Episode 302: Why Do We Still Call them Albums?
Episode description
Recorded on June 18, 2025
Book talk starts at 21:50
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
Tracie finished:
Bears 336-339
4th Rachel by Josée Paquin in Carpool Artisan Fibers 100% Cotton
Neon Dresses for Pig and Dog adapted from Clothing Bundle II by Barbara Prime in vivid pink acrylics
Barb has finished:
2 Knitted Knockers
Navelli pullover by Caitlin Hunter, using Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Caribbean colorway, and 2 skeins of Geenwood Fiberworks Indulgence, one in the Black colorway and 1 in the Natural colorway
Tracie has cast on:
Bear 340
She continues to work on:
Pampas Tee by Samantha in CasaSol Bambu 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 by Alison Shuman in Berroco Lanas in 3 colors
Knitted knocker
Barb has cast-on:
Garden Cardigan by ANKESTRICK using Knit Picks Woolen Cotton (DK weight) in the Dolly Heather colorway
BOOKS
Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield - 5 stars
The Life and Loves of She-Devil by Fay Weldon - 4 stars
Eye of the Beholder: The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King by Lowell Cauffiel
Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt
Barb read:
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 5 stars
Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon 3 stars
Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. More
Barb highly recommends The Pitt (TV series) on MAX — 5 stars