Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Superhero Style- Episode 743- The Knitmore Girls

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Listen here:


This week's episode is sponsored by:


Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.


Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?


    Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices


    Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life?
    Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.
    For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!

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    Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.

    We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!

    Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!




    On the Needles :(0:35)


    Gigi: Meadowlands  blanket no 11. Color way Babar: gray, navy, shades and blue. Body is finished, started crochet edging

    Gigi: knitting socks for college bestie. Second sock, turned the heel waiting for foot outline to get correct fit working on the foot :waiting for foot print /on hold

    Jasmin is nearly finished with the 2nd part of her Ribbon Wrap in Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped


    Jasmin has started on the test knit for the Sonesta by Chin Matthews, and is cruising up the body
    Meadowlands 12, color way Golem, lavender and pink and purple. Working on third triangle

    Gigi: working on Lazersheep sparkly yarn to knit socks for myself and anklets for G. Heel is turned, working on foot
    Jelly roll socks #3 for Genevieve: variegated white grey and black, with red contrast

    Gigi: unearthed a WIP pair of socks from our book (Operation Sock Drawer)


    Jasmin mentioned Brooklyn Boy Knits 

    Mother Knows Best:(17:35)

    • BYOA: Be Your Own Advocate (long covid clinic)


    When knitting attacks:(24:25)

    Gigi: Glasses got misplaced during knitting club 

    Jasmin: too many stripes, forgot the orange stripe


    Knit more, know more :(30:15)

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

    Sprouting grains, Elections

    Ramadan has started: Infografic how to accommodate fasting students


    And sew on: (39:01)

    Gigi: Professional Image class 

    • Repair cafe.  ❤️

    Jasmin: 

    Zipper Soup- Episode 742- The Knitmore Girls

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    Listen here: 


    This week's episode is sponsored by:


    Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.


    Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?


      Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices


      Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life?
      Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.
      For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!

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      Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.

      We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!

      Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!


      On the Needles :(0:39)


      Mother Knows Best:(18:18)

      Work Comfortably

      Knitting Comfortably by Carson Demers 
      Dryer sheets that remove pet fur (Bounce Pet Hair and Lint Guard)

      When Knitting Attacks:(33:01)

      Gigi: Lazer Sheep sparkle yarn. Decided to frog it, to knit it on size 1 needles, so much better 


      Knit more, know more: (35:00)

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

      Elections are coming up.

      Also: new clothes for New Years

      Sketchers Flats

      Last Sewist Standing Challenge

      Bay Area Yarn Crawl

      Leila, Chai and Conversation 

      Straw into Gold:(44:19)


      • Jasmin is beading the fringe on the houndstooth wrap, in grey and yellow in Tess Yarns Silk Chenille.  Wove it on the Schacht Flip loom with - 160 ends. 

      Fire Mountain Gems

      And Sew On:(54:14)

      Jasmin: More small mends and repairs. 

      Panel panties

      The New Look, Apple TV+ series about French designers during WW2

      Knitting Show from Denmark (The Great Knit Off )


      Saturday, March 2, 2024

      Cooking Zippers- Episode 741- The Knitmore Girls

      See ya on the Flip side. 😜  ⚡️ (Houndstooth wrap, @TessYarns Silk Chenille in grey and yellow, woven on a 20” @Schacht_Spindle_Company Flip Loom) ⚡️ #WeaversOfInstagram #Handwoven  #BIPOCMaker  #Weaving #handdyedyarn #  

      Listen here:


      This week's episode is sponsored by:

      Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.


      Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?


        Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices


        Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life?
        Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.
        For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!

        IMG_6131
        Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.

        We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!

        Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!


         
        One minute health update

        On the Needles :(0:35)

        FO:Gigi:  Jelly roll#2 for socks for G out of Fliegende Untertasse, Schoppelwolle



        Mother Knows Best: (23:03)

        Let people in on your plan. They can’t contribute if they don’t know what’s going on. (Spring cleaning for Nowrooz.) Spring Equinox

        Leila from Chai and Conversation  

        When knitting attacks:(33:25)

        Gigi: Meadowlands #11 : ball of yarn fell apart. Horrendous yarn barf.  Next meadowlands is going in a ziplock bag, with one end going around, and the center pull section through a snipped hole in the bottom of the bag .

