Thursday, July 5, 2018

Whale for Scale - Episode 488 - The Knitmore Girls

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Join Little Skein for our 3rd annual summer knitalong, Sock School. Knit some socks and read a favorite book. We’ll have support in the Little Skein Ravelry group, lots of encouragement, prizes and, of course, school supplies. Starting June 23 and going through Labor Day, we’ll have Sock School kits, new yarns inspired by your favorite picture books, and commemorative project bags. Links to the knitalong and the Little Skein shop are in the shownotes.


On the Needles:(0:32)
One minute health update.
Jasmin started a Spring pullover by Alana Dakos out of Lisa Souza Superwash worsted in "Squashblossom".
Gigi mentions

Gigi cast on a new cowl. Mint Rain Hand Dyed Yarns, in theFantastic Beasts colorway,
Knitmore cowl pattern.
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.

Gigi is working on two socks in the Vanilla Is The New Black out of Patons Kroy in blue stripes
Looking at other people knitting Patons Kroy. Lovely colors. Different from what our big box stores carry.

Ready for toe decreases on the first sock and almost there on the second one. Waiting for the cardboard
footprint of the recipient.  

Jasmin has finished the sewn bind-off the BB8 little sock arms sweater.

She has been working on her Knitmore Depth cowl out of Fiber Seed yarn in the Knitmore colorway from
The Fiberseed Yarn Company for The Great Knit-off!. Open for orders now, KAL started June 1.
(use discount code "theknitmoregirls" through the end of July for 50% off either the 'depth' cowl or
'depth hat' patterns. Code can be used multiple times by any individual, so you can get 1/2 off both patterns
at different times if you want to.)

Jasmin has been working on the #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL flowchart.
Shenanigans are afoot! Official start date was May 1st. First pages are up in the
CustomFit and get THE WHOLE deal.) (Pattern is being formatted so that we can add it to ravelry)
Jasmin has reordered and washed her Main Color from Neighborhood Fiber Company.

Events: (20:13)
- May 1st: #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL started
- Stash Dash: May 25 -  August 27 2018 (Check out the Knit Girllls, rules are up! )
- June 1st: Great Knit Off! The Knitmore Girls colorway benefits the International Rescue Committee!
- The Knit Girllls work to benefit Pet Smart Charities,
Tour de Fleece: July 7-29
Maybe: Wool auction at the Monterey County Fair, in Monterey, CA, on Labor Day

Mother Knows Best:(26:40)
This week we answer a question out of the "What do you want to hear about? “ thread about tiny swatches.
Please tell us about your lying swatches.
Jasmin prefers Talenti Gelato containers for washing her swatches; Treat Ice Cream containers for washing
larger things.
Last week We talked  about he amazing dinosaur sweaters from Nicky Epstein.  Didn't find it on ravelry,
but found something similar and amazing

When Knitting Attacks:(37:40)
Gigi didn’t swatch for the Fantastic Beasts cowl.  Didn’t like the density of the fabric.
Swatched on the piece with smaller needles, so she frogged and started over.
Gigi mentions the Sewing Out Loud podcast.
Jasmin knits one night, tinks the next.

Review:(45:57)
This week we review  Travel Knits For the Family, Volume I by Kate Bostwick

And Sew On:(43:16)
Gigi’s is taking the beginning sewing class at West Valley College. She loves it.
The book they are using is Sewing For the Apparel Industry, by Claire Shaeffer.
Quiz every week, lot of different samples. Turned in skirt, loved the technique for sewing the waist facing.
Used the blind hemmer.
Sewed a t shirt, used the cover stitch machine.  Copied the sloper for the A- line skirt.
Last project is a camp shirt with techniques for matching stripes.  
Cut the shirt, thread marked (so efficient!) pocket and button placement

New technical term. Plaid refers to stripes that run at a 90 degree angle to the warp.

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