This episode will upload September 15, 2023
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Warm Thanks :
Everyone supporting CFR2023!
Tina sent us samples for the goodie bags! We need your link!
Twinset Jan: We Want YOU!!
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2023: ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.
But in brief:
*It’s on for Saturday, November 11, 2023. 9 AM to 5 PM (event room hours).
*Cost: $35 per adult attendee—PayPal to gemmadw AT yahoo.com not refundable
*NEW: Last day, to pay attendance fee: September 1, 2023
Vendors:
Lisa Souza Yarns --confirmed hotel!!
Oink Pigments—confirmed!
Tina’s Soaps- confirmed!
Lazersheep Yarns—confirmed!! AND is making us a show-special colorway!!
Alpenglow—confirmed! Thanks, Carrie!
And the Sea Glass colorway by Dizzy Blonde Studio! Available with a shawl pattern from Brenda Castiel, who is designer GoodStuff, in kits with shawl design, yarn, and project bag. Various options are available; please look on the info thread on Ravelry for the retreat. Brenda is offering you a chance to reduce the cost of PayPal and Etsy fees by reading the Etsy entry first and then contacting her personally, so that she can ship it to you directly with reduced fees.
Mini skeins swap-- 25 g, about 100 yards, please. Patterns on the Ravelry info thread for the retreat.
Goody bags--10 Etsy per day--see the links below!
Steeking class
yarn exchange
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
Simplicity 8558: shorts in Navy and also in purple --changing the needle. Breaking the needle. Changing the needle!
Final hand finishing on the Lanesplitter skirt
In Progress:
Stash toss 2023 (13 in versus 58 out) joining local FB groups, got the sunset yarn for Astraeus
The Llama Love Sweater (single llama version):
Superstition Sweater working on the cats!
200 FairIsle Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone
Alice Starmore’s Book of Fair Isle Knitting
Helpful video--Purl Soho on German Short Rows
150 Scandinavian Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone
Pennsylvania Dutch embroidery--not yet
Astraeus--my yarny birthday present--St Louis Blues by Lisa Souza and Sunset in Malabrigo Rios.
The birthday run to Joann Fabrics
Dizzy Blondes:
Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Strategy:
Boredom and social media: managing media to support activity and movement
Fluffy Books:.
The Bridgerton books—sweetness of ordinary people with reasonable dialogue. On to the Smythe-Smith series
Frogkisser by Garth Nix
Something I Really Like:
The Dollar Store, of all things! Stalking the unknown...
Put a Lid on It:
Tea tastings: the return to autumnal teas--Harney Apple Cinnamon
Blather:
Birthday gifts -- the Joanns run and sushi
Pupdate-- Captain and Queenie
Watercolors: Taking Andrea Nelson's teach-able class
Hubsdate: Project "G" progress: box count 95 on 9/11 and cleaning the garage with the boys
Project T--transcribing the journals from Iceland; on to the first journal of Europe
Greenfingers report: cardboard, bees!
Sigh. Another chewed up milkweed. Loss of the milkweed crop. More experimental plants on order: Russian sage, lavenders., dianthus
Calendar:
Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-17, 2023
And Minerva gets the last word:
I looked into the void… And the void meowed and asked for dinner.
My Favorite Resources:
Dyers:
LYS and supplies:
Webs for supplies
Sierra Cottons and Wools in Bishop, CA
The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA
The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA
Latelier on Ventura
Nice extras and Cool Stuff:
Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy
Razzberries Studios on Etsy for chatelaine supplies
Kings Creations on Etsy 3-D printed Creations--yarn bowls
Yarnopoly of SCV--Santa Clarita's own knitting group
Bags By Awesome Grannie--beautiful project bags on Etsy
Busy Bees Fibers--now on their own indie site! hand-dyed wool, roving, and especially those measuring tape bracelets that I adore
The Maker's Stash--tastefully made bags, understated and classic
Wishful Knitting --whimsical knitting notions and tools
Betty Jo's Corner--laser cut tools for your fiber-work
Luna Fairy Cat--People Jewelry, Yarn Jewelry, and Book Jewelry
Yank Your Yarn--Pop-Culture Inspired Snag-Free Stitch Markers
Nexus Knits--Providing a handmade link for families and home. Stitchmarkers!
Also at: http://nexusknits.com sales support children's charities!
Seeking Sanity--Knitting, and Crochet Supplies
Sunrise Grove--Artisan knitting & embroidery notions, earrings & more
Crocodile Crafting--creative stitch markers and earrings
Adventure Needlework--needleminders and stitch (embroidery) gifts
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