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On The Needles:(0:32)
Gigi is has finished a pair of socks out of Red Heart, Heart and Sole with Aloe. Jasmin is knitting the Antler cardigan out of Cascade Greenland for Genevieve. She likes using a new cable needle ring from Leslie Wind.
Gigi has started the lace border of the Celeano out of Lisa Sousa's Squash Blossom. Jasmin cast on her SPAKAL sweater!
Gigi cast on her second Chrysanthemum sock. She is thinking of using green yarn to reknit her Pinus Silvestry socks from The Knitters Curiosity Cabinet.
Jasmin has been working on the Breezy Cardigan by Hannah Fettig. She mentions her Calligraphy cardigan, and the ribbon she got for it from TheRibbonSupply.
Events:(15:27)
We will be attending Wine and Wool, at the Retzlaff Winery, on Saturday, May 25th, in Livermore. This falls on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend
Mother Knows Best:(16:03)
This week we answer a question from the "What do you want to hear about thread?" about how to find the grain line on fabric.
Purloined:(24:02)
This week we are purloining "In the Kitchen" from The High Fiber Diet podcast, hosted by Coggie
You can find the recipe for her Browned butter chocolate chip Nutella swirl cookies with Sea Salt.
Review:(29:53)
This week we are reviewing Sock Yarn Studio, by Carol Sulcoski
Straw Into Gold:(39:27)
Gigi wound the yarn she spun and Jasmin plied onto the skein winder. And we used Tyvek wristbands to label the skeins.
Jasmin has been trying to spin on her Schacht wheel, with Genevieve on her lap. She thinks spinning unassisted on the mini spinner might be more productive.
And Sew On:(43:33)
Gigi did some mending, and cut fabric for a binding for a quilt. Also, Miss Kalendar came over, and cut fabric for blankets and sack gowns
