Monday, March 13, 2023

Eat the Frog First- Episode 707- The Knitmore Girls

@moodfabrics Citrus Dress: wearable muslin edition. 👗 Changes made so far: size 16 bust, size 20 from the hips down. 👗 You can hear all about this project, and all the others on The Knitmore Girls Podcast, available on all of your favorite aud 

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    On the Needles: (0:36)

    Gigi and Jasmin collected preemie hats at Stitches

    • Jasmin:Test knit for Chin Matthews in Neighborhood Fiber Co Organic Studio DK: Finished, finished, finished!

    • Jasmin’s Sea Glass Pullover is FLYING! The yoke is done, body is 4ish inches in

    • Jasmin mentions The Baller by Alpenglow Industries

    • Gigi at Jasmin’s house knitting: socks for Andrew second sock finished  gusset, working on foot

    • Jasmin is making some progress on her Fractal Danger scarf out of Abstract Fiber Supersock in “Danger” (Bar Maids Knitmore Girls box #1)

    • Gigi:meadowland baby blanket acrylic yarn, Mandala, crocheting around the border to use up more yarn.

    • Jasmin has started a Dipole Beanie by Chin Matthews in Seismic Yarn’s butter sock in the “Escape” colorway, which is part of their Compassion Collection, from their website:

    • “...Compassion Collection where 20% of gross sales will be donated to an organization that supports a marginalized community. As a Pride inspired colorway, it only makes sense that the donations go to The Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQIA+ youth.”

    • Gigi :preemie hats are drag along knitting at school 

    • Jasmin started her Piñata jacket by Quaylyn Stark

    • Gigi: started the next meadowlands , first triangle is done, started the second one


    Events :(11:46)



    Mother Knows Best:(27:07)

    Drag queens, Trans rights.

    Trevor Project Website

    When Knitting Attacks  :(35:15)

    • Gigi: lost one of my DPNs out of my preemie hat kit no


    Knit more, know more :(38:23)

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

    Protests are ongoing, 239 days.

    Das  IRAN update podcast 

    . Every Sunday at 11am in San Francisco 



    And Sew On: (44:27)

    Gigi: Fabric analysis 2  

    • Weaving project 

    Jasmin:

    • Mood Citrus dress; wearable muslin cut, sewing has started. (Pulled out the serger)

    • Mending! A pair of my pants, a button on Genevieve’s pants, and a hole in a blanket.




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