Recorded August 12, 2017 Book Talk starts at 1:07:54   This episode features my special guest, Celia McAdam Cahill, aka PinotNoir on Ravelry!  Celia is the designer of the Peer Pressure shawlette and many other designs for Cast-On Magazine, as well as being certified as a Master Hand Knitter by the Knitting Guild Association.  Her most recent design is the Wayfarer cardigan.    Come join our casual Hitofude KAL!   We hope you are participating in our Mother Bear KAL/CAL!  Things to know: *The KAL will run until August 31, 2017 *Any bears knit or crocheted in 2017 are eligible for entry into the Mother Bear FO thread.  *Please go to the Mother Bear Pattern Page to order your pattern - they have patterns in "knit flat", "knit in the round" and "crochet".  *After July 1, post a separate picture of each bear in a separate post in the FO thread. *We need prizes for our Mother Bear KAL!  If you have a prize or prizes to donate, please contact either Tracie or Barb.   *Be sure to note in your FO post if this is your first Mother Bear.   Tracie & Barb will be at  Lambtown 2017  - Dixon May Fair Grounds, October 7-8.  We will let you know which day we’ll be attending closer to the event.   Stitches West 2018 registration opened July 20 - rooms at the Hyatt and Hilton are long gone, but you can still register for classes!  Be sure and leave some free time on Saturday afternoon to come to our meet-up in the Hyatt bar.   Thank you so much to Jimmy Beans Wool - we had a fabulous time on the very first Biggest Little Bus Tour!     Celia has finished: Hey Teach by Helene Rush Lotus Gradient, her own original design     Tracie has finished: Mother Bears 114, 115 (Emerald Jade-Kelly), and 116 (Anne Elliot)   3rd Fiddly Bits by Jane Pihota Scalloped Shell Shawl by Kimberly Gintar     Celia is working on: Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes in Schachenmayr Regia Pairfect in the 7122 Black/Tan colorway Peer Pressure by Celia McAdam Cahill in Neighborhood Fiber Rustic Fingering in Kalorama Circle A new design for the Winter issue of a Cast On Magazine with the working name Caprice: a standard fitting pullover with confetti color lower arms and bodice, with chevron duplicate stitching in Invictus Yarns Beyond   Tracie has cast-on: Fiddly Bits #4 by Jane Pihota   And continues to work on: Peer Pressure shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Miss Babs Hot Shot in Hot to Trot Sport-weight Stashbusting Helix Hat (now with slipped stitches!) by Jessica Rose in SF State colors New Wave Cardigan by Mary Annarella in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive Iðunn by Ragga Eiríksdóttir in Istex Lettlopii   Celia finished reading: Al Franken: Giant of the Senate by Al Franken Return and Regret: A Novel Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion by Tracie Kluver Bezerra   She did not finish: The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen by Mark Shaw   Tracie has finished: In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Captain Wentworth’s Diary by Amanda Grange Evelyn, After by Victoria Helen Stone Murder in Room 305 by Gary C. King Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2003) by David Sedaris Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher   Celia is reading: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard   Tracie is reading: Night Film by Marisha Pessl The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robothom   Thumbs Up:  Freeway Service Patrol in California