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Episode 273: I'm Calling It

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Listen Recorded on September 6, 2023 Book Talk starts at: 26:50 Our Mother Bear KAL has ended!  Prizes will be announced during our next podcast, Episode 224.  Counting the bears that Tracie and Barb completed, there will be about 135 bears heading to Africa to make some children really happy.  THANK YOU to all that participated by knitting or crocheting bears and making donations to the Mother Bear organization. Our annual Fall Sweater KAL has started!  Knit or crochet a sweater for yourself or another adult.   Here are the rules: Dates - 9/1/2023 - 1/15/24. That’s 4 months…plenty of time to knit or crochet an adult-size sweater…or two! We have bundles for inspiration! Beginner sweaters are  here . Adventurous Beginners to Advanced sweaters are  here Crocheters! Your sweaters are  here ANYONE can add sweaters to the bundles! There will be prizes - just post a picture of your lovely finished sweater in our FOs thread. Do you have some sweaters in progress? WIPs count as long as the swe

Episode 272: Tracie Is Having Sweater Issues

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The wildfires in Maui have devastated the island, leaving over 100 people dead and thousands homeless.  If you'd like to help, here are a few ways you can donate: Maui Strong Fund Maui Food Bank Red Cross Maui Rapid Response Maui Humane Society New Life Kahuku Inc. Wildfire Fund Thank you to obama.org for many of these links. Listen Recorded Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Book talk begins at 23:04 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is ending soon!  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to  Mother Bear Project website .  Talk bears with us in the  Mother Bear Chatter thread  and post your finished bears in the  FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the  Mother Bear Incentive Prizes  thread. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023

Episode 271: The Queen of Mold

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Listen Recorded Friday, July 14, 2023 Book talk starts at 23:51 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to  Mother Bear Project website .  Talk bears with us in the  Mother Bear Chatter thread  and post your finished bears in the  FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the  Mother Bear Incentive Prizes  thread. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Events Tracie and Barb will be at: Lambtown - October 7-8, 2023 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, CA The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina KNITTING Tracie finished: Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey in Rigging Mother Bears 311, 312 and 313 Barb finished Mother Bears 275, 276 &am

Episode 270: A Colorful Cast of Characters at the Bunkhouse

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Listen Recorded on June 28 & July 5, 2023 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to  Mother Bear Project website .  Talk bears with us in the  Mother Bear Chatter thread  and post your finished bears in the  FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count!  For more info, please check out the  Mother Bear Incentive Prizes  thread. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom The next 2 segments were recorded at Eileen's Bunkhouse, in Lincoln, Montana. Eileen is RedsKnits on Ravelry June 28 : Participants:  Tracie (alittleposy) Barb (KnittyBarb) Eileen (redsknits) Celia (PinotNoir) Eileen talked about: 1. Book - DC Smith and Kings Lake Investigation Series by Peter Grainger . "British murder mysteries with good plot lines and excellent character  development over the series. And he