Eggcellent! - Episode 637- The Knitmore Girls

  

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This week's episode is sponsored by:

Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder

Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle

organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.

When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art?

Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off.

See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup

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?

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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!

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On the Needles:(0:46)

Genevieve wound Artful Yarns,Fable,color 96

Jasmin is mostly up the body of her Ripple Crop top by Jessie Maed Designs

Gigi: kitchenered three socks 

Jasmin is nearly done with the body of her Theano test knit, and is almost at the ribbing.

Gigi did the decreases for the crown of the Musselberg hat  by Ysolda with the blue Oink yarn 

Genevieve wound Oink Pigments, Dapper, in "Don’t Touch The Hat" for Genevieve's Louise Belcher Bunny Ears hat

Jasmin is nearly done with the body of the Nydia test knit for Vanessa Smith Designs, in Oink Pigments, Mystic DK, “Mother Knows Best”

Genevieve wound Schaefer yarns Elaine at knitting group

Gigi: working on a sock for Andrew, knitted the foot up to toe decreases 

Genevieve taught her best friend to knit

Genevieve is working on her Lisa Souza BFL "Spruce" colored Beanie

In Stitches:(12:31) 

Genevieve wore her Hogwarts Socks, Colorblock Pullover, and her pink beanie.

Gigi slept under her Cal King quilt and Halloween quilt 

Events:(14:24)

Stash Dash is being hosted on  DISCORD 

Jasmin has posted her Stash Dash spreadsheet here

 2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021

Tour de Fleece is over 

Bay Area Fiber Fair - JUNE 25 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Fiberworld July 21-25!

RHINEBECK! October 16-17 2021

Mother Knows Best:(19:20)

Take a break, take a nap, take a breath. Time spent resting isn’t wasted.

 

When Knitting Attacks:(29:40)

Gigi was working on a sock for Andrew.

Jasmin mentioned Carson Demers ErgoIKnit

Gigi talks about her Egg crate

Genevieve was attacked by yarn she was winding

Tour de Fleece(36:52)

#PanatheKnit #TeamSasquatch: A little spinning for the Incredibles sweater set

Lisa Souza Ultrafine Australian Merino Roving

Blair Auclair's Ranch (Radicle Herbs)

Different switch for the Device

Knits in Space:(40:31)

Shark week 

True Crime and Knit podcast!

And Sew On: (50:45)

Gigi has not figured out how to sit and work at sewing machine with one leg sticking out

 

Striking Gold- Episode 636- The Knitmore Girls

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Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder

Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle

organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.

Go to HelloFresh dot com slash knitmore14 and use code knitmore14 for up to 14 free meals,

including free shipping!

When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art?

Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off.

See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup

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:(0:40)

Genevieve taught her Bestie how to knit! She used Brittany Needles, and Liza Souza, Hardtwist, in Robins Egg/Elsa Blue.

Gigi is working on another pair of Vanilla is the new Black socks in some deep stash Regia silk.

Genevieve is working on her Lisa Souza BFL "Spruce" colored Beanie

Jasmin has finished the body, sleeves, pockets, and has blocked  Genevieve’s Pantastic Hoodie in Oink Pigments Dapper “Give Peeps a Chance”.

Gigi is almost finished with the Musselberg hat  by Ysolda with the blue January Year of Yarn color from Oink Pigments. 

Genevieve wound Artful Yarns, Fable, color 96 from Jasmin's deeeeep stash for a Ripple Crop Top by Jessie Maed Designs.

Genevieve wound Subito Farms, Estabrook in "Marigold".

Jasmin has finished the increases on the body of her Theano test knit, and is almost at the ribbing.

Gigi: wants to work on the sleeves of the Rocky coast cardigan

Gigi is working on a sock for Andrew, and has finished the gusset.

In Stitches:(18:58) 

Genevieve wore her Hearthstone, and her pink beanie she made herself

Gigi:  A line skirt , Cal King quilt, Halloween quilt 

Events:(21:18)

Stash Dash is being hosted on  DISCORD 

Jasmin has posted her Stash Dash spreadsheet here

 2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021

Tour de Fleece in July (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) 

Bay Area Fiber Fair - JUNE 25 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Fiberworld July 21-25!

