Monday, April 1, 2024

Episode 176: It’s All Good


This episode will upload April 6, 2024

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Warm Thanks : 
Amber w. ~~for pointing me towards the Fleetwood sweater. Knitting + crochet? YES!

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished

Well, no…

In Progress:
Stash toss 2024 (13 in versus 33 out) 

5th CFR23 Sock Yarn Cowl: frankly, this addiction is a bit embarrassing…6” out of 8”



Lydia’s pinks socks: working down the leg.






Vestuary24: finished the back!


Deep Stash Dive 2 socks — Past the heel!


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
Now working on gorgeous alpaca mix fluff from Dani!

Strategy: overthinking:  what if you’re okay?

AW shoot!: cycling along at 25 mins/day on my bike/desk ("FitDesk") 240 miles since late November.

Fluffy Books: docudrama on Netflix about Alexander the Great
Vikings—free on Audible.

Something I Really Like: 
Liquid stevia—escape from all the phony sweeteners. Pretty cheap on Amazon, considering that you only use a few drops at a time.

Put a Lid on It: 

Hot cocoa without guilt: 1/2 tsp cocoa powder, 4 drops liquid stevia, pumpkin pie spice to taste.
Put all this into a blender cup and add as much hot water as you like. Blend in blender (I like a bullet blender for this.) until frothy. Enjoy.

Blather:

Rainy weekend + flooding= cleaning and crafting.

Weight loss and fasting: Down 15 pounds in 3 weeks. 
Digital cleaning:  scanning and shredding more outdated files

Project G: back on the rails again.

Daily House projects:
Back to the shredder.

Developing improved walkway in front yard with cedar planking and solar lights- 4th strip and a lotta pins to go, lights coming. Nothing new here, except weeds.

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie--doing fine

Greenfingers report: winter garden, dreaming--ZZZZZZZ

Community Resources:
Books I’ve UsedA 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.
CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024. Information
Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25

And Minerva gets the last wordDon’t you love chilly, rainy days off?


















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