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Listen here Our  Fall Sweater 2015 KAL  will be running from September 15, 2015 to January 15, 2016.  Come and join us.  Knit or crochet an adult-size cardigan or pullover - any style, any weight yarn. Upcoming Events: *October 3, 4, 2015 -  Lambtown USA  in Dixon, CA.  Barb will be attending on Saturday, the 3rd. *October 10, 2015 - the  CogKNITive Fiber Retreat  in Tehachapi, CA.  Both Barb and Tracie will be attending. *February 18 - 21, 2016 - Barb and Tracie will be attending  Stitches West  in Santa Clara, CA. Barb finished the Able Cable Hat by Kari Steinetz in Duren Dyeworks Kindness Aran in the Plum Crazy colorway.   It was a very fun knit, but the hat is way too big, so she is going to frog it and knit a different pattern. She has cast on: * Helvetica cardigan by Elizabeth Doherty, using Berroco Indigo in the Cut-Offs colorway. * Zigzagular Socks by   Susie White, using Dese...

Listen Book Talk starts at 29:35 Recorded on September 9, 2015 The Mother Bear KAL/CAL is over!  Did you win a prize?  Listen to the podcast to find out.  We ended up with 313 bears knit for the KAL, plus another 30 knit by Barb and Tracie.  Wow.  Thank you all for making a child's life a little happier! Our  Fall Sweater 2015 KAL  will be running from September 15, 2015 to January 15, 2016.  Come and join us.  Knit or crochet an adult-size cardigan or pullover - any style, any weight yarn. Want to win a hard copy of the Elizabeth Doherty's book, Top Down:  Reimagining Set-In Sleeve Design?  You can enter  here .  Contest will end on September 15th. Tracie will be in France this fall.  She will be taking a personalized yarn store tour in Paris with Barbara of  Stitching Up Paris Needlecraft Tours .  She will also be meeting up with  Lolacha  of the  Maille Podcast .  Trac...

Listen Tracie's dress knit from Kombucha, coming soon to the runway at Paris Fashion Week! Our Mother Bear KAL/CAL ends in just a few days.   We have almost 300 bears!   Next KAL?   Fall Sweater 2015 KAL !    This will run September 15 – January 15.   To enter to win, you must knit or crochet an adult-sized sweater with sleeves (even if they are short).   We will have some suggestions for beginner sweater knitters in our chatter thread. Barb and Tracie will be at the CogKnitive Fiber Retreat – Oct 10, 2015 – at the La Quinta Inn in Tehachapi, California Barb finished: Kitty Whiskers socks using Fishknits Strong Heart yarn in the Kitty Whiskers colorway Nordic Trail Vest by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade Ecological Wool in a brownish/gray colorway Tracie finished Vanilla socks  in Lisa Souza Dyeworks Deluxe Sock in Flahriddah 5 Mother Bears 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 & 67 Barb continues to work o...

Listen Book Talk starts at 30:55 Recorded on August 5, 2015 Our  Cardi/Tank or Tee KAL  has ended.  Be sure to listen until the end of the podcast to hear the winners named. Our Mother Bear KAL/CAL  is going strong!  We have over 240 bears so far.  Barb reminded everyone to send their bears into the  Mother Bear Organization  in Minneaplis, MN (including $3 per bear for shipping).  Please let either Tracie or Barb know if you would like to donate a prize. Barb talked about how much she is enjoying the baby birds (House Finches) on her front porch.  They will be leaving the nest soon, and she will miss them. Events Both Barb and Tracie will be attending the  CogKNITive Fiber Retreat  October 10, 2015. Barb talked about how much she is enjoying the Serial Podcast, the Undisclosed Podcast, and the Serial Dynasty Podcast. KNITTING Tracie has finished: Mother Bears #60, #61 & #62. ...

Listen Book Talk starts at 33:45 Recorded on July 22, 2015 Our Cardi, Tank or Tee-Along is almost over – get those last few items off the needles and up on our FOs thread by August 1. Mother Bear KAL – Any bear knit in 2015 will qualify!   We have 220 bears in the FOs thread – wow!!   Let us know if you would like to donate a prize. Tracie and Barb will be at the CogKnitive Fiber Retreat – Oct 10, 2015 – La Quinta Inn, Tehachapi Tracie has finished Mother Bears 56 , 57 , 58 and 59 , (all crocheted), and her Gilda by Twisted Sisters in Fiesta Yarns Linnette in the Clematis colorway. Barb got a lot done on her Alaska trip!   She finished: Mother Bear #58, #59, #60, #61 , #62, #63, #64. #65, #66 Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart using Highland Handmades Mountain Laurel Lace in the White Brook colorway Autism Awareness Socks using Undead Yarn Vampyre in the Autism Awareness colorway Tracie is still working on: se[ven]circl...

Listen Book Talk Begins at 21:11 Recorded July 10, 2015 Our Cardi, Tank or Tee-Along deadline has been extended to August 1, so keep going!   Post finished objects here ! Our Mother Bear KAL began July 1, so start making those bears if you haven’t already!   Any bear knit in 2015 will qualify.   Be sure and make a separate post in the FOs thread for each bear you make.      We already have 50 bears– way to go!    Please let us know if you would like to donate a prize. Tracie and Barb will be at the CogKnitive Fiber Retreat – Oct 10, 2015 – location TBA. Tracie has finished: Mother Bears 53 , 54 and 55 Pause by Norah Gaughan in Berocco Mixer.   At last!   After another major mishap, I put this in timeout for a few days and then got through it.   Much happier with the way it turned out the second time! Soubrette by Mary Annarella in madelinetosh lace (discontinued).   This was all ...