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2 Knit Lit Chicks

Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We love to talk about our current knitting projects and favorite books to read or listen to - we also review the occasional knitting book. Come join us!
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Episode 272: Tracie is Having Sweater Issues

Recorded Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Book talk begins at 23:04 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is ending soon! To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website . Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear Incentive Prizes thread. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS T...

Aug 19, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 12Ep. 272

Episode 271: The Queen of Mold

Book Talk starts at 23:51 Recorded Friday, July 14, 2023 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website . Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check o...

Jul 21, 20231 hr 10 minSeason 12Ep. 271

Episode 270: A Colorful Cast of Characters at the Bunkhouse

Recorded on June 28 & July 5, 2023 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website . Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mother Bear...

Jul 09, 20231 hr 11 min

Episode 269: Some Doggie Ativan?

Recorded June 9, 2023 Book Talk Starts at 26.03 Our annual Mother Bear KAL began June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website . Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread . We have a listener who has come up with 3 incentive prizes for increasing your bear count! For more info, please check out the Mo...

Jun 12, 202356 minSeason 12Ep. 269

Episode 268: That Hat is Very Bad

Listen Recorded Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Book talk begins at 25:55 Our Cables KAL has ended. Please listen until the end of the podcast to hear whether you’ve won a prize, and thanks to everyone for participating! Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL! It will officially start on June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website . More info to come... V...

May 26, 20231 hr 9 minSeason 12Ep. 268

Episode 267: Somewhere in Washington

Recorded on May 8, 2023 Book Talk starts at: 25:30 Our Cables KAL is almost over... May 15th is the last day you can post pictures of your finished cable-y goodness projects. Prizes will be announced during Episode 268. Our next KAL will be our annual Mother Bear KAL! It will officially start on June 1, 2023, but any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2023 are eligible as entries for prizes. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website . More info to co...

May 11, 20231 hr 2 min

Episode 266: The Acidity of our Bitter Tears

Recorded on April 5, 2023 Book Talk starts at 19:25 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California. The retreat is now full, but we ge...

Apr 20, 202357 minSeason 11Ep. 266

Episode 264: So This Situation Is Dumb in Every Species

Recorded on April 5, 2023 Book Talk starts at 33:00 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California. The retreat is now full, but we ge...

Apr 08, 20231 hr 11 min

Episode 264: Things Went Awry...

Recorded on March 22, 2023 Book talk starts at 29:20 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be at: The Northern California Knitting Retreat (NoCKRs) - April 27-30, 2023 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California. We have 1 open spot - message Tra...

Mar 24, 20231 hr 16 minSeason 12Ep. 264

Episode 263: Stitches West 2023 Recap

Stitches West episode! Recorded on March 3 - 5 2023 Vendors mentioned in this episode Alpenglow Industries Pam Powers Knits Porter Wool Co. Fiber Lady Seattle Sky Dyeworks Knit Baah Purl Greenwood Fibers Anzula Madelinetosh Oink Pigments Carpool Indiemade yarn Great Yarns! Tracie attended Sandy Peters' class, Intro to Stacked Stitches. Barb attended Lorilee Beltman's class, Transform you Knitting with the Magic Cast On....

Mar 09, 202346 min

Episode 262: They Must Have More of Each Other

Recorded Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Book talk begins at 32:25 Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Events Tracie and Barb will be at: Stitches West 2023 - March 2-5 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California. Stay tuned for Episode 263, which will be our Stitches recap! The...

Feb 23, 20231 hr 11 minSeason 11Ep. 262

Episode 261: So You Said No Thank You

Recorded on January 12, 2023 Book talk starts at 24:45 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 - be sure to listen until the end of the podcast when the prize winners of the Sweater KAL are announced! NEW KAL! Come join us knitting or crocheting your projects with CABLES ! That's right, cables. Come on over to the Cables KAL Chatter Thread to check out the rules and chat about your plans. Dates are now until 5/15/23. Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Northern California Knitting Retreat news: If you would ...

Jan 30, 20231 hr 11 min

Episode 260: Here's the Thing....

Recorded on January 12, 2023 Book talk starts at 18:19 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page Virtual get-together Zoom Northern California Knitting Retreat news: If you would like to attend NoCKRs at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California April 27-30, 2023, please email Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for details. KNITTING Barb finished: 2 Bankhead Hat s Tracie finished: Penny’s Bandana Cowl in Adrian Gergler for Finn in...

Jan 15, 202353 minSeason 11Ep. 260

Episode 259: Yellow Sneakers and a Voluminous Skirt

Recorded on December 28, 2022 Book talk starts at 24:10 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom NoCKRs (Northern California Knitting Retreat) news: If you would like to attend NoCKRs at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California April 27-30, 2023, please email Tracie at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com for details. KNITTING Barb finished: 1. Collage Socks by Helen Stewart, using Ogle Desi...

Dec 30, 20221 hr 13 min

Episode 258: A Moebius Situation

Recorded Friday, December 9, 2022 Book talk starts at 26:21 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23 Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Barb finished: Zephyr Mark ll by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Light in the Red Rock colorway Tracie finished: 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 Granite and Berroco ...

Dec 13, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 11Ep. 258

Episode 257: Happy Thanksgiving from the Chicks and Family!

Recorded on November 24, 2022 Book Talk starts at 22:00 Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom 2 Giveaways 1. The Little Pine Tree's Wish by Diane M. Howard 2. 3 skeins of Tracie's handspun Prize winners will be announced towards the end of the podcast, right before family Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment KNITTING Barb finished: 1. Mother Bear # 271 2. Barb's Irish Hiking Hat by Blackhorse, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Red col...

Nov 26, 20221 hr 14 min

Episode 256: Interview with Sarah Fain!

Recorded on November 16, 2022 Barb and Tracie spend some time with Sarah Fain, one of the co-hosts of the Happier in Hollywood Podcast. She is also a TV writer, currently writing for the Fantasy Island reboot, available on Fox TV. Oh - and she is a knitter and a spinner! We get a peek into Sarah's very busy life, and learn lots about what it takes to be a writer in Hollywood today. And there an abundance of laughter! We hope you enjoy our time with Sarah as much as we did....

Nov 18, 202251 minSeason 11Ep. 256

Episode 255: They Sang Like Canaries

Book Talk starts at 22:00 Recorded on October 28, 2022 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23! Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom 2 New Giveaways! 1. The Little Pine Tree's Wish by Diane M. Howard ( dinaripper on Ravelry) - a lovely children's book about a little pine tree who's wish is to become a Christmas tree! If you have a special child in your life that would enjoy this book, enter our giveaway to win an autographed copy. If yo...

Oct 30, 202252 min

Episode 254: Barb Will Not be Skydiving or Bungee Jumping

Recorded Wednesday, 12, 2022 Book talk begins at 25:30 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23! Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #267 Choose Your Gnome Adventure by Sarah Schira Cristollo by Knitting for Breakfast Tracie finished: Choose Your Gnome Adventure by Sarah Schira Davis Sweater by Pam Allen Mother Bears 298 and 299 Barb is working on: Irish Hiking Scarf by Adrian Bazilia, using Plymouth ...

Oct 13, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 12Ep. 254

Episode 253: It'll Be in the Show Notes

Recorded Thursday, September 22, 2022 Book talk begins at 18:55 Sweater KAL - 9/1/22 - 1/15/23! Sweater KAL Chatter - rules are at the top of each page 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Lambtown 2022 Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bears 264, 265, 266 Polobello by Josee Paquin, using Juniper Moon Zooey in the Sloop colorway Bankhead Hat #20 by Susie Gourley, using scrap yarn Tracie finished Mother Bears 292 - 297 Barb continues to work on: I rish Hiking Scarf by Adrian Bazilia, us...

Sep 25, 202249 min

Episode 252: Annual Fall Weater SKAL!

Recorded Tuesday August 30, 2022 Book Talk Starts at 15:12 Our 2022 MOTHER BEAR KAL ends September 1! Mother Bear Chatter Thread Mother Bear FO Thread 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Lambtown 2022 Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear 263 Goth Kitty Socks , using Knitpicks Felici in the Goth Kitty colorway Hot Springs Willow Hat by NichKnit Designs, using Berroco Vintage Worsted in the Yukon Green colorway Tracie finished Mother Bear 291 Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill test knit i...

