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On the Needles:(0:41)
Jasmin talks about Stash Dash and her competition with BostonJen from the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. She
Jasmin is working on Welcome Blanket squares to raise money for the a number of important
charities, including:
Gigi is working on a second blanket, her colors are two shades of purple, and two shades of green.
She cast on a new purple square
New pair Kroy in Cadet Blue. Gigi is considering swapping them out so she can work on sock rockets instead.
Jasmin is 1” away from the armhole split on her Boxy out of Neighborhood Fiber Co’s Studio worsted in the “Parkland” colorway.
Shenanigans are afoot! Official start date was May 1st. First pages are up in the
top post of the thread in the Knitmore Girls forum. (Pattern is being formatted so that we can add it to ravelry)
Gigi, is ready to do the math. She also has a new preemie hat on the needles!
Events: (20:00)
- June 1st: Great Knit Off! The Knitmore Girls colorway benefits the International Rescue Committee!
Tour de Fleece: July 7-29
Pacific International Quilt Fest October 11-14 2018
Mother Knows Best:(23:09)
This week we talk about value (indy yarn vs big box yarns). Shop small, shop smart.
Jasmin uses Neighborhood Fiber Company yarn as an example of calculating value. Jasmin mentions Hicklebee's (kids bookstore).
When Knitting Attacks:(33:02)
Gigi is attacked!
Review:(35:00)
Straw into Gold:(44:04)
Jasmin PLIES! She’s spinning another of Nicole Frost's batts. She did an Instagram live(series will be
She mentions the Akerworks Yarncaddie.
And Sew On:(51:36)
Gigi used the industrial blind hemmer in school to sew the hem of the corduroy skirt.
Tension was off, hem was awful. She read the manual of her domestic machine and did it.
Gigi also tacked A- line skirts at darts and seams, Turned and stitched the hem for Knitmore dress, and used the narrow hem foot to hem the lining.
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