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Episode 291: Live from the Bunkhouse, It's the Chicks and Friends!

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Our view from the bunkhouse deck Listen Recorded  Friday, August 16, 2024 Book talk starts at 10:10 Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-20, 2024 at Tuolomne Trails outside Groveland, CA.  Enrollment is still open! This episode is NOT brought to you by Alaska Airlines , but we are all big fans. Knitting  Eileen is working on the Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart in scrap yarn and is getting back into her Zephyr Mark II by Celia McAdam Cahill in Quince & Co. Chickadee Shelley is working on the Misurina tee by Caitlin Hunter in two different silk yarns Susan is working on a Luminos Tee from a kit from Yarn Snob for her niece  Barb finished her Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass and is working on a  Mother Bear, a new tee, and a hat Tracie finished needlepoint project after 15 years!  She continues to slog through her Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock Books Barb read Internal Combustion: The Tru

Episode 290: It's Just Gonna be Puckery

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Listen Recorded July 22, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:19 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to the  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, and it has been rescheduled to September 28 and November 2 .  See the class listing  here  for details! KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #296 - 298 Tracie finished: Mother Bears 328, 329 and one that I sent to my uncle Davis #4 by Pam Allen in Knit Picks Snuggle Puff in Hatchling (pale mint green) Scraps Chaps by Barbara Prime:           Rabbit in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Ecola Worsted in Mushroom Hunter            Cat in Plymouth Yar

Episode 289: What... Why?

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Listen Recorded Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Book talk begins at 18:28 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31.  To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to the  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 #295 Stashbusting Helix Hat  #10 by Jessica Rose  Tracie finished: Mother Bear 325 - 327 Staycation  pullover by Susanne Sommer, using  Zealana Performa KIWI fingering  in the Rococo colorway Tracie's Staycation Pullover Barb is working on: Gardengate  by Jennifer Steingass, using  Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist  in the Graphite Heather colorway a

Episode 288: I Will Get It Started Post Haste

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Listen 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! Barb's scrappy bear 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