2 Knit Lit Chicks

Listen Recorded on December 26, 2021 Book Talk begins at 26:04 Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing until January 15, 2022!  View the details  here . Our next KAL will be announced on the next episode! Stay tuned... Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details  here . Upcoming events:  January 7-9, 2022 - We will both be attending the New Year Fiber Retreat in San Juan Bautista, California. March 3-6, 2022 - We will both be attending Stitches West in Sacramento, CA. KNITTING: Tracie has Finished: Appa  by Natalia Vasyaeva in various acrylic yarns Never Not Gnoming   by Sarah Schira for Kelly in CD colors Vanilla Socks in  Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock  in Bicolor Rose Barb finished: Vanilla socks using  Knit circus Greatest of Ease  in the Electric Mayhem colorway Tracie has cast on: Vanilla Socks in  Biscotte Bis-Sock  in the Arid colorway And continues working on: Swallowtail  by Jamie Hoffman (see picture at right) using  Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock  in the Mrs. Peacock,

Listen Recorded on December 14, 2021 Book talk starts at 22:54 Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing until January 15, 2022!  You still have time to knit a great sweater!  View the details  here   Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details  here Tracie’s handspun giveaway! Winners are announced at the end of this podcast. Upcoming events:  January 7-9, 2022 - We will both be attending the New Year Fiber Retreat in San Juan Bautista, California. March 3-6, 2022 - We will both be attending Stitches West in Sacramento, CA. KNITTING: Barb finished Tensfield  hat by Martina Behm, using  Elegant Yarns Kaleidoscope   Homebody Mitts  by Helen Stewart, using  Berroco Vintage DK  in the 21911 colorway Mother Bears #249 &  #250 V-Back Tee  by Jamie Hoffman, using  The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Foxy Lady  in Stagecoach Mary, Heartbreak Hotel, Missoula Saturday Night, and Honky Tonkin Barb's Homebody Mitts Barb's V-Back Tee Tracie has Finished: 2  Cannon Bandana s  by

Listen Recorded Saturday November 27, 2021 Book talk starts at 26:25 The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing.  All the info you need to know is  here  on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our  Bundles  for more inspiration! Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details  here Tracie’s handspun giveaway! 3 skeins, 4 oz each: Lisa Souza Dyeworks Silk Merino - Pacific Greenwood Fiberworks 100% Merino Superfine - Arizona Greenwood Fiberworks Hand Dyed Roving Merino Superwash/Stellina - Puget Sound Giveaway thread will close December 1. KNITTING Barb finished Koko Bean Hat by JudithMarieKnits My Oasis Pullover by Ririko - successful sweater surgery!  Tracie finished Darling Darby by Jean Clement in Scheepjes Chunky Monkey in Deep Violet and Turquoise Murphy Bay hat by Jenny Wiebe Barb continues to work on: That's My Jam  by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend  Show Stealer . Vanilla

Listen Recorded on Tuesday, November 7, 2021 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details  here The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is  here  on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our  Bundles  for more inspiration.  New giveaway - Tracie’s handspun !  She has 3 skeins of 4 oz each to give away: Shaggy Bear Farms Merino/Tussah Silk -  Okay, this one is too ugly to give away.  My mother has given it a good home.  I will choose a different skein of  handspun to replace this one. Greenwood Fiberworks 100% Merino Superfine - Arizona Greenwood Fiberworks Hand Dyed Roving Merino Superwash/Stellina - Puget Sound Please leave a comment in the  contest thread  to be entered to win.  Thread will close December 1, 2021. KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #249 r. e. d.  By Hinterm Stein, using  Cloudborn Highland DK  in the Silver Heather colorway Barb's r.e.d. cardigan! Tracie finished Punchline  by Hanna Maciejew

Listen Recorded Wednesday October 27, 2021 Book talk starts at 27:12 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details  here The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is  here  on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our  Bundles  for more inspiration.    New giveaway - Tracie’s handspun! I have 3 skeins of 4 oz each to give away: Shaggy Bear Farms Merino/Tussah Silk Greenwood Fiberworks 100% Merino Superfine - Arizona Greenwood Fiberworks Hand Dyed Roving Merino Superwash/Stellina - Puget Sound Please leave a comment in the contest thread to be entered to win.  Thread will close December 1, 2021. KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #248 Tracie finished All Work, Gnome Play MKAL by Sarah Schira in Apple Fiber Studio McIntosh, Plucky Knitter Sophisticate, and Wool Addicts Love by Lang Yarns Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose Kaiya Mei hat #3 by Jamie Hoffman in Manos del Uruguay Maxima in S

Listen Recorded on October 8, 2021 Book Talk starts at: 29:00 The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is  here  on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our  Bundles  for more inspiration.   Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details  here KNITTING Tracie finished: Octave  by Dee O’Keeffe in  Invictus Yarns Adventure Double Sock Blank  in Hermie Oak Segue Vanilla Hat  using  Araucania Löwen Be Loving Hat  by Melissa Simpson, using  Hayfield Baby Blossom Chunky a hat modified from the  Bankhead  hat pattern by Susie Gourley. Tracie calls it her  "Bankhead Swirl" .                                                                  Tracie's Be Loving hat -> Barb finished: Be Kind #7  by Melissa Simpson, using worsted weight scraps Tracie cast on: Swallowtail by Jamie Hoffman (see picture at right) using  Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock  in th Mrs. Peacock, Orange Sherbet and Painted Waters colorways, and  C