Episode 234: My Usual Half-A*&ed Buttonhole

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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:

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  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 Cloudborn Superwash Merino Sock Twist in the Ecru colorway
  
  
• Darling Darby #3 dog sweater for Ruby in Red Heart with Love Metallic in red
  

And continues to work on:

• Punchline by Hanna Maciejewska in Forbidden Fibers Co. Pride LF in Black Emerald

• All Work, Gnome Play MKAL by Sarah Schira in Apple Fiber Studio McIntosh in Happy Hammock, Plucky Knitter Sophisticate in Sugar Ribbon, and Wool Addicts Love by Lang Yarns in Creme

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 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
• Gnome MKAL All Work, Gnome Play, using fingering leftovers from my stash
• 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
• r. e. d. By Hinterm Stein, using Cloudborn Highland DK in the Silver Heather colorway

At left, please see the sleeve-coming-out-of-the-neckline error that Barb discussed during the podcast

BOOKS 

Tracie read:

• Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day  by Peter Zuckerman - 3.5 stars
• In Cold Blood (D.I. Isabel Blood #1) by Jane Bettany - 4 stars
  
• Abducted (Lizzy Gardner, #1)  by T.R. Ragan - 2.5 stars
  
• Cease to Exist  vy Charles "Tex" Watson - 4.5 stars
  
• Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst - 4 stars
  
• The Stranger's Wife by Anna-Lou Weatherley - 3 stars
  

Barb read:

• Men to Avoid in Art and Life by Nicole Tersigni - 4 stars
  
• The Last Flight by Julie Clark - 3 stars
  
• The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamor, and Greed  by Sara Gay Forden - 4 stars
  
• Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell - 4.5 stars
  

Tracie talked about the Netflix series Britney Vs. Spears.  Here is the Trailer for it!