Episode 134: I'll Never Stop Reading About Bad People

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Recorded on April 13, 2017

Book Talk starts at 26.50

Our Colorwork KAL started March 1 and will go until May 1. Challenge yourself! The FOs thread is open. You still have time!

The 2 Knit Lit Chicks Spring Fling Swap has started! You should have received your swap partner by now. If you are participating, be sure and check the Swap thread a couple of times a week to keep up.

We had a fabulous time at the NoCKRs 2017 retreat!

KNITTING

Tracie has finished:

* Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota, using leftovers from stash!

* 3 Knitted Knockers

Barb has finished:

* Smorgasbord Cowl by Cindy Garland, using a kit bought at the Stunning String Studio booth at Stitches West (pictured above

* 5 Knitted Knockers

* Mother Bear #104

Barb has cast on:

* Edin cardigan by Bonne Marie Burns, using Raven Frog Sheepless in the Captain's Blue colorway
* Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota, using fingering weight scraps

Barb is working on:

* Beagle pullover sweater by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway

* Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway
* Test knit - Scallop Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar (the Giving Flower) using 2 skeins of Candy Skein Yummy Fingering in the Blue Bubblegum and Boysenberry Jam colorways.

* Skew socks by Lana Holden using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Asphalt Jungle colorway

Tracie has cast on:
* Retreat Bath Mitt by Elizabeth Doherty, using Quince & Co Sparrow

Tracie is working on:

* Vanilla socks in Wisdom Yarns Saki Bamboo in the Garnet Ridge colorway
* Test knit: Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Invictus Yarns Desert Dream in the Deep colorway
* Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopi
* Her Allegra tank top by Svetlana Volkova in Euro Baby Kid Cotton has come out of hibernation

Tracie has frogged: Coloring cardigan by Katrin Schneider, using Anzula Nebula in the Lottie colorway

Discussion of the Magic Knot (Double Knot):
Jane Richmond - The Double Knot YouTube Video
How to Remember the Double Knot by Paula Emons-Fuesle YouTube video

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