Episode 305: It Sounds Like a Great System

Recorded on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, right before Tracie and Barb leave for the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Meet-up!

Book talk begins at 29:20

Our Charity KAL is over.  Prizes will be announced during the October Episode 306

Our 2025-2026 Fall Sweater KAL has started 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!

www.ravelry.com/bundles/beginner-sweaters-5"}"> Beginner Sweaters Bundle 

www.ravelry.com/bundles/sweaters-for-adventurous-beginners-to-advanced"}"> Adventurous Beginners to Advanced Sweater Bundle

www.ravelry.com/bundles/crochet-sweaters-41/edit"}"> Crochet Sweaters Bundle

Coming Events:

Lambtown - October 4&5 in Dixon May Fairgrounds CA

TKGA retreat - November 6-9 in San Francisco, CA

NoCKRs retreat April 10-13 in San Juan Batista, CA

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

*www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/a-hat-called-hudson-4"}">A Hat Called Hudson #4

*www.ravelry.com/projects/knittybarb/bankhead-37"}">Bankhead Hat #34

Tracie has finished:

*Mother Bears #343 - 345

*www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/dunedrifter"}">Dunedrifter pullover by Wool and Pine in Trendsetter Yarns Transition in Sunrise Red, Orange and Yellow

*www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/summer-sky"}">Summer Sky Tee By Comfort Zone Knits in Juniper Moon Farms Zooey Spray in Palma Carnival.

*www.ravelry.com/projects/alittleposy/davis-6"}">Davis #6 by Pam Allen with Tracies addendum in Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled in Cape Town - skeins split up and knit alternating every row 

Tracie has Cast On:

*www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/astro-pop"}">Astro Pop pullover in 2 colors of Juniper Moon Farm Zooey and Berocco Remix Light in Ocean

*www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/carnegie-vest"}">Carnegie Vest by James Magee (Stitching in the Stacks) in Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sport in Sheridan Circle

*www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brooklyn-raglan-lite"}">Brooklyn Raglan Light* by Tori You in Mod Yarn Fingering 101 in Angelyne

Barb has Cast On:

*www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barley-worsted"}">Barley Hat Worsted #8 by Tin Can Knits, using Color Notes Willow Glen Worsted in a blue-green color

*www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/one-row-handspun-scarf"}">One Row Handspun scarf using a Caron Cake

*www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flax-sock"}">Flax Sock pullover by Tin Can Knits, using Wonderland Dyeworks Smitten in the Deep Lilac colorway

Barb continues to work on:

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/colorwork-dip"}"> Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berocco Light in the Mist and the Peony colorway

BOOKS

Barb has finished:

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/49123131-camino-winds"}">Camino Winds #2 by John Grisham - 3 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/40098861-the-lazarus-files"}">The Lazarus Files: A Cold Case by Matthew McGough - 3.5 stars

• www.imdb.com/title/tt20095216/"}"> Dateline episode about the murder of Sherri Rasmussen by Stephanie Lazarus
• youtu.be/t5ljpPTNvCM?si=EsGutC7wqVoIKAKi"}"> Full Interrogation of Stephanie Lazarus

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/62367110-the-hiking-trip"}">The Hiking Trip by Jenny Blackhurst - 2.5 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/220531013-little-miss-diagnosed?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Xg9josTo4I&rank=5"}">Little Miss Diagnosed: A Surgeon's Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules by Erin Nance - 4 stars

Tracie has finished:

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/20083771-death-of-an-angel?ref=nav_sb_ss_5_17"}">Death of an Angel: A True Story of a Vicious Triple-Murder the Broke the Heart of a Town by Don Davis - 4.5 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/52850091-the-cutting-place?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17"}">The Cutting Place & the Close (Maeve Kerrigan series) by Jane Casey - 4 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/221118391-the-unquiet-grave?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17"}">The Unquiet Grave (Cormac Reilly #4) by Dervla McTiernan - 3.5 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/19610877-the-officer-s-wife?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=34gA0JvjzY&rank=3"}">The Officer's Wife: A True Story of Unspeakable Betrayal and Cold-Blooded Murder bay Michael Fleeman - 3.5 stars

*www.amazon.com/Icehouse-Lancashire-Detective-Mystery-Thrillers/dp/B0C9SJJRCF/ref=sr_1_7?crid=SM7MW7349AM6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JiXpfZsJOJM7pjdJxhzZiuxyc5U6Mq_NWk7wNWdes9JLBXOzbByyNcamql7fNI5EZ3L-jqP0Jr_2_0v7VuowditGm7DhqjKV9OA2-1UwKnxPzcwDq3a_y9X1Mcgb-lXY3As0jljtCKsXu1s8bLQdYDQfDLQVEjZgL9Dd5PnPUCgPFRoRrpFPO5ZHqRTbN067RYQjssB4fmVi_XnhLNDB1WtGaJHCAA0ZCSlM-G6qxv0.Frahh6KBQUSSDqrJb7WalgDt73wp_buJJ6mCWV_MxQo&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Ice+House&qid=1758915775&s=books&sprefix=the+ice+house%2Cstripbooks%2C173&sr=1-7"}">The Ice House by JJRichards - 3 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/18160220-the-facts-of-life-and-death?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=eRVnIzHr11&rank=1"}">The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer - 4 stars

*www.goodreads.com/book/show/49569511-the-whole-truth?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_15"}">The Whole Truth (DI Fawley #5) by Cara Hunter - 4 stars

Barb and Tracie recommend the www.alpenglowindustries.com/products/glider-swift"}">The Glider Swift by Alpenglow Industries and their excellent customer service!