Knitting extravaganza! - Episode 29 - The Knitmore Girls
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On the needles:
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\\nThe Knitmore Girls went to the Pajama Jammie Jam at Purlescence, and Gigi bought a bunch of Regia sock yarn, 2 skeins of the Franklin\'s Panopticon colorway of the Lorna\'s Laces shephard sock, 2 skeins of Argyle Socks (by Claudia\'s Handpainted yarns), and some Buffalo Gals yarnBrenda Patipa\'s "On the Vine" scarf. Jasmin bought 2 skeins of the the Panopticon colorway, 1 skein of Creatively Dyed "Ocean", and a JUMBO Ball winder.
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\\nJasmin thinks she wants to weave because she saw this thread on the Lisa Souza board on Ravelry. She\'s contemplating selling the giant loom in order to buy a smaller loom that is more size appropriate to her house.
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\\nJasmin finished her The Sea socks (out of the vintage Lisa Souza yarn)! She\'s also finished the Mesh Back Cardigan for Sandi. Jasmin cast on a pair of socks in the Schaefer "Anne" in the "Sarah" colorway.\\xa0 Inspired by Stephanie, Jasmin cast on the "Santa Fe Wrap"\\nfrom Simply Shetland 3. She\'s knitting it in Noro Kureyon Sock (Color\\nS185) and Jamieson Shetland Spindrift 2-ply in Purple Heather. She\'s\\nalso knitting the Maude Vest (from Simply Shetland 2) in Kauni (in W-EQ and W-EL). She\'s also cast on a pair of Mesmer socks in Ginger Cinnabar (Colinette Jitterbug).
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\\nGigi likes to put the date of purchase on her yarn. On Saturday, Gigi\\ncast on the Regia Galaxy (in Saturn) with a Cobblestone cuff. Gigi\\nfinished her Upstream Socks. Gigi also bought some Araucania at Green Planet Yarns, which is going the be the Crystal Cove Pullover by Jill Vosburg.
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\\nJasmin is having a bout of seriously awesome knitting mojo. Jasmin is also knitting some Yucatan Orchid (mmmm... cashmere!) socks in hot pink.
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\\nContest!
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\\nGive to charity, let us know, be eligible to win one of three signed copies of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee\'s "Free Range Knitter".\\xa0 Jasmin was listening to cogKNITive, and Dr. Gemma talked about Caps to the Capital, and how baby hats drastically decrease the incidence of infant mortality. Contest ends January 1st!
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\\nMother Knows Best:
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\\nPicking colors. You can get your colors "done" (like in the 80\'s). Look\\nat the colors against your skin, in natural sunlight. Also, a good LYS\\nwill have employees who will give you good advice on colors. Take a\\nfriend with you- the brutally honest one - to help you.
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\\nListener Margaret told us about the Simply Socks Yarn Co,\\nand how they send samples of sock yarn on little, business card-sized\\npieces of paper with a couple of slashes. It\'s a fantastic detail to\\nadd to a gift, and one could get 250 custom(ish) business cards from VistaPrint for the cost of shipping. (It\'s the same weight as our permission slip/business cards. Nice, heavy cardstock.)
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\\nAlso, the Knitmore Girls have personalized labels from Charm woven Labels. They\'re a brilliant finishing touch.
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\\nWhen Knitting Attacks:
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\\nJasmin was at the Firefly/Serenity convention in Burbank, CA last\\nweekend, and packed her Pride sweater to work on. During one of the\\nspeakers, the tip of her circular needle came off. The cable detached\\nfrom the needle. Jasmin and Ally harassed all the knitters they saw in\\nthe vendor hall, and a nearby gentleman gave them turn-by-turn\\ndirections to Unwind. (Thanks, Viva Scrapper!)
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\\nJasmin bought a backup project, and the necessary replacement needle.\\nShe finished the ball of heavyweight AND half a sock in the remaining\\nday. Also, Jasmin is unenthused with the Socks that Rock heavyweight.\\nThe color is not saturated (meaning the core of the yarn is still\\nwhite), and there are loads of joins in the yarn.
