Recorded on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Book Talk begins at 37:20 Our Never-Have-I-Ever Sock-along is almost over. It will continue until May 15, 2018.   the fun.  Be sure to post your finished socks here.   Get ready for our summer swap (slated to begin in late June), hosted by the wonderful Sandra (SweetSerendipity37).  Check out this thread and vote to let Sandra know you’d like to participate. Get ready for our next KAL!  We will be hosting our annual Mother Bear KAL starting June 1, and ending on August 31, 2018.  We will be starting a chatter thread on the Ravelry forum.  Any bears you have knit or crocheted in 2018 are eligible to be entered for prizes.  If you want more information about the Mother Bear Project, please go here.  Don't have a pattern?  Please go here to order a pattern!  It will be sent via US mail with a very short turn-around time.   EVENTS: Spinning at the Winery, Saturday, May 19, 2018 10 am -4 pm.  Come join us!   KINITTING Tracie’s finished projects: F829 Girl's Poncho Pattern by Plymouth Yarn, using Plymouth Encore Colorspun Worsted in the 8098 colorway Rikke Hat by Sarah Young, using Serendipidye Kings Mountain DK in the South by Southwest colorway Adjoin toe-up socks from Sock Architecture by Lara Neel in Knitting Rose Yarns Tinkytweet (aka) Sparkle Yarn sock blank Toybox Wee Wrap by Susan Barstein using Plymouth Yarn Toybox Rainbow.   Barb's finished projects: Stashbusting Helix Hat #7 by Jessica Rose, using DK weight scraps. Rikke Hat by Sarah Young, using Serendipidye Kings Mountain DK in the South by Southwest colorway Mother Bear #130 Tracie is working on: 6th Fiddly Bits cowl by Jane Pihota from fingering weight magic cake all in shades of green! Leaf Press Shawl by Judy Marples, from a Craftsy Kit in Cloudborn Highland Sport in the Caribbean and Dolphin Blue colorways Lake Effect by Amy Miller in Baah La Jolla in the California Poppy colorway Tracie has cast-on: Knitting at the Library Cowl by Cori Eichelberger in Invictus Yarns Beyond Mini-Set in the Forest colorway Bellora Tee by Samantha Kirby, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Thicket and Harbor colorways   Barb is still working on: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways Misty Scarf by Kaffe Fassett, using Rowan Kidsilk Haze Stripe (now discontinued) in a pale blue and pale pink colorway and a darker blue, cranberry and hot pink colorway. Tailfeather cardigan by Heidi Kirrmaier, using Elemental Affects Cormo in a sage green color way Gently Stirred Never Shaken shawl/scarf by Mac and Joe, using Baah La Jolla in 3 different colorways - Strawberry Shortcake, Deep Slate and Cotton Candy Mount Airy Socks by Mary Lucas, using Duren Dyeworks Awesome Sock Blank.     She has cast on: Slable hat by Wooly Wormhead, using Knit Picks Hawthorne Multi in the Cosmic Speckle colorway   BOOKS Tracie has finished: The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1 by Christina Henry News of the World by Paulette Giles The Wife by Alafair Burke The Manson Women and Me: Monsters, Morality & Murder by Mikki Meredith   Barb has finished: Classic Krakauer: After the Fall, Mark Foo's Last Ride, and Other Tales from the Vault by Jon Krakauer Loner by Teddy Wayne The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones Both Tracie and Barb finished I'll be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara.  They discussed the book and the startling news that the alleged Golden State Killer was taken into custody this past week. Tracie is currently reading The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson Barb is currently reading: A Death in White Bear Lake: The True Chronicle of an All-American Town by Barry Siegel Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell