Episode 288: I Will Get It Started Post Haste
Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Book talk begins at 16:04
Our Summer Top KAL is has ended. Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and please listen to the end of the episode to hear our list of prize-winners.
Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31.
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. Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible.
Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom
Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3. See the class listing here for details!
KNITTING
Barb finished:
Mother Bear #294
Bankhead hat #30
Tracie finished:
Mother Bear 324
Elisenberg Jacket by Guri Pedersen in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Spearmint Green and Blush Pink
Barb is working on:
Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway
Barb has cast On:
Mother Bear #295
Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose #10
Tracie is casting on:
Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn
She continues to work on:
Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway
Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota
toys - Scraps Chaps for class and Digital Citizens
BOOKS
Barb read:
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister - 4 stars
American Girl by Wendy Walker - 3.5 stars
Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown - 3.5 stars
Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars
Tracie read:
Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother - 3.5 stars
Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards - 3.5 stars
Tracie recommends watching River Phoenix in:
Running on Empty (1988) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video
Dogfight (1990) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video
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