RHINEBECK! October 16-17 2021

Mother Knows Best:(25:25)

You feel good when you wear your favorite clothes or clothes that you feel in love with. (From Genevieve)

Tour de Fleece(31:09)

#PanatheKnit #TeamSasquatch: A little spinning for the Incredibles sweater set

Lisa Souza Ultrafine Australian Merino Roving

Blair Auclair's Ranch (Radicle Herbs)

Different switch for the Device

Jasmin wound bobbins of Lisa Souza, Superfine Australian Merino, “Squash Blossom”, “marionberry”, “emerald city”

Jasmin wound bobbins of Merino Corriedale from Mary the Sheep

Genevieve assisted with bobbin winding ( Detached and Attached)

Gigi spun on her Turkish drop spindle

Knits in Space:(34:21)

Book: Once Upon a Tale by Mercedes Lackey 

And Sew On: (37:40)

Gigi 4 more A line skirts, they are in various states of construction 

Plan B for buying invisible zippers

Jasmin wants to sew a button and buttonhole onto her friend's sweater.

Spreadsheets and Rubrics- Episode 635- The Knitmore Girls Podcast

  

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This week's episode is sponsored by:

Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder

Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle

organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.

Go to HelloFresh dot com slash knitmore14 and use code knitmore14 for up to 14 free meals,

including free shipping!

When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art?

Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off.

See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup

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:(0:46)

Genevieve wound Oink Pigments, Mystic DK, in Mother Knows Best for Jasmin

Jasmin is past the armhole divide on the Nydia test knit for Vanessa Smith Designs, in Oink Pigments Mystic DK “Mother Knows Best”

Gigi: working on Vanilla is the new Black 

and she cast on another pair in some deep stash Regia silk 

Jasmin has finished the body of Genevieve’s Pantastic Hoodie in Oink Pigments Dapper “Give Peeps a Chance”, and finished the cap of the first sleeve.

Genevieve wound Oink Pigments, Dapper, Tumbling Turquoise 

Gigi finished the Musselberg hat  by Ysolda with the Emily Ocker cast on, in Lolabean Yarn Co thunder and lightning.

Genevieve wound Subito Farms, Estabrook, in “Marigold”

Jasmin is still plugging along down the body of her Theano test knit.

Gigi: dug out the Rocky coast cardigan and is working on a sleeve

Genevieve wound Oink Pigments, Dapper, in "Dijon Vu”

Genevieve is working on her Lisa Souza BFL "Spruce" colored Beanie

Jasmin did some visible mending on a fast fashion favorite sweater for a friend 

Katrinkles mending loom

Gigi: cast on a sock for Andrew, finished the heel flap

Gigi: not sure what she wants to make out of the Oink yarn, trying to knit as it comes in. Jasmin suggested Treppenviertel 

In Stitches:(12:27) 

Genevieve wore her pink Beanie

Gigi: A line skirt , Cal King quilt, Halloween quilt 

Jasmin wore her Rebound cowl, and the Flying Home Tank

Events:(16:23)

Stash Dash is being hosted on  DISCORD 

Jasmin has posted her Stash Dash spreadsheet here

 2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021

Tour de Fleece in July (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) 

Fiberworld July 21-25!

RHINEBECK! October 16-17 2021

Mother Knows Best:(21:25)

Knit with the seasons. Knit summer stuff in the summer, winter stuff in winter.

Strapless bra 

 

When Knitting Attacks:(27:34)

Gigi: Rocky Coast cardigan 

One ply of two ply yarn was torn, or chewed.

