2 Knit Lit Chicks

By Tracie & Barb

Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We love to talk about our current knitting projects and favorite books to read or listen to - we also review the occasi... more

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Number 1: Episode 316: Live from the Cabin Down the Stairs from the Bunkhouse
Recorded Sunday, August 9, 2026 Book talk starts at 16:45 Our Charity KAL is ongoing. Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize through September 1, 2026. We will be at the 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. KNITTING Barb is working on a basketweave/not basketweave charity scarf using a Caron Cake Celia has been working on: Her own Top Down V-Neck Yoke Cardigan design for Cast-On Magazine in Polka Dot Sheep Tenderfoot Fjolla by Isabel Kraemer in Holst Garn Coast The Florence Sweater by Elenor Mortenson in in Juniper Moon Patagonia and Schoppel-Wolle Edition 3 Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist in Seismic Yarns Butter Sock Eileen has been working on Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill 6 secret Sophie Scarves by Petite Knit for her friends who are going on a cruise with her! Pop Rock Pullover by Tanis Lavallee in Alexandera: the Art of Yarn Sunshine Coast by Heidi Kirrmaier in Valley Yarns Hawley but not sure about the yarn Tracie is working on Coco Cardigan by Claudia Q in Mountain Colors Tangofoot - a baby sweater for our friend's new grandson BOOKS Barb recommends: Some Luck by Jane Smiley Celia recommends: The Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt - she just read #31, Dogged Pursuit Eileen recommends: Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben Tracie recommends: Starter Villain by John Scalzi
August 30, 202642min
Number 2: Episode 306: A Major Announcement
Recorded on October 15, 2025 Book talk begins at 31:56 After 14 years and over 300 episodes, we have made the decision to wind down the podcast over the next year and finish in September 2026, our fifteenth anniversary. We have loved making the podcast and all of the people it has brought into our lives! We want to assure you that this decision wasn't made because of any kind of health reasons - we are simply both feeling that it's time to bring the project to a close. What we don't want to see end is our wonderful community - we will continue to see you on our Ravelry boards, at fiber events throughout the year, and on our weekly Zoom call on Saturdays at noon PST! Our Charity KAL is over. Prizes announced at the end of Episode 307. Barb and Tracie talked about the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Meet-up at the Zephyr Cove Presbyterian Conference Center. A good time was had by all. You can see pictures here! Our 2025-2026 Fall Sweater KAL has begun and will go until January 15, 2026. You must be a member of this group to enter You must make an adult size sweater. If you have a sweater that is 50% finished or less, you can finish that sweater during our KAL Need some inspiration? We have bundles! Beginner Sweaters Bundle Adventurous Beginners to Advanced Sweater Bundle Crochet Sweaters Bundle Coming Events: TKGA retreat - November 6-9 in San Francisco, CA NoCKRs retreat April 10-13 in San Juan Batista, CA KNITTING Barb has finished: her 8th Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits Barb has cast on: Bankhead Hat #35 Barb is still working on: 1. Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berocco Light in the Mist and the Peony colorway 2. One Row scarf (adopted from Stephanie Pearl McFee) using a Caron Cake 3. Flax Sock pullover by Tin Can Knits, using Wonderland Dyeworks Smitten in the Deep Lilac colorway Tracie has finished: 1. Her Astro Pop pullover by Marie Greene in 2 colors of Juniper Moon Farm Zooey and Berocco Remix Light in Ocean Tracie has cast on: 1. Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75%SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tales 2. #991 Neck Down Pullover for Men by Diane Soucy in Berroco Remix Chunky in the Fern colorway 3. Ruby's Ruby Sweater, using the Darling Darby pattern by Jean Clement in Plymouth Encore Starz Tracie continues to work on: 1. Carnegie Vest by James Magee (Stitching in the Stacks) in Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sport in Sheridan Circle 2. Brooklyn Raglan Light* by Tori You in Mod Yarn Fingering 101 in Angeline BOOKS Barb has finished: 1. Population 485 by Michael Perry - 5 stars. 2. No Regrets by Ann Rule - 3 stars 3. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Piccolt - 3 stars Tracie has finished: 1. Strange Houses by Iketsu 2. The Hallmarked Man (Cormoran Strike #8) by Robert Galbraith - 3 stars 3. Bitter Medicine: Two Doctors, Two Deaths, and a Small Town's Search for Justice by Carlton Smith - 3 stars 4. The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - 4.5 stars 5. Every Tom, Dick and Harry by Elinor Lipman - 4.5 stars 6. Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom by Christine Brown Woolley - 4 stars Barb recommends the Park Predators podcast!
