Holiday Knitting Shell Game - Episode 550 - The Knitmore Girls

Knitmoregirls's Podcast - A podcast by The Knitmore Girls- Jasmin and Gigi

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On the Needles:(0:57)

Gigi  worked on the Pairfect vacation yarn, mostly on Addi Sock Rockets

It seems that she is planning to knit the feet and then do all the toes 

Jasmin started a test knit for ThePetiteKnitter (cottongrass jumper) in malabrigo worsted,

(#MyRhineBIPOCSweater Join the Ravelry Group! , #BIPOCMAL2019). Jasmin mentions

the  #BIPOCMAL2019, which starts in September and ends in November.

Jasmin mentions Jessie Mae Designs

Gigi also knitted one afterthought heel of the Patons Kroy. Vanilla sock




Jasmin knitted on her  White Birch Fiber Arts socks in "A Study in Peach, Mint”, and cast on a pair of

socks in Valkyrie Fibers “wayward sons” series “baby in a trenchcoat” self-striping.

 

Events: (7:21)

- #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL is ongoing. 

-#MyRhineBIPOCSweater

- #BIPOCMAL2019 Sep-Nov

- PIQF October 17-20

-Lambtown

- True North Hearts and Hands donations:

https://subcultureyarn.com/craftivism-hearts-hands-baby-layette-bag-donation/ 

 

In Stitches (11:21)

Jasmin is wearing her new Houndstooth Wrap (photo above)

Gigi is wearing her A-line skirt from her Beginning Clothing Constructions class at Westvalley College

 

Mother Knows Best:(13:44)

Plan your knitting. Waiting corollary

She likes the ChiaoGoo Needles we got on amazing markdown

She also mentions Aunt Lydia's Cotton

Tell us how you prep! 

 

Straw into Gold:(29:32)

Jasmin finished her  black and yellow houndstooth wrap in silk that she wove on her  Schacht Flip loom

Jasmin mentions the rigid heddle weaving book book by Jane Patrick

The Weavers Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom

 

And Sew On:(38:35)

In Gigi’s sewing class at Cañada College she got the muslin for her skirt fitted. 

Couture Embellishments class at West Valley College continues. 

She turned in the embroidery sampler. 

Next due is an appliqué technique sampler 

 

Also, working on an embroidery with Persian motif, and I had Genevieve help