Episode 298: Tracie Wears a Nerf Football

Recorded on June 18, 2025 Book talk starts at 21:50 Our ongoing knit-along is a CHARITY KAL!   Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity?  Well, this knit-along is for you!     DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025   Rules: Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible. Post a separate post for each item. You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize.  Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our  Charity KAL Chatter thread!   Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE   EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Tracie will be at: TKGA Retreat - November 6-9, 2025    KNITTING Tracie finished: Bears 336-339 4th Rachel by Josée Paquin in Carpool Artisan Fibers 100% Cotton Neon Dresses for Pig and Dog adapted from Clothing Bundle II by Barbara Prime in vivid pink acrylics   Barb has finished: 2 Knitted Knockers Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Geenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and 1 in the Natural colorway   Tracie has cast on: Bear 340   She continues to work on: Pampas Tee  by Samantha in CasaSol Bambu M in Rosa Coral Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in Azure Blue   Barb is still working on: A Hat Called Hudson by Alison Shuman in Berroco Lanas in 3 colors Knitted knocker   Barb has cast-on: Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway   BOOKS Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield - 5 stars The Life and Loves of She-Devil by Fay Weldon - 4 stars Eye of the Beholder: The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King by Lowell Cauffiel Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt   Barb read: The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 5 stars Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon 3 stars Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. More   Barb highly recommends The Pitt (TV series) on MAX — 5 stars

Recorded on May 20, 2025 Book talk starts at 22:15 Our Colorwork KAL is over!  There were 111 FOs...YAY!!  Stay tuned to the end of this episode to find out if you've won a prize... Our new knit along is a CHARITY KAL!   Do you regularly knit or crochet for a charity? Have you been making plans to knit or crochet for a charity?  Well, this knit-along is for you!   DATES - May 15, 2025 until September 1, 2025 Rules: 1. Post pictures of your completed projects in the FO thread. Along with the picture(s), please tell us what charity you are knitting for and a link to their website if possible. 2. Post a separate post for each item. 3. You must be a member of our Ravelry group to enter a project for a prize.  4.  Need some inspiration or looking for a charity? Check out our  Charity KAL Chatter thread! Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE   EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA.  Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild.            From the flier: By popular demand, we have new food vendors this year!   Boots Bakes Sweets will dazzle us with cookies and other yummy desert items. Check out her Instagram @bootsbakessweets  Edward from Italian Brothers Pizza will be baking us fresh wood fired pizza on site! His creations can be seen @italianbrotherspizza  And our new coffee vendor, High Flier Coffee will be providing fresh roasted craft coffee all day. View their Instagram at @highfliercoffee And a great vendor market with: Harvey Farms Pan’s Garden Yarn & Fibers Wonderland Dyeworks Back Porch Fiber Co Red Creek Farm Invictus Yarns Art Fiber Frenzy Blue Thistle Fiberarts Duren Dyeworks Meridian Jacobs Integrity Alpacas & Fiber Valley Oak Wool Mill Ewe and Me 2 Ranch Siren Song Fleece Works Spin Glitz Treadles to Threads - Used Equipment sale KNITTING Barb has finished: 4 Knitted Knockers Tracie finished: 2 Knitted Knockers Mother Bear 334 and 335 Bear for Baby Boy Colorwork Dip by SuviKnits in The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Juicy in Sunday Mimosa and The Sapphire Empress Chemo cap #1- Rialto Baby Beanie by Haley Waxberg in Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle Effect DK Barb is still working on: Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Greenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and 1 in the Natural colorway Barb has cast on: Hudson Bay Hat by Allison Shuman, using 3 colors of Berroco Lanas Worsted - Cream, Forest Green and Gold Tracie cast on: Pampas Tee  by Samantha in CasaSol Bambu M in Rosa Coral Everyday Attitude by Susanne Sommer n Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in Azure Blue She continues to work on: 4th Rachel by Josée Paquin in Carpool Artisan Fibers 100% Cotton Vanilla socks in Knitting Fever Cashmere Indulgence   BOOKS Barb read: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters - 4 stars The Reunion Party vy Penny Batchelor - 2 stars Never Alone by Woniya Dawn Thibeault - 5 stars   Tracie read: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver - 4.5 stars Frankie by Graham Norton - 3.5 stars One of Us by Craig DiLouie - 4 stars The Texas 7: A True Story of Murder and a Daring Escape by Gary C. King - 4 stars Deenie by Judy Blume - 3 stars  

