 2026 Book talk starts at 19:20 Our One-Skein KAL is over - Please listen to the end to find out if you won a prize! Next KAL - our Charity KAL! Knit or crochet anything for any charity! Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize. June 1, 2026 - September 1, 2026 EVENTS Fiber Frolic - Saturday May 30th, 2026 10am - 2pm at Shadelands Ranch - 2662 Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Walnut Creek, CA KNITTING Barb has finished: by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios...
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Episode 312: I Should Be Knocking Out Some Knockers
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2026 Book talk starts at 28:00 Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15. EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista KNITTING Barb has finished: 2 Knitted Knockers ...
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Episode 312: I Should Be Knocking Out Some Knockers
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2026 Book talk starts at 28:00 Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15. EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista KNITTING Barb has finished: 2 Knitted Knockers ...
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Episode 311: He'll Crank Your Socks
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on March 19, 2026 Book talk starts at 16:40 EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We will cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15. KNITTING Barb has finished: 8 Barb is still...
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Episode 310: Who Picked That?
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on January 15, 2026 Book talk starts at 24:45 EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista. Our Sweater KAL has ended and prize winners will be announced at the end of this podcast. Thank you to everyone who participated! Our spring KAL will be the One-Skein KAL! Find that beauitful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We...
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Episode 309: Most of the Ranunculi
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on January 15, 2026 Book talk starts at 21:26 EVENTS 1. Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista. Our Sweater KAL has ended and prize winners will be announced during the February podcast. Thank you to everyone who participated! Our spring KAL will be the One-Skein KAL! Find that beauitful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein...
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Episode 308: If You're a Gnomer
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Recorded on December 23, 2025 Book talk starts at 21:50 Sweater KAL - You have a few weeks to get that sweater finished and posted in our . The deadline is January 15, 2026 EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending: 1. New Year Fiber Retreat - January 1 - 4, 2026 in San Juan Bautista 2. NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista. KNITTING Barb has finished: by Jeanne Stevenson, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red Brick colorwway Tracie has finished: 1. hats #7, 8 and 9 by Susie Gourley 2. by Susan...
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Episode 307: Not Pictured
2 Knit Lit Chicks
We are so sorry the audio file was corrupted for this episode. We will be back with another episode including Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down from our family when we have Christmas Dinner later this month. And in the meantime, for additional thoughts of the books you won't be hearing us talk about in this particular doomed episode, please go to https://2knitlitchicks.blogspot.com.
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Recorded Sunday July 27, 2025
Book talk begins at 21:21
Our ongoing knit-along is a CHARITY KAL!
Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity? Well, this knit-along is for you!
DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025
Rules:
Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible.
Post a separate post for each item.
You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize.
Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our Charity KAL Chatter thread!
Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE
EVENTS
Tracie and Barb will be at:
2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Tracie will be at:
TKGA Retreat - November 6-9, 2025
KNITTING
Barb has finished:
Knitted Knocker
A Hat Called Hudson #2
Tracie finished:
Bears 340-342 including Ginger Bear the drag queen
Pampas Tee by Samantha Guerin in CasaSol Bambú M in Rosa Coral
Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in Azure Blue
Barb is still working on:
A Hat Called Hudson #3
Knitted knocker
Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway.
Barb has cast-on:
Colorwork Dip pullover by SuviKnits, using Berroco Remix Light
Tracie has cast on:
Dunedrifter tee by Wool & Pine in Trendsetter Yarns Transitions in Sunrise Red Orange Yellow
Davis #6 by Pam Allen in Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled in Cape Town
BOOKS
Barb read:
The Vacation Rental by Katie Sise - 3 stars
No Conscience by Phil Williams - 3 stars
Blood in the Water: the Untold Story of a Family Tragedy by Casey Sherman - 4 stars
Tracie read:
The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell - 4.5 stars
Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America by Bridget Read - 3 stars
The Black Book (Inspector Rebus #5) by Ian Rankin - 3.5 stars
If Two Are Dead by Rick Mofina - 2 stars