If you give a knitter Cookie A - Episode 49 - The Knitmore Girls
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Jasmin Canty
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2009
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
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On the Needles: (2:13)
Thanks for all of your feedback about the Galina interview!
Gigi has finished the first stage of her Carli. She has shortened the sleeves by an inch to compenstate for being petite. Jasmin has completed knitting the body, the first sleeve, and is nearly finished with the second sleeve of her Katarina.
Gigi and Jasmin received a special package (from Rosemary Hill) of closures for the Knit(more)-A-Long. Here's what they look like:
You can purchase them here.
Jasmin used the crocheted provisional cast-on that she learned in Lucy Neatby's class (or at Tika's knee) when she cast on the sleeves. She notices that the sleeves will need to be blocked a little more agressively. Jasmin and Steamy will work on this.
Gigi and Jasmin talk about the Knit(more)-a-long being at your own pace. Jasmin has cast on her Carli in Malabrigo "Little Lovely".
Jasmin bought one of the Jade Sapphire "Cashmere Scarf For Him" kits (in "Five O'Clock Shadow") from Bobbin's Nest. She talks about purchasing habits that have changed because of the Social Pressure Experiment. Jasmin talks about using the ChiaoGoo needles.
Gigi has completed the second ball of her Buffalo Gals yarn for the On the Vine scarf. Gigi talks about the intelligent, couture quality of the Marta sweater. (You can find the KnitScience episode that deals with couture here.) Gigi talks about a yarn acquisition that isn't red (Jo Sharp Aran Tweed in a plummy color).
Mother Knows Best: (34:03)
Gigi recommends alternating skeins of handpainted yarns to avoid color shock. Jasmin agrees that this is also a good idea for evening out handspun yarns. Jasmin talks about her handspun Ribbi Cardi, and how one sleeve has significantly more rows than the other because of the variation in handspun thickness.
When Knitting Attacks: (38:59)
Gigi miscounts on her Marta. Jasmin discovers a "bad bobbin", and it takes discussion to discover that it's not her, it's the bobbin.
Review: (44:29)
This week, Andrew joins us to review Cookie A's Sock Innovation. We give it six inspired thumbs up. Jasmin talks about Cookie's more acheivable socks (the Monkey socks, Hedera). Jasmin talks about using Dream in Color Smooshy, Regia Silk, or Tanis Fiber Arts sock yarn for these socks. Jasmin thinks this may be her "Little Box of Socks".
Straw Into Gold: (54:41)
Jasmin talks about spinning the Abstract Fiber 50% cashmere/50% silk roving (in Hydrangea). Jasmin talks about spinning both cashmere and silk at higher speeds to get it finer and tighter.
For a really excellent definition of "woolen" spinning, go give this episode of Stitch-It a listen.
To practice spinning cashmere, use cotton roving. Jasmin encourages you to spin your good stuff and not "save" it.
Jasmin is nearly done spinning Tallulah.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Knitmore Girls Podcast, a mother-daughter knitting production. |
| 0:11.0 | This is episode 49 and has been sponsored by Verena Knitting and Per Lessence Yarns. |
| 0:17.4 | This week's segments include on The Needles, Mother News Best, When knitting attacks, reviews, |
| 0:27.2 | and straw into gold. |
| 0:28.2 | Come on. |
| 0:29.5 | Let's check. |
| 0:31.6 | Welcome, welcome. |
| 0:32.9 | If you're a first-time listener, welcome to our podcast. |
| 0:35.1 | If you're a returning listener, welcome back. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm really thrilled to be back, podcasting this week. |
| 0:43.0 | Mom and I feel like we've gone away, haven't seen our friends, or whatever, when we do, |
| 0:49.4 | in an interview week, and it's nice to be back. |
| 0:54.2 | It is. |
| 0:55.6 | I have to say I'm overwhelmed by the amount of feedback we've gotten about the Galeena |
| 1:00.0 | interview we aired last week. |
| 1:01.4 | I am so thrilled that you guys were as excited about it as we were. |
| 1:07.8 | And I'm going to say that we got more feedback about the Galeena interview than we've gotten |
| 1:11.5 | about anything. |
| 1:12.5 | Through the show notes page, we got more comments and things about the Galeena interview than |
| 1:17.8 | we got about anything else, and the thing that came second to that, that we got the |
| 1:23.0 | next most feedback, was for the do some good contests, so. |
| 1:26.8 | So yay. |
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