Irresponsibly Late- Episode 705-The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles: (0:39)

• Jasmin: Test knit for Chin Matthews in Neighborhood Fiber Co Organic Studio DK: halfway done with body.

• Jasmin mentions a calligrapher

• Jasmin finished the Altblebragenser in Frost Yarn’s Reverse Speckle rainbow and Teal Torch Knits 9 neons. 

• Gigi at Jasmin’s house knitting: socks for Andrew out of Lisa Souza merino yarn  .Done.  Need to graft toe and cast on the second sock

• Jasmin is making some progress on her Fractal Danger scarf out of Abstract Fiber Supersock in “Danger” (Bar Maids Knitmore Girls box #1)

• Gigi: meadowland baby blanket acrylic yarn, Mandala.

• Knitting club! TP tube knitting looms

• books on finger knitting

• Preemie hats are drag along knitting at school 

• hat #2 out of merino and cashmere ready for crown decreases 

• Jasmin started her Piñata jacket by Quaylyn Stark

 

Events :(31:30)

• Stitches West March 2-5

 Kitchen Cinema recommendations 

 

Mother Knows Best:(30:04)

You Can't Say That podcast (Jasmin specifically refers to Episodes 139 & 140) 

Promised Land (2022), Star Trek Discovery

Empathy Gap explanation, by Amber Ruffin

When knitting attacks :(44:02)

• Gigi :dropped the scissors from my Akerworks Knitting kit into the couch. Couldn’t fish it out

• One of my angled knitting needles broke 

• Search for Black buttons at fabric store 

Knit more, know more :(47:44)

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

Protests are ongoing, 220 days. Paris February 11

Feb18, Munich, Germany 

Das IRAN update podcast 

. Every Sunday at 11am in San Francisco 

- Avaaz     

- Link to show about four Persian women in the Diaspora ("Wish You Were Here" by Sanaz Toosi)

And Sew on:(52:47)

Gigi: Fabric analysis 2  

• Excavated my sewing tray, A line skirts from beginning clothing construction. Problem: no pockets for phone  Teacher Store trays

• Found buttons online. Took forever.  We were talking about space dyed things. Roving with Turkish drop spindle 

Jasmin:

• Finished Rex’s dinosaur “cool guy” shirt

• Janome machine (Ray's 300? 3000?)

• Traced the Mood Citrus dress

• Examinatipn Table paper