{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 285: We're Just Wearing Our Most Luscious Sweaters Today","description":"Recorded on April 15, 2024 Book talk starts at 25:36  Our Summer Tops KAL has begun and goes until to June 1, 2024.&amp;nbsp; It needs to be an adult-sized top that you consider to be appropriate for use in the summer, and we will leave the parameters of that to you!&amp;nbsp; Come chat with us about summer tops on our&amp;nbsp;KAL thread, and check out our&amp;nbsp;Summer Tops bundle for pattern ideas!   Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom  &amp;nbsp;  EVENTS  Tracie and Barb will&amp;nbsp;   NoCKRs - April 25-28, 2024 at the St Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, CA&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The 2024 retreat is full, but please contact Tracie at&amp;nbsp;2knitlitchicks@gmail.com&amp;nbsp;to be informed about registration for the 2025 event when registration begins in the fall  Fiber Frolic - June 1 at the Soul Food Farm outside Vacaville, CA   &amp;nbsp;  Tracie and Barb talked about the new swifts availabile from&amp;nbsp;Alpenglow Yarn! &amp;nbsp;Barb has one and Tracie has ordered one also.  &amp;nbsp;  KNITTING  Tracie finished:  2 Knitted Knockers  PSL Mitts&amp;nbsp;by Susanna Curtis by Canon Hand Dyes William Merino Fingering in the Waterworld colorway  Barb Finished: 2 Knitted Knockers &amp;nbsp;  Tracie is continuing to work on:    Fiddly Bits&amp;nbsp;cowl #11 by Jana Pihota  Knitted Knockers   Elorie&amp;nbsp;by Elizabeth Doherty in&amp;nbsp;Berroco Remix&amp;nbsp;in Artichoke  Tracie has frogged:  Dawning Top&amp;nbsp;by Ainur Berkimbayeva in&amp;nbsp;Zealana Performa KIWI Fingering    Barb is working on:    Rock It Tee&amp;nbsp;#2 by Tanis Lavallee, using&amp;nbsp;Knit Picks Lindy Chain, in the colors Clarity, Rouge, and U Blue  Knitted Knockers  Pinnacles Beanie&amp;nbsp;by Nancy Bates, from the&amp;nbsp;Knitting the National Parks&amp;nbsp;by Nancy Bates, using a kit   BOOKS  Tracie read:    Forever Home&amp;nbsp;by Graham Norton - 4 starsBecoming Clark Rockefeller: Murder, Love, Decpetion, and the Con Man Behind it All&amp;nbsp;by Frank C. Girardot Jr. - 2 stars   Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William Mckinley and Me, Elizabeth - 3 stars   Barb read:    A Mother Would Know&amp;nbsp;by Amber Garza - 3 stars   Watching You&amp;nbsp;by Lisa Jewell - 3 stars   The Sleepwalker&amp;nbsp;by Chris Bohjialian - 4 stars   The House Across the Lake&amp;nbsp;by Riley Sager - 2.5 stars &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Tracie also recommends:  The&amp;nbsp;Supet Inflatable Dog Cone Collar Alternative. &amp;nbsp;Sally agrees with this&amp;nbsp;recommendation  The Man Enough Podcast explores what it means to be a man today and how rigid gender roles have affected all people. The show creates a safe environment for a range of perspectives to meet and stay at the table, exploring how&amp;nbsp;the messages of masculinity show up in relationships, body image, privilege, fatherhood, sex, success, mental health and so much more. Instead of polarizing and demonizing men and masculinity, it invites all humans to participate and thrive in the world. This Webby-nominated podcast is hosted by filmmaker, actor &amp;amp; author&amp;nbsp;Justin Baldoni, author &amp;amp; journalist Liz Plank, and President of Wayfarer Studios &amp;amp; award winning music producer Jamey Heath.&amp;nbsp;It\u2019s currently in Season 2 and is in the top 1% of most followed and shared podcasts on Spotify, beloved by men, women and people of all genders.     &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"2 Knit Lit Chicks","author_url":"http:\/\/2knitlitchicks.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30889203\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/30889203"}