Smizing- Episode 661- The Knitmore Girls

  

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On the Needles: (0:42)

• Gigi worked on the Frankensocks and they turned into premie hats

• Jasmin finished the knitting on Rex’s hoodie in Seismic Yarns “Natasha”

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

• Jasmin finished the front of the Whitby cowl and is about halfway up the front in Nicole Frost’s MCN worsted in “Jasmin Yellow with speckles”

• Gigi found the mistake she had made on the Bundi cardigan. She has a subscription to Threads magazine

• Jasmin talks about her Sweater curio

• Jasmin is working on Sam's Gramps cardigan from Tincan Knits in Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted

In Stitches:(20:44)

• Gigi wore hand knit socks, nighties, Grinchy Musselburgh hat, Katje hoodie, also, wearing socks as mittens .Jasmin wants to Knit Pop up paws for Gigi

• Jasmin wore her Resistance hat, rainbow dots cowl, Mondo cable cardi, namu pullover, mariah hoodie

Events:(28:57)

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

• Digital COVID19 Vaccine Record website

• VAXYES

Mother Knows Best:(32:40)

Keep track (book tracker, FO tracker, bullet journals, etc) LINKS?

Habit Tracker

Bookshelf Tracker LINK?

Symposy Press

Jasmin mentions her cool, customizable clicky pen.

When knitting attacks:(43:23)

• Bundi UFO cardigan. 

• Franken socks.

• Musselburgh hat. Lost yarn chicken  NO SAFE NON RAV LINK

• Jasmin accidentally *completely* attaches the mitten to the end of the sleeve

Knits in Space:(48:48)

The Golden Thread, chapter on clothes  that were worn at the North Pole, and climbing Mount Everest. 

And Sew On: (52:19)

Gigi sewed tightened up pattern for pants. Jasmin printed the pattern for Rex’s shirt