Episode 19: I was never a boy scout.

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Allie finally has a Ho! She also finished spinning some Targhee fiber from Swoonish. She is currently working on the Shirestones Hat by Mina Phillipp housed in a bag from Kitchen Counter Crafter.

Vicki finished her vanilla socks in the A Day in Stars Hollow colorway from Neeley's Knits. She is currently knitting a Barley for Hats for Kiddos out of Caron housed in a Whimzee Stitches bag. She is also knitting a Without a Sound out of Unwind Yarn Company in the Lake Francis Sunrise colorway in an Otterly Adorable Knits bag and an Immune to Gravity out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in The Great Sweater Debate colorway, housed in a bag from Rain Storm Studios. Her stitch marker came from RivCreative. She is also knitting her first sport weight socks, Vanilla is the New Black. The stitchmarker is also from RivCreative and one she thinks is from SnarkyLlamma. 

The theme for Hats for Kiddos in July will also be Boys Club. The ladies plan to record again July 1st, so be sure to get your hats in the June thread no later than the morning of July 1st to be eligible for the prize drawing!

Allie has finished reading The Dollhouse, Into the Water, and The Nest. She is currently reading Bite and listening to What She Knew.

Vicki has finished reading When We Were Sisters, 16th Seduction, and The Ebb Tide. She is currently reading Come Sundown.

Episode 18: Summer Knitting, Had Me a Blast

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Knitting 
Allie did not have finished objects to show, however she did finish two woven wall hangings that were gifted and received well. Allie has been working on her new Cawl Me in her Cabin Creek Creationz bag and Granito.

Vicki finished the Wee Heather May hat for Hats for Kiddos. She mentioned a pattern named Stella a friend of hers is knitting. Vicki has been working on a Without a Sound out of Unwind Yarn Company in the Lake Francis Sunrise colorway in an Otterly Adorable Knits bag. She is also knitting Immune to Gravity out of Leading Men Fiber Arts in The Great Sweater Debate colorway, housed in a bag from Rain Storm Studios.

Topic: How does your knitting change during the summer?

Hata for Kiddos: Our theme for June will be Boys Club! It was brought to our attention that a few of our more recent themes have been on the girlier side, so we want to dedicate a couple of months to more boy and/or gender neutral themed hats. 


Reading
Allie did not finish a book. She has been reading The Nest and listening to Into the Water.

Vicki finished reading One Breath Away and Cross the Line. She is currently reading When We Were Sisters and Knit to be Tied.



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Episode 16: Back to Basics

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April Hats for Kiddos
Caffeinated Crafting’s Neon April

Finished Objects:
Allie:
March Hats for Kiddos hat
Swoonish May 2016 New Zealand Merino in the Blanket of Mist at Dawn coloray (spun as a single)
Moon Rover in superwash merino in Study Time colorway
Twist Fiber Studio in uncertain fiber (though bamboo is definitely in it) in the Girl at the Rock Show colorway
Weaving project

Vicki:
April Hats for Kiddos hat (somewhat follows the Be Loving pattern)
Reindeer Games socks

WIPS:
Allie:
Reindeer Games socks [Bag from WhimzeeStitches]
Sock Yarn Blanket

Vicki:
Vanilla toe up socks out of A Day in Stars Hollow from Neeleys Knits [Bag from SewFlo]

Patterns mentioned:
Gratitude by Oblvious Knits

Shops mentioned:
RSIslandCrafts
JDCraftshop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JDCraftshop
Black Sheep Crafts (where Allie got her pop out loom)
Unwind Yarn Company
Oh! Loops
Brew City Yarns


Finished Books:
Allie:
No finished books. Wrote about reading slumps here.

Vicki:
The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis

Currently Reading:
Allie:
Bite by K.S. Merbeth
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki

Vicki:
The Marriage Lie by Kimberley Belle

Previous Missing Richard Simmons discussion


Podcasts mentioned:
S-Town Podcast
Crime Writers On…
Missing Richard Simmons
In The Dark
Actual Innocence
TED Radio Hour

Episode 13: SPOILER

Knitting (starts at 00:35)
Published:
Allie:
Not a thing this time.

Vicki:
Two hats for Hats for Kiddos: one simple rolled brim and a Be Loving hat.
Cawl Me 

Drafts:
Allie:
Vanilla Bean Striped Socks [bag from Whimzee Stitches; progress keeper from Little Shop of Clays; sock ruler can be purchased here]
Halloween Socks [Bag from Whimzee Stitches]
Granito [Bag was a gift from Daniela/caffeinatedgert.]

Vicki:
Mentioned her Reindeer Kit socks, yarn from Rock and String Creations and bag from whimzeestitches.

Pure Joy by Joji Locatelli out of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles in Zephyr and Wibble colorways. [bag from The FatSquirrel]

Hats for Kiddos:
The winner of the February pattern will be picked via RNG and in a post in the Ravelry thread on March 2nd. You will have until that day to get your hat pictures posted to be eligible to win the pattern.

The March theme will be Green to go along with the Green-a-Long with Caffeinated Crafting, We are Yarn and Sassypants Knitter.

Vicki is going to Into the Wool!

Books (starts at 19:07):
Shelved:
Allie:
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware | Full review here.
I Hate Everyone, Except You by Clinton Kelly | Full review here.

Vicki:
The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff


On our nightstands:
Allie: 
Goes on a rant about Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
Gives a spoiler about The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Vicki:
Mentioned the Trim Healthy Mama Plan, as well as the podcast for it.

Episode 12: Put a little Love in your hats.

Knitting: (starts at 0:55)
Published:
Allie:
Fluid Sockhead Hat
Little Mended Hearts Project
Hats for Kiddos for January

Vicki:
Windchill [bag from Fat Squirrel] | Pattern here. Yarn from MarigoldJen.
Three hats for Little Mended Hearts project
Pebbles Socks by Mina Phillipp out of Havirland's Christmas Frankensocks Kit

Drafts:
Allie:
Vanilla Bean Striped Socks [bag from whimzeestitches; progress keeper from Little Shop of Clays]
Granito [Bag was a gift from Daniela/caffeinatedgert.]

Vicki:
Showed off her Reindeer Kit socks, yarn from Rock and String Creations and bag from whimzeestitches.
Cawl Me [bag from Knit Spin Farm; stitch marker from whimzeestitches]

TBK:
The ladies discussed their February Hats for Kiddos plans (here is the pattern Vicki mentioned). Allie also discussed knitting this baby blanket, showed off a bag from Nested Designs.

Hats for Kiddos:
A winner for the January Hats for Kiddos KAL is picked.
February theme is LOOOOOVE

Books: (starts at 18:20)
Shelved:
Allie:
The Girl Before by JP Delaney [full review here]
Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear [full review here]
Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial by Rabia Chaudry

Vicki:
The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

On Our Nightstands:
Allie: 
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware [Allie also mentioned The Woman in Cabin 10]
I Hate Everyone, Except You by Clinton Kelly
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Vicki:
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust by Edith H. Beer with Susan Dworkin 
Someone is Watching by Joy Fielding

Episode 11: Better late than never?

Knitting: (starts 1:00 in)
Published:
Allie:
Sockhead Hat [Bag from whimzeestitches.]

Vicki:
Finished a pair of socks but left them at home! Whoops!

Drafts:
Allie:
Fluid Sockhead Hat [Bag from whimzeestitches.]
Vanilla Bean Striped Socks [bag from whimzeestitchess; progress keeper from Little Shop of Clays]
Little Mended Hearts Project [bag from whimzeestitches]
Granito

Vicki:
Cawl Me [bag from Knit Spin Farm; stitch marker from whimzeestitchess]
Windchill [bag from Fat Squirrel] | Pattern here. Yarn from MarigoldJen.
Basic Baby Hat [bag from Otterly Adorable Knits] for the Little Hats Big Hearts project | Pattern here.

Allie showed off a (basically finished) weaving project using the Pop Out Loom from Black Sheep Goods. She also discussed weaving a scarf on her new Cricket Loom. Vicki bought a pot holder loom.

Hats for Kiddos threads can be found here (chatter) and here (FO).

Shelved: (starts at 13:08)
Allie:
Horrorstor: A Novel by Grady Hendrix
Where am I now? by Mara Wilson
White Lead by Susan Daitch | You can read Allie's full review here.
Don't Tell Anyone: A Mystery by Eleanor Gray | You can read Allie's full review here.
The Girls by Emma Cline 

Vicki:
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham

On our Nightstands:
Allie:
Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear
The Girl Before by JP Delaney

Vicki:
Where the Light Gets In: Losing my Mother Only to Find Her Again by Kimberly Williams-Paisley
The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks

Crack a Book:
This week's discussion came from the Ravelry thread: Do you read books seasonally
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Episode 10: 2017 Goals

Knit and Tell:
Vicki is wearing A Better Bucket hat and the Magnetite cowl.
Allie is wearing the Topography Kerchief.

Drafts:
Allie:
Fluid Sockhead Hat [Bag from whimzeestitches.]
Sockhead Hat [Bag from whimzeestitches.]
Elevensies [Bag was a gift from my lovely friend Dawn. Progress keeper from SewFlo.]
Granito [Bag was a gift from Daniela/caffeinatedgert.]

Vicki:
Vicki taught herself how to do toe up socks using this cast on method out of a kit from YarnTasia purchased in 2015. Progress keeper is from Knitty by Nature on Easy.
Pebbles Socks by Mina Phillipp out of Havirland's Christmas Frankensocks Kit with a progress keeper from The Nome Knitter. [Bag from whimzeestitches.]
Yowza Weight It Shawl 4 out of Miss Bab's Yowza with a progress keeper from SewFlo.

Just the Knits, Ma'am: 2017 Knitting Goals
Allie:
- Fix two knits
- #quid: Queue it Down - knitting more projects from our queue
- #FoRoCo: Finish Object, Rip Out project, Cast On project - going through project bags and either finishing a project I want, ripping out a project I don't want to knit anymore, or starting a project that is already packed and ready.

Vicki:
- Knit from stash more, more selective with purchases
- Knit a sweater
- Finish projects on the needles

Hats for Kiddos:
January's theme will be something about you. Knit a hat for a 6 mo to 3 year old that represents you in some way (favorite color, favorite pattern, favorite yarn, etc).

Shelved:
Allie:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
I Am the Ocean by Samita Sarkar


Vicki:
A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen Kingsbury

On our Nightstands:
Allie:
Where am I now? by Mara Wilson

Vicki:
The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

Crack a Book: 2017 Reading Goals
Both Allie and Vicki are planning to read 35 books for the year 2017. The reading challenge they talked about was from Modern Mrs. Darcy, found here.

Allie also wants to read more books that she already owns and do better about writing book reviews.

Books mentioned during this segment:
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
You by Caroline Kepnes
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Rebel Without a Clue by Janet Green
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena


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