Thursday, February 6, 2025

Episode 219: A Way of Catching Up





This episode will upload Feb 8, 2024

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Warm Thanks : 

My community: on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Darlene, who asked about the fires and sent love.
Lynn T. — thank you for the very generous coffee and the very kind and moving Note.

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: nope.

In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (16 in, 0 out) finished my Moro Bay merino and the creamsicle skeins. Added 4 skeins Malabrigo Rios to bring 3 colorways up to sweater/vest quantities.

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.

Vestuary24: Neckline too tight, on to the armholes.

Top-down vest from Petite Knit



The Romjul Sweater 2024 is happening! Cherries! The Sweetheart- a bottom-up sweater in metric measurements, starting with the ribbing at the waistline. I am on the yoke, row 21. It’s beautiful!


Quilt squares and organizing—10 more squares done, 10 in process —we are at 59 finished so far. 


Dizzy Blondes:

Mystery creamsicle fiber 

Carolina Homespun sliver:

Red Fish Fun Packs: 50/50 silk/merino


Using the electric eel 6.1.



Strategy: 5 minute timer on doomscrolling. Identifying who you trust for information. Empty apps and reboot once a day to reduce malware attacks.

AW shoot!: 

Upcoming:
Fluffy Books: 

Molly Harper: Listening to Calling

Reading The Moomins

Georgette Heyer: finished Friday’s Child. Listening to The Foundling

Something I Really Like:  Finn Family Moomin

Put a Lid on It!

Tea Tastings 2024!


Day 17: 




Day 18: 

 


Blather:
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms. 
Downloading my Ravelry patterns and identifying what I own on the internet.

Mending and one project per weekend 

Vaccine information sheets for parents: copies of the ones scrubbed from the CDC website.

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. 

Cupid Dash: Feb 16, 2025
Mardi Gras Madness: 5K: Feb 23, 2025
Rockin’ Shamrock: March 16, 2025
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 14, 20
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.

CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025. The planning is real!

And Minerva gets the last word: Will the real mental health therapist please stand up?









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