This episode will upload September 30, 2023
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Everyone supporting CFR2023! cfr#23
Kit— I am glad to know you were listening! Thank you for your excellent explanation of listening to podcast to fall asleep and warm hugs.
KarenRS reminds us that Trader Joes also sells reasonably priced greeting cards.
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
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--see the links below!
Steeking class
Meditation class
Skills tutoring groups
yarn exchange
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
Nope.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2023 (13 in versus 58 out)
The Llama Love Sweater (single llama version): sleeve island—stretching he pink yarn with color work on the sleeves, Mosca visits the project
Superstition Sweater —working on the cats of the collar
BB8 Socks--Lazersheep yarn!
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
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: taking microbreaks for fall doldrums
Fluffy Books:.
The Bridgerton books—sweetness of ordinary people with reasonable dialogue. On to the 2nd of the Smythe-Smith series
Frogkisser by Garth Nix—done
Something I Really Like:
All the low carb social media—know your diet and your goals
Put a Lid on It:
Tea tastings: yes and not so much
Blather:
Pupdate-- Captain and Queenie
Watercolors: Taking Andrea Nelson's teach-able class no updates
Hubsdate: Project "G" progress: still on boxes, general sweeping in the bare spots
Project T--the first journal of Europe—in small bits
Project cookbook! Staggering a bit, but 1 a day
Greenfingers report: learning to use a pickax, planting sage and dianthus, the AV desert gardening group, mulching with tea leaves, looking for the firecracker plant
The new Russian sage Patch!!
Calendar:
SCV Free Craft Supplies: Giveaway and meetup at Canyon Country Park, Sat. Oct 7 at 10 AM.
Yarnopoly: Meet-up on Saturday 10/14, 1-4 PM
Rhinebeck West--Knitting Tree, Saturday 10/21
Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-17, 2023
Romjul: Dec 23-Jan 1, 2023-24
And Minerva gets the last word: making the everyday into playtime
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
Crocodile Crafting--creative stitch markers and earrings
Adventure Needlework--needleminders and stitch (embroidery) gifts
1 comment:
Hi Dr G lovely to hear from you. Your jumper is awesome! For someone who was not a lifelong knitter you skills are impressive. Your chat about micro breaks seemed to chime with my efforts to come to terms with pain. Like people all over the world I have chronic pain which gets your down sometimes but if you can become really ingrossed in some activity sometimes you can forget about it for a while. I’m going to try and take more i to breaks that way if I can. Much love and keep on gardening. X
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