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Bi-weekly conversation featuring crafty goodness, wonderful reads and tasty eats
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Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
January 23, 2019
#LibraryShelfieDay 4th weds in January, started by NYPL
On the Needles 1:36
- Shannon Cook & Jane Richmond, Heart on My Sleeve collection
- Plucky Knitter Trusty FIngering, sw merino, Love Potion No. 9, Heartbreaker
- FINISHED!
- Waist shaping
Jimmy beans wool knitting craftvent calendar
Socks: Regia design line by Arne and Carlos
My Leftie: Miss Babs Yummy fingering in slate & reds (baby yarn in aubergine, lady bug, mahogany, ruby spinel and tulipa)
Imagined Landscapes Imagikniting KAL
Mondo Cable Cardigan or my “7/8ths sweater” by Chic Knits
On the Easel 10:00
Instruments series, quilt mending, portraits!
Sktchy currently only iOS but you can sign up for Android updates
Simone Cardi from StyleArc patterns
On the Table 15:41
On the Road chicken sandwiches
Minestrone from Slow Cooker Revolution
Maple lime salmon and coconut rice from Time for Dinner
Smitten Kitchen Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie
Oatmeal + Chocolate chip scones from Commonsense Kitchen
Vegetable-laden shepherd’s pie inspired by Smitten Kitchen.
Whole-Grain Mornings by Megan Gordon
On the Nightstand 22:56
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Libby the Library App
Golden Hill: a novel of old New york by Francis Spufford
Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer
The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
On point 39:29
My re-useable produce bags!
What Should I Read Next? Podcast
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
January 10, 2019
On the Needles 1:04
My Deke by Elizabeth Doherty, plucky knitter one hit wonder
My Without a paddle dk by kinoknits, barrett wool co home fingering in field
Jimmy beans wool knitting craftvent calendar
- Shannon Cook & Jane Richmond, Heart on My Sleeve collection
- Plucky Knitter Trusty FIngering, sw merino, Love Potion No. 9, Heartbreaker
- 2KnitLit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL
Socks: Regia design line by Arne and Carlos
My Leftie: Miss Babs Yummy fingering in slate & reds
Imagined Landscapes Imagikniting KAL
On the Easel 9:34
Finished Draw the Dictionary!
On the Table 16:34
Bernaise sauce from MtAoFC
Lobster party: lobsters from New England Lobster Market
Polenta lasagna, recipe forth-coming
On the Nightstand 29:00
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Big Alma by Bernice Scharlach
Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Milkman by Anna Burns
History of Bees by Maja Lunde
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
Hazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Golden Hill: a novel of old New york by Francis Spufford
The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
On the Horizon 50:55
Knit Sweaters!
Big year for anniversaries and birthdays so big knitting
paint daily. Sew clothes.
What makes an ideal project bag?
Prep cooking
Vegetarian/more vegetables
Dinner: A Love Story post on weeknight vegetarian
Reading challenge to stretch types of books read
Read at least 1 book per week,
a presidential biography
Team of Rivals by Dolores Kearns Goodwin
In the Hurricane’s Eye by Nathaniel Philbrick
Becoming by Michelle Obama
planner: Ink + Volt
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Episode 5, December 13, 2018
On the Needles 1:50
- Rachel Roden
- Destination Yarn Note (fingering, single, merino), Mt. Fuji
- Mary Jane’s Attic, merino/bamboo, nylon, (dark grey)
Jimmy beans wool knitting craftvent calendar
Secret Christmas Knitting! Wait till next episode for info :)
- Shannon Cook & Jane Richmond, Heart on My Sleeve collection
- Plucky Knitter Trusty FIngering, sw merino, Love Potion No. 9, Heartbreaker
- Sleeve knitting
Beekeeper Cardigan (the Four Day Sweater KAL by Marie Greene/Olive Knits)
On the Easel 8:30
Gift tags for Paradise, CA kids with Social Sketch!
Birds in December with Charlotte Hamilton (blueshineart)
Sense of the Holidays/Illustrated Holidays 2018
Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences
On the Table 13:38
Chicken stew with biscuits from Barefoot Contessa Family
Empanada search
Bolognese with lots of carrots
America’s test kitchen New Essentials Cookbook
- Tofu, spinach mushrooms brown rice with miso dressing
- Unstuffed shells with butternut squash and ricotta
- Crunchy Pork Chops with Winter Squash and Cranberry Sauce
- Shrimp Pad Thai
- Chicken & Cauliflower Tikka Masala
- Thai-Style Pork Burgers with Sesame Green Beans
On the Nightstand 20:35
Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
Bellewether by Susanna Kingsley
I’ll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa de los Santos
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Down Memory Lane 26:13
Advent calendar by mom
Elves—daily magic, pranks, etc.
Sugar Cookies—dough & prebaked. Decorated with the kids on Christmas. It’s the only dessert! Recipe foibles…so I only use the Williams Sonoma recipe off the alphabet tin.
Cookie day
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Best Christmas by Lee Kingman
The Sweet Smell of Christmas by Patricia Scarry
Fir scented candle by Thymes
Trader joes holiday tea
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Episode 4, November 29, 2018
Worldwide Digital Preservation Day
We are now on GooglePlay and Apple Podcasts!
On the Needles 2:53
Pom poms!
