CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast: Episode 242: Now I’m a Minifigure!

This episode will upload July 19, 2025

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Warm Thanks :

Kimmel: for a thought-provoking comment on the Rav page about social media and kids. A quote I really appreciate: “ We still worry about online bullying and shaming so we are careful to not speak disparagingly with our bodies, compare ourselves to others in our community but also to question if statements are fact or opinion. I just hope it’s enough to get through the first year or so of puberty when the thinking brain begins to change wildly.”

My community: in Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.

Celebrating 100 days with both my finches. Here’s what that looks like inside the app.

Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 (2025): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

This is a Developing thread, so check back often.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nope.

In Progress:

Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 27 out): no new yarn. Hooray!

ESC 5:

Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Started a sleeve.

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 about half way through the second torso piece. Train progress!

Alfresco 2nd rectangle; here’s the first:

Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages. BUT I finished ironing all the quilting fabrics that I bought before Joann’s closed. Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts

Dizzy Blondes: finally spinning the 2nd braid persimmon colored Lisa Souza BFL.

Using the electric eel 6.1.

Strategy: Reducing the Doomscrolling: Puzzle books, Finch, crafting

AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday: in Glendale with Beloved Son for some time out. And I bruised my right foot, so still no running

On the way by train to Glendale for a fun day

Running gear check IV:

Tech: earphones by Shokz, GoPro in chest harness, bear spray, body alarm, smart watch, apps on phone, running belt by Nathan for water, phone, inhalant

Donate used running shoes: Soles4Souls or One World Running

Upcoming:

Mountain Gallop: August 16, 2025

Be The Light 5K: Sept 21, 2025: