This episode will upload Feb 22, 2025
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Warm Thanks :
My community: on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Chrisaaah--who points out the limitations of Bluesky she has encountered
From Woolhaus (thanks SustainableLiving!)
“We are taking donations of needles, notions, project bags, unused yarn (preferably w/low synthetic fiber content).
“address:
696 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 2
Pasadena, CA
91101
The peeps who will join me on Feb 28 in a shopping blackout. This includes Physicians for Democracy and author Stephen King, among others.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled (tentatively for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished: the valentines for my boys: Heart Flower Pot
Vestuary24: Neckline ripped out, armholes done, neckline picked up! DONE!
The Romjul Sweater 2024 is happening! Cherries! The Sweetheart- a bottom-up sweater in metric measurements, starting with the ribbing at the waistline. Blocking, drying, underarm grafting. It’s beautiful!
In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (17 in, 10 out) finished a skein of handspun from Red Fish Dye Works (see below).
Finish It February: Catching Up!
Blue Iris Blueberry Waffle Socks: forward momentum. On to the foot of #1.
Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.
Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.
Top-down vest from Petite Knit.
Quilt squares and organizing—10 more squares done, hooray!—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.
Dizzy Blondes: polwarth samples from CFR2010. Finishing and washing the rainbow skein from Red Fish 50/50 silk/merino samples.
THE FIBER HAS LANDED! Look at the fluffy! This is why I buy from Lisa Souza. I’m well into the first 4 oz braid of “blackbewwie shadow” as I record this.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: dust and declutter in the winter home. Burn scented candles. Open the windows once a week and exchange the air.
Social Security admin website get a copy of your card and download your info. It’s all on the front page.
Credit freeze info:
Free Credit Report: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/requestReport/landingPage.action
AW shoot!: bike desking! The Cupid Dash!
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Molly Harper: finished Calling.
Finished The Moomins Moominsummer Madness.
Georgette Heyer: Finished Bath Tangle. Reading A Lady of Quality
Something I Really Like: 70 Funny Regency Romances list
Dr Jon I's linktree of government-authorized medical websites with info for consumers
Put a Lid on It!
Tea Tastings 2024!
Day 22: Candied pomegranate
Blather:
Blown tire and scrapping the Cupid Dash
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
Mending and one project per weekend.
Thank you to Katherine Ah Lan Lowe, Elizabeth Moku, and Alice Cho for your service.
Vaccine information sheets for parents: copies of the ones scrubbed from the CDC website.
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.
Skills and techniques list : links
Calendar:
Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook.
Mardi Gras Madness: 5K: Feb 23, 2025
Rockin’ Shamrock: March 16, 2025
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 14, 20
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025. The planning is real!
And Minerva gets the last word: that was a LOT of week!
