2 Knit Lit Chicks

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Episode 316: Live from the Cabin Down the Stairs from the Bunkhouse Aug 30, 2026

Show notes

Recorded Sunday, August 9, 2026

Book talk starts at 16:45

Our Charity KAL is ongoing. Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize through September 1, 2026.

We will be at the 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada.

KNITTING

Barb is working on a basketweave/not basketweave charity scarf using a Caron Cake

Celia has been working on:

Her own Top Down V-Neck Yoke Cardigan design for Cast-On Magazine in Polka Dot Sheep Tenderfoot

Fjolla by Isabel Kraemer in Holst Garn Coast

The Florence Sweater by Elenor Mortenson in in Juniper Moon Patagonia and Schoppel-Wolle Edition 3

Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist in Seismic Yarns Butter Sock

Eileen has been working on

Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill

6 secret Sophie Scarves by Petite Knit for her friends who are going on a cruise with her!

Pop Rock Pullover by Tanis Lavallee in Alexandera: the Art of Yarn

Sunshine Coast by Heidi Kirrmaier in Valley Yarns Hawley but not sure about the yarn

Tracie is working on

Coco Cardigan by Claudia Q in Mountain Colors Tangofoot - a baby sweater for our friend's new grandson

BOOKS

Barb recommends:

Some Luck by Jane Smiley

Celia recommends:

The Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt - she just read #31, Dogged Pursuit

Eileen recommends:

Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

Tracie recommends:

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Episode 315: Consider This Your July Episode Aug 08, 2026

Show notes

Recorded Sunday, August 2, 2026

Book talk starts at 13:45

Please excuse all Tracie's sniffling around 3 1/2 minutes in!

Our Charity KAL is ongoing. Knit or crochet anything for any charity Post pictures in the FO thread for a chance to win a prize through September 1, 2026.

We will be at the 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada.

KNITTING

Barb finished

One Row Scarf #3 by Stephanie Pearl-McFee using a Caron Cake

Mother Bear 301

Tracie finished:

Bears 348 and 349

Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow in mystery rayon worsted from destash

Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock! in Cornflower

Barb has cast on:

An improvised basketweave scarf

Mother Bear 302

Tracie cast on:

Cullen by Elizabeth Doherty in Wollemeise DK in Sabrina

Suri Shirt by Caidree in Rowen Siena 4-ply

Tracie continues to work on:

lillgårdens Lisa the baby blanket by Pernilla Eriksson in Scheepjes Stone Washed in Coral

BOOKS

Barb read:

The Last Thing She Ever Did by Greg Olson

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Tracie read:

Love Hurts: The True Story of a Teen Romance, a Vicious Plot, and a Family Murdered by Keith Elliot Greenberg - 3 stars

Without Mercy: Obsession and Murder Under the Influence by Gary Provost - 4 stars

The Village Killer (DI Barton #7) by Ross Greenwood, An Advancement of Learning by ((Dalziel & Pascoe #2) by Reginald Hill, The Tower (DCI Walker #3) by JJ Richards, Against the Tide by GD Wright - all around 3 stars

Keep Her Sweet by Helen Fitzgerald - 4 stars

Barb recommends the podcast and Instagram account Snarky in the Suburbs

Episode 314: A Mid-Project Block is Never a Bad Idea Jun 24, 2026

Show notes

Recorded on Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Book Talk starts at 20:05

Our Charity KAL has begun! 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

The 2nd Annual 2 Knit Lit Chicks Get-Together - September 24-27 2026 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. There is one more spot open for someone willing to have a roommate.

For more information, please check out our Ravelry Board.

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

1. Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway 2. Cinched Up Hat by Debi Stone using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway Tracie has finished: 1. 4 bears- 2 knit for baby gifts, 1 knit in Sirdar Snuggly Baby Fair Isle Effect, and 1 in Plymouth Toybox Confetti in plus charity bears 346 & 347 2. Haltermelon by Alana Dakos, using Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted and Paintbox DK 3. Early Bloomer by Heidi Kirrmaier in Knit One Crochet Too Babyboo in Poppy and Wool and the Gang The One Cotton in White Chalk Barb is still working on: 1. Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway. This one may be destined for the bin! Tracie cast on: 1. Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow in "mystery" rayon worsted from destash And is still working on: 1. Hello From My Colors by Jessie Made Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash- MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock in Cornflower 2. lillgardens Lisa The Baby Blanket by Perilla Eriksson in Scheepjes Stonewash in Coral

