Gourdgeous- Episode 644- The Knitmore Girls

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One minute Health update

On the Needles:(0:55)

• Genevieve wound Liza Souza super-wash merino, in "Squashblossom"
• Jasmin swatched for For Fox Sake

• Gigi finished the second autopilot sock, and started a pair for Jasmin in Online SuperSocke 2317
• Genevieve wound Little Skein in the Big Wool, Targhee Sweater "Cider Donuts".
• Gigi finished finished finished the Bramwell shawl out of Tess Yarns Kitten for Grandma Naheed
• Genevieve wound Oink Pigments, Mystic DK, in "It's So Fluffy I'm Gonna Dye" (August 2020 Yarn of the Month)
• Gigi finished autopilot knitting of another Musselberg hat by Ysolda out of Oink Pigments Ladybug Love and started another one. Green and yellow, Changing of the Gourd
• Genevieve wound Oink Pigments Targee Sock, in Changing of the Gourd for Gigi
• Jasmin finished the Ursa Canis Dog sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak for Han, in Little Skein Targhee Sweater "Juniper" She will cast on a sweater for Chewie
• Jasmin is nearly finished with the Pyramis test knit for Ainur Berkambayeva
• Jasmin started the Whitby cowl in Nicole Frost's MCN worsted in "Jasmin Yellow with speckles"

• Jasmin is making progress on her #RhinebeckSweater- Bare branches by Alana Dakos
• in Little Skein in the Big Wool, Targhee Sweater "Cider Donuts".

• Genevieve wound Sue Reuser 4 ply cormo
• Jasmin talks about Althea Crome
• Genevieve wound Oink Pigments Targee Sock,in Changing of the Gourd for Gigi
• Stephen West, How to wear Shawls
• Jasmin swatched for Yelley's secret test knit

In Stitches:(23:15)

• Genevieve wore her Anna cardigan
• Genevieve wore Jasmin's Lace tank top which is now her's

• Gigi snuggled under the Halloween quilt, and the KAL King quilt . She wore the A line skirt From the beginning clothing construction class, Gigi also wore a floral dress from before 2009
• Rex wore his garter stripe cardigan by Alana Dakos
• Jasmin wore the Bandit cardigan

Events:(29:31)

• RHINEBECK! October 16-17 2021, and Indie Untangled !
• Stitches West 2022, Sacramento CA (March 3-6, 2022)

Mother Knows Best:(33:05)

Ask for help to lighten the load. Offer help to lighten someone else's load

When Knitting Attacks(40:30)

• Gigi: the garter edge.on the Bramwell was challenging

Knits in Space:(42:13)

Amber Ruffin on Peacock! Also, her book "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

And Sew On: (47:39)

• Trouser Drafting class at Cañada College
• Gigi finished drafting the front and back

Cut pants out of muslin for fitting. Lines drawn with sharpie

• Jasmin sewed masks on Instagram live!
• Japanese 3-D Mask LINK