Listen Recorded Thursday, April 24, 2025   Colorwork KAL info - you'll find it HERE Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA.  Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild.   From the flier: By popular demand, we have new food vendors this year!   Boots Bakes Sweets will dazzle us with cookies and other yummy desert items. Check out her Instagram @bootsbakessweets  Edward from Italian Brothers Pizza will be baking us fresh wood fired pizza on site! His creations can be seen @italianbrotherspizza  And our new coffee vendor, High Flier Coffee will be providing fresh roasted craft coffee all day. View their Instagram at @highfliercoffee KNITTING Barb has finished: 6 Knitted Knockers Garter Stitch Scarf, using Sirdar Colourwheel Tracie finished: 2 Knitted Knockers Raglan Turtleneck for Lexi’s Scraps Chaps rabbit - didn’t use a pattern.  In Sea Change Fibers Ecola Worsted in Flower Fairy Loose Ends Project Textured Sweater in off-white wool Mother Bear 333 2nd Rialto Baby Beanie by Haley Waxberg in Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle Effect DK in 174 Skye Barb is still working on: Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Greenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and 1 in the Natural colorway Bankhead Hat #34 Tracie cast on: 4th Rachel by Josée Paquin in Carpool Artisan Fibers 100% Cotton Vanilla Socks in Knitting Fever Cashmere Indulgence She continues to work on: Colorwork Dip by SuviKnits in The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Juicy in Sunday Mimosa and The Sapphire Empress   BOOKS Barb read: One by One - Freida McFadden - 4 stars The Coworker - Freida McFadden - 3.5 stars While Innocents Slept: A True Story of Revenge, Murder and SIDS by Adrian Havill - 3 stars Long Bright River by Liz Moore - 4 stars Tracie read: Secrets in the Cellar: A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World by John Glatt - 4.5 stars Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3 1/2 stars Broken Bayou by Jennifer Moorhead - 2 1/2 stars Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir - 2 1/2 stars Tracie gives a giant thumbs down to RFK jr’s incredibly unkind and untrue  remarks about the lived experiences of those on the autism spectrum. 

Recorded Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Book talk begins at 28:40 Colorwork KAL info - you'll find it HERE Come join our Virtual Knitting Group - all the info is HERE EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: NoCKRs - April 10-13, 2025 in San Juan Bautista, CA. Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA.  Bring a chair and lunch!  Presented by Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together - September 18-21, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Centre on Zephyr Cove, Nevada   KNITTING Barb has finished: 2 Knit Knockers Bankhead hat #33 using Lion Brand Mandala Ombre Tracie finished: 4 Knitted Knockers Raise the Woof by Casapinka in Indigodragonfly ROU Sport in Spock Puppet and 5 others Cat Hoodie from Clothing Bundle II by Barbara Prime in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in Oops I Did It Again Izzy Knitted Comfort Doll by Shirley O'Conner Emotional Support Little Chickie  by Annette Corsino in Plymouth Encore Barb is still working on: Garter Stitch Scarf using a Sirdar Colourwheel Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Greenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and one in the Natural colorway Tracie has cast on:  Colorwork Dip  by SuviKnits in The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Juicy in Sunday Mimosa and The Sapphire Empress Loose Ends project Textured Sweater in off-white wool   Tracie has frogged :   Socks in LMFA SHOW Stopper in the Shantay You Stay colorway held double on size 2 BOOKS Tracie has read: The Vanishing at Smokestack Hollow: A Missing Family, a Desperate Plan, and an Unsolved Mystery  by Jake Anderson - 4 stars Family Family by Lauren Frankel - 3 1/2 stars Deep South by Nevada Barr - 4 stars Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex True Biz by Sara Nović - 4 1/2 stars   Barb has read: Bird Box (Bird Box #1) by Josh Malerman - 4 stars The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue - 3.5 stars The Last Juror by John Grisham - 5 stars     Barb talked about the Big Bear Live Eagle Nest Cam

