Planting Seeds- Episode 716- The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles:(0:38)

• Gigi at Jasmin's house knitting: striped socks for Andrew Finished heel flap, turned heel. Worked on foot

• Jasmin is on to the body of her Adventure Tank by Fatimah Hinds in Tess Yarns raw silk (in a turquoise)

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

• Gigi: working on a striped preemie hat

• Jasmin picked up the stitches for the hat on the 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)

• Here's the link to our Substack

Events : (14:28)

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

• Jasmin wearing Me Mades and talking to the knitting club kids about slow fashion

• Cutting Edge mat
• We discuss the Writers' Guild Strike

Purloined :(30:06) From Dr Gemma Cogknitive Podcast

Something I really Like: Phone case with driver's license and cc slot

Mother Knows Best: :(33:51)

• Hold your hands behind your back while you're teaching (especially with small kids)

Knit more, know more :(42:29)

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

Protests are ongoing, 304 days.

• More is more

And Sew on: (49:07)

Gigi: Fabric Analysis 2 Final Project

When Sewing Attacks

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

• Gigi dug out instructions from 1990 class

• Sewed the zipper in the wrong direction.

• Finished hand sewing

• Sewed princess seams on Js dress

• Sewed muslin for my bodice

Jasmin:

• Genevieve's suit progress, Wedding 2023 project.

• J dress: fabric, lining, and interfacing cut, sewing started

• Gigi dress: muslin cut and fitted, dress pieces 75% cut

• Visible mending fest continues! Armrests on my throne.