All Bets Are Off - Episode 500 - The Knitmore Girls

This week's episode is sponsored by:       No matter what you need, the barmaids have you covered from head to toe. Face pudding to keep you smiling, Lolo lips keep them kissable, probiotic deodorant for keeping you fresh as a rose, oh for feet's sake to keep your feet soft and sandal ready, and the Lolo body bar for everything in between. You can find all this - and more! at bar-maids.com   The Knitmores have brought us 10 years of amazing inspiration through their podcast.  Congratulations on episode 500 and thank you for sharing your creative spirit!  Black Trillium Fibres is honoring our multigenerational enablers with very limited colors packs for Gigi, Jasmin & Genevieve, and a super special long gradient in Knitmore colors.  Because everyone should knit more.       Every hobby needs organization, every project needs a place.  Erin.Lane bags helps you turn your fiber pasttime into neat and organized endeavor.  Our project bags, totes, and needle and notions organizers are everything you need to keep your fiber arts from fraying.   For $50 off your first box of Green Chef, go to GreenChef.us/knitmoregirls.      Dreaming of Fall sweater weather? Infinite Twist has you covered with Dyer's Choice Sweater Quantities. Each yarn pack includes 1800 yards of hand-dyed 6-ply Merino in a one-of-a-kind color for $98, and shipping is free! Colors are not repeatable, and when they're gone, they're gone. Check out the colors currently available at infinitetwist.com.     "If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing." That's what President Obama said, and that's what we're doing here at Little Skein. From now through Election Day, we are running a Sock the Vote! campaign to reach out to everyone and ask you to Swing Left in the upcoming election. We believe in kindness, lending a helping hand, and equality for all. If you believe as we do, please spread the word. Knit away your worries and swing toward hope. Sock the Vote kits and free pledge cards are in the shop at littleskein.com. There's something for everyone. November 6: Be a voter.   On the Needles:(0:43) Gigi is working on the Purlbreak's edge, it needs 16 garter ridges. Jasmin bound off the first sleeve of her Frozen Hearts pullover   Gigi is knitting on a pair of Vanilla Is The New Black out of Patons Kroy, in the Sunset Stripe colorway. Heel decreases are finished, working on the feet   Jasmin is about to turn the heel on her Knitmona "creepy crawlies" Halloween socks. 'Tis the season! #operationsockdrawer Jasmin mentions the Anna Karenina socks, and the Knitmore Vanilla Socks.   Gigi finished the  sleeves of the Vitamin D sweater for her #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL. seamed both sleeves, and is working on the body.  Finished first set of short rows. Jasmin suggests knitCompanion   Jasmin is beading fringe using Dental Appliance Threaders. She mentions the beading mat   Gigi is working on the Ridgeline cowl, yarn from Backyard Fiberworks .  Main color is grey, contrast colors are ROYGBIV. Done so far: ROYGB.  Picking up a stitch from a few rows below, and knitting it together with a live stitch.   Jasmin enthuses about the Celestarium shawl.   Events: (24:38) - May 1st: #ChooseYourOwnAdventureKAL started - Vogue Knitting Live San Francisco: September 21-23 RECAP Jasmin mentions Hue Loco, Lady Dye Yarns, Neighborhood Fiber Company, Tess Yarns Julia Farwell Clay and Josh Bennett - Pacific International Quilt Fest October 11-14 2018 - Stitches West, February 21-24 2019   In Stitches:(36:48) Jasmin- Semifinished Frozen Hearts Genevieve- hearthstone pullover,  all you need is hat, Barberry cardigan Gigi -listener hat, by Khalila   Mother Knows Best:(38:44) This week we talk about registering to vote in the US, and checking your registration status. (related: tariffs. Some brands that mill in US:Neighborhood Fiber Company, A Verb For Keeping Warm, Jill Draper Makes Stuff, Sincere Sheep) Make sure you are in contact with your representative, use Resistbot.   When Knitting Attacks:(46:46) Strange stitch in the Vitamin D cardigan. Purlbreak shawl. Missing stitch markers at the center.  Jar with Stitch makers is AWOL. Jasmin forgot how to turn a heel. Knitmore Vanilla sock   Review:(57:00) This week we review : The Cowls Are Not What They Seem, by Shannon Okey Jasmin mentions knitCompanion. and GoodReader.   And Sew On:(43:31) Gigi's class this semester is Fashion Design II at West Valley College. Got 1st project back, size 8 sloper and pattern for a standard skirt.   Gigi mentions Sewing Wtih Threads podcast, and Kenneth D King. Construction of high waisted skirt is amazing. Teacher does  You Tube tutorials on how to sew it.   I added 1 inch designer ease to front and back skirt and forgot to add it to the facing pieces.