Episode 228: The Best Ice Cream in the Whole World
Recorded Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Book Talk begins at 29:55
Our annual Mother Bear KAL is on! Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread. One post per bear please. Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread. #2021MBKAL2KL
Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here
We are giving away 3 copies of Fredi Baker’s Let’s Shawl-a-Brate! pattern. Leave a comment on the prize thread telling us how you feel about putting colors together - love it, get intimidated, or always buy the kit? Thread will close August 15.
Tracie's Let's Shawl-a-brate! |
KNITTING
Tracie finished:
- Let’s Shawl-a-brate by Fredi Baker in Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in Blue Steel, Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock in California, and Marianated Scrumptious HT in Sunset on Tatooine
- Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota in blues and greens
- 4 Mother Bears 252-255
Barb finished:
- Mother Bears 241 & 242
- Pioneer Braid Scarf #7 by Catherine Ryan, using Elegant Yarns Kaleidoscope in the 27 colorway
- Bankhead Hat #16 - random worsted scraps
- Anker’s Summer Shirt by PetiteKnits - using Berroco Remix in the Pool colorway
Tracie cast on:
- Cowl Shell by Myrna Batten in Araucania Caña Ruca, color #213
- Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy
And continues working on:
- Snake River Poncho by Katy H. Carroll in Aspen Silk 600 in the Downtown Colorway
- Calyx pullover by Elizabeth Doherty, using Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Spring Green colorway
Barb continues to work on:
- The Capitol hat by Hinterm Stein, using Baah Platinum in the Misty colorway
- Vanilla socks using Western Sky Knits Aspen Sock in the Concrete Sunset colorway
- That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts
She has cast on:
- Koko Bean Hat by JudithMarieKnits in some rando blue yarn that I found in my bear yarn. I think it’s Red Heart Super Saver that I probably picked up from a destash table.
BOOKS
Tracie read:
- Still Learning by India Oxenberg - 2.5 stars
- A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back by Kevin Hazzard - 2.5 stars
Barb read:
- Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough - 4 stars
- Fatal Charm by Carlton Smith - 3 stars
Barb recommends the K2 Savage Mountain episodes of the Against the Odds podcast
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