Recorded Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Book talk begins at 32:25

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

Events

Tracie and Barb will be at:

• Stitches West 2023 - March 2-5 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California.  Stay tuned for Episode 263, which will be our Stitches recap!
• The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.  The retreat is now full, but you can still be put on the waiting list - message Tracie at [email protected] for info and the registration form.
• The TKGA Retreat 2023 - November 2-5, 2023 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina

 

KNITTING

Finished

Tracie has finished:

• Velvet Pullover by EweKnit Toronto (discontinued online) in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light dyed by Kim and me
• Penelope Romper by Linnea Nyman with a different cable pattern substituted in Berroco Pure Pima
• Soizic Headband by Along avec Anna in Plymouth Encore
• 4 Knitted Knockers in Cascade Ultra Pima and  Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK

Barb has finished:

• Colourwheel DK 1 Ball Scarf, using a Sirdar Colourwheel in the Perfectly Pretty colorway
• Burgos vest by Rosa Pomar, using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the Grey Heather colorway
• Koko Bean Hat, using 5 colors of acrylic bear yarn

 

Tracie has frogged:

Calyx by Elizabeth Doherty in Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK, knit in 2021

 

She has cast on:

Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill in Laneras Barefoot in Coral

Vanilla socks in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Hot Tamale

Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Light held double

 

Barb continues to work on:

Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Leuder using Canon Hand Dyes sock set

Blushing Braids Beanie by Amy Kate Sutherland, using Red Heart bear yarn in a light gray color

 

She has cast on:

Low-key Cowl by Elizabeth Smith, using Cascade 220 in the green colorway (very old stash)

Winters Beach by Andrea Mowry, using Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the Tart colorway.

 

And frogged:

Citadel by Joji Locatelli, using Rowan RYC Wool Tweed

 

BOOKS

Tracie read:

• The Good Wife: The Shocking Betrayal and Brutal Murder of a Godly Woman in Texas by Clint Richmond - 4 stars
• All That Fall by Kris Calvin - 3 stars
• Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - 4 stars
• The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr - 5 stars
• Stiff Arm Steal by AJ Stewart

 

Barb read:

• Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton - 4 stars
• Sunburn by Laura Lipman - 3.5 stars
• The Couple on Cedar Close by Anna-Lou Weatherley - 3.5 stars
• West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge - 5 stars
• Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough - 3 stars

 

Barb recommends the film She Said on Peacock Premium or available to buy or rent on other streaming services