- Shannon Cook & Jane Richmond, Heart on My Sleeve collection
- Plucky Knitter Trusty FIngering, sw merino, Love Potion No. 9, Heartbreaker
- Sleeve knitting
- Rachel Roden
- Destination Yarn Note (fingering, single, merino), Mt. Fuji
- Mary Jane’s Attic, merino/bamboo, nylon, (dark grey)
Jimmy Beans Wool knitting craftvent calendar
2018 Advent scarf by Tricia Weatherston. You can click on her name to see past scarves
Monica’s So Faded sweater
Destination Yarn Great Lakes Collection
On the Easel 16:00
Gouachevember is wrapping up. Daria’s prompts have been awesome. Originally named “Gouachevember” by Patricia Nordeen a couple years ago when she and Sharon Nullmeyer set out to dedicate a month to gouache.
Birds in Winter stamps from the USPS
Birds in December with Charlotte Hamilton
5 Senses Christmas with Melissa Zahradnicek
On the Table 20:55
Thanksgiving recap
Thanksgiving by Sam Sifton
Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Truffles
Five Root Soup from Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s River Cottage Every Day
Cooking from stash (freezer sausage, rice salad, zucchini)
Turkey chimichangas
America’s Test Kitchen New Essentials Cookbook
Persian chicken with Pistachios and Mint from A Bird in the Hand by Diana Henry
On the Nightstand 36:14
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
The Chosen Maiden by Eva Stachniak
Under the Tree 45:18
Stitch markers/project bags
Needle gauge necklace-- bought from Knit Purl in Portland which has since closed
Stitch Marker Necklaces from Never Not Knitting
Wrist rulers
Rituals— candles & decorative matchbooks, music subscription, tea & mug.
Hand•book sketchbooks, Faber-Castell polychromos, Case for Making watercolors.
Sewists—cute fabric from Courtney Cerruti’s new line!
Custom magnetic spice rack, and some spices, of course.
Anything truffled. Mustards. Jacobsen salts.
Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Episode 3, November 15, 2018
On the Needles 2:31
- Shannon Cook & Jane Richmond, Heart on My Sleeve collection
- Plucky Knitter Trusty FIngering, sw merino, Love Potion No. 9, Heartbreaker
- Rachel Roden
- Destination Yarn Note (fingering, single, merino), Mt. Fuji
- Mary Jane’s Attic, merino/bamboo, nylon, (dark grey)
On the Easel 7:42
Christmas/holiday cards
On the Table 12:46
Beef fondue
Pear-chocolate cake from Flourless by Nicole Spiridakis
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
Thanksgiving by Sam Sifton
On the Nightstand 31:23
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
A Ladder in the Sky by John Boyne
The Hearts Invisible Furies is the John Boyne I couldn’t remember but HIGHLY recommend.
War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwall
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Elizabeth’s Rival: The Tumultuous Life of the Countess of Leicester: The Romance and Conspiracy that Threatened Queen Elizabeth's Court by Nicola Tallis
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
On the Needles 3:23
Autumn Leaves Linier Top by Sian Price-White
Destination Yarns Passport (fingering), Valley of the Queens, Destination Lane
Basic Beanie by Martine Ellis
KnitCircus greatest of ease, purgolder stripes-- purple to gold
Simple Baby Cap #1, Itty Bitty Hats by Susan B Anderson
Desert Vista Dyeworks DK, Holiday Stripe
Downpour Socks by Susie White, Lollipop Yarn, What’s new pussycat?
Once and Future Knitting: Outlander KAL, NaKniSweMo
- Drums of Autumn MKAL by Rachel Roden
Amy Herzog: Ultimate Sweater Book, You Can Knit That
On the Easel 14:48
Gouachevember #gouachevember2018
On the Table 21:16
Steel cut oats
Turkey chimichangas
Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark
- Seared Tofu with Bacon, Shiitakes and Chives. Winter vegetable salad.
- Broccoli soup
- Stovetop fusilli with spinach, peas and gruyere
On the Nightstand 31:07
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Origins by Dan Brown
Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne
Lola Quartet by Emily StJohn Mandel
War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwall
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
- One City, One Book San Francisco
The Odyssey (graphic novel)
On the Road 44:18
Friends of the SFPL Big Book Sale
Dirty Water DyeWorks, Lucia 75/25 SWM/Nylon, Wineberry
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
In the Beginning
On the Needles 0:47
high school hat
Basic Beanie by Martine Ellis
KnitCircus greatest of ease, purgolder stripes-- purple to gold
Birthday shawl
Autumn Leaves Linier Top by Sian Price-White
Destination Yarn passport (fingering), Valley of the Queens, Destination Lane
On the Easel 4:28
On the Table 10:18
Beef with broccoli from How To Cook without a Book by Pam Anderson
Classic White Layer Cake with Butter Frosting from The Best Recipe by Cook's Illustrated
Roasted butternut squash and risotto from 52 New Foods by Jennifer Tyler Lee
On the Nightstand 26:34
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
A Field Guide to California Lichen by Stephen Sharnoff
No Mistakes: a perfect workbook for imperfect artists by Keiko Agena
Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas
Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Spoon River Anthology by Lee Edgar Masters
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Origin Stories
On the Needles 2:59
You Can Knit That by Amy Herzog
On the Easel 4:55
On the Table 7:04
Mad Hungry by Lucinda Scala Quinn
How to Cook Everything and How to Bake Everything by Mark Bittman
Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach
Keepers and The Dinner Plan by Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion
Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark
On the Nightstand 20:08
Team of Rivals by Doris Kerns Goodwin
Peter Heller
- The Dog Stars
- Celine
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Alice Hoffman
- The Dove Keepers
- Practical Magic
- Faerie Knitting with Lisa Hoffman
- Rules of Magic
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Dorothy Dunnett
- Lymond Chronicles
- King Hereafter
Kate Atkinson
- Life After Life
- Started Early, Took My Dog
- Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- Transcription
I am, I am, I am by Maggie O’Farrell
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbreck