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Episode 261: So You Said No Thank You

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Listen Recorded on January 12, 2023 Book talk starts at 24:45 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 - be sure to listen until the end of the podcast when the prize winners of the Sweater KAL are announced! NEW KAL!  Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES !  That's right, cables.  Come on over to the  Cables KAL Chatter Thread  to check out the rules and chat about your plans.  Dates are now until 5/15/23.   Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Photo taken at the NoCKRs Retreat, 2019.   Northern California Knitting Retreat news: If you would like to attend NoCKRs at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California April 27-30, 2023, please email Tracie at  2knitlitchicks@gmail.com  for details. KNITTING Barb finished:   1.   Get the Groove  by Hinterm Stein, using  Valley Yarns Northampton Worsted  in the Denim Heather colorway                  ...

Episode 260: Here's the Thing....

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Listen Recorded on January 12, 2023 Book talk starts at 18:19 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 Sweater KAL Chatter  - rules are at the top of each page Virtual get-together Zoom Northern California Knitting Retreat news: If you would like to attend NoCKRs at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California April 27-30, 2023, please email Tracie at  2knitlitchicks@gmail.com  for details. KNITTING Barb finished:   2 Bankhead Hat s Tracie finished: Penny’s Bandana Cowl in Adrian Gergler for Finn in 3 colors of Plymouth Select DK 1 Knitted Knocker in Cascade Ultra Pima and Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK Light Trails by Suvi Sivola (SuviKnits) in Anzula Haiku in the Madam colorway Barb is working on: Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf, using a  Sirdar Colourwheel  in the Perfectly Pretty colorway Hermione’s Everyday Socks  by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set Get the Groove  by Hinterm Stein, using  Valley...

Episode 259: Yellow Sneakers and a Voluminous Skirt

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Listen Recorded on December 28, 2022 Book talk starts at 24:10 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 Sweater KAL Chatter  - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom NoCKRs (Northern California Knitting Retreat) news: If you would like to attend NoCKRs at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California April 27-30, 2023, please email Tracie at  2knitlitchicks@gmail.com  for details. KNITTING Barb finished:   1.   Collage Socks  by Helen Stewart, using  Ogle Design Fiber Arts Coloration Fingering  in the 827 Purple colorway 2.   Solstice Mitts  by Kimberly Dottie, using 2 colors of  Quince & Co Chickadee  in the Fjord and the Canvas color ways Barb's Solstice Mitts Tracie finished: 1.   Guantes Jota DK Fingerless Mitts  by Paola Aguirre using Newton's Yarn Country Superwash DK 2.  Mother Bear # #301 3.   Tony the Toy Box Monster  by Rebecca Danger 4. ...

Episode 258: A Moebius Situation

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Listen Recorded Friday, December 9, 2022 Book talk starts at 26:21 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 Sweater KAL Chatter  - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Barb finished:   Zephyr Mark ll by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Light in the Red Rock colorway Tracie finished: Moon of My Life by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne adapted by Celia McAdam Cahill for a man in worsted weight yarn - in Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted Granite and Berroco Vintage Cotton Candy Darling Darby by Jean Clement in Berroco Vintage in Cotton Candy and  Uptown Worsted Top This! flower hat by DMC for Emily Millcreek Hat by Katy H. Carroll in Plymouth Select Worsted Merino Superwash in Violet and Lime Heather - for Lexi Trickster by Elizabeth Doherty in Plymouth Select Worsted Merino Superwash in Violet and Berroco Vintage in Cotton Candy Barb is working on: Collage Socks by Helen Stewart, using Ogle ...

Episode 257: Happy Thanksgiving from the Chicks and Family!

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  Listen Recorded on November 24, 2022 Book Talk starts at 22:00 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23! Sweater KAL Chatter  - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom 2 Giveaways  1.   The Little Pine Tree's Wish  by Diane M. Howard   2.  3 skeins of Tracie's handspun Prize winners will be announced towards the end of the podcast, right before family Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment KNITTING Barb finished: 1.  Mother Bear # 271 2.   Barb's Irish Hiking Hat  by Blackhorse, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red colorway 3.   Barb's Irish Hiking Scarf #3  by Adrian Bazilia, also using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red colorway 3.  Will's Party Time socks  using Berroco Comfort Sock in the Party Time colorway Barb's Irish Hiking Hat Tracie has finished: NOTHING!  You will hear why in the "Working On" segment... Barb is working on: 1.   Zephyr Mark ll by Celia McAdam Cahill ...

Episode 256: Interview with Sarah Fain!

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Listen Recorded on November 16, 2022 Tracie and Barb interview Sarah Fain.  Sarah is one of the hosts of the Happier in Hollywood Podcast.  She is also a TV writer; her current project is writing for the Fantasy Island reboot on Fox TV.  AND she is a knitter and a spinner!   Sarah Fain Come join us as we delve into Sarah's very busy life.  We learn that being a TV writer is not for the faint of heart, that you can have a zoo at your house, and that it's too hot to knit in Puerto Rico! 

Episode 255: They Sang Like Canaries

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Listen Book Talk starts at 22:00 Recorded on October 28, 2022 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23! Sweater KAL Chatter  - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom 2 New Giveaways! 1.   The Little Pine Tree's Wish  by Diane M. Howard ( dinaripper  on Ravelry) - a lovely children's book about a little pine tree who's wish is to become a Christmas tree! If you have a special child in your life that would enjoy this book, enter our giveaway to win an autographed copy. If you don't want to wait for the giveaway, you can order the Little Pine Tree's Wish through Amazon, Barnes and Noble or BookBaby! The winner will be announced when we record on U.S. Thanksgiving! 2.  Tracie's Handspun! I have 3 skeins of my handspun to give away: Quillen Fiber Arts Romney Top in the Queen of Tarts colorway, approximately 110 yds Greenwood Fiberworks Merino/Silk? in the Calypso colorway, approximately 192 yds Three Waters Farm 100% Rambouillet in ...