Episode 247: Acid Green is a NEUTRAL!
Recorded on may 23, 2022
Book Talk starts at 24:00
Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here
Our annual Mother Bear KAL begins June 1! Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread. One post per bear please. Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread! #2022MBKAL2KLC
12 in 22 - Unofficial KAL/challenge to knit 12 (or however many you want) sweaters in 2022. Details here!
KNITTING
Barb finished:
Hipster shawl by Joji Locatelli, using Malabrigo Rios in the 880 Hojas colorway.
Tracie finished
Mother Bears 272, 273, 275 and 276
Barb continues working on:
Ribs and Wave Poncho by Great Yarns! Using Cascade Superwash Wave in the 106 Blue colorway
That's My Jam shawl by Steve Fegert using a kit she bought from Leading Men Fiber Arts
forager lite by Isabel Kraemer, using Inner Yarn Zen Superwash Fingering in the Lupine colorway
She has cast on:
Venturer’s Vest by Knitwise Design in Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino Worsted Twist in the Taupe Heather colorway
Irma Hat by Aneta Gasiorowksa using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Gaea Sport in the Falcon’s Eye colorway - left over from my May(be) Queen pullover
Tracie has cast on:
Great Falls by Nataliya Polyakov in Scheepjes Whirl in Jade Jim Jam
Ciara by Laura Aylor in Araucania Caña Ruca
She continues working on:
Moon of My Life by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne adapted by Celia McAdam Cahill for a man in worsted weight yarn - in Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted in Granite and Berroco Vintage in Cotton Candy
BOOKS
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner - 4 stars
Be Careful Who You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case by Diane Dimond - 4 stars
We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps - 3 stars
Let’s Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder - 4 stars
She Kills Me: True Stories of History’s Deadliest Women by Jennifer Wright - 2.5 stars
BOOKS
Caul Baby by Morgan Jenkins
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell
Finders Keepers by Belinda Bauer
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
Murder in St Augustine: The Mysterious Death of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley by Elizabeth Randall
Tracie recommends watching Jinxx Monsoon as Judy Garland on RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 7. NSFW or for those with delicate sensibilities!