Cyborg- Episode 708- The Knitmore Girls

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One minute medical update 

 

On the Needles: (0:35)

• Gigi: found DPNs for drag along knitting, cast on another hat 

• Jasmin’s Sea Glass Pullover is less than ½ sleeve from being finished

• Gigi at Jasmin’s house knitting: socks for Andrew, working on a foot of foot

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

• Gigi finished the knitted weaving project for Fiber Analysis 2.

• Jasmin has started a Dipole Beanie by Chin Matthews in Seismic Yarn’s butter sock in the “Escape” colorway . “Compassion Collection where 20% of gross sales will be donated to an organization that supports a marginalized community. As a Pride inspired colorway, it only makes sense that the donations go to The Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQIA+ youth.”

• Gigi: started the next :meadowland baby blanket. Very potato chippy. 

 

Events :(7:29)

Lockdown at Westvalley  Here is Jasmin's gun control letter, which you can send via Resistbot.

• Stitches West March 2-5

• Mend it March 

• Dragon teeth on Folkmanis puppets

• Creative mends

 

Mother Knows Best :(18:20)

Emergency supplies

 

When knitting attacks :(25:10)

Gigi: made a mistake at the beginning of a row on a Meadowlands blanket

 

Knit more, know more : (25:55)

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

Protests are ongoing, 248 days.

Das  IRAN update podcast 

Nowrooz!

And Sew on: (41:37)

Gigi: Fabric analysis 2  

• Weaving project . Weave Cowl by UknitMe2

• Yarn is single ply tweed, dark brown and oatmeal

Jasmin:

• Mood Citrus dress; fronts and backs are sewn, waiting on lining to arrive

• Enhancing ‘Quelle Decollatage (the dress form)

• Substack post about the process pending