\\n
\\nThe Knitmore Girls went to the Pajama Jammie Jam at Purlescence, and Gigi bought a bunch of Regia sock yarn, 2 skeins of the Franklin\'s Panopticon colorway of the Lorna\'s Laces shephard sock, 2 skeins of Argyle Socks (by Claudia\'s Handpainted yarns), and some Buffalo Gals yarnBrenda Patipa\'s "On the Vine" scarf. Jasmin bought 2 skeins of the the Panopticon colorway, 1 skein of Creatively Dyed "Ocean", and a JUMBO Ball winder.
\\n
\\nJasmin thinks she wants to weave because she saw this thread on the Lisa Souza board on Ravelry. She\'s contemplating selling the giant loom in order to buy a smaller loom that is more size appropriate to her house.
\\n
\\nJasmin finished her The Sea socks (out of the vintage Lisa Souza yarn)! She\'s also finished the Mesh Back Cardigan for Sandi. Jasmin cast on a pair of socks in the Schaefer "Anne" in the "Sarah" colorway.\\xa0 Inspired by Stephanie, Jasmin cast on the "Santa Fe Wrap"\\nfrom Simply Shetland 3. She\'s knitting it in Noro Kureyon Sock (Color\\nS185) and Jamieson Shetland Spindrift 2-ply in Purple Heather. She\'s\\nalso knitting the Maude Vest (from Simply Shetland 2) in Kauni (in W-EQ and W-EL). She\'s also cast on a pair of Mesmer socks in Ginger Cinnabar (Colinette Jitterbug).
\\n
\\nGigi likes to put the date of purchase on her yarn. On Saturday, Gigi\\ncast on the Regia Galaxy (in Saturn) with a Cobblestone cuff. Gigi\\nfinished her Upstream Socks. Gigi also bought some Araucania at Green Planet Yarns, which is going the be the Crystal Cove Pullover by Jill Vosburg.
\\n
\\nJasmin is having a bout of seriously awesome knitting mojo. Jasmin is also knitting some Yucatan Orchid (mmmm... cashmere!) socks in hot pink.
\\n
\\nContest!
\\n
\\nGive to charity, let us know, be eligible to win one of three signed copies of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee\'s "Free Range Knitter".\\xa0 Jasmin was listening to cogKNITive, and Dr. Gemma talked about Caps to the Capital, and how baby hats drastically decrease the incidence of infant mortality. Contest ends January 1st!
\\n
\\nMother Knows Best:
\\n
\\nPicking colors. You can get your colors "done" (like in the 80\'s). Look\\nat the colors against your skin, in natural sunlight. Also, a good LYS\\nwill have employees who will give you good advice on colors. Take a\\nfriend with you- the brutally honest one - to help you.
\\n
\\nListener Margaret told us about the Simply Socks Yarn Co,\\nand how they send samples of sock yarn on little, business card-sized\\npieces of paper with a couple of slashes. It\'s a fantastic detail to\\nadd to a gift, and one could get 250 custom(ish) business cards from VistaPrint for the cost of shipping. (It\'s the same weight as our permission slip/business cards. Nice, heavy cardstock.)
\\n
\\nAlso, the Knitmore Girls have personalized labels from Charm woven Labels. They\'re a brilliant finishing touch.
\\n
\\nWhen Knitting Attacks:
\\n
\\nJasmin was at the Firefly/Serenity convention in Burbank, CA last\\nweekend, and packed her Pride sweater to work on. During one of the\\nspeakers, the tip of her circular needle came off. The cable detached\\nfrom the needle. Jasmin and Ally harassed all the knitters they saw in\\nthe vendor hall, and a nearby gentleman gave them turn-by-turn\\ndirections to Unwind. (Thanks, Viva Scrapper!)
\\n
\\nJasmin bought a backup project, and the necessary replacement needle.\\nShe finished the ball of heavyweight AND half a sock in the remaining\\nday. Also, Jasmin is unenthused with the Socks that Rock heavyweight.\\nThe color is not saturated (meaning the core of the yarn is still\\nwhite), and there are loads of joins in the yarn.
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