Tour de Fleece(29:58)

#PanatheKnit #TeamSasquatch: A little spinning for the Incredibles sweater set

Lisa Souza Ultrafine Australian Merino Roving

Blair Auclair's Ranch (Radicle Herbs)

Different switch for the Device 

Knits in Space:(32:44)

Grocery run, Joanne’s , Bar visit

Book: Once Upon a Tale by Mercedes Lackey 

And Sew On: (50:45)

Gigi cut 3 more A line skirts, they are in various states of construction 

Light 

Sticker with measurements 

When sewing attacks :

Folded fabric for lining off the skirts and promptly cut the front on the selvage and cut the backs on the fold

Frankencomfort cardigan- Episode 634- The Knitmore Girls

 

Listen here:

This week's episode is sponsored by:

Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder

Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle

organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.

When was the last time your knitting yarn was a work of art?

Infinite Twist produces one-of-a-kind semi-solid gradients featuring speckles, high-lights, low-lights, and gorgeous color transitions. From 700 y Giant Gradients to 200 y matching sock sets, Infinite Twist Gradients will hold your interest from cast on to bind off.

See the currently available gradients at infinitetwist.com, or be the first to know when new colors are posted by signing up for our newsletter at infinitetwist.com/newsletter-signup

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

We’d like to tell you about one of our favorite makers: Little Skein Anne.Anne is a knitter, designer, artist and storyteller. Little Skein is her shop.

She makes beautiful handmade knitting kits, hand-dyes yarn, illustrates project bags, and is slowly designing a handmade wardrobe in her San Francisco home studio.

She inspires YOUR creative journey by sharing her own. Her yarn and kits support you to make beautiful things, including a more sustainable, nourishing and equitable world.

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:(0:40)

Genevieve has been balling up yarn for Jasmin for Genevieve's Pantastic hoodie, out of Oink Pigments Give Peeps a Chance,

Jasmin cast on and has semi-finished the body of Genevieve’s Pantastic Hoodie in Oink Pigments Dapper “Give Peeps a Chance”.

Custom Croquis site. Here's the image for the image that Genevieve filled in .

Pattern from Ann Budd's Handy Book of Sweaters.

Gigi: finished a pair of Vanilla is the new Black socks out of Oink yarn, and

cast on another pair in some deep stash Regia silk. 

Jasmin has finished- finished with the Flying Home (the tucks tank) test knit for Ainur Berkambayeva in raw silk from TessYarns. On size 0s.

Genevieve wound Oink yarn for Gigi in Peridont

Genevieve wound Ladybug love from Oink Pigments for her Gramzie

Gigi finished the Musselberg hat  by Ysolda, in Lolabean Yarn Co thunder and lightning.

Jasmin is still plugging along down the body of her Theano test knit.

We mention Dr Gemma

Genevieve is working on her Lisa Souza BFL "Spruce" colored Beanie

Jasmin swatched and cast on the Nydia test knit for Vanessa Smith Designs, in Oink Pigments Mystic DK “Mother Knows Best”

Gigi: dug out the Rocky Coast cardigan and picked up underarm stitches 

Genevieve worked on her hat at knitting group, and helped Gigi sort needles

Jasmin found a solution for her Comfort Fade cardigan, to accommodate all the colors (the Lesley Tee shaping)

Gigi: cast on a sock for Andrew and promised him a liqueur pie

In Stitches:(23:33) 

Genevieve wore her pink beanie, Hearthstone, and the Zebra socks

Jasmin wore her Dissent cardigan and the rolled brim black cloche 

Gigi :A line skirt, Cal King quilt, Halloween quilt . and the Vitamin D cardigan

Events:(29:03)

Stash Dash is being hosted on  DISCORD 

 2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021

Tour de Fleece in July (Sat, Jun 26, 2021 – Sun, Jul 18, 2021) 

Fiberworld July 21-25!

Mother Knows Best:(30:18)

When knitting for others, watch their body language when they try it on.

When Knitting Attacks:(35:11)

Gigi: measurements have changed since she started the Rocky Coast cardigan 

Tour de Fleece(37:08)

#panatheknit

#Team Sasquatch

Knits in Space:(38:06)

Grocery run

Knitting group in person

Jaws at Kitchen Cinema

And Sew On: (45:45)

Gigi worked on the leopard print A-line skirt, and on the shiny A-line skirt