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Episode 295: I'm in a Bubble of Yarn

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Listen 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  FOs thread .  It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine!  Check out our  bundles of patterns  for inspiration and join the discussion on our  Sweater KAL Chatter  thread! Our Zoom group is continuing.    Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time.    All the info you need is in our Ravelry group! 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 April 10-13, 2025, and registration info letters have been sent out. If you haven't received one and are interested in going to the retreat, please contact Tracie. KNITTING Barb has finished: Yume  by Isabel Kraemer, using  Indigodragonfly R.O.U. Sport  ...

Episode 294: If It's Not Real Estate, It's Nothing

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Listen 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 FOs thread .   It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine!   Check out our bundles of patterns for inspiration and join the discussion on our Sweater KAL Chatter thread! Our Zoom group is continuing.   Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time.   All the info you need is in our Ravelry group! 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 April 10-13, 2025, and invitations will go out by Thanksgiving!   KNITTING Tracie finished: Rialto Baby Hat by Haley Waxberg in Universal Uptown DK in Aqua and Lavender Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino S...

Episode 293: Red Hot Lambtown

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Listen 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 2-6 Dream in Blue Cardigan by DROPS Design in Universal Uptown DK, mint green and lavender Karina Headband #2 by mariana Mel   (no need to Panic Sweater by Casapinka in Jody Long Summer Delight in the Tomato colorway Fiddly Bits Cowl #11 by Jana Photo in fingering scraps Never Not Gnoming 28 and 29 by Sarah Schira in fingering scraps Barb has finished: Peony Top by Minimi Knit Design using Berroco Remix Light in the Peony colorway Tracie has cast on: Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colony Scraps Chaps by Barbara Prime #...

Episode 292: Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy?

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Listen 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 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. Barb's 300th Bear! 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 o...