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Episode 309: Most of the Ranunculi

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Listen 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 ...

Episode 308: If You're a Gnomer

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Listen Recorded on December 23, 2025 Book talk begins at 21:50 Sweater KAL -  You have a few weeks to get that sweater finished and posted in our  FO Thread .  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: 75-Yard Malabrigo Fingerless Mitts  by Jeanne Stevenson, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red Brick colorway Tracie has Finished: 1.   Bankhead  hats #7,8 and 9 by Susie Gourley 2.   Curly Snake  by Susan B. Anderson 3.   Nice to Gnome You  by Sarah Schira in assorted fingering yarns 4.   Neck Down Pullover for Men  by Diane Soucy in Berroco Remix Chunky in the fern colorway Tracie has Cast-on 1.   Chicory  Pullover by Susan Moskwa using Malabrigo Washted in the Pascal colorway Curly Snake by Susan B. Anderson ...

Episode 307: Gastrointestinal

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We are so sorry about episode 307, which we recorded on Thanksgiving and discovered had been mostly erased by the time it was posted on November 30.  We promise to have our family redo their Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment when we celebrate Christmas in a few weeks, and we have added comments to our usual star ratings about each of the books we read below. As we announced in October after 14 years and over 300 episodes, we have made the decision to wind down the podcast over the next year and finish in September 2026, our fifteenth anniversary.  We have loved making the podcast and all of the people it has brought into our lives!  We want to assure you that this decision wasn't made because of any kind of health reasons - we are simply both feeling that it's time to bring the project to a close.  What we don't want to see end is our wonderful community - we will continue to see you on our Ravelry boards, at fiber events throughout the year, and on our weekly Zoom call ...

Episode 306: A Major Announcement

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Listen Recorded on October 15, 2025 Book talk begins at 31:56 After 14 years and over 300 episodes, we have made the decision to wind down the podcast over the next year and finish in September 2026, our fifteenth anniversary.  We have loved making the podcast and all of the people it has brought into our lives!  We want to assure you that this decision wasn't made because of any kind of health reasons - we are simply both feeling that it's time to bring the project to a close.  What we don't want to see end is our wonderful community - we will continue to see you on our Ravelry boards, at fiber events throughout the year, and on our weekly Zoom call on Saturdays at noon PST! Our Charity KAL is over.  Prizes announced at the end of Episode 307. Barb and Tracie talked about the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Meet-up at the  Zephyr Cove Presbyterian Conference Center.  A good time was had by all.  You can see pictures  here!   Our  2025-2026 Fall Sweat...

Episode 305: It Sounds Like a Great System

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Listen Recorded on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, right before Tracie and Barb leave for the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Meet-up! Book talk begins at 29:20 Our Charity KAL is over.  Prizes will be announced during the October Episode 306 Our 2025-2026 Fall Sweater KAL has started and will go until January 15, 2026.   You must be a member of this group to enter You must make an adult size sweater.   If you have a sweater that is 50% finished or less, you can finish that sweater during our KAL Need some inspiration?  We have bundles! Beginner Sweaters Bundle   Adventurous Beginners to Advanced Sweater Bundle Crochet Sweaters Bundle Coming Events: Lambtown - October 4&5 in Dixon May Fairgrounds CA TKGA retreat - November 6-9 in San Francisco, CA NoCKRs retreat April 10-13 in San Juan Batista, CA KNITTING Barb has finished: A Hat Called Hudson #4 Bankhead Hat #34 Tracie has finished: *Mother Bears #343 - 345 * Dunedrifter  pullover by Wool and Pine in Trendsetter Ya...

Episode 304: Cancelled Due to Decorum

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Listen Recorded Friday, August 1, 2025 at the Bearly there Bunkhouse in Canyon Creek Montana! Enjoying the Yarn and Honey yarn shop in Great Falls, Montana, all wearing handknits!  l-r: Barb, Tracie, Susan, Kate and Eileen! KNTTING Barb is working on charity hats, A Hat Called Hudson x4 by Alison Shuman, and    Bankhead Hat #34 (by Susie Gorlay) Eileen has been working on  Maize  by Tin Can Knits, fingerless mitts in Black Wolf fiber and  Simple Summer Tweed Top Down V-Neck  by Heidi Kirrmaier in Urth    Monokrom Worsted Susan has made  4 The Knitted Rib Watch Caps by the American Red Cross for charity  and is making the Sixteen Hearts Baby Hat by Natasha Childers Kate is making the  Botanic Shawl  by Stephen West and  The Gathering Hat  by Kate Salomon Tracie has been very indecisive about yarn but is going to make the   Summer Sky Tee  by Comfort Zone Knits, using Juniper Moon Farm Zooey Spray BOOK...