Sparking California Sewing- Episode 660- The Knitmore Girls

  

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On the Needles: (0:34)

• Gigi finished the Frankensocks

• Gigi is working on a Musselburgh hat, in "Got your Goat" from Oink Pigments 

• Jasmin finished the first sleeve and is nearly done with the second sleeve on Rex’s hoodie in Seismic Yarns “Natasha”

• Jasmin finished sewing the buttons on her Rainbowgan test knit by Saffiyah/DrunkKnitter in the Frost Yarns Lisa Frank gradient kit.

• Gigi mentions IKEA Kallax shelves
• Jasmin mentions the Double Happiness Scarf

In Stitches:(21:44)

• Gigi is wearing hand knit socks, nighties, Grinchy Musselburgh hat, Classic chic pulli, Katje hoodie, also, wearing socks as mittens 

• Jasmin wore her Cardizen, calligraphy cardigan, and the Countdown Cardigan

• Rex wore his Dragonfish Hoodie

• We talk about Sweater Clips 

• Jasmin explains the process of her bespoke buttonhole band step by step

• Button hole cutter

Events:(39:18)

• Stitches West 2022, Sacramento CA (March 3-6, 2022)

• Digital COVID19 Vaccine Record website

• VAXYES

Mother Knows Best:(40:29)

It's OK to be wrong

We mention the Black Panther documentary, MLK/FBI

Knits in Space:(48:43)

The Golden Thread

Encanto!

Apple Air tag 

And Sew On: (57:30)

Gigi organized her sewing area