CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast: Episode 231: Chicks with Hens

This episode will upload May 3, 2025

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Warm Thanks :

CrochetGirl528: Welcome! Yes! We do indeed plan to have a retreat in 2025.

2y1xMom--Here is the source for the ESC from the Knitting Tree LA's owner/designer. And I cannot wait to see your ESC!

SalPal: Sorry not sorry on that earworm from The Music Man. Dear heavens don't focus on my shownotes while driving!

Karen RS: thank you for loving on my Moomin hat!

Chrisaah: “if you’re interested in not supporting Amazon you could try buying secondhand Kindles on Ebay. My current kindle is secondhand. People often just buy the new version out of habit and sell their old one even though it’s still fine. I’m very much into secondhand stuff, it’s so much better for the environment to not buy new.”

Sagepecas: thank you so much for letting me hear your voice! I am so sorry because it sounds like you’ve been going through a lot lately. I think you’ve been very gracious to post and let us know some of the stuff that’s going on and I cannot help but tell you how much I appreciate that you’re finding the strategies I present useful. I am delighted to have you as a listener and I send big warm hugs.

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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 (43 in, 18 out): counting the ordered Louisa Harding Provence and Libra (Rios)

ESA Chicken:

Novice Slipover in Malabrigo Rios Water Green: working across the neck and shoulders areas, and now down the upper front

Blue Iris Blueberry Waffle Socks: forward momentum. Finished#1. Done the ribbing of #2 and midway down the leg. It's my travel knitting.

Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Well...maybe next week.

The 10-square bag:

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. I’m just plodding along on the second large panel that makes up the body.

Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.

Dizzy Blondes: “blackbewwie shadow” from Lisa Souza plied with the camel hair/silk! Heading for a Sophie scarf and also a hat. No real progress here.

Using the electric eel 6.1.

Strategy: Slow and steady wins the race.

Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C. Welcome to Monika and Birb!

GreenFingers: Project Spearmint: we ordered creeping thyme and Texas Salvia as ground covers for here and elsewhere from High Country Gardens online, but it's been too cold and windy to plant. Beloved got enthusiastic and weeded the entire driveway side for the salvia though!

AW shoot! Hiking LA: Sunday— Metrolink to LA Union Station, A train to Little, Tokyo and lunch, and then the E train to Santa Monica, followed by a 10 minute walk to and from the station

Upcoming:

Forever Brave 5K May 25, 2025