Recorded on November 28, 2024

Book talk starts at 29:40

 

Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing.  You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater and post a photo in our FOs thread.  It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine!  Check out our bundles of patterns for inspiration and join the discussion on our Sweater KAL Chatter thread!

 

Our Zoom group is continuing.  Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time.  All the info you need is in our Ravelry group!

 

EVENTS

We will be at the New Years Fiber Retreat at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA in January.

Dates for NoCKRs will be April 10-13, 2025, and registration info letters have been sent out. If you haven't received one and are interested in going to the retreat, please contact Tracie.

 

 

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

Yume by Isabel Kraemer, using Indigodragonfly R.O.U. Sport in the Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy colorway

 

Tracie has finished:

Scraps Chaps by Barbara Prime #6 -“Chihuahua” in Encore Worsted

…a hint of summer by Isabel Kraemer in Fyberspates Scrumptious Lace in Jen S. Green and JuniperMon Fibers Findley in Curacao

Knit Hat with added earflaps and pompom by Kathy Green in Berocco Vintage in the Mochi colorway

Baby/Kids Earflap Hat by Julie Hentz in Berocco Vintage in the Mochi colorway

Barb is still working on:

Granito by Joji Locatelli, using Serendipidye Dyeworks 24 Carrot Fingering MCN in the Peppermint Julip colorway

Two by Two beanie by Anne Gagnon using a mystery worsted yarn in a Heather gray colorway

The Market Bag by Davina Choy, using a DK white cotton pima and a DK blue cotton pima

 

Tracie has Cast On:

Koko Bean hat by Judithmarieknits in Lisa Souza Blue Face Leicester Worsted in Styx

Gno Fun Like Gnome Fun - 6 Gnaomis in Plymouth Select Worsted for class at Rumpelstilskin LYS

Alignment sweater by Katrine Birkenwasser in Seattle Sky Dyeworks Mismated Rhododendron

 

Tracie is still working on:

Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colony

Socks for Ryan in Marinated Yarns Practicality 75/25 in Melted Box of Crayons colorway

 

BOOKS

Barb has read:

Everyone is Watching by Heather Gedenkauf - 2.5 stars

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty - 5 stars

 

Barb Did Not Finish:

The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham

 

Tracie read:

Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes - 4 stars

Reread - Razor Girl by Carl Hiaason - 4 stars

The Hive by Gregg Olsen - 3 stars

None of this is True by Lisa Jewell - 5 stars

Saint Xby Alexis Schaitkin - 4 stars

This episode ends with our usual Thanksgiving Thumbs Up/ Thumbs Down from our whole family!