Teflon Day - Episode 462 - The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles:(0:35)

Gigi, finished a Barley light by Tin Can Knits for the NICU, and started another one.

Jasmin worked on her Tale as old as Time cowl, WONT COME UP IN YOUR PROJECTS while
watching the new Star Wars movie

(highly recommend).

Gigi is knitting Vanilla is the New Black socks. One pair is for Sam, out of Regia in the Havana
color way. She turned the heel, and is working on the foot. She is also working on a pair for herself
and is doing heel increases.  

And she is knitting a pair for herself.

Jasmin is working on her “Frosted” sweater. She’s calling it “Frozen hearts”, because PINK HEARTS.

Gigi had kitted up the  Joker and the Thief, #BigBadBergalong, cast on, and knitted the first row.
Gigi is also working on the Russell Street Shawl and is on the fourth color.

Jasmin cast on a red hat for the American Heart Association's American Heart Month.

Jasmin is planning for Genevieve's Christmas sweater for next year.

Gigi is working on the Purlbreak shawl, she finished two mini skein stripes and started the third color

Jasmin has finished her Sweet imPEACHment hat. The next one will have the earflaps from the
1898 hat for Genevieve.

In Stitches:(23:24)

Gigi has been wearing her sleeping hat, the Quynn hat, and wool socks. Also, the Lorelei cowl ,  

Greyhaven hat

Jasmin: Looped Loop cowl, resistance hat.

Genevieve: Olivia hat, coronation cardigan. Rex: Quynn hat,,

Mouse a cookie sweater. Andrew is wearing his new watch cap.

Jasmin mentions the NZAK AutoKnitter

Events:(26:41)

Stitches West February 22-25, 2018

Also, Ravellenics are coming up, February 9th -25th.

Training starts this week.

Join Team Sasquatch!

Contest:(29:16)

#OperationSockDrawer, and #ProjectSweaterChest are ongoing. Entries will be judged on the basis of

originality and delightfulness. #grinchalong is wrapping up. We will announce winners soonish.

Also, #dosomegood.

Mother Knows Best:(31:32)

This week we answer a question from the "What do you want to hear about ?”thread about

fixing/maintaining ball winders. She mentions the Nancy's Knit-Knacks ballwinder and

the Schacht swift. Gigi suggests a sewing machine brush.

When Knitting Attacks:(40:57)

Gigi was working on the Barley hat. she had messed up the math so bad that it needed to be frogged

Then she knit the body of the hat, count was off.

She also had a problem with the Russell Street Shawl.

Review:(44:06)

This week we review

Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary, by Wendy Bernard

Jasmin mentions the Barbara Walker Stitch Dictionaries

Nicky Epstein Edge books

Alice Starmore

Alterknits

Japanese Stitch Patterns

Ann Budd books

Ravellenics training:(50:48)

Week 1: Pick your project to stretch yourself

Team Sasquatch

And Sew On:(52:57)

Mending Sam's jeans, and my own.

Also, fixing elastic on Andrew and Genevieve's Christmas pjs.