BOOKS

Barb read: 1. The Slaying in the Suburbs: The Tara Grant Murder by Steve Miller -3 stars 2. 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them by Ashley Alter - 5 stars 3. The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler - 3 stars Tracie read: 1. Out of Control: The Clara Harris Murder Story by Steven Lang - 3.5 stars 2. The Purity of Vengeance (Dept. Q #4 )by JussiJussi Adler-Olson - 4 stars 3. Careless Love (Inspector Banks #25) by Peter Robinson - 4 stars 4. The Pike (DC Walker Crime Thrillers #2) - by J.J. Richards - 4 stars 5. The Knapdale Murders (The Scottish Highland Killings #1) by Daniel Sellers 4 -.5 stars 6. The Bat (Harry Hole #1) by Jo Nesbo - 3 stars

Episode 313: I Didn't Want to - I Felt Compelled to May 25, 2026

Show notes

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

Episode 312: I Should Be Knocking Out Some Knockers Apr 22, 2026

Show notes

Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2026 Book talk starts at 28:00

Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL! Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15.

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

2 Knitted Knockers

Tracie has finished:

1. Sudwind Tee by Mary (Sandstrick) in Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock

2. 4 more Melt the ICE badge 3D Version by Hasani in Malabrigo Rios and Washted (please see picture below of Tracie and her friends all wearing their red hat badges while attending the No Kings Rally in Santa Cruz, CA!)

3. Tiny Dancer Top by Laura Dean using Juniper MoonFarms Zooey in the Rigging colorway

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

Barb has cast on:

1. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway

2. Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway

Tracie has cast on:

1. Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock!

2. First Socks from a cranked tube in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in It's Me, Margaret

3. Rachel by Josee Paquin, in CaMaRose Lovetånd in Brændt Orange and Havgrøn

BOOKS

Barb read: 1. Strangers: A Memoir of a Marriage by Belle Burden - 5 stars 2. Every Woman's Nightmare: The True Story of the Fairytale Marriage and the Brutal Murder of Lori Hacking by Steven Long - 3 stars Tracie read: 2 True Crime books, both by Diane Fanning. both about women killing their husbands: 1. A Poisoned Passion: A Young Mother, Her War-Hero HusbandAnd the Marriage that Ended in Murder - 4 stars 2. Her Deadly Web: The True story of a Former Nurse and the Strange and Suspicious Deaths pf Her Two Husbands - 4 stars 3. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing - 5 stars 4. Making a Killing (DI Fawley, #7) - by Cara Hunter - 4.5 stars

Episode 312: I Should Be Knocking Out Some Knockers Apr 22, 2026

Show notes

Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2026 Book talk starts at 28:00

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

2 Knitted Knockers

Tracie has finished:

1. Sudwind Tee by Mary (Sandstrick) in Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock

3. Tiny Dancer Top by Laura Dean using Juniper MoonFarms Zooey in the Rigging colorway

Barb has cast on:

1. Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway

2. Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway

Tracie has cast on:

1. Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock!

2. First Socks from a cranked tube in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in It's Me, Margaret

3. Rachel by Josee Paquin, in CaMaRose Lovetånd in Brændt Orange and Havgrøn

BOOKS

Episode 311: He'll Crank Your Socks Mar 24, 2026

Show notes

Episode 310: Who Picked That? Feb 28, 2026

Show notes

Recorded on January 15, 2026

Book talk starts at 24:45

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista.

Our Sweater KAL has ended and prize winners will be announced at the end of this podcast. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Our spring KAL will be the One-Skein KAL! Find that beauitful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks. The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn. We will cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15.

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

Bankhead #37

Barb has Cast 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 by Stephanie-Pearl McPhee, using a Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway

Tracie has finished:

1. Felix Pullover by Amy Christophers from her combo spin

2. Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tails

3. Melt The Ice Hat by Paul S. Nearly in Psych Ward Yarns Hecka Fingering and Queensland Collection Sugar Rush Solids held together

4. Melt the Ice Badge - #3D version by Hasani, in Malabrigo Rios

Tracie has Cast-on

1. Zephyr Mark II By Celia Cahill in Invictus Yarns Tenacity in Wicked Guitar Riffs

2. The Simple Thing by Melina Brell in WoolFolk Fär in color 28

Tracie has frogged/ put into Hibernation:

Chicory Pullover by Susan Moskwa using Malabrigo Washted in the Pascal colorway

BOOKS Barb has Finished: 1. Motherland by Julia Ioffe - 2 stars 2. The Correspondent - 5 stars 3. The Writing Retreat - 3 stars Tracie has finished: 1. James by Percival Everett- 3.5 stars 2. Poisoned Love Carlton Smith - 4 stars 3. What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall - 2.5 stars 4. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell - 4 stars 5. Broken Ground (Karen Pirie #5) by Val McDermid - 4 stars

Episode 309: Most of the Ranunculi Jan 20, 2026

Show notes

Recorded on January 15, 2026

Book talk starts at 21:26

EVENTS

1. Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista.

