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Warm Thanks :
Amystorm: “ I’d add to the info on freezing your credit, please do this for your children, too. You don’t want them to get to the age where they are getting jobs, applying for credit, trying to rent an apartment, only to find there was unknown fraud happening during their childhood. Unfortunately the freezing process for minors is not as easy as for adults. For kids you have to do it by mail and send in copies of birth certificates, SS card, your own drivers license, etc. and the requirements are slightly different for each credit bureau. One had a form you downloaded and filled out and included with the other documents to mail in, one required you submit a written request. Anyway, it was a pain and took a decent amount of time but the peace of mind having it done has been worth it.”
My community: on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
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 (17 in, 14 out)
Finish It February: Catching Up! Mending March
Blue Iris Blueberry Waffle Socks: forward momentum. On the foot of #1.
Astraeus sweater: Lisa Souza superwash hand-dyed merino in St Louis Blues and Malabrigo Rios in Sunset.
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.
September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain.
Quilt squares and organizing—10 more squares done, hooray!—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.
Dizzy Blondes: spinning the first 4 oz braid of “blackbewwie shadow” from Lisa Souza. Annnnd….more fiber ordered!
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: look for the helpers
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! A restful week
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Reading The Moomins Tales from Moomin Valley done; reading Moominpappa at Sea
Georgette Heyer: Finished Sprig Muslin. Reading A Civil Contract.
Something I Really Like: The Valari (crafting) Pillow
Dr Jon I's linktree of government-authorized medical websites with info for consumers
Blather:
Goodbye, Joann's!
Beloved Son.’s complicated life,
Peaceful Sunday
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
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 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.
Rockin’ Shamrock: March 16, 2025
Day Off!: March 18, 2025
Forever Brave 5K May 25, 2025
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 14, 20
Red White and Blue 5K July 6, 2026
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: come here (meh-OW!)
