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Episode 135: She May be a Bubble off Plumb...

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Listen Recorded April 26, 2017 Book Talk Begins at 42:35 Our Colorwork KAL is almost finished, so get knitting and post those FOs ! 2KLC Swap is moving along.  Please check in frequently! April 30th: Check-In #2  May 15th: Check-In #3  May 31st check in #4  JUNE 15th: Mail-By Date Tracie has finished Retreat Bath Mitt by Elizabeth Doherty in Quince & Co Sparrow Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Invictus Yarns Desert Dream in the Deep colorway Allegra tank top by Svetlana Volkova in Euro Baby Kid Cotton Barb has finished: Skew Socks by Lana Holden using  Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Asphalt Jungle colorway Tracie has cast on: Arena by Norah Gaughan in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey DK   And she continues to work on: 2nd Fiddly Bits  by Jane Pihota from a fingering-weight “magic cake” Vanilla socks in Wisdom Yarns Saki Bamboo in the Garnet Ridge  colorway Iưunn...

Episode 134: I'll Never Stop Reading About Bad People

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Listen Recorded on April 13, 2017 Book Talk starts at 26.50 Our  Colorwork KAL   started March 1 and will go until May 1.  Challenge yourself!  The   FOs thread   is open.  You still have time! The  2 Knit Lit Chicks Spring Fling Swap  has started!  You should have received your  swap partner by now.  If you are participating, be sure and check the Swap thread a couple of times a week to keep up. We had a fabulous time at the NoCKRs 2017 retreat!   KNITTING Tracie has finished: *   Fiddly Bits  cowl by Jana Pihota, using leftovers from stash! *  3 Knitted Knockers Barb has finished:   *  Smorgasbord Cowl  by Cindy Garland, using a kit bought at the  Stunning String Studio  booth at Stitches West (pictured above *  5 Knitted Knockers *  Mother Bear #104 Barb has cast on: *   Edin  cardigan by B...

Episode 133: Boy The Fashion Was Ugly Then...

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Listen Recorded March 29, 2017 Book Talk starts at 24:20 Our Colorwork KAL started March 1 and will go until May 1.  Challenge yourself!  The FOs thread is open. Barb has finished:   3 Knitted  Knockers My Rainbow Heart by Stephanie Lotven, using Valley Yarns Huntington That Easy Guernsey Hat by Christine Roy, using leftover aran weight yarns Vanilla socks using Knit Picks Felici in the Baker Street colorway Tracie has finished: 5 knitted knockers Sprig Cloche by Alana Dakos in Cascade 220 Superwash Sport All That Jazz by TheTwistedYarn blog in Greenwood Fibers Star Dust mini-skeins in Earthen Hues Mini-Landing Cardi by Vera Sanon in Fishknits Panache   Barb has cast on: Test knit - Scallop Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar (the Giving Flower) using 2 skeins of Candy Skein Yummy Fingering in the Blue Bubblegum and Boysenberry Jam colorways. Skew socks by Lana Holden using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in th...

Episode 132: Poncho Pikachu

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Listen Book Talk Begins at 34:20 Recorded on March 15, 2017 We are hosting a Colorwork KAL starting on March 1, and ending on May 1, 2017.  Chat it up and make plans in our  Colorwork KAL Chatter Thread .  Browse our  Colorwork Bundle  for inspiration.  Knit anything with colorwork - that means intarsia, stranded colorwork, stripes, brioch, double knitting, or slipped stitches.  We encourage you to challenge yourself.  Pick a project larger than a mug cozy and you're good to go! Be sure and listen until the end of the podcast for the winners of the Namaste Bag Giveaway, and to hear the latest news for the  NoCKRs Retreat . 2 Knit Lit Chicks 2017 SWAP!   Yes, we are doing it again.  And once again, our leader is the indomitable  SandraMaz .  Do you want to join us?  If so, please read all about it and follow the instructions  to enter  here .  The deadline to enter the...

Episode 131: You're Not Spending the Mortgage Money

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Listen All Our Adventures at Stitches West 2017! No Book Talk Waze app Franklin Habit’s blog,  The Panopticon His column on the Skacel website, Fridays with Franklin Barry Klein Trendsetter Yarns Tracie's Big Bang Theory Bag from  Front Range Bags The Altered Stitch Planned Parenthood Alexandra’s Crafts The FiberLady Newton’s Yarn Country Bar-Maids Anne Berk Annetarsia Halos of Hope Rainbow Wall at The  Mother Bear  Project booth                  Barb's sweater's worth of the Stitches West 2017 Colorway by Inner Yarn Zen.    She plans to make  Meris  by Elizabeth Doherty. Franklin Habit’s I Dream of Yarn The Stitches West 2017 Colorway in the Pixie base by  Dragonfly Fibers perhaps dyed just for Tracie! The "wild" colorway Tracie picked to knit Ryan a sweater  in Hard Twist at  Lisa Souza Dyeworks ...