Episode 216: So Many Unicorns

Recorded on December 14, 2020 Book Talk begins at 33:30 The 2020 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing until January 15, 2021.  You can find all the details here.  Need some ideas?  Check out our BUNDLES! 👉 Beginner Knitted Sweaters 👉 Knitted Sweaters for Adventurous Beginners to Advanced 👉 Crocheted Sweaters   Virtual get-together via  Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here Listen to the end of the podcast to find out if you have won 1 of these skeins of Tracie's handspun! 149 yds Twisted Sunshine 50% Silk/50% Merino in bright coral 210 yds Malabrigo Nube 100% Pure Merino Wool in jade greens 252 yds Living Dreams Yarn 70% Merino/30% Tussah Silk in Midnight in Paris (periwinkle)   KNITTING   Barb has finished: Yowza Weigh It Shawl #4 by Susan B. Anderson, using Feza Yarns Viva Glitz in a pink and green colorway Tracie has finished: 3 more Bankhead hats by Susie Gourlay in Plymouth Encore 1 more Eyelet Messy Bun Hat by Miranda Riley using Dragonfly FibersTraveller in the Mission District colorway 2 Darling Darby Sweaters by Jean Clement, using Plymouth Encore in lime green and teal, and some unknown purple yarn leftover from a Craftsy kit! Tracie is not going to finish: Stark Baking Mad by Mary Annerella in Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in Blue Steel, Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock in California, and Marianated Scrumptious HT in Sunset on Tatooine Barb continues working on: Frosted Leaves Cowl by Amitola Grande, using a Premier Sweet Roll  Vanilla socks for Will, using Scheller + Stahl Fortissimo Socks Mexico Classic Ribbed Hat by Purl Soho, using Jojoland Tonic in the Gray colorway Barb has cast on: ADVENTure Gnome MKAL by Sarah Schira, using a mini skein set from the Loopy Ewe Multidirectional Scarf #9 by Karen Baumer, using a Caron Cake Moondrip Swoncho by Dragon Hoard Designs, using Brown Sheep Wildfoote Lusury Sock in the Vanilla colorway, Cloudborn Fibers Highland Superwash Sock Twist in the Magenta and the Ocean color ways Create Your Own Adventure shawl, using a kit made up of Invictus Yarns Beyond yarn   Tracie continues to work on: Vanilla socks in Western Sky Knits Smooth Sock in Concrete Sunset Moon of My Life pullover by Nadie Cretin-Lechenne in Invictus Yarns Reward in Christmas Chaos and Serendipidye Sausalite Silken Sock in Papaya     BOOKS Tracie finished: Be Frank with Me by Julia Clayborne Johnson - 4 stars The Other Woman's House by Sophie Hannah - 4 stars The Best of Me by David Sedaris - 4 stars   Barb finished: Donor 9623 by Dov Fox - 4 stars Big Sky by Kate Atkinson - 3.5 stars