Our Sweater KAL has ended and prize winners will be announced during the February podcast. Thank you to everyone who participated!

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

Nothing! Barb has a hand injury that prevents her from knitting right now

Tracie has finished:

1. Brooklyn Raglan Lite by Tori Yu, using Mod Yarns Fingering 101 in Angelyne

2. Ruby's Ruby Sweater using the Darling Darby pattern using Plymouth Encore Starz

3. Ranunculus by Midori Hirose in Juniper Moon Farms Bud in the Emerald colorway

Tracie has Cast-on

1. Felix Pullover by Amy Christophers in her combo spin

2. The Simple Thing by Melina Brell in WoolFolk Fär in color 28

Barb has put into Hibernation: 1. Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berroco Remix Light in Peony and Mist 2. Flax Sock by Tin Can Knits. using Wonderland Dyeworks Smitten in the Deep Lilac colorway 3. Pivot Cowl by Purl Soho using Duren Dyeworks Contentment DK Tracie continues to work on: 1. Chicory Pullover by Susan Moskwa using Malabrigo Washted in the Pascal colorway 2. Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tails BOOKS Tracie has Finished:

1. The Girls by Lori Lansen - 4.5 stars

2. After the Fire (Maeve Kerrigan #6) by Jane Casey - 3 stars 3. The Witch Elm by Tana French - 4 stars 4. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll - 4.5 stars 5. Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent - 4 stars Barb has Finished: 1. This is How We End Things by RJ Jacobs - 4 stars 2. The Evil Within: Murdered by Her Sepbrother - the crime that shocked a nation by Darren Galsworthy - 3 stars Tracie recommends reels by therapyjeff, willhitchins, professor_neil, and thespeechprof, men who break down and refute mysogynistic stuff online in their videos.

Episode 308: If You're a Gnomer Dec 28, 2025

Show notes

Recorded on December 23, 2025

Book talk starts at 21:50

Sweater KAL - You have a few weeks to get that sweater finished and posted in our FO Thread. The deadline is January 15, 2026

EVENTS

Tracie and Barb will be attending:

1. New Year Fiber Retreat - January 1 - 4, 2026 in San Juan Bautista

2. NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista.

KNITTING

Barb has finished:

75-Yard Malabrigo Fingerless Mitts by Jeanne Stevenson, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red Brick colorwway

Tracie has finished:

1. Bankhead hats #7, 8 and 9 by Susie Gourley

2. Curly Snake by Susan B. Anderson

3. Nice to Gnome You by Sarah Schira in assorted fingering yarns

4. Neck Down Pullover for Men by Diane Soucy in Berroco Remix Chunky in the fern colorway

Tracie has Cast-on

1. Chicory Pullover by Susan Moskwa using Malabrigo Washted in the Pascal colorway

Barb is still working on: 1. Colorwork Dip pullover by Suvi Knits, using 2 colors of Berroco Remix Light in Peony and Mist 2. 75-Yard Malabrigo Fingerless Mitts by Jeanne Stevinson using Plymouth Encore Tweed using the Brick Red colorway 3. Pivot Cowl by Purl Soho using Duren Dyeworks Contentment DK Tracie continues to work on: 1. Brooklyn Raglan Lite by Tori Yu, using Mod Yarns Fingering 101 in Angelyne 2. Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tails 3. Ruby's Ruby Sweater using the Darling Darby pattern using Plymouth Encore Starz BOOKS Tracie has Finished:

1. Hope to Die (DI Adam Fawley #6-) by Cara Hunter - 4/5 stars

2. You Wanna Be on Top? A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorn - 4 Stars 3. Blood Runs Deep (DS Malkie McCullch #1 by Doug Sinclair - 3 stars Barb has Finished: 1. The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb it Again - 4 stars 2. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumbar - 5 stars

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