Friday, April 12, 2024

A Tray of Wineglasses- Episode 745- The Knitmore Girls

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This week's episode is sponsored by:

Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.


Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?


    Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices


    Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life?
    Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.
    For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!




    On the Needles(0:33)




    • Gigi: Meadowlands blanket # 13 Color way: Satyrs 
    • Jasmin pulled her #BehmAlong Leftie out of the UFO pile, and it is now her purse knitting
    • Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline to get correct fit working on the foot :waiting for foot print On hold
    • Jasmin is working on the Sonesta pullover by Chin Matthews out of Kauni 
    • Jasmin plied one of the spinning projects
    • FO: Meadowlands 12, color way Golem, lavender and pink and purple.Finished knitting, not enough left yarn left for border
    • Jasmin mentions her Philosopher's Wool 2-handed fair isle sweater technique 
    • Gigi: working on Lazersheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself and anklets for G. First sock is done, second one cast on This is drag along knitting
    • Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast , heel flap
    • Jasmin is three rows from the armholes on her test knit for Chin
    • Gigi: unearthed the Rêveur socks from our book
    • Gigi: made a pair of socks for a Westvalley bestie 
    • Gigi Cast on the ridiculously sparkly Xmas yarn 



    Mother Knows Best:(18:54)

    • You have to do the thing , so you know you can do the thing



    When knitting attacks:(23:13)

    Gigi:  Rêveur socks from book, and cast on with the correct amount of stitches for the intended size .


    Jelly roll socks: lost yarn chicken.  But have enough for toes

    Glasses got misplaced during knitting club, Jasmin found them 

    Jasmin: managed to pull needle out of her knitting

    Knit more, know more:(28:07)

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

    Britcida's tutorial on changing settings on Instagram



    And sew on:(34:34)

    Gigi:

    • Professional image class 

    • Final assignment is to research a company we would like to work for 

    • Cleared off area so I have room to sew 

    Jasmin: 

    Wednesday, April 3, 2024

    Tricks and Guile- Episode 744 - The Knitmore Girls

    Oh, for the love of Pythagoras.   🔺 For the record, it was 100% user error. The pattern is so straight-forward that I got a little overconfident and played fast and loose with *actually* reading it.   🔺 It also probab


    Listen here:


    This week's episode is sponsored by:  

    Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.


    Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?


      Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices


      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life?
      Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.
      For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!

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      Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.

      We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!

      Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!





      On the Needles:(0:36)



      Mother Knows Best:(31:44)

      The right time to do something is when you do it


      When knitting attacks:(41:34)

      Gigi: Working on Meadowlands Golem. Color progression was too close, used a lighter shade that came from the center of the ball

      Jasmin: Geometry fail on the ribbon wrap

      Rêveur socks from our book(!), figured out who will be the recipient, frogged it, and cast on with the correct amount of stitches for the intended size 

      Glasses got misplaced during knitting club 


      Knit more, know more :(51:00)

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

      Marjan Satrapi: Persepolis 
      Teacher Whose Mom knitted hats for her students

      Persepolis Movie

      Women, Life, Freedom


      And sew on:(57:30)

      Gigi: Professional image class 

      • Final assignment is to research a company we would like to work for 

      • Repair cafe.  ❤️

      • Company students would like to work for

      • Shōgun

      • Burda magazine

      Jasmin: 

      • It will count as a nowrooz dress whenever it gets sewn