Episode 302: Why Do We Still Call them Albums?

Recorded on June 18, 2025

Book talk starts at 21:50 

Our ongoing knit-along is a CHARITY KAL!  

Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity?  Well, this knit-along is for you!  


DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025


Rules:

Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible.

Post a separate post for each item.

You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize. 

Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our  Charity KAL Chatter thread!


Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE


EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be at:

2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Tracie will be at:

TKGA Retreat - November 6-9, 2025 





KNITTING

Tracie finished:

Bears 336-339

4th Rachel by Josée Paquin in Carpool Artisan Fibers 100% Cotton

Neon Dresses for Pig and Dog adapted from Clothing Bundle II by Barbara Prime in vivid pink acrylics


Barb has finished:

2 Knitted Knockers

Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Geenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and 1 in the Natural colorway





Tracie has cast on:

Bear 340


She continues to work on:

Pampas Tee  by Samantha in CasaSol Bambu M in Rosa Coral

Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in Azure Blue


Barb is still working on:

A Hat Called Hudson by Alison Shuman in Berroco Lanas in 3 colors

Knitted knocker


Barb has cast-on:

Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway





BOOKS

Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield - 5 stars

The Life and Loves of She-Devil by Fay Weldon - 4 stars

Eye of the Beholder: The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King by Lowell Cauffiel - 4 1/2 stars

Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt - 4 stars


Barb read:

The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 5 stars

Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon 3 stars

Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. More





Barb highly recommends The Pitt (TV series) on MAX — 5 stars




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