Flamingo Fiasco- Episode 703- The Knitmore Girls

  

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On the Needles: (0:39)

• Gigi got A huge bag of yarn from Jasmin’s for socks for Andrew.

• Jasmin continues on the body of  her “I’ll be Gnome for Christmas” (Go Big or go Gnome pattern) pullover in Black Trillium fibers

• Gigi. Cocoknits Verena cardigan pattern on KnitCompanion; shoulders  are done 

• Jasmin restarted her Flamingo Christmas sweater from the ribbing in:

• Seismic Yarns butter DK ,Trendsetter Aura 

• Gigi: leftover sock yarn blanket Excavation and audiobook 

• Jasmin is nearly finished with the body of the Altblebragenser in Frost Yarn’s Reverse Speckle rainbow and Teal Torch Knits 9 neons. 

• Gigi at Jasmin’s house knitting: socks for Andrew, out of Lisa Souza merino yarn 

• Jasmin unearthed her Fractal Danger scarf out of Abstract Fiber Supersock in “Danger” (Bar Maids Knitmore Girls box #1)

• Knitting club!

• Preemie hats pompom dilemma, borrowed stack of Nicky Epstein Edge books from Jasmin

• Cast on a preemie hat out of superwash and cashmere 

Events :(21:56)

• Stitches West, March 2-5 2023 in Sacramento

• Last years' instagram live with food recommendations

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Mother Knows Best:(24:25)

Everyone is someone’s child. Write your reps, we use Resistbot

When knitting attacks :(27:07)

• The Flamingo Xmas sweater fiasco: Lucy Neatby, don’t rip it out right away. How i figured out the problem.

• Gigi: thin spots in one of the yarns in the excavation 

• Have a hard time understanding instructions on the Verena

Knit more, know more: (32:47)

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

Protests are ongoing. Brüssels, Northern California. Every Sunday at 11am in San Francisco 

Don’t show up as a guest empty-handed; soghatee as well.

And Sew on: (45:01)

Fabric for a quilt. Golden State Quilting