Aug 31, 202252 minSeason 11Ep. 252

Episode 251: Because We Can

Recorded Monday, August 15, 2022 Book talk begins at 20:00 2022 MOTHER BEAR KAL Mother Bear Chatter Thread Mother Bear FO Thread 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Lambtown 2022 Virtual get-together Zoom On Episode 252, we will have Sarah Fain , TV writer, knitter and spinner with us! KNITTING Tracie finished: 1. Mother Bears 287 - 290 2. Tracie's Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer, using Color Notes Yarn Pure Sport in Clear Red, Western Sky Knits Willow Superwash Sport , and madelinetosh Pashmina in ...

Aug 19, 202258 min

Episode 250: But It's a Dry Heat

Recorded Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Book talk starts at 25:00 2022 MOTHER BEAR KAL Mother Bear Chatter Thread Mother Bear FO Thread 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Lambtown 2022 Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Tracie finished: Leave Gnome Stone Unturned by Sarah Schira Mother Bears 279-286 Lihan Sweater by Imke von Nathausius in Berroco Pure Pima Barb finished: Mother Bear #255 - 260 Ribs and Wave Poncho by Great Yarns! Using Cascade Superwash Wave in the 106 Blue colorway Irma Hat by Aneta Gasiorowksa...

Jul 28, 20221 hr

Episode 249: Live from the Bunkhouse!

Recorded on July 5, 2022 While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S. We encourage you to SPEAK UP, TAKE CARE, and SPREAD THE WORD! Podvoices.help - Here are abortion advocacy links. This episode was recorded with our friends, Eileen and Shelley while on vacation in Montana. Mother Bear Chatter Thread Mother Bear FO Thread 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Lambtown 2022 ...

Jul 10, 202257 min

Episode 248: Sorry, Anita

Recorded on June 10, 2022 Book talk begins at 28:00 Mother Bear Chatter Thread Mother Bear FO Thread 12 in 22 Chatter Thread Lambtown 2022 Virtual get-together Zoom KNITTING Barb’s Finished Objects: Mother Bear #248 Forager Lite Tracie’s Finished Objects Mother Bears #277, 278, 274 Never Not Gnoming Gnomes #25 & 26 Great Falls Barb is working on: That's My Jam Ribs and Wave Poncho Venturer's Vest Irma Hat Barb cast on: Mother Bear #255 Tracie is working on: Ciara Moon of My Life Tracie has c...

Jun 12, 20221 hr 9 min

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: Hipste...

May 26, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 11Ep. 247

Episode 246: It's Happening in Soledad

Recorded Monday, May 2, 2022 Book talk starts at 31:25 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here Our 2 Knit Lit Chicks Mini Skein KAL has ended. Be sure to listen until the end to find out the prize winners! Our three very generous prize donors for the KAL are: Brenda Castiel, from her Ravelry store and Etsy shop martaschmarta - her Pride and Toebeans pattern Susan Cochran, from her stash And now, it's almost time for our annual Mother Bear KAL! Come join us by knitt...

May 06, 20221 hr 18 min

Episode 245: I Thought I Would Be Further Along By Now

Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here Our 2 Knit Lit Chicks Mini Skein KAL goes until 5/1. You can get all the details here! Mini Skein Finished Object thread here. 12 in 22 - Unofficial KAL/challenge to knit 12 (or however many you want) sweaters in 2022. Details here! The 2KLC 2022 Swap is almost over! Important dates: May 1: final check in. May 15th: Mail By Date KNITTING Barb has finished: Vanilla Socks using Western Sky Knits Aspen Sock wurm by katushika, us...

Apr 21, 20221 hr 7 min

Episode 244: Mediocrity is a Constant Theme

Recorded on March 28, 2022 Book Talk starts at 33:48 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon PST - Details here Our 2 Knit Lit Chicks Mini Skein KAL goes until . You can get all the details here! Mini Skein Finished Object thread here. Browse our Mini Skein Pattern Bundle here. 12 in 22 - Unofficial KAL/challenge to knit 12 (or however many you want) sweaters in 2022. Details here! The 2KLC 2022 Swap has begun! Important dates: April 1: Check in #4 April 15: check in #5 May 1: final ...

Mar 29, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 12Ep. 244
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