October 19, 20251h 5min
Number 3: Episode 220: That Is Not A Recommendation
Recorded on February 15, 2021 Book talk starts at 25:00 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here Announcing our Anything-But-Wool KAL! From February 15 to May 15, knit or crochet a project of at least 200 yards of any yarn that does not contain wool - that means cotton, linen, cashmere, silk, soy, steel, milk, corn - even acrylic! The chatter thread has opened here. Katy H. Carroll aka Katinka Designs will be hosting a KAL for her cowl designs! Use the promo code COWLABUNGA to receive 50% off any of her cowl designs for the next few weeks, and then plan to knit along in March. Check out Katy's cowl designs here, and look for details in her Ravelry group here. Our friend Fredi Baker has released the latest pattern in her one-skein shawl series! The One Splendid Shawl is now available on Ravelry, and we have 3 copies to giveaway. Post here to be entered to win. KNITTING Barb has finished: 1. Mother Bear #233 2. Ran House Book Hat by Jennifer Lassonde, using scraps of leftover Caron Cakes 3. Bankhead Hat #14 Tracie has finished: Vanilla Socks in Apple Fiber Studio McIntosh in Happy Hammock Barb continues to work on: 1. Sunset Highway pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Brown Sheep Wildfoote Lusury Sock in the Vanilla colorway, Cloudborn Fibers Highland Superwash Sock Twist in the Magenta and the Ocean colorways 2. Hearten Cowl by Helen Stewart, using scraps and mini-skeins from her stash 3. Vindaloo shawl by Melissa Shaschwary, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Worsted in the Winter Sky colorway Barb has cast on 1. Heart Scarf by Jacques Cartier Clothiers, using 100% Qiviut (217 yards of lace weight) in a blue-purple colorway Tracie has cast on: 1. 4 Cats by Kath Dalmeny using Alexandra The Art of Yarn Pendleton and Paintbox Yarns Simply DK, etc. And continues to work on: 1. Table runner in my handspun (Chameleon Fiber Co Merino/Silk) 2. Snake River Poncho by Katy H. Carroll in Western Sky Knits Aspen Silk 600 in Downtown Colorway 3. Noble Hill by b. Woolens in Plucky Knitter Sophisticate in Sugar Ribbon BOOKS Barb read: 1. The Widow's House by Carol Goodman - 2.5 stars 2. Out of the Silence: After the Crash by Eduardo Strauch Urioste - 4 stars Tracie read: 1. The Playground Murders (The Detective's Daughter #7 by Lesley Thomsen - 2.5 stars 2. Squeeze Me (Skink #8) by Carl Hiaasen - 4 stars 3. Possessed: The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder by Kathryn Casey - 4 stars 4. Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - 4 stars 5. Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman - 4 stars Tracie recommends the Easy View Anti-fog Cloth - it really works to keep your glasses from fogging up when you wear a mask!
