 On the Needles:(3:26) Gigi is working on autopilot socks for Jasmin: Online SuperSocke 2317 from Black Squirrel  in Berkeley, pair with turquoise at Js house, lavender at mine.  Jasmin finished the Left side and is nearly done with the right side on the test knit for Ellie Skeinanigans in  Knitcircus Daring DK “All the Bacon and Eggs You Have Gigi mentions Sally Melville's The Knit Stitch  Tess Yarns Side to Side pattern   Jasmin started her Reignbeaux test knit for Yelley in  Sea Change Fibers DK Gigi the Musselberg hat  by Ysolda out of Oink Pigments.“Sting operation” more than half done  Gigi Broke up with the Rocky Coast cardigan. Pulled out the needles and sent it over, harvested the stitch markers with Rex Jasmin blocked her Rainbowgan test knit by Saffiyah/DrunkKnitter in the  Frost Yarns Lisa Frank gradient kit. She’s got buttons and ribbon and just needs to do the button bands and facings. Jasmin blocked the sleeves for her  Bare Branches to sew in Jasmin got the custom dyed chenille yarn from Tess Yarns for Gigi's Christmas present Gigi mentions Sivia Harding, the queen of beading      In Stitches:(31:53)   Gigi is wearing hand knit socks. Pointed Pines shawl, Carli cardigan  Rex wore his fox hat, Lionheart hoodie, and hand sewn masks   Jasmin wore her resistance hat,    Events:(41:24)  Stitches West 2022, Sacramento CA (March 3-6, 2022) Digital COVID19 Vaccine Record website, VAXYES    Mother Knows Best:(44:00) Swatching  Gayle's Bakery, 98 Degrees Bakery Brandy Alexander Pie  RandomStripes site  When Knitting Attacks:(56:56) Gigi: rethreaded the serger, neglected to run the thread through the tension discs. Also : Musselburgh hat. EmIly Ocker circular cast on. Looked in my hat kit. Two of my dpns were missing   Knits in Space:(1:02:27) Reading : The Golden Thread, by Kassia St Claire The Fabric of Civilization, by Kassia St. Claire  Minority Report with Hassan Minaj on Fast Fashion   And Sew On: (1:05:29)  Trouser Construction class at Cañada College   Dressed podcast.       

Rocket Science Made Simple- Episode 652- The Knitmore Girls

Gigi and Jasmin co-host a knitting podcast featuring regular segments such as "On the needles", "Mother Knows Best", and "When Knitting Attacks!"

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This week's episode is sponsored by:   Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.   Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices                      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!         On the Needles(0:33)     Gigi: Meadowlands blanket # 13 Color way: Satyrs   They mention Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology book  Jasmin pulled her #BehmAlong Leftie out of the UFO pile, and it is now her purse knitting Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline to get correct fit working on the foot :waiting for foot print On hold Jasmin is working on the Sonesta pullover by Chin Matthews out of Kauni  Jasmin plied one of the spinning projects FO: Meadowlands 12, color way Golem, lavender and pink and purple.Finished knitting, not enough left yarn left for border Jasmin mentions her Philosopher's Wool 2-handed fair isle sweater technique  Gigi: working on Lazersheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself and anklets for G. First sock is done, second one cast on This is drag along knitting Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast , heel flap Jasmin is three rows from the armholes on her test knit for Chin Gigi: unearthed the Rêveur socks from our book Gigi: made a pair of socks for a Westvalley bestie   Gigi Cast on the ridiculously sparkly Xmas yarn       Mother Knows Best:(18:54)   You have to do the thing , so you know you can do the thing     When knitting attacks:(23:13) Gigi:  Rêveur socks from book, and cast on with the correct amount of stitches for the intended size .  Jelly roll socks: lost yarn chicken.  But have enough for toes Glasses got misplaced during knitting club, Jasmin found them  Jasmin: managed to pull needle out of her knitting  Knit more, know more:(28:07) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people. Britcida's tutorial on changing settings on Instagram     And sew on:(34:34) Gigi:   Professional image class    Final assignment is to research a company we would like to work for    Cleared off area so I have room to sew    Jasmin:   bought fabric at Mood a long time ago She ordered fabric from Joanne's for summer dresses Gigi mentions the reissued Diane van Fürstenberg wrap dress pattern  

