Meet the Chicks!
Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We will be discussing our current knitting projects and favorite books to read/listen to. We also will be reviewing a knitting book from one of our libraries. Come join us!Syndicate
Episode 19: Old Dogs and Finer Points
Download | Duration: 01:05:53
Ravelympics – Team Sasquatch
Jane and Jen Knit Funny
Stephen West
Brenda Castiel Patterns
Tracie’s Quinn Cabled Bag by Yvonne Kao
Barb’s Mother Bear #15.
Barb’s Rainbow Baby Cardigan
Barb’s Traveling Sweater
Barb’s Walnut Grove Shawlette
Barb’s Holden Shawlette
Taygete by Romi Hill
Studio June Super Cash Sock
Jeweled Cowl by Sachiko Uemura
Lydia shawl by Brenda Castiel
Becoming Art Agave Fingering
Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere
Defending Jacob by William Landay
The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs by Alexander McCall Smith
The Puppetmaker’s Bones by Alisa Tangredi
A Death on the Wolf by G.M. Frazier
Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn by Catherine Friend
Therese Raquin by Emil Zola
The ExPats by Chris Pavone
11-22-63 by Stephen King
Don’t You Forget About Me by Suzanne Jenkins
The Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt
Knit Companion
Episode 18: Winners, Knits and Lots of Books
Download | Duration: 01:13:56
Never Not Knitting Podcast is back!
Gnome Acres Etsy Shop – 10% off from 4/28 –
5/12 – code 2KNITLITCHICKS
Just One More Row Podcast
– Episode 34 about indie dyers
Tracie’s Irving the Ice Box Monster
Barb’s preemie hats for Remembering Remy
Barb’s first pair of toe up socks
Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted
Holden Shawlette by Mindy Wilkes
Walnut Grove Shawl by Karrie Steinmetz
Don’t You Forget About Me by Suzanne Jenkins
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
Barb and Tracie recommend The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Getting Stoned With Savages by J. Maarten Troost
The Chicks Book Club #2
- · We will be reading Defending Jacob by William Landay
- · Start Date: June 1
- · Post here to win an autographed copy of the book
Twisted Sistahs Beads
Grandma’s Hand Knitting
Episode 17: With a little help from my friends!
Download | Duration: 01:00:54
Book Talk begins at 37:24Episode 16: Tracie Goes Solo
Download | Duration: 00:38:39
Tess Designer Yarns Supersock and Baby
Pemberley Slippers from Jane Austen Knits
Tracie’s Lurleen the Laundry Room Monster
Sunnyside Cardigan from Tanis Fiber Arts
Tess Designer Yarns Superwash Merino
Vitamin D by Heidi Kirrmaier in
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Episode 15: All Stitches West...no books!
Download | Duration: 01:08:19
Becoming Art
Alana Dakos - Never Not Knitting
Blue Heron Yarns A Verb For Keeping Warm Alpenglow Yarn
The Yarn Boutique
The Knitmore Girls
Miss Babs
Miss Purl
Knitting Iceland Knitting Tours Tess Designer Yarn Kollage Yarn Erin Lane Bags
Blue Moon Fiber Arts Knit Picks Classic Lines Cardigan
Lopi yarn
Malabrigo Silky Merino
Fix-a-Stitch
CogKNITive Podcast Chic-A
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Charts Made Simple by JC Briar
Stitch Red
Halos of Hope
Warn Up America
Knitting for Peace
Lotus Bag by Jennifer Tallapeneni from Stitch and Bitch Superstar Knitting
Berroco Boboli
Dodgson cardigan
Knit Swirl by Sandra McIver
Knit Knit Cafe
Episode 14: You Wear Them on Your Feet
Download | Duration: 01:08:13
We will be collecting Mother Bears at
Stitches West at Booth 941 - Ellen's Woolly Wonders - thanks,
Ellen! Limit 5 bears per person, $3 per bear - bags and envelopes
will be there for you to use.
Tracie’s Escargot by Veronica Parsons
Barb’s Serrated Shawl by Megan William (justrunknit)
Piper’s Journey by Paula Emons-Fuessle
Stitch Markers by MSotherdenArtGlass - Coupon Code for our Listeners: YARNLOVER
Yarn Cozies by Buffy Anne Designs
Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd
2-At-A-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan Oaks
Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey
Episode 13: Contests and Non-Fiction
Download | Duration: 01:07:09
Book Talk Begins at 30:35
Correction – The price of Shepherd’s Wool at the Yarn Boutique in Lafayette, CA is $13.50, NOT $15!
Knitting Blogcast – Lisa’s
(jamlknitter) weekly blog
Knit Me Happy with Rachel (TinyGeekCrafter)
Watcha Swatchin with Emily
(oohfancypants)
Tracie’s Baby Jester Hat
by Wooly Wormhead
Tracie’s Jester Hat by
Wooly Wormhead
Tracie’s Frontier Blues Jacket by Wendy Bernard
Cascade Heritage 150 Sock Yarn
Knit Picks Chroma Fingering (Mix Tape colorway)
Barb’s 3-Hour-Cowl by Ijeoma
Oluo
Barb’s Quixote Scarf by Brenda Castiel
Swans Island Certified Organic Fingering
No More Tears -
BMFA Socks that Rock lightweight – Clare de Lune colorway
Online Craftsy course with Donna Drucanas
Madelinetosh Pashmina in
the Oxblood colorway
Pipers Journey Shawl by Paula of Knitting Pipeline available soon!
