Episode 310: Who Picked That?

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode 310: Who Picked That? 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. &nbsp; Our Sweater KAL has ended and prize winners will be announced at the end of this podcast.&nbsp; Thank you to everyone who participated! Our spring KAL will be the One-Skein KAL!&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn.&nbsp; We will cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15. &nbsp; KNITTING Barb has finished: Bankhead #37 &nbsp; Barb has Cast On: 1. &nbsp;Effortless Cardigan&nbsp;by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2. &nbsp;Stephanie's One-Row Scarf by Stephanie-Pearl McPhee, using a Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway &nbsp; Tracie has finished: 1. &nbsp;Felix Pullover by Amy Christophers from her combo spin 2. &nbsp;Vanilla socks with FLK heel in Dreaming of Hue 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon in Unicorn Tails 3. &nbsp;Melt The Ice Hat&nbsp; by Paul S. Nearly in Psych Ward Yarns Hecka Fingering and Queensland Collection Sugar Rush Solids held together 4. &nbsp;Melt the Ice Badge&nbsp;- #3D version by Hasani, in Malabrigo Rios &nbsp; Tracie has Cast-on 1. &nbsp;Zephyr Mark II&nbsp;By Celia Cahill in Invictus Yarns Tenacity in Wicked Guitar Riffs 2. &nbsp;The Simple Thing&nbsp;by Melina Brell in WoolFolk Fär in color 28 &nbsp; Tracie has frogged/ put into Hibernation: Chicory Pullover by Susan Moskwa using Malabrigo Washted in the Pascal colorway &nbsp; &nbsp; BOOKS &nbsp; Barb has Finished: &nbsp; 1. &nbsp;Motherland&nbsp;by Julia Ioffe - 2 stars &nbsp; 2. &nbsp;The Correspondent&nbsp;- 5 stars &nbsp; 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;The Writing Retreat&nbsp;- 3 stars &nbsp; &nbsp; Tracie has finished: &nbsp; 1. &nbsp;&nbsp;James&nbsp;by Percival &nbsp;Everett- 3.5 stars &nbsp; 2. &nbsp;Poisoned&nbsp;Love&nbsp;Carlton Smith - 4 stars &nbsp; 3. &nbsp;What Lies in the Woods&nbsp;by Kate Alice&nbsp;Marshall &nbsp;- 2.5 stars &nbsp; 4. &nbsp;North and South&nbsp;by Elizabeth Gaskell - 4 stars &nbsp; 5. &nbsp;&nbsp;Broken Ground (Karen Pirie #5)&nbsp;by Val McDermid - 4 stars 2 Knit Lit Chicks http://2knitlitchicks.blogspot.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40265125/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40265125