Spelunking - Episode 681- The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles: (0:51)

• Gigi : new socks for Andrew cast on: Meilenweit Colortweed
• Jasmin is nearly done with the body of Sam's Gramps cardigan by Tincan Knits
• Gigi wound yarn from LolaBean for a Stephen West shawl out of Painting Shawls
• Jasmin finished the Gatsby shawl by Dawn Henderson in Ocean by the Sea “Quill”
• Gigi :the Elton cardigan, super wash merino, from Neighborhood Fiber Co. Slow progress,
• Jasmin pulled her Ice Queen out of the UFO pile, and is finished except for the beaded picot bind off (waiting on more beads to come)
• Gigi started another pair of socks for Andrew , heel flap is Lucy Neatby technique 
• Jasmin is progressing on her crocheted the XY scarf in the 19th Amendment kit from Lady Dye Yarns.
• Jasmin pulled her Cashmere/Silk/beaded Curtain Call Cowl out of the UFO pile

        Jasmin mentions Stila lip color in Beso and Lancome make up wipes [CORRECTION: They're Clinique makeup wipes]

• Jasmin got a new UFO out of the sweater chest: the Akimbo shawl in A Verb for Keeping Warm's Merino/Silk fingering weight yarn.

 

Events:(21:15)

• Jasmin & Diane from Lady Dye are co-hosting a KAL! The Sea Glass Pullover (in DK). Pushed back to June 20
• Cache Dash has started! May 27 - End of August
• Tour de Fleece 
• Rhinebeck Hopefully 
• STITCHES SoCal in Pasadena!

 

Mother Knows Best:(25;40)

HALT (Hungry Angry Lonely Tired)

Gogurt

 

When Knitting Attacks:(34:29)

Gigi: socks for Andrew: picked up stitches for the side of the heel flap before turning the heel 

Jasmin: deciphering where in the pattern i am, 4 times. Sheila Ernst Glass needles

   

 

Knits in Space:(39:35)

Dyeing at Little Skein yarns NEEDS SAFE LINK

 

Review(48:49)

Outlander Knitting 

By Kate Atherley

 

And Sew On :(1:02:50)

 

8646:Vogue dress 

Jasmin set up the overlock stitch on the serger 

Gigi: Signed up for class :Fabric Analysis I at Westvalley, ordered and got the books

Also, got a pattern that I found on Pinterest. Vogue 9236