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Episode 309: Most of the Ranunculi

2 Knit Lit Chicks

Release Date: 01/20/2026

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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 of yarn.  We will cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15.

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

Nothing!  Barb has a hand injury that prevents her from knitting right now 

 
Tracie has finished:

1.   Brooklyn Raglan Lite by Tori Yu, using Mod Yarns Fingering 101 in Angelyne

2.   Ruby's Ruby Sweater using the Darling Darby pattern using Plymouth Encore Starz

3.  Ranunculus by Midori Hirose in Juniper Moon Farms Bud in the Emerald colorway

 

Tracie has Cast-on

1.  Felix Pullover by Amy Christophers in her combo spin

2.   The Simple Thing by Melina Brell in WoolFolk Fär in color 28 

 
Barb has put into Hibernation:
 
1.  Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berroco Remix Light in Peony and Mist
 
2.  Flax Sock by Tin Can Knits. using Wonderland Dyeworks Smitten in the Deep Lilac colorway
 
3.  Pivot Cowl by Purl Soho using Duren Dyeworks Contentment DK
 
Tracie continues to work on:
 
1.  Chicory Pullover by Susan Moskwa using Malabrigo Washted in the Pascal colorway
 
2.  Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tails
 
 
BOOKS
 
Tracie has Finished:
 

1.  The Girls by Lori Lansen - 4.5 stars

 
2.  After the Fire (Maeve Kerrigan #6) by Jane Casey - 3 stars
 
3.  The Witch Elm by Tana French - 4 stars
 
4.   Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll - 4.5 stars
 
5.  Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent - 4 stars
 
Barb has Finished:
 
1.  This is How We End Things by RJ Jacobs - 4 stars
 
 
 
Tracie recommends reels by therapyjeffwillhitchinsprofessor_neil, and thespeechprof, men who break down and refute mysogynistic stuff online in their videos.