Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Episode 265: Hither and Yon



This episode will upload Dec. 27, 2025 

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Warm Thanks :
DCAlaneKnits: thanks for checking episode 263 after I reloaded it.
ChrisAah: Thanks for the summer update!

My communities: on Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV and AV, in this group.

My birds are still on holiday in Maui.
 Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 and 11.5 (2026): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
I will try to post wheel pics.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11.5 is scheduled for FEB 7, 2026.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 is scheduled for Nov 14, 2026.
 MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
This is a Developing thread, so check back often.

Registration for CFR 11.5 (2026):

Via Paypal to Dr. Gemma at gemmadw AT yahoo.com
Payment is due at time of registration and is NOT refundable.**
Sign-ups now ongoing
Loretta 1031 left a message about donations for her crocheting club for school kids. This still applies!

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: I frogged a vest! 


In Progress:

Stash toss 2025 (102 in, 138 out

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. I’m done the second torso piece and I've sewn it all together. On the left arm! That will leave the bottom ribbing section and some fixes on the bottom of the other arm.

Rag Doll revitalization: she’s so…CLEAN! And now her hair is recovered by just adding Woobles yarn. Needs a few stray stitches to be finished.

Coco Strange Brew: because a girl needs her popcorn knitting on the train. Right now, I’m on the body tube! About 7”.

Coral Strange Brew: rather an accident because I did not have the sleeve for the first Strange Brew handy. On sleeve #2.





Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages. Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts

Dizzy Blondes: still spinning the LS BFL Giverny. 

Using the electric eel 6.1.
Wheels coming to CFR11.5: Ashford Traditional ca. 1994, probably antique flax wheel, ca. late 19th, early 20th c.


Strategy : 1. Let go of assumptions 
2. Be proactive.
3. Don’t make excuses (for failure or lack of effort).



AW shoot! Recovering my ankles by trading in my crocs for newer ones

Donate used running shoes: Soles4Souls or One World Running
Donate old medals to We Finish Together

Upcoming:

Mardi Gras Madness: March 1, 2026
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 20, 2026
Be the Light 5K: Sept 26, 2026
SC Marathon 5 K: Nov 6, 2026

Fluffy Books: 

 
Something I Really Like: Japanese Healing Fiction genre



Project back episodes on Proton- episodes 51-100 of the new series are up for the month of December.

Put a Lid on It: 
Tea tastings return! Plum Deluxe’s Advent Calendar has begun!
Day : 10


Day 11:


 
Day 12:


Day 13:


Blather:
The restocking: crocs with fur, pj’s, holiday china, soaps, cleaning supplies


Thursday: homecoming, nips, purrs, patients

Saturday: a family day in Glendale, lunch at Seabutter


Sunday: holidays “fixes”—frogging, spot cleaning, cooking, roomba updating


LGBTQIA+ LIFELINES:

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: 

Romjul vacation: Dec 20-28 and Jan 1st.
CFR 11.5 (2026): Feb. 7, 2026 
Mardi Gras Madness: March 1, 2026
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 20, 2026
Be the Light 2026: Sept. 26, 2026
SC 5K, 2026: Nov 8, 2026
CFR 12 (2026): Nov.14, 2026 

And Minerva gets the last word: I get by with a little help from my friends





















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