February 17, 20211h 11min
Number 4: Episode 190: I Don't Feel Good About That
Book Talk Begins at 29:00 Recorded on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 And on to our Fall Sweater KAL! It is running September 15 all the way to January 15 to give you plenty of time to finish a garment. Join the Chatter Thread, and check out our sweater bundles. Challenge yourselF! Events Lambtown - October 5-6 in Dixon, California Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-19 at Tuolomne Trails family camp KNITTING Barb finished: 1. Mother Bear #181 2. Multidirectional Scarf #3 by Karen Baumer using Caron Cake in the Rainbow Sprinkles colorway Tracie Finished 1. Maine Baby Hat by Fiber of Main in Miss Babs Yowza - rolled brim and umbilical cord top 2. Ramble Hat by Shreen Nadir (The Blue Brick) in Madelinetosh Silk/Merino 3. Tracie's Sparkling Moon Hat by SKEINO Llc, using SKEINO Venice in the don Carlos Colorway 4. Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota. Barb continues to work on: 1. Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway 2. Trail Hoodie by Marly Bird, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp color way 3. September DVD socks using DVD Zien No Soggy Bottoms colorway 4. Oh Gnome You Didn’t MKAL gnomes by Sarah Schira 5. ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects! Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and 52 color ways Barb has Cast-on 1. Another Multidirectional Diagnoal Scarf by Karen Baumer using a Caron Cake in the Rainbow Sprinkles color way Tracie continues to work on: 1. Bulky Top Down Pullover for Men by Knitting Pure and Simple 2. ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways 3. Gridlines by Susanne Sommer in Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Caribbean colorway 4. Oh Gnome You Didn’t MKAL by Sarah Schira BOOKS Barb finished: 1. The Apartment by K.L. Slater. Thumbs sideways. 2. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. Thumbs up! Tracie finished: 1. The High Season by Judy Blundell 2. The Silent Ones by K.L. Slater 3. Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg by Barry Williams. Thumbs up! Barb is currently reading: 1. Poisoned Blood by Phillip Ginsberg 2. Clock Dance by Anne Tyler Tracie is currently reading: 1. The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day 2. The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher by Rob Stennett Tracie also talked about the TV show: HGTV A Very Brady Renovation
September 25, 20191h 15min
Number 5: Episode 104: What's New, Knit Companion?
Book Talk Begins at 57:30 Recorded on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Our Sweater KAL is ongoing! You have until January 15, 2016 to complete an adult sweater and be eligible a great prize package that will include: A 2015 NoCKRs retreat bag A package of Yarn Cozies A sweater’s quantity of yarn (thank you to SandyKnitsSocks!) And more! Tracie and Barb will be at Stitches West - February 18-21, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. Come join us in the bar on Saturday afternoon for our meet-up with the Yarniacs and lots of other fun people! Tracie and Barb will also be at 2 NoCKRs - the 2016 Northern California Knitting Retreat - registration is full. KNITTING Barb has finished: * Baa-ble Hat #1 and #2 (pictured here), using Plymouth Yarns Galway Worsted in various colors. * Zigzagular Socks by Susie White, using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Zombody Loves the 2 Knit Lit Chicks colorway. * Rachel's Rollers (Rose City Rollers socks) by Susie White, using GnomeAcres Fancy Gnome in the Aurora Gnomealis color way Tracie has finished: * Tri-Peak hat by Woolly Wormed, using Classic Elite Yarns Waterlily in the 1938 colorway. * Two Little Hats - no patterns and she has no idea what the yarns are. * Perpendicular Cowl by Brenda Castiel using Cascade Elysian in the 08 colorway and Jojoland Splatter Dash in the 002 colorway. * Saddleback Cardigan by Jennifer Hagen in Valley Yarns Goshen Barb is working on: * The Grandpa Cardigan by Joji Locatelli, using Cascade Yarns Cash Vero DK in a royal blue colorway (this yarn is discontinued). * Etched Rio Wrap by Sarah Smuland, usingCascade 220 Sport in the Charcoal Gray colorway. Tracie is working on: * The Starshower cowl by Hilary Smith Callis, using La Bien Aimee MCN Light in the Jon Snow colorway. * The Meditate cowl by Elizabeth Doherty, using Redfish Dyeworks Silk Sock. * Leap! fingerless gloves by Brooke Ramos in Fishknits Boot Strap in the Fat Tuesday colorway. * The Longstreet shawl by Nancy Totten using Abstract Fibers Temptation in The Gorge colorway. BOOKS Barb has finished: * Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology, and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill - Barb recommends this book! * Forsaken by Andrew Van Wey - Barb was very "meh" about this one. Tracie has finished: * Ferris Beach by Jill McCorkle - Tracie highly recommends this book! * The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith - recommended. Barb is currently reading: * The Far End of Happy by Kathryn Craft * The Admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore Barb Did Not Finish: * The Alphabet of Birds by S.J. Naude. She just couldn't do it. Tracie is currently reading: * The Family by Marissa Kennerson * Double Life: The Shaterring Affair between Chief Judge Sol Wachtler and Socialite Joy Silverman by Linda Wolfe * The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson Tracie's Thumbs Up was Carrie Fisher - check her out in this great interview! Carrie's dog now has his own Instagram account! He's @garyfisher - the Chicks are following him now - you should too!
December 13, 20151h 22min