Stitch Light from Buffy Ann Designs
Tracie Recommends
- One Mississippi by Mark Childress
- BossyPants by Tina Fey
Getting Stoned With Savages by J. Maarten Troost
Skinny Dip
by Carl Hiassen
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Barb does not recommend The Killing Edge by Heather Graham
At Home: a Short History of a Private Life by Bill Bryson
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Non-fiction.
Polio: an American Story by David Ochinsky
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
by Richard Preston
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim
Try-it-on Tubing by
Machine Knitting to Dye For
Episode 12: Queens Among Us
Download | Duration: 01:07:56
Stitches West is just 5 weeks away! Let us know if you’re going to be there – we’d love to meet you!
We will be collecting Mother Bears at Stitches West at Booth 941 - Ellen's Woolly Wonders - thanks, Ellen! Limit 5 bears per person, $3 per bear - bags and envelopes will be there for you to use.
Vote for our first Chicks Book Club selection. The poll will close February 1st, and we will begin reading/discussing February 15.
There is still plenty of time to join the Spectra KAL!! We will begin on February 1st.
Exclusive For Our Listeners: 20% Desert Vista Dyeworks!
- Coupon code 2KNITLIT20
- Valid January 7 - February 7
Contest: What Would You Do With 500 Yards of Shepherd’s Wool? Sponsored by The Yarn Boutique in Lafayette, CA. Contest will end on 2/1 – thread will be locked. Must be a member of the group.
Tracie’s Twist and Flounce by Sharon Dreifuss
Quinn Cabled Bag by Yvonne Kao
Frontier Blues Jacket by Wendy Bernard
Knit Picks Simply Cotton Worsted
Barb’s Shalom by Meghan McFarlane
Barb’s Lava Flow Cowl by Dixie Norton
Barb’s BonBons mitts by Susanna IC
Socks for the Wolfe Farms Knit Together
Deborah Norville Premier Yarns Serenity Garden
Knitting Book Review: The Knitter’s Book of Wool by Clara Parkes
Tracie does not recommend: Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay (Dexter #3 – but she does recommend #1, #2 & #5 in the series)
One Mississippi by Mark Childress
Zodiac: the Shocking True Story of the Nation’s most Bizarre Mass Murderer – by Robert Graysmith
Barb
does not recommend: The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford
The Killing Edge by Heather Graham
The Rope by Nevada Barr! First chapter available now on Audible – FREE!
The Sweet Potato Queens books by Jill Connor Browne
Episode 11: Stripping for Lily
Download | Duration: 01:02:07
Book Talk Starts at 33:40
Vonica by Bonne Marie Burns
– Thanks, thumperina!
Magrathea by Martina Behm – Thanks, fibernymph!
Walnut Grove Shawlette by Karrie Steinmetz – Thanks, knitpurlgurl!
Radiance Shawl by Helen Stewart – Thanks, hellsbells!
Seaside Shawlette by WendyKnits – Thanks, fibernymph!
Contest: What Would You Do With 500 Yards of Shepherd’s Wool? Sponsored by The Yarn Boutique in Lafayette, CA
Quixote Scarf by Brenda Castiel
A Yarn Less Raveled in Danville, CA
Tracie’s Sustainable Bamboo Scarf
Tracie’s Rustling Leaves Beret by Alana Dakos
Tracie’s 2nd Set of Autumnal Mitts by Jo Bangle
Tracie’s Darkside Cowl by Sarah Fama
Barb’s Lintella by Martina Behm
Barb’s Twist & Flounce by She-Knits
Abi Grasso Self-Striping Watermelon with Seeds Fingering Weight
Barb’s Molly Hat by Alana Dakos
Baby Jester Hat by Wooly Wormhead
Simple Baby Hat with a Touch of Lace by Ginny Schelling
Basket Hand Rib Towel by Traci Heiner
Cabled Hobo Bag by Amanda Reed
Quinn Cabled Bag By Yvonne Kao
Lava Flow Cowl by Dixie Norton
BonBons Fingerless Mitts by Susanna IC
1st Official 2 Knit Lit Chicks KAL! We are doing the Spectra Shawl by Stephen West and will begin February 1. You will need:
- Color A: 420 yds of fingering (solid color)
- Color B: 230 yds of fingering (variegated, self-striping, etc)
Tracie Recommends the book
AND movie adaptations of
Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Nation’s Most Bizarre Mass Murderer by Robert Graysmith
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
1st Official 2 Knit Lit Chicks Read-Along! We will be deciding by poll (you can vote here) from the following three books:
- The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
- The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain
- Fair & Tender Ladies by Lee Smith
Exclusive For Our Listeners: 20% Desert Vista Dyeworks!
- Coupon code 2KNITLIT20
- Valid January 7 - February 7
600 Member Give-Away!
