CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast: Episode 243: Flockin’ Around

This episode will upload July 26, 2025

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Turbogal: for a wonderful comment over on the Ravelry group that includes a link to a British gardening show with its instructions on how to propagate plants from cuttings. (To see the video you’ll have to bypass the website request to sign up, and then watch an ad, but it’s worth it!) Thank you so much!

Chrisaah: for you. We can rebuild him

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

My two finches are camping together in Iceland to catch the beautiful summer evenings after a day of exploring Reykjavík.

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!

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Everyone: July 1, 2024 BUT If you have EVER attended a CFR--automatic admission--July 1, 2024. Returning people get first dibs in spaces before August 30.

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Limited to 50 people.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: ESC 5: Noelle

In Progress:

Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 28 out): no new yarn. Hooray!

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, finished 1 skein

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: wisdom is the ability to find alternatives.

AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday: not Saturday, due to Woobles bash. Crafting catch-up day on Saturday. Sunday was 2 great phone calls with chums and some B&N damage. Monday I awoke with no pain in my foot for the first time in 3 weeks!

Donate used running shoes: Soles4Souls or One World Running

Upcoming:

Mountain Gallop: August 16, 2025

Be The Light 5K: Sept 21, 2025: