Cyborg- Episode 708- The Knitmore Girls

This week's episode is sponsored by: Carry your creativity with Erin Lane Bags! Whether you show your fiber fandom with the woolly wonder Sheepleverse, or dive into history with the Curiosities collection, our project bags, totes, and hook and needle organizers are at the ready to keep your hobby happy.       Have you ever had to frog because you forgot a step several rows back? Or lost your spot because you dropped your magnet board or lost track with your highlighter tape? Instead of wrestling with paper, use the knitCompanion app. It keeps you on track so you can knit more and frog less. knitCompanion works with ALL your patterns and is available for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire Devices       Are you feeling dis-GRUNT-eled about your stash? Are you browsing Insta-HAM looking for knitting inspiration? Is color "kind of a PIG deal" in your life? Oink Pigments offers over one hundred forty PIG-ture perfect colorways to make you SQUEAL with delight. For a limited time only, bring home the bacon with code KNITMORE and get fifteen percent off in-stock yarns and fibers at oinkpigments dot com. Shop soon, because these pigs will FLY!   Radicle Threads was founded by Shobha Nadarajah, Elisabeth Desamour & Caroline Dick. The magazine features articles,  tutorials, recipes, and of course, crocheting and knitting patterns.   You can find issues of Radicle Threads at:   www.radiclethreads.com   One minute medical update    On the Needles: (0:35) Gigi: found DPNs for drag along knitting, cast on another hat  Jasmin’s Sea Glass Pullover is less than ½ sleeve from being finished Gigi at Jasmin’s house knitting: socks for Andrew, working on a foot of foot Jasmin is making some progress on her Fractal Danger scarf out of Abstract Fiber Supersock in “Danger” (Bar Maids Knitmore Girls box #1) Gigi finished the knitted weaving project for Fiber Analysis 2. Jasmin has started a Dipole Beanie by Chin Matthews in Seismic Yarn’s butter sock in the “Escape” colorway . “Compassion Collection where 20% of gross sales will be donated to an organization that supports a marginalized community. As a Pride inspired colorway, it only makes sense that the donations go to The Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQIA+ youth.” Gigi: started the next :meadowland baby blanket. Very potato chippy.    Events :(7:29) Lockdown at Westvalley  Here is Jasmin's gun control letter, which you can send via Resistbot. Stitches West March 2-5 Mend it March  Dragon teeth on Folkmanis puppets Creative mends   Mother Knows Best :(18:20) Emergency supplies   When knitting attacks :(25:10) Gigi: made a mistake at the beginning of a row on a Meadowlands blanket   Knit more, know more : (25:55) A segment about Persian culture, history, or just generally cool stuff about Persian people. Protests are ongoing, 248 days. Das  IRAN update podcast  Nowrooz! And Sew on: (41:37) Gigi: Fabric analysis 2   Weaving project . Weave Cowl by UknitMe2 Yarn is single ply tweed, dark brown and oatmeal Jasmin: Mood Citrus dress; fronts and backs are sewn, waiting on lining to arrive Enhancing ‘Quelle Decollatage (the dress form) Substack post about the process pending