Discerning Gourd Shoppers- Episode 689- 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.

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: (0:37)

• Gigi : Andrew’s sock

• Jasmin has made a little more progress on the Musselburgh hat in Always be Kind yarn’s “Inclusive Pride Stripes”

• Jasmin has finished both sleeves and is well into the body of her Halloween Heart pullover (in Oink Pigments Targhee Sock)

• Jasmin has finished the first sleeve and started the second sleeve of her Pumpkin Patch sweater, all from well-aged yarn.

• Gigi mentions the German podcast Wollgespräche 

Events:(18:53)

Grinch-Along 2022 starts December 1st

Gigi mentions the McCalls Christmas Baking Magazine 1973

Congratulations to Dr Gemma's Cogknitive podcast on 100 episodes 

Mother Knows Best:(27:02)

Everyone needs pliers. Gigi likes her beading pliers

 

When Knitting Attacks: (33:44)

Jasmin's stitches are falling off. She needs rubber bands.

Jasmin mentions A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.

Knit more, know more :(38:16)

A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people.

Food. Anthony Bourdain in Iran Tahdig = Bottom of the Pot

Persian Microwave Dinners

Samin Nosrat Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix

 OOPs! Neglected to mention Najmieh Batmanghelich

Rice Cooker 

And Sew On : (44:23)

Fiber Analysis :Mid term. Reading about knitted textiles 

Jasmin got fabric from MOOD!

Illiterate Dogs- Episode 688- The Knitmore Girls

  

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This week's episode is sponsored by:

I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp dot com slash knitmore Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health. Again, that’s BetterHelp.com/knitmore 

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 knitmore65 and use code knitmore65 for 65% off plus free shipping!

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: (0:51)

• Gigi : nothing 

• Jasmin has made a little more progress on the Musselburgh hat in Always be Kind yarn’s “Inclusive Pride Stripes”

• Jasmin has finished the yoke and the first sleeve of her Halloween Heart pullover (in Oink Pigments Targhee Sock)

• Jasmin started, and has finished the yoke of her Pumpkin Patch sweater, all from well-aged yarn.

• Jasmin started the Juniper pullover by Veera Valaamaki with the contrast colors from her Halloween Heart (knockoff Unique Vintage cardi)

• Kate Oates has a Christmas sweater like this

• Jasmin enthuses about Unique Vintage.

Events:(19:38)

• Pacific International Quilt Festival? Pass

• Grinch-Along December 1st

Mother Knows Best:(23:15)

Restraint remorse (fabric and applique from Mood)

When Knitting Attacks:(30:19)

Jasmin had small color work hiccups

Knit more, know more :(34:54)

A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people.

Getting something sweet to celebrate a big purchase. 

Get a sweet taste in your mouth !

And Sew On :(41:08)

Gigi's Class: Talking about thread and spinning techniques. Natural fibers , synthetic and bio synthetic fibers. Midterm next week 

Jasmin discovered that she does one sewing project at a time. Spring Dress and linen pants planned 

Lizard Brain Knitting Mode- Episode 687- The Knitmore Girls

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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.

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: (0:34)

• Gigi: socks for Andrew: On bamboo flexi flips, cast on a pair, turned heel 

• Jasmin has made some excellent progress on the Musselburgh hat in Always be Kind yarn’s “Inclusive Pride Stripes”

• Jasmin has made progress on her Altblebragenser in Frost Yarn’s Reverse Speckle rainbow and Teal Torch Knits 9 neons.  

• Jasmin has started the Halloween Heart pullover, and is one chart section away from finishing the yoke. @BadWolfGirlSitsandKnits

Events:(18:32)

• Pacific International Quilt Festival at the Santa Clara Convention Center Oct 13- 16

 

Mother Knows Best:(20:33)

Chin up, shoulders back, chest out, SWAGGER!

When Knitting Attacks::(23:04)

Altblebragenser: Jasmin ripped out all of the work she did, only to find out that she had done it correctly.

Knit more, know more:(28:04)

A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people.

Protest in cities all over Iran. Hostages is the HBO documentary

And Sew On :(34:51)

Teacher brought in yarn samples. We learned about singles yarn, 2,3 and 4ply, monofilament and ring spun thread 

We have a card for yarn and attached samples 

An Iliad - Length Epic- Episode 686 - 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.

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!

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On the Needles: (0:39)

• Gigi, socks for Andrew: Meilenweit fun & stripes are finished, started a pair of addi bamboo flexiflips   

• Jasmin finished the Poly Chevron cowl in Black Trillium Fibres Pebble Sock in the Lisa Frank mini set, out of Area 51

• Jasmin has finished the body of Rex’s Godzilla hoodie, minus the tail. 

• Jasmin has finished her Panjereh top by Christina Danaee in Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio sock.

• Jasmin cast on a new Musselburgh hat in Always be Kind yarn’s “Inclusive Pride Stripes”

• Jasmin started her Altblebragenser in Frost Yarn’s Reverse Speckle rainbow and Teal Torch Knits 9 neons. 

• Gigi wore her Where's the Opaque top out of linen yarn
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Events:(14:03)

• Stash Dash May 27 - End of August (bostonjen1 won, with a 16,707 meter margin)

• STITCHES SoCal in Pasadena! nope

• Pacific International Quilt Fest in 0ctober

Mother Knows Best:(17:47)

When you help others, you also help yourself (NY trip)

Mood Fabric

When Knitting Attacks:(27:12)

R2 found a ball of yarn 

Altblebragenser: not sure if it’s Covid fog, or vague directions, or both, but attack, after attack, after attack.

Knit more, know more:(33:09)

A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about persian people.

“Befarmayid" (Gigi uses the formal tense, ending with a 'd', Jasmin uses the casual tense, ending with the 'n'.)

Knits in Space:(36:27)

Gigi borrowed Wings of Fire series book 14

Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird stage production

And Sew On :(41:41)

Textile Analysis class. Cotton seed from Foxfire Farms colored cotton 

No mention of the slave trade in textbook 

Textile Kit has 205 fabric samples. Protein, synthetic and cellulose 

Teacher wears only stuff she has made 

Started testing for fiber content of fabric using acetone, bleach and fire