Recorded Saturday, February 22, 2025   Barb and Tracie are both appalled at what has been happening since the Trump inauguration.  What can we do? Call your representatives Sign up at Indivisible - STOP THE TRUMP-MUSK COUP February 28 - Economic Blackout - no purchases in person or online.  thepeoplesunionusa.com is planning a series of boycott days - I will post the link and all of the dates in the show notes   Please join our  Colorwork KAL!  Here are the details:   Starts 2/1/25, ends on 5/1/25   Any project with colorwork - could be stranded, fair-isle, stripes, mosaic, intarsia, etc.   Your project can be a hat, mitts, mittens, gloves, anything around the neck, a toy - but it must be larger than a washcloth!  You might want to go big, like a sweater, vest or poncho WIPs less than 50% done are eligible for the KAL   Have fun with it.  Challenge yourself to try something new.  Chat it up in the Colorwork KAL thread here!   Our Zoom group is continuing.  Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time.  All the info you need is in our Ravelry group!   I am the guest on Episode 283 of the Life After MLM podcast talking about my experience as the mother of someone on the autistic spectrum    EVENTS NoCKRs 2025 -  April 10-13, 2025 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA.   If you are interested in getting on the waitlist, please contact Tracie at [email protected] Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA.  Bring a chair and lunch!  Presented by Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together!  Are you interested in meeting other knitters and crocheters who listen to the podcast?  Please join us at the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together next September 18-21  at the Zephyr Point Presbyterian Retreat Center on the shores of Lake Tahoe in Nevada.  For more information, take a look at the Get Together Thread thread on Ravelry.  Please get your registration in as soon as possible.     KNITTING Barb has finished: 4 Knitted Knockers   Tracie finished: Alignment by Katrine Birkenwasser in Seattle Sky Dyeworks Mismated in Rhododendron Purple rainbow socks for Rachel in Alexandra the Art of Yarn Dark Side of the Moon in Purple Haze Never Not Gnoming #29 for our Capitola realtor in bright blues Ever After Sweater by Claire Jackson in Malabrigo Rios in the Gemini colorway   Barb is still working on: Marklee #2 by Elizabeth Doherty, using Serendipidye 24 Carat MCNin the Peppermint Julep colorway Garter Stitch Scarf, using Sirdar Colourwheel Knitted Knockers   Barb has cast-on Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Greenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway ad 1 in the Natural colorway Bankhead hat #33 by Susie Gourley using some Lion Brand Mandala picked up on a destash table   Tracie has cast on: 2 Knitted Knockers Raise the Woof by Casapinka in Indigodragonfly ROU Sport in Spock Puppet and many others - doing both dog motifs! Socks in LMFA Show Stopper in Shantay You Stay held double on size 2 needles   BOOKS Barb read: You Like it Darker by Stephen King - 4.5 stars The Worst of You by Sarah Richards - 3 stars Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars Tracie read: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 4 stars All the Rage (DI Adam Fawley #4) by Cara Hunter - 4 stars The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982 by Chris Nashawaty - 5 stars

