Good Attitude - Episode 477 - The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles:(0:30)

Jasmin has been working on the #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL flowchart.  Official

start date is May 1st. Page 1 is up in the top post of the thread in the Knitmore Girls forum.

Jasmin has narrowed her choices down to Archer and/or Fading Lines.

Jasmin has started the ribbing on the body of her Frozen Hearts sweater.

Gigi found her sweater for the choose your own adventure:  Fine Sand by Heidi Kirrmaier.

She swatched for another Knitmore cowl out of Black Trillium Fibres Pebble Sock in "Modern Tweed",

and did some math.

Jasmin is nearly done with the scarf section on the Fox hat for Rex, just in time for the sweltering heat.

Pattern is on her project page. Genevieve was interested in knitting on it in the car (on the way back

from the aquarium) and Jasmin was too carsick to help. (Re-ordering lost BioBands.)

Gigi is knitting another pair of Vanilla is the new black socks out of a purple Fabel yarn from Stitches... 2017?

She is also working on a pair of gray vanilla socks out of Regia.  

Jasmin worked on her Worsted Boxy (by Joji Locatelli) out of Neighborhood Fiber Co’s Studio worsted in

the “Parkland” colorway.

Gigi is working on Purlbreak, out of Oink Pigment yarn in oink sock.

Jasmin knit a tiny bit on Rex’s BB-8 Sock Arms sweater.

Gigi working on a preemie hat in the Malabrigo Ceresa red and she picked up the ears for another preemie

hat to make a cat hat.

Swatching for another Knitmore cowl out of Black Trillium Fibres in the "Modern Tweed" colorway

Events: (15:10)

Spinning at the Retzlaff Winery May 19, 2018

Stash Dash: May 25 -  August 27 2018

Check out the Knit Girllls, Rules will go up soon.

Mother Knows Best:(20:59)

This week we answer a question out of the "What do you want to hear about?" thread about knitting in

the car. We like the Biobands.

When Knitting Attacks:(28:18)

Gigi missed increases on a row on the Purlbreak.

Review:(29:47)

This week we review

The NEW Knitters Template, by Laura Militzer Bryant and Barry Klein!

Jasmin mentions Debra Newton and Ann Budd.  

And Knitting Without Tears

Straw into Gold: (38:53)

Jasmin did a live spin on the Spinolution PollyWog, on loan from Mandie's Fiber Arts.  Which live stream

platform is best?

Jasmin mentions the Victoria Wheel.

And Sew On:(48:15)

Gigi's class at West Valley College is Flat Pattern Construction.