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Tracie & Barb

Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We love to talk about our current knitting projects and favorite books to read or listen to - we also review the occasional knitting book. Come join us!

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    Episode 311: He'll Crank Your Socks

    Recorded on March 19, 2026 Book talk starts at 16:40 EVENTS Tracie and Barb will be attending NoCKRs - April 23-26, 2026 in San Juan Bautista   Our spring KAL is the One-Skein KAL!  Find that beautiful skein of yarn you've been saving for someday and knit it up into whatever you want - a hat, a cowl, mitts or socks.  The only rules are that your project must use at least 100 yards of yarn and be all from a single skein of yarn.  We will cast on for this KAL starting February 1 and go through May 15.     KNITTING Barb has finished: Bankhead #38   Barb is still working on: 1.  Effortless Cardigan by Zabeth, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted, in the Dove Heather colorway 2.  Stephanie's One-Row Scarf using Caron Upside Down Cake in the Peanut Butter colorway   Barb has cast on: 1.  Bankhead #39 by Susie Gourlay, using Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Rainbow colorway 2.  Bankhead #40 by Susie Gourlay, using Malabrigo Rios in the Indicita colorway   Tracie has finished: 1.  Zephyr Mark II for niece Jayla, by Celia Cahill in Invictus Tenacity in Wicked Guitar riffs 2.  Frogged The Simple Thing by Melina Brell in Woolfolk Farn color 28, instead made the Simple Little Scarf by Jamie Rex Tracie has cast on: Südwind Tee by Mary (Sandstrick) in Sea Change Fibers Bayshore Fingering in Pink Rock Hello from My Colors by Jessie Maed Designs in 5 different fingering weight yarns from stash - MC is Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock!   First Socks from a cranked tube in Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in It's Me, Margaret   Rachel by Josee Paquin, in CaMaRose Lovetånd in Brændt Orange and Havgrøn   BOOKS   Barb has Finished:   1.  Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll - 4.5 stars   2.  The Tent, the Bucket, and Me by Emma Kennedy - 5 stars   3.  The Final Frontiersman: Ham Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness - 4 stars     Tracie has finished:   1.  Please Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story by Stephen Davis -4 stars   2.  Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent- 4.5 stars   3.  The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Armin- 4 stars   4.  Bridges to Burn (Detective Clare Mackay #8 by Marion Todd - 4 stars

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Barb (the mom) and Tracie (the daughter) are obsessed knitters and avid readers. We love to talk about our current knitting projects and favorite books to read or listen to - we also review the occasional knitting book. Come join us!

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