Episode 237: I Think I Liked it More Than I Thought I Did

Recorded Saturday November 27, 2021

Book Talk starts at 26:25

The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing.  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our Bundles for more inspiration!

 

Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here

 

Tracie’s handspun giveaway! 3 skeins, 4 oz each:

• Lisa Souza Dyeworks Silk Merino - Pacific
• Greenwood Fiberworks 100% Merino Superfine - Arizona
• Greenwood Fiberworks Hand Dyed Roving Merino Superwash/Stellina - Puget Sound

Giveaway thread will close December 1.

 

 

KNITTING

Barb finished

• Koko Bean Hat by JudithMarieKnits
• My Oasis Pullover by Ririko - successful sweater surgery!  

 

Tracie finished

• Darling Darby by Jean Clement in Scheepjes Chunky Monkey in Deep Violet and Turquoise
• Murphy Bay hat by Jenny Wiebe

 

Barb continues to work on:

• That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer.
• Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway
• V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman, using The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Foxy Lady in Stagecoach Mary, Heartbreak Hotel, Missoula Saturday Night, and Honky Tonkin

 

And has cast on:

• Nagare pullover by Natsuko Iida using Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Sport in the Ice colorway 
• Tensfield hat by Martina Behm, using Elegant Yarns Kaleidoscope 

 

Tracie has cast on:

• Cannon Bandana by Debbi Stone & Marcy Vandale in Western Sky Knits Aspen Silk in Downtown colorway, held double
• Dancing T-Rex Sweater by Natalie V in Scheepjes Colour Crafter in Dordrecht and Bergen

 

And continues working on:

• Swallowtail by Jamie Hoffman (see picture at right) using Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in the Mrs. Peacock, Orange Sherbet and Painted Waters colorways, and Cloudborn Superwash Merino Sock Twist in the Ecru colorway
• Vanilla Socks in Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in Bicolor Rose

 

BOOKS

Barb read: 

• The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Kristi Lefteri - 4 stars

 

 

Tracie read:

• The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly #3) by Dervla McTiernan - 4.5 stars
• Someone’s Listening by Serafina Nova Glass - 2 stars