A Russian Novel - Episode 501 - The Knitmore Girls
Knitmoregirls's Podcast
Jasmin Canty
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
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On the Needles:(0:40)
Jasmin turned the heel on her Knitmona "creepy crawlies" Halloween socks, and started the heel on her "plastic pony" socks (by Asfaltsflickandesigns on etsy). 'Tis the season! #operationsockdrawer
Gigi is knitting on a pair of Vanilla Is The New Black out of Patons Kroy, in the Sunset Stripe colorway. Heels are finished, the toes are next. And she started a new pair in the Sunburst Stipe.
Jasmin is *still* beading fringe using Dental Appliance Threaders.
Gigi is working on the Purlbreak's edge, it needs 16 garter ridges. Ten are done.
Jasmin started the Swing Left socks by Megan Williams out of the "Gotta Give 'em Hope" colorway from Little Skein in the Big Wool #operationSockdrawer
Gigi finished the sleeves of the Vitamin D sweater for her #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL.
seamed both sleeves, and is working on the body. Jasmin set it up in knitCompanion on the iPad
GoodReader glitched with the new iOS update.
Jasmin is nearly at the armhole split on her Squashblossom Sprig. Gigi finished the Ridgeline cowl, yarn from Backyard Fiberworks . Main color is grey, contrast colors are ROYGBIV.
Events: (14:49)
- May 1st: #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL started
- Pacific International Quilt Fest October 11-14 2018
- Stitches West, February 21-24 2019
Mother Knows Best:(17:38)
This week we talk about civic engagement with your knitting group. Take your ballot, take some sweets, take a pencil, reading glasses.
Register to vote in the US, and check your registration status.
Make sure you are in contact with your representative, use Resistbot.
Outlines in Discourse, lovingly Purloined from LittleSkeinAnne: "My Instagram feed + website are safe spaces to share civil discourse. Different viewpoints are OK, but it's not OK make fiery or sarcastic comments at me or others."
When Knitting Attacks:(24:23)
Gigi messed up short rows in the Vitamin D cardigan.
Pulled back a weeks worth of knitting trying to find my spot on knitCompanion. Lifelines?
Jasmin started her Swing Left socks and had severe user error.
Also, she decided to do instep decreases on a sock that didn't use them.
Review:(30:58)
This week we review Lace Yarn Studio, Carol Sulcoski
Jasmin mentions knitCompanion. and GoodReader.
And Sew On:(43:31)
Gigi's is taking Fashion Design 2 at West Valley College
She hasn't fixed issues of the high waisted skirt. Now: drafting a jacket
Teacher demonstrated a bound button hole pocket. This is very elegant.
Gigi started drafting front of jacket. Slow going. Checked out the Resource room. Listening to sewing podcasts, She hears book suggestions. Needs to check out school library, city libraries.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Knitmore Girls Podcast and Multigenerational Knitting Production. |
| 0:11.2 | This is Episode 500 and 1, and is sponsored by The Bar Mades, Aron Lane Bags, Infinite |
| 0:17.8 | Twist, Knit Circus, and Knit Companion. |
| 0:20.8 | This week's segments include, On the Needle, Events, Mother Knows Best, Winning Attacks, |
| 0:28.0 | A Review, and so on. |
| 0:30.0 | Grab your knitting, pull up a chair, and start your row. |
| 0:35.6 | Welcome, welcome. |
| 0:36.6 | If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show. |
| 0:39.1 | And if you're a returning listener, thank you very much for coming back. |
| 0:42.0 | How's it going this week, Mom? |
| 0:43.3 | Excellent, lovey. |
| 0:44.3 | How are you? |
| 0:45.3 | I realized that I had not done very much knitting or creating in general in the last couple |
| 0:51.4 | of weeks, because things have been a little bit, a lot of it hectic. |
| 0:55.4 | And I sat down, we had extra kids on Friday, bonus children, and we were having a plate |
| 1:04.4 | it, and I needed to be, I needed to keep a closer eye on the kids that I normally do, |
| 1:08.6 | and I went out back with my sock, and I knitted for like 15, 20 minutes while the kids were |
| 1:13.4 | playing. |
| 1:16.2 | And like I know there's a million studies that show that your blood pressure is improved, |
| 1:20.6 | and your mood is improved. |
| 1:22.0 | There's a lot of science to say, yes, knitting makes your body feel good. |
| 1:26.9 | Makes your heart feel good, it's good for your brain, but do you ever have that moment |
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