A Tray of Wineglasses- Episode 745- The Knitmore Girls

   Listen here   This week's episode is sponsored by:     Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.   Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices                      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.   We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!              Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!         On the Needles:(0:36)     Gigi : Meadowlands  blanket no 11. Color way Babar:: gray, navy, shades and blue, working on crochet edging   Jasmin Cast on her Paton’s Urban Aran in Mitchell’s Fiber Arts “Cajun Zaza” colorway  Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline  Jasmin is finished with her Ribbon Wrap in  Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped Meadowlands 12,  color way Golem, , lavender and pink and purple. Gigi: working on Lazersheep sparkly yarn to knit socks  for myself and anklets for G.  Heel is turned, working on foot. This is drag along knitting  Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast , started cuff on second sock Jasmin is making good progress on her Sonesta test knit by Chin Matthews. Jasmin also mentions the Corn Cob hat he designed. Hue Loco Dorking Rooster colorway SockDrawer book Jasmin mentions the rolling racks in her garage Jasmin mentions Lisa Woolfork ,  Last Sewist Standing, Shucked musical about corn Sparkly sock yarn, from HOBBII Gigi: unearthed a WIP pair of socks from our book    Mother Knows Best:(31:44) The right time to do something is when you do it   When knitting attacks:(41:34) Gigi: Working on Meadowlands Golem. Color progression was too close, used a lighter shade that came from the center of the ball Jasmin: Geometry fail on the ribbon wrap Rêveur socks from our book(!), figured out who will be the recipient, frogged it, and cast on with the correct amount of stitches for the intended size  Glasses got misplaced during knitting club    Knit more, know more :(51:00) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people. Marjan Satrapi: Persepolis   Teacher Whose Mom knitted hats for her students  Persepolis Movie Women, Life, Freedom  And sew on:(57:30) Gigi: Professional image class    Final assignment is to research a company we would like to work for    Repair cafe.  ❤️   Company students would like to work for    Shōgun    Burda magazine   Jasmin:   It will count as a nowrooz dress whenever it gets sewn   

Tricks and Guile- Episode 744 - The Knitmore Girls

This week's episode is sponsored by:   Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.   Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices                      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.   We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!              Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!       On the Needles :(0:35)  Gigi: Meadowlands  blanket no 11. Color way Babar: gray, navy, shades and blue. Body is finished, started crochet edging  Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline to get correct fit working on the foot :waiting for foot print /on hold  Jasmin is nearly finished with the 2nd part of her Ribbon Wrap in Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped   Jasmin has started on the test knit for the Sonesta by Chin Matthews, and is cruising up the body Meadowlands 12, color way Golem, lavender and pink and purple. Working on third triangle  Gigi: working on Lazersheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself and anklets for G. Heel is turned, working on foot Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast  Gigi: unearthed a WIP pair of socks from our book (Operation Sock Drawer)   Jasmin mentioned Brooklyn Boy Knits  Mother Knows Best:(17:35)   BYOA: Be Your Own Advocate (long covid clinic)     When knitting attacks:(24:25) Gigi: Glasses got misplaced during knitting club  Jasmin: too many stripes, forgot the orange stripe   Knit more, know more :(30:15) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people. Sprouting grains, Elections Ramadan has started:  Infografic how to accommodate fasting students   And sew on: (39:01) Gigi: Professional Image class    Repair cafe.  ❤️   Jasmin:    Pomegranate on mom’s hole on sleeve, Beyond Clean   Cut out Panel Panties in bequeathed knit fabric   

