Very Elegant Locusts- Episode 715- The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles :(0:34)

• Gigi at Jasmin's house knitting: striped socks for Andrew.

• Jasmin swatched for an Adventure Tank by Fatimah Hinds in Tess Yarns raw silk (in a turquoise)

• Jasmin swatched for a Morellet Top by Lana Jois in Oink Pigments Guild (Linen/silk)

• Gigi: started Meadowlands 3.0 , Very potato chippy. 3 colors so far reddish purple, fuchsia, purple. Now: pumpkin and grey / lavender

• Gigi: cast on a striped preemie hat

• Jasmin finished the brim on Vertizontal Slouch hat #2 in some aged self-striping yarn

• Jasmin continues on a Big Hair Much Care hat by Fatimah Hinds in Valkyrie Yarns self-striping yarn. (30% more stitches than as written)

• Dipole hat, by Chin Matthews in Seismic Yarn's butter sock in the "Escape" colorway. "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."

Events :(14:25)

• #MeMadeMay is HERE! weather turned cold, Gigi is wearing knitted socks again, and cowls

• Jasmin is posting selfies of her me -mades. Wearing the Citrus Dress

Mother Knows Best: (19:40)

• Ask An Expert (the principal suggesting finger knitting and knitting dolls for the littles)

When Knitting Attacks :(31:17)

Fashion Analysis 2 Laundering

Meadowlands 3.

Knit more, know more :(36:10)

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

Protests are ongoing, 297 days.

• Chaghaleh badoom and gojeh sabz, first of the season fruit

And Sew on: (40:32)

Gigi:

• Genevieve's pants: not happy with the fly zipper, seam ripped a number of times

• Dug out instructions from 1990 class

Jasmin:

• Genevieve's suit progress, Wedding 2023 project. (J dress pattern traced, muslin sewn and altered, ready to cut The Real Fabric.)

• Visible mending fest continues! Yoga bolster with vines.