Episode 296: A Dead Little Black Thing

2 Knit Lit Chicks

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 [e-mail]

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