Superhero Style- Episode 743- The Knitmore Girls

This week's episode is sponsored by:      Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.   Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices                      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.   We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!            Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!    On the Needles :(0:39)  Gigi ; Meadowlands  blanket no 11. Color way Babar : gray, navy, and blue. Body is finished, started crochet edging Jasmin finished the steeking and zipper installation on her  Patons Perfect turtleneck in La Bien Aimee “Floro Morganite”. Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel, waiting for foot outline to get correct fit Jasmin is on the 2nd part of her Ribbon Wrap in Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped Meadowlands 12, color way Golem, lavender, pink and purple. Working on second triangle Jasmin swatched for Paton’s Urban Aran in Mitchell’s Fiber Arts “Cajun Zaza” colorway; here are Jared Flood's adjustments to the pattern Gigi: working on Lazersheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself and anklets for G Jasmin swatched for the cover sweater from Knitting for Radical Self- Care by Brandi Cheyenne Harper Jasmin mentions the Lemon Tart colorway from Lolabean Yarn Co Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast Jasmin: started the Pockets Full cardigan by Tina Tse Knits in Oink Pigments “Bee’s Knees” Gigi: finished last bit of seaming on a meadowlands blanket, no crochet border    Mother Knows Best:(18:18) Work Comfortably Knitting Comfortably by Carson Demers  Alpenglow Glider Swift   Dyson Solar Cycle lamp Dryer sheets that remove pet fur (Bounce Pet Hair and Lint Guard)  When Knitting Attacks:(33:01) Gigi: Lazer Sheep sparkle yarn. Decided to frog it, to knit it on size 1 needles, so much better   Knit more, know more: (35:00) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people. Elections are coming up. Also: new clothes for New Years Sketchers Flats  Last Sewist Standing Challenge Bay Area Yarn Crawl Leila, Chai and Conversation   Straw into Gold:(44:19)    Jasmin is beading the fringe on the houndstooth wrap, in grey and yellow in Tess Yarns Silk Chenille.  Wove it on the  Schacht Flip loom with - 160 ends.    Fire Mountain Gems  Oral B Superfloss  And Sew On:(54:14) Jasmin: More small mends and repairs.  Panel panties  The New Look, Apple TV+ series about French designers during WW2 Knitting Show from Denmark (The Great Knit Off ) 

Zipper Soup- Episode 742- The Knitmore Girls

    This week's episode is sponsored by:   Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.   Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices                      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!     Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.   We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!            Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!      One minute health update  On the Needles :(0:35) FO:Gigi:  Jelly roll#2 for socks for G out of Fliegende Untertasse, Schoppelwolle    Gigi :  Meadowlands   blanket # 11. Color way Babar : gray, navy, shades and blue. Body is finished, started crochet edging    Jasmin finished the knitting, blocking, and seaming on her Patons Perfect turtleneck in  La Bien Aimee “Floro Morganite”. All that is left is steeking and zipper installation. She also dyed a matching zipper using Rit dyemore   Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline to get the correct fit for the foot "Vanilla is the new Black"  Hunter Hammersen's Patreon  Jasmin has finished the second rainbow on her Ribbon Wrap in  Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped   Meadowlands #12, color way Golem, lavender and pink and purple. Jasmin swatched for a test knit for Chin- using ancient Kauni   Gigi: working on Lazer sheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself   Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast  Jasmin: started the Pockets Full cardigan by Tina Tse Knits in Oink Pigments “Bee’s Knees” Jasmin: Blocked my L’escargot Bleu shawl and my  Birch Path Cowl by Karalee Harding in Seismic Yarns Butter Sock Bulky in “White Opal”    Mother Knows Best: (23:03) Let people in on your plan. They can’t contribute if they don’t know what’s going on. (Spring cleaning for Nowrooz.) Spring Equinox Leila from Chai and Conversation   Clear dry-erase envelopes    When knitting attacks:(33:25) Gigi: Meadowlands #11 : ball of yarn fell apart. Horrendous yarn barf.  Next meadowlands is going in a ziplock bag, with one end going around, and the center pull section through a snipped hole in the bottom of the bag . Gigi: picked up too many stitches for G heel flap.  It annoyed me, it didn’t want to get done . Ripped back, picked up the correct amount of stitches, back in business. Not annoyed at it anymore  Gigi: jelly roll socks :arch ribbing. Missed changing colors at one spot.  Lazer sheep sparkle yarn. Decided to frog it, will knit it on size 1 needles  Jasmin: Made one sleeve with the correct math. Made the second sleeve doing the reverse (not paying attention to the directions), and it was huuuuuuuge. Ripped, reknit.  Knit more, know more :(40:15) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people.   Amazon Prime:   Fiasco  (it’s also  a podcast)  1900's Correction: Persians asked the Americans for help against the British colonialists , but they decided to support the British, and their oil profits    Straw into Gold:(55:42)    Jasmin has finished weaving houndstooth, in grey and yellow in Tess Yarns Silk Chenille.  Wove it on the  Schacht Flip loom with - 160 ends. Waiting on beads to arrive to finish fringe and block.    And Sew On:(58:19) Gigi:   Professional Image class at Westvalley College   Using fashion magazines to make collages   Had a guest speaker who did color analysis    Repair Cafe is open again   Jasmin:    Mended Sam’s cashmere sweaters   PDF Plotting order    Cashmere mending yarn on Etsy via VictoriaCashmere   

Rocket Science Made Simple- Episode 652- The Knitmore Girls

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