Book Talk Begins at 57:30
Recorded on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Our Sweater KAL is ongoing!  You have until January 15, 2016 to complete an adult sweater and be eligible a great prize package that will include:

A 2015 NoCKRs retreat bag
A package of Yarn Cozies
A sweater’s quantity of yarn (thank you to SandyKnitsSocks!)
And more!


Tracie and Barb will be at Stitches West  - February 18-21, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.  Come join us in the bar on Saturday afternoon for our meet-up with the Yarniacs and lots of other fun people!


Tracie and Barb will also be at 2 NoCKRs - the 2016 Northern California Knitting Retreat - registration is full.


KNITTING


Barb has finished:

*  Baa-ble Hat #1 and #2 (pictured here), using Plymouth Yarns Galway Worsted in various colors.
*  Zigzagular Socks by Susie White, using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the Zombody Loves the 2 Knit Lit Chicks colorway.
*  Rachel's Rollers (Rose City Rollers socks) by Susie White, using GnomeAcres Fancy Gnome in the Aurora Gnomealis color way
Tracie has finished:
* Tri-Peak hat by Woolly Wormed, using Classic Elite Yarns Waterlily in the 1938 colorway.
*  Two Little Hats - no patterns and she has no idea what the yarns are.
*  Perpendicular Cowl by Brenda Castiel using Cascade Elysian in the 08 colorway and Jojoland Splatter Dash in the 002 colorway.
*  Saddleback Cardigan by Jennifer Hagen in Valley Yarns Goshen
Barb is working on:
*  The Grandpa Cardigan by Joji Locatelli, using Cascade Yarns Cash Vero DK in a royal blue colorway (this yarn is discontinued).
*  Etched Rio Wrap by Sarah Smuland, usingCascade 220 Sport in the Charcoal Gray colorway.
Tracie is working on:
* The Starshower cowl by Hilary Smith Callis, using La Bien Aimee MCN Light in the Jon Snow colorway.
*  The Meditate cowl by Elizabeth Doherty, using Redfish Dyeworks Silk Sock.
*  Leap! fingerless gloves by Brooke Ramos in Fishknits Boot Strap in the Fat Tuesday colorway.
*  The Longstreet shawl by Nancy Totten using Abstract Fibers Temptation in The Gorge colorway.
BOOKS
 
Barb has finished:
*  Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology, and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill - Barb recommends this book!
*  Forsaken by Andrew Van Wey - Barb was very "meh" about this one.
 
Tracie has finished:
*  Ferris Beach by Jill McCorkle - Tracie highly recommends this book!
*  The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith - recommended.
 
Barb is currently reading:
*  The Far End of Happy by Kathryn Craft
*  The Admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore
 
Barb Did Not Finish: 
*  The Alphabet of Birds by S.J. Naude.  She just couldn't do it.
 
Tracie is currently reading: 
*  The Family by Marissa Kennerson
*  Double Life: The Shaterring Affair between Chief Judge Sol Wachtler and Socialite Joy Silverman by Linda Wolfe
*  The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Tracie's Thumbs Up was Carrie Fisher - check her out in this great interview!
Carrie's dog now has his own Instagram account!  He's @garyfisher - the Chicks are following him now - you should too!