Episode 218: My Butt has Written the Check

Book Talk starts at 34:34

Recorded on 1/13/2021


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The 2020 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL runs until January 15!  This episode was recorded on January 13th, so please plan on listening to Episode 219 to find out if you won a prize!


The Chicks are mulling over ideas for our next knit-along...stay tuned!


Virtual get-together via  Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here


KNITTING

 


Barb has finished:

1.  Dalki hat by Gillian Harkness, using leftover yarn from a Caron Cake

2.  Mother Bear #232




Tracie has finished:

1.  Moon of My Life pullover by Nadia Cretin-Lechenne in Invictus Yarns Reward in the Christmas Chaos colorway, and Serendipidye Silken Sock in the Papaya colorway




Barb has frogged:

Moondrip Swoncho by Dragon Hoard Designs, using Brown Sheep Wildfoote Lusury Sock in the Vanilla colorway, Cloudborn Fibers Highland Superwash Sock Twist in the Magenta and the Ocean colorways



Barb continues to work on:

1.  Multidirectional Scarf #9 by Karen Baumer, using a Caron Cake

2.  Create Your Own Adventure shawl, using a kit made up of Invictus Yarns Beyond yarn

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And has cast on:

1.  Sunset Highway pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Brown Sheep Wildfoote Lusury Sock in the Vanilla colorway, Cloudborn Fibers Highland Superwash Sock Twist in the Magenta and the Ocean colorways

2.  Hearten Cowl by Helen Stewart, using scraps and mini-skeins from her stash

3.  Vindaloo shawl by Melissa Shaschwary, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Worsted in the Winter Sky colorway


Tracie has cast on:

1.  Table runner in Tracie's handspun (Chameleon Fiber Co. Merino/Silk

2.  Girl Cat by Julie Williams in Alexandra The Art of Yarn Pendleton and Paintbox Yarns Simply DK -}

                              


And continues to work on:

1.  Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Smooth Sock in Concrete Sunset

2.  Snake River Poncho by Katy H. Carroll in Western Sky Knits Aspen Silk 600 in Downtown Colorway


BOOKS


Barb read:

1.  Yard Work by David Koepp - 5 stars

2.  Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs by Amanda Lamb - 3.5 stars

3.  Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere by Poe Ballantine - 5 stars

4.  Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen - 4 stars

5.  The Dinner by Herman Koch - 4 stars



Tracie read: 


1. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell - 5 stars


2.  One True Thing by Anna Quindlen - 4 stars


3.  Victim: The Other Side of Murder by Gary Kinder - 4 stars








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