Take Your Complaints To Santa- Episode 656- The Knitmore Girls

 

   

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On the Needles:(0:51)

• Gigi worked on autopilot socks for herself Online SuperSocke 2317 from Black Squirrel  for leftover Frankensocks

• Jasmin repaired the zipper in on her Monstropolis hoodie live on Instagram She used Zipper nippers

• Gigi finished the Musselberg hat  by Ysolda out of Oink Pigments.“Centaur of Attention 

• Jasmin is nearly finished with the body of her “Consider this my olive branch” pullover in Lady Dye DK. Jasmin mentions the Lammily dolls

• Gigi is working on a pair of Vanilla is the new Black socks out of Panda Silk. Added the cable from Knitgirllls Socks on a Plane

• Recipe for Black Forest cookies (These, but with Trader Joe's Dried Montmorency Cherries, browned butter, and milk chocolate chips)

• Jasmin talks about writing notes

• Jasmin really likes her project planner from Iowan Stone-Flowers

In Stitches:(32:13)

• Gigi is wearing hand knit socks, Cassidy hoodie, nighties, Grinchy Musselburgh hat

Genevieve wore her Griffyndor hat & scarf, her Pantastic Hoodie, her Coronation Cardigan, her Anna Cardigan, her Sweet ImPEACHment hat

Rex wore his fox hat, Lionheart hoodie, and hand sewn masks

• Jasmin wore her resistance hat, Twist cardigan

Events:(37:05)

• Stitches West 2022, Sacramento CA (March 3-6, 2022)

• Digital COVID19 Vaccine Record website

• VAXYES website

• No prize Grinch-Along! #GrinchAlong 2021

• Jasmin and Diane are making Peppermint Marshmallows on Instagram live on Sunday 12/19 and raising money for Fair Fight.

• Instagram Live with Diane Ivey making Peppermint marshmallows

• Adella of LolaBean has been fundraising for the Black and Missing Foundation 

Mother Knows Best:(43:07)

Divide and conquer!

Cake Works

When Knitting Attacks:(51:17)

Gigi's Double Knitting attacked her

She needs to watch the Lucy Neatby DVDs

Knits in Space:(54:42)

Diana Gabaldon: Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

Jam pdx bee mug

And Sew On: (59:00)

Gigi put on the pedal pusher muslin and tightened up the fit.

picked zipper from Threads Magazine