2 Knit Lit Chicks

Listen Recorded Thursday, September 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:30 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has ended, and we will announce the prize winners at the end of this episode.   Our Fall Sweater KAL is starting!  You have until January 15 to finish an adult-sized sweater with some kind of sleeves.  WIPs less than 50% complete are fine.  Come join our sweater discussion thread , and check out our pattern bundles . 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! Events - We will be at Lambtown at the Dixon May Fairgrounds in Dixon, California on Saturday, October 5. Barb's 300th Bear! KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bears #299 - 301 Water is Life hat by Lavanya Patricella, using Mary Maxim worsted Bankhead hat #31 by Susie Gorley Spinwheel Beanie by Benjamin Matthews using 2 colors of Plymouth Encore Tracie finis

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

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

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