Episode 303: I Should Be British

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Recorded Sunday July 27, 2025

Book talk begins at 21:21

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

Barb has finished:

Knitted Knocker

A Hat Called Hudson #2

Tracie finished:

Bears 340-342 including Ginger Bear the drag queen

Pampas Tee by Samantha Guerin in CasaSol Bambú 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 #3

Knitted knocker

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

Barb has cast-on:

Colorwork Dip pullover by SuviKnits, using Berroco Remix Light

Tracie has cast on:

Dunedrifter tee by Wool & Pine in Trendsetter Yarns Transitions in Sunrise Red Orange Yellow

Davis #6 by Pam Allen in Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled in Cape Town

One skein - many different looks!

BOOKS

Barb read:

The Vacation Rental by Katie Sise - 3 stars

No Conscience by Phil Williams - 3 stars 

Blood in the Water: the Untold Story of a Family Tragedy by Casey Sherman - 4 stars

Tracie read:

The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell - 4.5 stars

Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America by Bridget Read - 3 stars

The Black Book (Inspector Rebus #5) by Ian Rankin - 3.5 stars

If Two Are Dead by Rick Mofina - 2 stars