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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

Listen Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 16:04 Our Summer Top KAL is has ended.  Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and please listen to the end of the episode to hear our list of prize-winners. Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to  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! Barb's scrappy bear KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #294 Bankhead hat #30 Tracie finished: Mother Bear 324 Elisenberg Jacket by Guri Pedersen in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Spearmint Green and Blush Pink Barb is

Listen Recorded on May 28, 2024 Book talk begins at 22:55 ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS: Our Summer Tops KAL is almost over, going until to June 1, 2024.  Prizes winners will be announced in Episode 288! Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL.   DATES:  6/1/24 - 8/31/24 To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to  Mother Bear Project website .  Talk bears with us in the  Mother Bear Chatter thread  and post your finished bears in the  FOs thread .   Tracie and Barb had a discussion about the excellent YouTube video that Susan B. Anderson made showing how she embroiders faces on toys:  Every Saturday at noon Pacific time -  Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie will be at: Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild's Fiber Frolic  - June 1 at the Soul Food Farm outside Vacaville, CA KNITTING Barb Finished: Mother Bears # 292 & #293 Bankhead Hats #28 & #29 Barb's Bankhead hats Tracie finished: Mother Bears #321 - 323 Dream in Blue Cardigan  by Drops Desi

Listen  Recorded May 9, 2024 Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024.  To enter your  top in our prize thread , it must be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you!  Come chat with us about summer tops on our KAL thread , and check out our  Summer Tops bundle  for pattern ideas! Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild's Fiber Frolic - June 1 at the Soul Food Farm outside Vacaville, CA KNITTING Barb Finished: 2 Knockers Rock It Tee #2 by Tanis Lavalee, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain, in the colors Clarity, Rouge, and U Blue Mother Bear #291 Tracie's Posie Doll and Scraps Chaps Pig with friends Tracie finished: Knitted Knockers - 10 f0r 2024 3 Mother Bears Posie Doll by Manon Lemaire in worsted weight from stash Scraps Chaps Pig by Barbara Prime in Pl