Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Episode 281: No Place Like Home



This episode will upload April 18, 2026

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Warm Thanks : Jasmin K for an amazing evening on Friday.

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Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 (2026): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE It's the info thread on 
Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.

CHANGE: Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 is scheduled for Nov 7, 2026.
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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: 

Blueberry Waffles in brown and gold: Lazersheep and Dizzy Blonde yarns (“Dizzy Lazer Socks #2)

In Progress:

Stash toss 2026 (23 in, 41 out) Blame Jasmin Knitmore and the Bloodroot Tee

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.

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.


A great video by The Shetland Trader on steeking armholes for stranded -pattern vests. A fine discussion of reinforcing and cutting a steek by Brooklynn Tweed. You do put underarm stitches on a stitch holder. You do still shape the armhole per the pattern. Currently shaping the armholes as I head for the neckline.
More steeking images. At neck and upper armhole shapings
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.

Strategy: stop the negativity with loved ones (Hunt and Hendrix)

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

Upcoming:

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: 


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Project back episodes on Proton- episode 201-250 of the new series 

Greenfingers:  Still weeding.

Put a Lid on It: nope.

Blather: 
Thursday: off to the vet
Friday: aguachiles, for real:


Saturday: Son does platelets + plasma, while I needed a train ride

Sunday: sushi and yarn and the Bloodroot Tee:



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Community Resources:
Books I’ve UsedA Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
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Skills and techniques list : links


Calendar: 

Sugar Daddy 5K: June 20, 2026
Be the Light 2026: Sept. 26, 2026
SC 5K, 2026: Nov 8, 2026
CFR 12 (2026): Nov.7, 2026 

And Minerva gets the last word:  HELP!! 




 























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