Recorded Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Book talk starts at 33:50   Our Sweater KAL has ended!  Did you win a prize?  Please listen until the end of the episode to find out.   Please join us for our next knit-along - our second Colorwork KAL!  Here are the details: 1.  Starts 2/1/25, ends  5/1/25   2.  Any project with colorwork - could be stranded, fairisle, stripes, mosaic, intarsia, etc.   3.  Your project can be a hat, mitts, mittens, gloves, anything around the neck, a toy - but it must be larger than a dishcloth!  You might want to go big, like a sweater, vest, poncho, etc. 4.  If you have a colorwork project that is less than 50% done as of 2/1/2025, you may use it for this KAL. Have fun with it.  Challenge yourself to try something new.  Chat it up in the Colorwork KAL thread here! 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 EVENTS NoCKRs 2025 -  April 10-13, 2025 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA.  We still have a few spots open!  If you are interested, please contact Tracie at [email protected] Fiber Frolic - Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Soul Food Farms in Vacaville, CA.  Bring a chair and lunch!  Presented by Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together!  Are you interested in meeting other knitters and crocheters who listen to the podcast?  Please join us at the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get Together next September 18-21 at the Zephyr Point Presbyterian Retreat Center on the shores of Lake Tahoe in Nevada.  For more information, take a look at the Get Together Thread thread on Ravelry.  Please get your registration in as soon as possible.   KNITTING Barb has finished: Be Kind hat by Melissa Simpson Bankhead Hat #32 Tracie finished: Darling Darby by Jean Clement  for Modelo T-shirt from Clothing Bundle II by Barbara Prime for Scraps Chaps dog 2nd Bolton Pass Hat by Espace Tricot in Sea Change Fibers by the Dye Project Ecola Worsted in Flower Fairy Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colorway, Three Irish Girls SpringvaleDK in Skipjack , and a mystery off-white sport off-white from a destash Darling Darby #9 by Jean Clement for Ruby in Plymouth Encore Colorspun Worsted in the Spectrum Spray colorway  Barb is still working on: Garter Stitch Scarf, using Sirdar Colourspun Barb has cast-on Marklee #2 by Elizabeth Doherty, using Serendipidye 24 Carat MCN in the Peppermint Julip colorway Tracie has Cast on: Socks for Rachel in Alexandra the Art of Yarn Dark Side of the Moon in Purple Haze Ever After Sweater by Claire Jackson in Malabrigo Rios in the Gemini colorway Tracie is Working On: Alignment sweater by Katrine Birkenwasser in Seattle Sky Dyeworks Mismated Rhododendron Barb has frogged Great Love by Ankestrik, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in the Dove Heather colorway Granito by Joji Locatelli, using Serendipidye Dyeworks 24 Carrot MCN in the Peppermint Julip colorway The Market Bag by Davina Choy, using a DK white cotton pima and a DK blue cotton pima BOOKS Barb read: The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass - 3 stars The Women by Kristin Hannah - 4.5 stars Last Minute Guest by Drew Strickland. - 3.5 stars Cue the Sun: The Invention of Reality TV - Emily Nussbaum - 3.5 stars The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult - 3 stars  Tracie read: A Blind Eye (Clare MacKay #&) by Marion Todd - 3 stars Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie - 3 stars After Annie by Anna Quindlen - 4 stars In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider - 3.5 stars Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida by Mikita Brottman - 4.5 stars Things Don't Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins - 4 stars Retraction/Updates: Tracie recommended iilluminaughtii on YouTube and podcast.  iilluminaughtii was accused of bullying many other content creators on YouTube and is no longer producing content. Tracie also recommended the Man Enough podcast - co-host Justin Baldoni is Blake Lively’s accused perpetrator and co-host Jamey Heath is one of his accused conspirators.  Their female co-host Liz Plank quit the podcast as soon as these accusations came to light, and the Man Enough podcast appears to be defunct. Since we recorded this episode, Tracie has also read about problematic behavior on Blake Lively's part.  She has no idea who is telling the truth in this situation, but in any case, she no longer recommends either of these podcasts.    

Recorded on December 21, 2024 Book talk starts at 30:30   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 be adult size and 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 NoCKRs 2025 -  April 10-13, 2025 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA.  We still have a few spots open!  If you are interested, please contact Tracie at [email protected]   KNITTING   Barb has finished: Yume by Isabel Kraemer, using Indigo Dragonfly Sport ROU in the Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy colorway Two by Two beanie by Anne Gagnon using a mystery worsted yarn in a heather gray color   Tracie finished: Socks for Ryan in Marianated Yarns - Melted Box of Crayons Koko Bean Hat by Judithmarieknits in Lisa Souza Blue Faced Leicester Worsted in Styx Gno Fun Like Gnome Fun - 9 Gnaomis in Plymouth Select Worsted for class at Rumpelstiltskin and might make more.  Class was fun! Musselburgh by Ysolda in my handspun - this is a fail. Bolton Pass Hat by Espace Tricot in Emma’s Yarn Super Silky in the Oops I Did It Again colorway in Sea Change   Barb is still working on: Granito by Joji Locatelli, using Serendipidye Dyeworks 24 Carrot MCN in the Peppermint Julip colorway The Market Bag by Davina Choy, using a DK white cotton pima and a DK blue cotton pima   Barb has cast-on Great Love by Ankestrik, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in the Dove Heather colorway Be Kind hat by Melissa Simpson Garter Stitch Scarf, using Sirdar Colourwheel   Cast on: 2nd Bolton Pass Hat by Espace Tricot in Sea Change Fibers by the Dye Project Ecola Worsted in Flower Fairy   Working On: Alignment sweater by Katrine Birkenwasser in Seattle Sky Dyeworks Mismated Rhododendron Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colorway    BOOKS Barb read: Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict - 3 stars   Tracie read: Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie #6) by Kate Atkinson - 3 stars No Way Out (DI Adam Fawley #6) by Cara Hunter - 4 stars Seeds of Evil: The True Story of Money and Murder in California - 3 stars Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver - 3.5 stars The Vanishing of Joni Blackwood by Lisa Rookes - 3 stars  

