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On The Needles:(0:32)
Gigi finished the Regia socks in the beach colors #operationSockDrawer
Jasmin has made some progress on the Baby
Vertebrae (it also comes in an
adult size ).
Jasmin bought the rainbow and sky colored yarn in the colorway
"Nothing says Screw You like Rainbows in a Cloudy Sky". Jasmin calls it
"Nothing says 'I love you' like a rainbow", from
White Birch Fiber Arts.
Gigi finished blocking the
Mini Waters Edge, and she has cast on her
Viajante, in Kilimanjaro yarn from Miss Babs, in the
Drift in a Dream colorway.
Jasmin mentions the
Kapuzin sweater, out of
Lisa Souza yarn in color that works for Genevieve and Beanzilla as well. So she bought yarn in her Hardtwist, in the
St Louis Blues colorway. She is using many stitch markers.
Jasmin also talks about setting the colors of the Baby
Vertebrae to make sure the colors don't run.
Gigi remembered that the socks she was putting on had a tubular cast on and she decided to do a lot of socks with the tubular cast on. She mentions the
adult safari socks from Sockoholic Yarn by
Knitters Brewing company in the Tiger Stripe colorway,
and is doing the cuffs in black with the tubular cast on, from
Lucy Neatby's Cool Socks Warm Feet. She also cast on a pair of Trekking vanilla socks.
Jasmin talks about blocking the
Barberry cardigan, and now she is setting in the sleeves
Gigi also is working on preemie hats, and is doing an adaptation of the
Jared Flood's Turn A Square hat.
Events:(21:49)
Fleeces, Food and Fun at the Retzlaff Winery, June 6th
Contest:(22:53)
We have a winner for #operationsockdrawer:
ndjen04, the
Commuter Knitter.
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Parameters for participating in the #operationsockdrawer contest:
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have your ravelry name on your instagram profile. Feel free to double
dip your projects.
Projects will be judged on originality and general delightfulness.
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We are co-hosting the Countdown to Outlander Knitalong on instagram,
#countdowntooutlander, #kiltmenowKAL. This has to be creatively related
to the Outlander series. Getting help from
pocket Jamie is encouraged.
This is an instagram contest, so please make sure to use the appropriate hashtags.
This is being co-hosted by Maria from
Subway Knits, CC from
Geeky Girls Knit, and Kristin from
YarnGasm.
Prizes for this contest are two braids of fiber and two skeins of yarn from
Gourmet Stash in the colorways "Time Traveler" and "Waterweed".
New prize: A skein of yarn from Katie's Creations (
Mint Rain), Scottish Highland colorway in the Tough Sock base, in a very springy Highland green color.
Also, another skein of the"Je suis prest" colorway, from
Gingertwist Studio in Edinburgh, and the new shawl book by Claire Devine "
Head to Toe"
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Outlander Season 1, Volume 1
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Mother Knows Best:(28:44)
This week we answer questions out of the "
What do you want to hear about?" thread about
weaving in ends, particularly the
Playful Stripes Cardigan, by Alana Dakos
Jasmin references the
Knitty steeking tutorial and
Fair Isle Sweaters Simplified: Philosopher's Wool 
When Knitting Attacks:(38:15)
Gigi had problems doing garter stitch on her
Viajante, and practiced doing the tubular cast on from
Lucy Neatby's Cool Socks Warm Feet
Jasmin was stuck at a coffee shop for an hour and a half with no knitting.
Review:(40:55)
This week we review
Knits for Boys, by Katie Oates and
Boys' Knits
, by Katya Frankel
Jasmin mentions Natalie from
Mastering the Knits and
Wonderful Wallaby by Cottage Creations.
She also enthuses about sizing of garments by
Tincanknits 
Straw Into Gold:(1:01:18)
Gigi finished spinning her colorful fiber on the
Jenkins Turkish Lark, and plied it.
And Sew On:(1:03:48)
Gigi will sew ribbon into the dress she sewed for
Melanie' of the Savvy Girls, so it won't fall off the hanger.
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by Irina Bushukhina 
. Jasmin promises to do the 
, by W.J. Johnson
, 
, 
, by Amy Herzog .
, by Amy Herzog. We also mention her 
.
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by Genevieve Miller