Oubliette - Episode 212 - The Knitmore Girls

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While winter brings feeling of nesting or hunkering down, it also means a picking up a piece or two of handcrafts. The oven works overtime for those holiday family favorites, quilters stitch just a tad faster to complete works of art before gift giving officially opens, and knitters dash to their local yarn store to squeeze in one more scarf or pair of socks for that last minute gift. As you are crafting wonders, Bar-Maids continues to handcraft yummy goodness for your skin ... all to to help you....even if you continue to create into the wee morning hours. Bar-Maids handcrafts their products with natural skin loving oils and butters; everything your skin needs to keep it soft and moisturized and nothing it doesn't. Since you use our hands a tad more in this season, let Lo-Lo help keep them moisturized. It's simple! Get your hands wet, shake the water off and get your Lo-Lo on before you pick-up needle, cookie cutter, or drop spindle.

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On The Needles:(0:32)

Gigi is working on the toe of her Magic Carpet Socks and has used one of the heels from The Knitter's Book of Socks. Jasmin is almost done with the body of the Playful Stripes Cardigan.

The buttons for the Victorian Girl's Coat arrived from Mood. Gigi has dug up the Katje from her Area 51, and is working on the sleeves. Jasmin has almost finished the body of the Kaanteinen hat.

 In Stitches:(13:07)

Gigi has been wearing vanilla socks, her Knitmore Cowl out of Abstract Fiber, her wristers from the Purl Stitch, and her Best Friend Jacket from The Purl Stitch (also in the series: The Knit Stitch, and Color)

Genevieve was wearing her Genevieve Jacket, and her Mollie hat and her feather and fan blanket. Jasmin has been wearing her wristers from the Purl Stitch. Sam has been wearing the Alien Scarf out of Stitch 'N Bitch.

Events:(20:51)

 We will be attending
- February 21-24, 2013: Stitches West

Contest:(22:11)

Over 700 entries, before the contest was closed. Our listeners are amazing.

Mother Knows Best:(23:20)

We answer a question from our "What Do You Want To Hear About?" thread, about when to hand sew and when to use a machine for sewing knits and fabric together. Gigi references Jean Frost's class on lining couture jackets.

When Knitting Attacks:(29:24)

This week Gigi misses a repeat on her Monkey socks, and frogs the sleeve of her Katje jacket

Review:(33:23)

This week we review Knitting on Top of the World, by Nicky Epstein.

And Sew On:(40:04)

This weekend we sewed a baby blanket out of cotton and flannel for Erin from The Anatomy of Knitting podcast. We mention the Consew CES-300 Gravity Iron that we are using.