ProcrastiKnitting - Episode 562 - The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles:(0:48)

Gigi: Patons Kroy: Vanilla is the new black sock. Grey stripes. Both heels are turned, working on feet

Jasmin is nearly done re-knitting the second sleeve on the Jedi cardigan

Gigi has finished the wrap sweater, neckband is done

Gigi finished the Regia Pairfect All socks are done, ends woven in, and blocked and mailed

Jasmin finished with the colorwork, and made good progress on Genevieve's Christmas Sweater

(Oliver Sweater) out of Onyx Fiber Arts DK during Knives Out (possibly at the underarm?).

Gigi: Wee Envelope sweater : sleeves and shoulders done

Jasmin mended Genevieve's hearthstone by doing a knitted on patch she saw a tutorial for.

We will be collecting hats (locally) for refugees in New England:

Maine Access Immigrant Network

237 Oxford St., Suite 25A

Portland, ME 04101

Events: (12:40)

- Yarn Canada for Good LINK?

-#MyRhineBIPOCSweater (need a catchy hashtag)

- True North Hearts and Hands donations:

https://subcultureyarn.com/craftivism-hearts-hands-baby-layette-bag-donation/

-We will take a break from podcasting from January until March.

If you have suggestions for what to bring for the Podcast Tune-Up, let us know!

• Stitches West! Feb 20 - 23

In Stitches (16:41)

Jasmin wore her Polwarth pullover, handspun ribbi, Rose's reversible brioche hat, looped loop cowl,

Yarn Girls V-Neck, Goin' Gold hat

Gigi: Night cap, red cowl

Mother Knows Best:(20:48)

One bite at a time. (Wash one sweater, etc)

When Knitting Attacks: (27:41)

Jasmin ran out of yarn while #knittinginthedark

Gigi's slipped stitches turned out crooked.

Straw into Gold:(29:47)

Shave em to save em. Livestock Conservancy

Jasmin mentions the Sheepspot podcast

And Sew On:(33:10)

For Gigi's sewing class at Cañada College: made a new, clean bodice muslin, set in sleeves and

separating zipper on the bodice

Also, continued to copy alterations to bodice to the pattern

Couture Embellishments class at West Valley College continues. Turned in binder with all notes.

Final project was due last week. Home dec sofa cushion with trapunto. Design is an ancient Persian

drinking vessel with a ram motif. Challenging to copy the Design onto the fabric.

Free motion quilting was not hard, needed to make sure stitch length looked good.

Needed 3 techniques. Did some beading. Threaded a quilted channel with cotton cord for

the 3rd technique.