Episode 232: It Boggles the Mind

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Recorded on Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Book talk begins at 

Announcing the start of the 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL!  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread.  

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

We will draw for Mother Bear prizes at the end of this episode!

KNITTING

Barb finished:

• Mother Bear #247
  
• From Where You were Plucked baby hat by Corrie Willard
• My Oasis pullover by Ririko, using Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Conton colorway and Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradients in Shades of Emerald

Tracie finished:

• Her last 4 4 Mother Bears of the summer - #262 - 265
• Party of 8 by Christie Archer in Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in Blue Steel and Rowan Fine Art in Lapwing

Barb is working On:

• That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer.
• Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway
• Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway
• Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway
• Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway

She cast on:

• Be Kind Hat #7 by Melissa Simpson, using worsted scraps

Tracie has cast on:

• Ice River Hat by Helen Stewart, using SKEINO Venice in Blue Steele, and Rowan Fine Art in the Lapwing colorway
  

And she continues to work on:

• Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy
• Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota, using Tracie's handspun from fiber by Woolgatherings Polwarth/silk
• Octave by Dee O’Keeffe in Invictus Yarns Adventure Double Sock Blank in Hermie Oak Segue

BOOKS 

Barb finished: 

• Marilgold: An Investigation of an American Haunting - an Audible Original podcast by Sara Gruen - 4 stars
  
• Broken (Will Trent #4) by Karin Slaughter - 4 stars
  
• I'll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie - 3 stars
  
• Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis.  Barb says it is the best book she has read all year! - 5 stars
  

Tracie Finished

• The Ruin (Cormac Reilly #1)  by Dervla McTiernan - 4 stars
  
• Go With Me by Castle Freeman Jr. - 2 stars
  
• Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore - 3 stars
  
• Miracle Creek by Angie Kim - 2 stars
  
• The Invited by Jennifer McMahon - 2 stars