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! 

Recorded Friday, November 1, 2024 Book talk begins at 19:20   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 invitations will go out by Thanksgiving!    KNITTING Tracie finished: Rialto Baby Hat by Haley Waxberg in Universal Uptown DK in Aqua and Lavender Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn   Tracie continues to work on: Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colony 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 Socks for Ryan in Marinated Yarns Practicality 75/25 in Melted Box of Crayons colorway   Barb is still working on: Yume by Isabel Kraemer, using Indigodragonfly R.O.U. Sport in the Is She all Green and Fuzzy and Mossy colorway   Barb has cast-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   Barb has frogged:  Thundertwist hat by Knitting Daddy (Greg Cohoon) using a mystery worsted yarn in a Heather gray colorway Fibonacci Love by Hinterm Stein - wrong yarn for the pattern     BOOKS Tracie read: The Monk (DS Cross #5) by Tim Sullivan - 4 stars A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 3.5 stars Re-Read the last two Cormoran Strike books - The Ink Black Heart  and The Running Grave.  Liked The Ink Black Heart better this time!  5 stars for both.  Can’t wait for #8, The Hallmarked Man. Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America by David Kamp - 4 stars   BOOKS Who Could Ever Love You by Mary L. Trump - 4 stars Mystery of L’Inconnu by Dan Grylles - 3 stars   Barb recommends Anatomy of Lies, a true crime limited series on Peacock

Recorded Sunday, October 6, 2024 Book talk begins at 32:20   Our 2024 Fall Sweater KAL is continuing.  You have until January 15, 2025 to complete an adult sweater.  It must have some type of sleeves - short sleeves are fine!   Our Zoom group is continuing.  Please join us on Saturdays, 12 noon Pacific time.  All the info you need is the Info in our Ravelry group!   KNITTING   Tracie has finished: 42-6 Dream in Blue Cardigan by DROPS Design in Universal Uptown DK, mint green and lavender Karina Headband #2 by mariana Mel  (no need to Panic Sweater by Casapinka in JodyLong Summer Delight in the Tomato colorway Fiddly Bits Cowl #11 by Jana Photo in fingering scraps Never Not Gnoming 28 and 29 by Sarah Schira in fingering scraps   Barb has finished: Peony Top by Minimi Knit Design using Berroco Remix Light in the Peony colorway   Tracie has cast on: Davis #5 by Pam Allen in Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted- Nightfall colony 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 Socks for Ryan in Marinated Yarns - Melted Box of Crayons colorway Rialto Baby Hat by Haley Waxberg in Universal Upton DK in Aqua and Lavender   Tracie is working on: Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in A;;le Fibeer Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in the Autumn colorway   Barb has cast on: Thundertwist #2 by Knitting Daddy using mystery yarn   Barb is still working on: Yume by Isabel Kraemer using Indigo Dragonfly Sport ROU in the Is She All Green and Fuzzy and Mossy color-way   BOOKS Tracie has finished: The Book of Essie by Meghan McLean Weir - 3.5 stars No One is Perfect: The True Story of Candace Mossler and American’s Strangest Murder Trial by Ron Smith - 4 stars Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule - 3 stars Swimming with Ghosts by Michelle Brafman - 4stars The Lost Girls of Penzance by Sally Rigby - 3 stars Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota by CJ Wynn - 4 stars Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great and Then Again Maybe I Won’t - both by Judy Blume - enjoyed both   Barb has finished: 1.  The Measure by Nikki Erlich - 4 stars  2.  Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson - 4 stars 3.  Death Cruise by Don Davis - 3.5 stars