        Gigi: picked up too many stitches for G heel flap.  It annoyed me, it didn’t want to get done . Ripped back, picked up the correct amount of stitches, back in business. Not annoyed at it anymore 

        Gigi: jelly roll socks :arch ribbing. Missed changing colors at one spot. 

        Lazer sheep sparkle yarn. Decided to frog it, will knit it on size 1 needles 

        Jasmin: Made one sleeve with the correct math. Made the second sleeve doing the reverse (not paying attention to the directions), and it was huuuuuuuge. Ripped, reknit.


        Knit more, know more :(40:15)

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


        Amazon Prime: 

        Fiasco 

        (it’s also a podcast)


        1900's Correction: Persians asked the Americans for help against the British colonialists , but they decided to support the British, and their oil profits

        Straw into Gold:(55:42)


        • Jasmin has finished weaving houndstooth, in grey and yellow in Tess Yarns Silk Chenille.  Wove it on the Schacht Flip loom with - 160 ends. Waiting on beads to arrive to finish fringe and block.


        And Sew On:(58:19)

        Gigi:

        • Professional Image class at Westvalley College

        • Using fashion magazines to make collages

        • Had a guest speaker who did color analysis 

        • Repair Cafe is open again

        Jasmin: 


        Wednesday, February 14, 2024

        Cross-hemispheric- Episode 740- The Knitmore Girls

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        Listen here:


        This week's episode is sponsored by:

        Ready for some retail therapy with a side of laughter and community? Look no further than Erin.Lane's monthly live sales! Each sale features a fresh theme (think whimsical unicorns, sassy llamas, you name it!), and you'll be the first to snag brand spankin' new fabrics. Who knows, you might just find your new favorite bag too.


        Make sure to never miss a minute (or fabric) by signing up for the newsletter, and keep up with us in real time by with our Facebook community, Erin.Lane Bag Buddies. Bag buddies always get first access to new bags and fabrics, because who doesn't want to share the love of their besties?


          Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices


          Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life?
          Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight.
          For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!

          IMG_6131
          Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks, based just outside of San Francisco, CA, creates color for people who love bold, saturated yarn and fiber as well as for those who might be *a little* afraid of wearing color.

          We dye a large range of colorways from neon and black light/UV reactive colors all the way through to deep, rich semi-solid, tonal, and low contrast variegated colorways. Of course, we only use the softest and most exquisite bases!

          Seismic Yarn & Dyeworks - color to rock your world!



          On the Needles: (0:32)

          - Gigi:  Jelly roll#2 for socks for G out of Fliegende Untertasse, Schoppelwolle

          - Gigi ;  meadowlands blanket no 11. Color way Babar : gray, navy, shades and blue. 1st and 2nd triangle done , working on 3rd


          - Jasmin finished the body on her Patons Perfect turtleneck in La Bien Aimee “Floro Morganite”


          - Jasmin mentions Wawak sewing supplies New Rit Dye Extreme

          - Gigi:cut the cardboard outline for Genevieve’s foot  


          - Jasmin is almost finished the first section on her Ribbon Wrap in Neighborhood Fiber Co's Neon mini skein set ; Jasmin added a 7th color- a transition between hot pink and orange. Rex’s classmates have helped. Design by illitilli.


          - Gigi:cast on a pair of sparkly socks with Stellina from Lazersheep
          - The Making App
          - Hunter Hammersen's Patreon


          Mother Knows Best: (32:15)

          Get yourself a hype-person. (being encouraging and telling you - sincerely - that you’re great)

          One Bad Mother Podcast


          When knitting attacks:(41:35)

          Gigi: Jelly Roll socks ATTAAAAACK!

          Dropped a stitch on the Meadowlands blanket, too late to fix it

          Second pair of jelly roll socks for G. Lost yarn chicken. Did one toe decrease

          How do you say Yarn Chicken in German?


          Knit more, know more :(48:50)

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

          Feeding company 

          Pok Pok Drinking Vinegars 

          Straw into gold: NO Time Stamp


          Spinning Perry’s fleece: a dapper, distinguished cormo fleece. ½ woolen, ½ worsted (two sweaters)

          Alternating a small project- Lisa Souza Superwash Merino, 2006 vintage, “Mars Quake”

          Daedalus Falcon 

          And sew on:


          Gigi :trying to thread my serger. 

          Professional image class started,taking inventory of closet 

          Flannel for circular skirt is washed

          PDF Plotting for A0 sewing pattern printing