An Iliad - Length Epic- Episode 686 - The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles: (0:39)

• Gigi, socks for Andrew: Meilenweit fun & stripes are finished, started a pair of addi bamboo flexiflips   
• Jasmin finished the Poly Chevron cowl in Black Trillium Fibres Pebble Sock in the Lisa Frank mini set, out of Area 51
• Jasmin has finished the body of Rex’s Godzilla hoodie, minus the tail. 
• Jasmin has finished her Panjereh top by Christina Danaee in Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio sock.
• Jasmin cast on a new Musselburgh hat in Always be Kind yarn’s “Inclusive Pride Stripes”
• Jasmin started her Altblebragenser in Frost Yarn’s Reverse Speckle rainbow and Teal Torch Knits 9 neons. 
• Gigi wore her Where's the Opaque top out of linen yarn
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Events:(14:03)

• Stash Dash May 27 - End of August (bostonjen1 won, with a 16,707 meter margin)
• STITCHES SoCal in Pasadena! nope
• Pacific International Quilt Fest in 0ctober

 

Mother Knows Best:(17:47)

When you help others, you also help yourself (NY trip)

Mood Fabric

 

When Knitting Attacks:(27:12)

R2 found a ball of yarn 

Altblebragenser: not sure if it’s Covid fog, or vague directions, or both, but attack, after attack, after attack.

 

Knit more, know more:(33:09)

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

“Befarmayid" (Gigi uses the formal tense, ending with a 'd', Jasmin uses the casual tense, ending with the 'n'.)

 

Knits in Space:(36:27)

Gigi borrowed Wings of Fire series book 14

Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird stage production

 

And Sew On :(41:41)

Textile Analysis class. Cotton seed from Foxfire Farms colored cotton 

No mention of the slave trade in textbook 

 

Textile Kit has 205 fabric samples. Protein, synthetic and cellulose 

Teacher wears only stuff she has made 

Started testing for fiber content of fabric using acetone, bleach and fire