Thursday, September 3, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Episode 299: Blather On!
This episode will upload Sept 5, 2026
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.
Buy Dr Gemma a Ko-Fi, if you're enjoying the podcast and feeling up to it. Remember that I am still working, though, so feel free to give the money to a charity instead.
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Warm Thanks :
ChrisAah: thank you so much for your appreciation of my forever and a day bloodroot tee!
DrewKaitlin: yes, I got teary when I saw your post about supplies for the attendee gift. And that’s all I’m gonna say. I’ll be so glad to see you again! It gets a little hard to keep the faith every time with the CFR’s and I know it’s the attendees, now more than ever who make it special!
SagePecas: love to you and all our sibs in Minnesota! Thank you for the message, I’m so gratified to know I’m a part of your weekend rituals. And big love to Mason!
DCAlaneKnits: Warm hugs! I may deserve a break, but I am grateful for your warmth.
My communities: on Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV and AV, in this group.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
CHANGE: Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 is scheduled for Nov 7, 2026.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
This is a Developing thread, so check back often.
Don't forget the Bloodroot tee fashion show
Registration for CFR 12 (2026):
Via Paypal to Dr. Gemma at gemmadw AT yahoo.com
Payment is due at time of registration and is NOT refundable.**
Sign-ups begin Sept. 1, 2026
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: nada
In Progress:
Stash toss 2026 (27 in, 107 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: paused.
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.
Coral Strange Brew: paused
Vestuary 2026: paused
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.
At neck and upper armhole shapings
Bloodroot Tee: Done sleeves and just heading down the body. Hooray! 6” of body and probably about 9” to go!
Oceanside Top: Now on color #4 and onto the flutter sleeves section
Quilt squares and organizing—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages. Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts.
I have a ten-block strip pinned!
Dizzy Blondes: nope.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: phases, not forevers
AW shoot! Bike desking , 3-4 miles/day
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Listening: The Wizard’s Butler
Finished: The Heretic’s Apprentice
Reading: Smallhope and Pennyroyal 2: A Family Affair
Something I Really Like: Dolly Parton: over 300 million books to kids, $10,000/family in her hometown after fire destroyed it, scholarships through her Dollywood foundation, support of gay/trans people, the list is endless. She refused to be a billionaire; she redirected her wealth to support people. America has lost one of its greatest heroes.
Remember “ICEBlock”? Now there’s Antifreeze: https://antifreeze.app/
Hate AI? https://airesistlist.org/
Put a Lid on It: summer recipe:
Ketorade
In a pint jar:
Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water
Saturday at Remainders in the stunning heat.
Sunday and the quilt blocks…
And then Saturday the next: crocheting with EMDR (See next episode) on the Oceanside Top and the first clipping of a strip to eyeball the measurements. Also some random cooking and errands.
And then Sunday the 30th: giving blood, eating sashimi, and fabric at Michael’s for $42 (24 yards of fabric!)
Remainders Creative Reuse, 787 E. Washington, Pasadena
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A 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
Social Services: link to page (ICE, LGBTQIA+, etc.)
Calendar:
Labor Day Break: Sept 4-7, 2026
Be the Light 2026: Sept. 26, 2026
SC 5K, 2026: Nov 8, 2026
CFR 12 (2026): Nov.7, 2026
Oceanside 5K: Nov 26,2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Episode 298: Interlude
Shownotes can be found on our blog at cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com and also on our group on Ravelry.
Monday, August 24, 2026
Episode 298: Interlude
This episode will upload August 29, 2026
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.
Buy Dr Gemma a Ko-Fi, if you're enjoying the podcast and feeling up to it. Remember that I am still working, though, so feel free to give the money to a charity instead.
I will NOT add you to any of my follower groups currently, due to robo-accounts. Please follow me here. You can contact me through our group on Ravelry or on this blog.
Warm Thanks : my listeners. Alane, I’m still laughing! Permission indeed!
My communities: on Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV and AV, in this group.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
CHANGE: Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 is scheduled for Nov 7, 2026.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
This is a Developing thread, so check back often.
Don't forget the Bloodroot tee fashion show
Registration for CFR 12 (2026):
Via Paypal to Dr. Gemma at gemmadw AT yahoo.com
Payment is due at time of registration and is NOT refundable.**
Sign-ups begin Sept. 1, 2026
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: Yellow Handspun Calm Cowl
In Progress:
Stash toss 2026 (27 in, 107 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: paused.
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.
Coral Strange Brew: paused
Vestuary 2026: paused
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.
At neck and upper armhole shapings
Bloodroot Tee: Done sleeves and just heading down the body. Hooray! 4” of body and probably about 9” to go!
Oceanside Top: Now on color #3 and onto the flutter sleeves section
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: nope.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: escape the consumer culture. Normalize reality.
