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People signing up for CFRX!
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Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.
Post #1 is the collected information. PLEASE feel free to correct me!
Cost: $30 per adult attendee—PayPal to gemmadw AT yahoo.com not refundable
Sign-up dates:
If you have EVER attended a CFR--automatic admission--July 1, 2024
If you are new--starts Aug 1, 2024
If you have EVER attended a CFR--automatic admission--July 1, 2024
If you are new--starts Aug 1, 2024
From the Hotel:
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Event Summary: |
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2024 |
Start Date: Friday, September 27, 2024 |
End Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
Last Day to Book: Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: |
- Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia for 179 USD per night
Group projects:
Potchke’s Tunisian workshop…?
We now know that our group knitting pattern and project is going probably to relate to making the lovely across-the -body-bags that Carmen makes. This gives everyone a chance to learn to make the ever-functional Granny Square to use up extra yarn in a fantastic and usable way. Stay tuned for details!
Free basic granny square pattern (thanks Purl Soho!) BRING AN I HOOK.
Woobling: size 4.0 mm/g hook and worsted weight (4) yarn. Basic penguin or the basic chick pattern (free)
ABBA’s Sock yarn cowl: free Ravelry download: bring a D hook!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
Mini Woobles: fox, pastel bunny: kits
In Progress:
Stash toss 2024 (25 in versus 47 out)
Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.
Vestuary24: finished the back! Working up the front.
Dizzy Blondes:
Strategy: heatwaves, politics, and your mood
AW shoot!: cycling along at 40 mins/day on my bike/desk ("FitDesk"). About 4 miles per day.
miles since late November. 450 miles.
Runner Woman:
Week 6 here I come!
Fluffy Books:
A new dragon book! A new Flavia Albia on the 23rd!
Love Takes Root series by Lynn Messina
A new Verity Lark comes out in October
Something I Really Like:
Hydration packs! Camelbak.com
I liter water is about 2 pounds, 3 ounces Or 1 kilo
Put a Lid on It: (still passed out with my head in the fridge):
Blather:
And then our A/C died.
Proud mom dept.:
Weight loss and fasting: Still down 27 pounds. In the 150s!
Project Cookbook: internet keto recipes to paper recipe cards continues
Pupdate-- Captain and Queenie and the Scary Neighbor
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
Calendar:
Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook
Labor Day: off through Sept 9–hooray!
CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024. Information
Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25
And Minerva gets the last word: enjoy the view:
