Episode 9: Why did you learn to knit?

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Knit and Tell:
Vicki is wearing Sliver by Deborah Frank.
Allie is wearing Whatever by Deborah Frank, knit by Daniela (aka caffeinatedgert).

Drafts:
Allie:
Elevensies [Bag was a gift from my lovely friend Dawn. Progress keeper from SewFlo.] Visit Sew Flo's new website here.
Fluid Sockhead Hat [Bag from whimzeestitches.] Here is the Voices cowl Allie mentioned.
Sockhead Hat [Bag from whimzeestitches.]
Granito [Bag was a gift from Daniela/caffeinatedgert.] Watch Wendy on the Sassy Pants Knitter podcast and see Amanda on the We Are Yarn podcast.

Vicki:
Unapologetic Knitter's Favorite Vanilla Sock out of a kit from YarnTasia purchased in 2015.
Pebbles Socks by Mina Phillipp out of Havirland's Christmas Frankensocks Kit with a progress keeper from The Nome Knitter.


Published:
Allie:
Invisibility Toque. [Bag from One Sock Wonder.]

Vicki:
Pebbles Socks by Mina Phillipp out of Havirland's Christmas Frankensocks Kit



TBK:
The Rosemont Cardigan by Hannah Fettig out of KnittyAndColor.
Mama Vertebrae by Kelly van Niekerk out of LYDIA yarn (for Allie and Vicki) and Swoonish (for Allie).


Just The Knits, Ma'am:
Male knitter in the audience of a recording of the Jimmy Kimmel show. For some reason, we thought this was just a few months ago but apparently this happened over a year ago! So behind.

We have to ask -- what made you want to learn to knit?
Vicki wanted to learn to knit because she wanted to make socks. Allie learned to knit because she wanted to make hats.

On Our Nightstands:
Vicki:
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke

Shelved:
Vicki:
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon.

Allie purchased two new books:
The Widow by Fiona Barton [Allie first heard of this book from the Cultivate and Create audio podcast.]
The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith


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