AW shoot! Bike desking , 3-4 miles/day
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Listening: The Heretic’s Apprentice
Reading: Smallhope and Pennyroyal 2: A Family Affair
Something I Really Like: CicLAvia—making LA accessible to pedestrians and bikes
Remember “ICEBlock”? Now there’s Antifreeze: https://antifreeze.app/
Hate AI? https://airesistlist.org/
Put a Lid on It: summer recipe:
Ketorade
In a pint jar:
Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water
Culling for Remainders Run
Remainders Creative Reuse, 787 E. Washington, Pasadena
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A 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
Social Services: link to page (ICE, LGBTQIA+, etc.)
Calendar:
Labor Day Break: Sept 4-7, 2026
Be the Light 2026: Sept. 26, 2026
SC 5K, 2026: Nov 8, 2026
CFR 12 (2026): Nov.7, 2026
Oceanside 5K: Nov 26,2026
And Minerva gets the last word: thanks for making my bed
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Episode 297: Summer Stuff
This episode will upload (after) August 15, 2026
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.
Buy Dr Gemma a Ko-Fi, if you're enjoying the podcast and feeling up to it. Remember that I am still working, though, so feel free to give the money to a charity instead.
I will NOT add you to any of my follower groups currently, due to robo-accounts. Please follow me here. You can contact me through our group on Ravelry or on this blog.
Warm Thanks :
DCAlaneKnits: yes! I’m alive and well, but I was a wee bit…in hiding…
Turbogal: thanks for wishing us joy for our recent anniversary!
My communities: on Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV and AV, in this group.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
CHANGE: Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 is scheduled for Nov 7, 2026.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
This is a Developing thread, so check back often.
Don't forget the Bloodroot tee fashion show
Registration for CFR 12 (2026):
Via Paypal to Dr. Gemma at gemmadw AT yahoo.com
Payment is due at time of registration and is NOT refundable.**
Sign-ups begin Sept. 1, 2026
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:
In Progress:
Stash toss 2026 (27 in, 85 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: paused.
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.
Coral Strange Brew: paused
Vestuary 2026: paused
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.
At neck and upper armhole shapings
Bloodroot Tee: Done sleeves and just heading down the body. Hooray! 4” of body and probably about 9” to go!
Oceanside Top: Now on color #3 and onto the flutter sleeves section
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: nope.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: remember the internet is not representative
AW shoot! Bike desking , 3-4 miles/day, the Tehachapi Mountain Gallop 2026
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Listening: The Hermit of Eyton Forest
Finished: The Violin Maker’s Secret, The Devil’s Novice, The Pilgrim of Hate, The Raven in the Foregate
Reading: The Retired Assassin and the Kittens
Something I Really Like: Stash tossing, homey days and puttering
Remember “ICEBlock”? Now there’s Antifreeze: https://antifreeze.app/
Hate AI? https://airesistlist.org/
Put a Lid on It: summer recipes:
Ketorade
In a pint jar:
Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water
Custard in the IP—the recipe:
4 egg yolks
3 tbsp swerve or similar sweetener
1 cup heavy cream or coconut cream
3/4 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
1. Whisk all ingredients together.
2. Strain the mixture and pour into 3 ramekins or cups that will fit into your pot together. (You can double the mixture and stack the cups if they fit. Try half-pint canning jars.)
3. In instant pot, add 1.5 cups water to bottom and place trivet in bottom.
4. Cover each pot with aluminum foil, place on trivet.
5. Cook on high for 6 minutes. Natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then quick pressure release.
6. Carefully remove HOT cups from pot to wire rack and allow to cool naturally.
Iced tea by cold brew: herbal leaves in pitcher with infuser in fridge+ liquid stevia
Iced coffee in pint jar:
2 tsp medium roast instant coffee
Half dropper liquid stevia
Hot water to 3/4 filled
Heavy cream 1/4 jar
Add all but cream to jar. Allow to cool to room temperature. Add cream and into the fridge!
Egg salad:
4 or 5 hard boiled eggs
2 tbsp olive or avocado oil mayo
1 tbsp preferred mustard
1 dill pickle chopped finely or dash of Plurk
Salt
Pepper
Paprika (not hot variety)
Mash it all together with a Tattie Beadle or potato masher (for you Americans). Serve on toast.
Home made Keto ice cream:
I use a serving of Keto Chow plus heavy cream. Run it through the freezer over night. Then 2 runs through the ninja ice cream maker on light ice cream. On the second run, I add some cream to make it softer.
Saturday : hanging out with my son in Glendale, knitting
Sunday:cooking, crocheting, listening to Brother Cadfael
AND THEN… Tehachapi!
Thursday off to wander and, oh yes, Red House, Friday to work, Saturday was the race and the various markets, Sunday was recovery with my menfolk
Remainders Creative Reuse, 787 E. Washington, Pasadena
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A 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
Social Services: link to page (ICE, LGBTQIA+, etc.)
Calendar:
Labor Day Break: Sept 4-7, 2026
Be the Light 2026: Sept. 26, 2026
SC 5K, 2026: Nov 8, 2026
CFR 12 (2026): Nov.7, 2026
Oceanside 5K: Nov 26,2026
And Minerva gets the last word: She goes away for a long weekend and this happens…
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