2 Knit Lit Chicks

Recorded Thursday, May 20 2026 Book talk starts at 19:20 Our One-Skein KAL is over - Please listen to the end to find out if you won a prize! Next KAL - our Charity KAL! Knit or crochet anything for any charity! Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize. June 1, 2026 - September 1, 2026 EVENTS Fiber Frolic - Saturday May 30th, 2026 10am - 2pm at Shadelands Ranch - 2662 Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Walnut Creek, CA KNITTING Barb has finished: Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway Tracie has finished: 1. First socks from a cranked tube (made with a sock machine) - Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the It's Me, Margaret colorway 2. Rachel #5 by Josee Paquin, using CaMaRose Løvetand in Braendt Orange and Havgron 3. Stay-On Baby Booties by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas, using Sirdar Snuggly Fair Isle Effect DK 4. Rialto Baby Beanies X3 by Haley Waxberg , 2 using Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle and 1 using Plymouth Toybox Confetti 5. Gooseberry Hat by Suviknits om 2 shades of Plymouth Dreambaby DK Barb is still working on: 1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway 3. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway Tracie is still working on: Hello From My Colors by Jessie Made Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash- MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock in Cornflower Tracie has cast on: 1. Haltermelon by Alana Dakos in Universal Yarns Uptown DK and Paintbox DK 2. Early Bloomer by Hiedi Kirrmaier, using Knit One, Crochet Too Babyboo in Poppy and Wool and the Gang the One Cotton in White 3. lillgardens Lisa The Baby Blanket by Perilla Eriksson in Scheepjes Stonewash in Coral BOOKS Barb read: 1. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing 4 stars 2. Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney - 3.5 stars Tracie read: 1. See Them Run (DI Clair McKay), by Marion Todd - 3.5 stars 2. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 4 stars 3. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - 5 stars 4. In the Pleasure Groove by John Taylor - 5 stars

Recorded Sunday July 27, 2025 Book talk begins at 21:21 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 Barb has finished: Knitted Knocker A Hat Called Hudson #2 Tracie finished: Bears 340-342 including Ginger Bear the drag queen Pampas Tee by Samantha Guerin in CasaSol Bambú 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 #3 Knitted knocker Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway. Barb has cast-on: Colorwork Dip pullover by SuviKnits, using Berroco Remix Light Tracie has cast on: Dunedrifter tee by Wool & Pine in Trendsetter Yarns Transitions in Sunrise Red Orange Yellow Davis #6 by Pam Allen in Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled in Cape Town BOOKS Barb read: The Vacation Rental by Katie Sise - 3 stars No Conscience by Phil Williams - 3 stars Blood in the Water: the Untold Story of a Family Tragedy by Casey Sherman - 4 stars Tracie read: The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell - 4.5 stars Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America by Bridget Read - 3 stars The Black Book (Inspector Rebus #5) by Ian Rankin - 3.5 stars If Two Are Dead by Rick Mofina - 2 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

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 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com 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 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 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

Recorded July 22, 2024 Book talk begins at 30:19 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to the Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible! Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento, and it has been rescheduled to September 28 and November 2 . See the class listing here for details! KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #296 - 298 Tracie finished: Mother Bears 328, 329 and one that I sent to my uncle Davis #4 by Pam Allen in Knit Picks Snuggle Puff in Hatchling (pale mint green) Scraps Chaps by Barbara Prime: Rabbit in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Ecola Worsted in Mushroom Hunter Cat in Plymouth Yarn Worsted Merino Superwash Solids in Caraway Heather Barb continues to work on: Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway And has cast on: Mother Bear #299 Spinwheel Beanie by Benjamin Matthews, using a mystery gray yarn Tracie cast on: 42-6 Dream in Blue Cardigan by DROPS design in Universal Uptown DK in Baby Blue and Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Banana Cream Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock And continues to work on: 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 Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota Digital Citizens stuffed toys BOOKS Barb read: Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases - 3 stars. Written in 2016 - he headed the ICU 1970s thru the 1990s Bitter Blood: a True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe - 5 stars. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - 4 stars In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - 5 stars Tracie read: Inside Out by Demi Moore - 4.5 stars Before He Wakes by Jerry Bledsoe - 4.5 stars The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles - 3 stars Blind Rage: A True Story of Sin, Sex, and Murder in a Small Arkansas Town by Anita Paddock - 2.5 stars

Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 16:04 Our Summer Top KAL is has ended. Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and please listen to the end of the episode to hear our list of prize-winners. Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website. Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread. Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible. Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3. See the class listing here for details! KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #294 Bankhead hat #30 Tracie finished: Mother Bear 324 Elisenberg Jacket by Guri Pedersen in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Spearmint Green and Blush Pink Barb is working on: Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway Barb has cast On: Mother Bear #295 Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose #10 Tracie is casting on: 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 She continues to work on: Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota toys - Scraps Chaps for class and Digital Citizens BOOKS Barb read: Woman 99 by Greer Macallister - 4 stars American Girl by Wendy Walker - 3.5 stars Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown - 3.5 stars Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars Tracie read: Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother - 3.5 stars Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards - 3.5 stars Tracie recommends watching River Phoenix in: Running on Empty (1988) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video Dogfight (1990) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video