Happy Valentines Day!- Episode 663- The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles: (0:36)

• Gigi worked on preemie hats
• Jasmin finished everything on Rex’s hoodie in Seismic Yarns “Natasha”, 
• Gigi finished the Musselburg hat, out of Got Your Goat, by Oink Pigments
• Jasmin finished up to the armholes, and has nearly finished the fronts of the Cambridge cardigan in Oink Pigments “Bees Knees”
• Gigi finished arm decreases for front and back of the Bundi cardigan
• Jasmin finished the Reignbeaux for Genevieve in Frost Yarns DK.
• Gigi cast on tube socks for Genevieve out of Patons Kroy
• Gigi cast on Regia Fluormania neon socks for Jasmin (Deep Stash)

 

Events:(8:03)

Kino Knits episode 100!

Congratulations Mary!

• Stitches West 2022, Sacramento CA (March 3-6, 2022)
• Digital COVID19 Vaccine Record website
• VAXYES

 

Mother Knows Best:(9:33)

Find Time to Laugh!

When knitting attacks (14:40)

• Knitted front of Bundi cardigan to match back.  The armhole is too big.
• Gigi sewed the cuffs of the pedal pushers inside out 

 

Knits in Space:(16:28)

The Golden Thread

The apparel industry is the greatest employer of women globally, yet less than 2 percent earn a living wage 

Space suits of the Apollo crew 

Gigi wants to read banned books 

Jasmin is reading Tell The Bees I'm Gone

 

And Sew On: (24:08)

Gigi almost finished the pedal pushers

Pulled weft thread for dress 

About 15 to 20 minutes per increment

Jasmin repaired Genevieve’s backpack

Jaamin mentions Ray's Sewing