Thursday, June 1, 2023

Episode 132: Blooming

 

Hello, my china rose!
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.

I have a YouTube channel "Doctor Gemma". Flash tips (1 minute or less) around surviving the pandemic and longer strategy discussions.

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 :
Sustainablelivin—for many good suggestions 
Amystorm- Ryan Bros. Coffee and their tea collection!

Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: it’s on for Saturday, November 11, 2023
Attendees so far:
1. Me!
2. Lex
3.StephieJo
4. Kai H.
5. Andrea 9772
6. Jenna I
7. Mary P.
8. Carrmal 
9. Potchke
10. Maridee
11. Ariane G.
12. Gigi
13. Jasmin
14. DangerMouse
15. Peachy
16. Smidjin 
17. Tiamoe 
18. Redsknits
19. Goodstuff 
20. Judy K.
21. Priscilla A.
22. Drew Kaitlin
23. Sustainablelivin
24. CherulSlover
25. Myladyirony
26. Glowingelegy
27. Susan G (mama at90807) 
28. Knitonepugtwo
29.Amy storm
30. Celiakc
31. Jedimom
32. Plexippa
33. Pamhogarth
34. Lisa marchbanks

Possible vendors:
Lisa Souza Yarns
OinkPigments
Tina’s Soaps
Lazersheep yarns
Alpenglow


And a colorway by Dizzy Blonde Studios!


Mini skeins swap-- 25 g, about 100 yards, please. 
Patterns to use:
2. Crochet: Calm Cowl--free on Ravelry!

Raffles
Mother Bear Project (official charity)=extra raffle tickets
venue hunting 

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Simplicity 8863 (1996): Hearts



Simplicity 9802(1996)


In Progress:  
Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 33 out) 
Fabrics!

 


The 5-seam skirt:
Sewing machine, matching threads, wound bobbins, 2 strips of half-inch elastic.
2.5 yards fabric— cotton for spring, eyelet for petticoats, flannel for cooler weather.
1. Cut 2 rectangles (use the fold): 21/42 x 39
2. Pin right sides together; seam each 39” edge to each other (2 seams).
3. Keep inside out. Fold top 1/4 inch over and iron down.
4. Fold top 1.75” down; iron and then pin down.
5. Sew as close to bottom edge of this fold as you can, sewing through the quarter inch folded under and the fabric facing you. (Seam #3). Now you have a casing for your waistband elastic.
6. On the casing waistband, sew another seam 0.75” down from the top. (Seam #4). Now you have 2 channels in your waistband to run elastic through for your waistband.
7. Work 2 strips of elastic through these channels. Each strip is (length of your waist plus 1” long.) You can open a hole to insert the elastic by using a seam ripper on the inside seam carefully of your waistband. You should only pull out 2 or 3 stitches where they cannot be seen. You can hand-stitch this in a few seconds to close AFTER your elastic is in. (Or use the Simplicity method, which is easier.) Sew the ends of the elastic together to fit your own waist and snip off excess.
8. Hem (seam #5). I like to fold the raw edge under for a half inch and iron down, then roll that under a half inch and pin it. Then I sew my seam through both thicknesses.

You can layer these skirts, add pretty edgings, and also add tucks to reduce length or just measured finished skirt against yourself and determine a shorter length and cut to that length. These come out just above my ankles.

Mothers Day Frankie’s:


Memorial Frankies:


Simplicity 8863(1996) Foxen 

 


Blueberry Who Socks: and we are on to sock #2!

Dizzy Woodlands Country Cotton Shawl

Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!

Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment:

19 x 19 blocks! 
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras





Arranged, photographed, and clipped. Rows 1-17 sewn together, ends woven.  Row 17 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 18 has  its short edges seamed. That’s 304 (84%] blocks out of 361 done!

Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.

My Favorite Resources:

Dyers:




LYS and supplies:

Webs for supplies


The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA

The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA


Latelier on Ventura


Nice extras:

Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy

Razzberries Studios on Etsy for chatelaine supplies

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet

Strategy: 

Mindfulness Strategies: Don't let fear make decisions for you.


                                                                                            
Fluffy Books:. 

Netflix: binging Seinfeld
The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray

Something I Really Like:  

Iced tea + soda water from TJ’s
Classic Simplicity patterns

Put a Lid on It: 
Tea tastings:  continue. 


Blather:

ASL:   Deaf culture class: our final projects.

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie: searching for a groomer
 


Hubsdate: a fan of sewing

Calendar:

Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-17, 2023




And Minerva gets the last word: coming your way!



































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Saturday, May 27, 2023

Episode 131: Communal


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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Episode 131: Communal


Our Sweet Briar Rose is in bloom!

Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.

I have a YouTube channel "Doctor Gemma". Flash tips (1 minute or less) around surviving the pandemic and longer strategy discussions.

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 :
Readera: Yes! I am dying to get the 2 new Tanis Gray books and stay tuned for reviews!
Salpal: Oh Man! You're in Maine???? Wow, do I want to get there some day!!!
Lexicom- graduated her masters program. You make us all proud! Congratulations!
Chrisaah: sent a link to the pretty Emerson shorts pattern to help me in my quest for better shorts to make
TwinsetJan: advises me tha green tea DOES have caffeine. About 60% of black tea. THANK YOU!

Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: it’s on for Saturday, November 11, 2023
Attendees so far:
1. Me!
2. Lex
3.StephieJo
4. Kai H.
5. Andrea 9772
6. Jenna I
7. Mary P.
8. Carrmal 
9. Potchke
10. Maridee
11. Ariane G.
12. Gigi
13. Jasmin
14. DangerMouse
15. Peachy
16. Smidjin 
17. Tiamoe 
18. Redsknits
19. Goodstuff 
20. Judy K.
21. Priscilla A.
22. Drew Kaitlin
23. Sustainablelivin
24. CherulSlover
25. Myladyirony
26. Glowingelegy
27. Susan G (mama at90807)

Possible vendors:
Lisa Souza Yarns
OinkPigments
Tina’s Soaps
Lazersheep yarns
Alpenglow
GLASG

And a colorway by Dizzy Blonde Studios!

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Simplicity 8558: dark blue shorts




Simplicity 9802 (1996):





In Progress:  
Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 33 out) 
Fabrics!

 


The 5-seam skirt:
Sewing machine, matching threads, wound bobbins, 2 strips of half-inch elastic.
2.5 yards fabric— cotton for spring, eyelet for petticoats, flannel for cooler weather.
1. Cut 2 rectangles (use the fold): 21/42 x 39
2. Pin right sides together; seam each 39” edge to each other (2 seams).
3. Keep inside out. Fold top 1/4 inch over and iron down.
4. Fold top 1.75” down; iron and then pin down.
5. Sew as close to bottom edge of this fold as you can, sewing through the quarter inch folded under and the fabric facing you. (Seam #3). Now you have a casing for your waistband elastic.
6. On the casing waistband, sew another seam 0.75” down from the top. (Seam #4). Now you have 2 channels in your waistband to run elastic through for your waistband.
7. Work 2 strips of elastic through these channels. Each strip is (length of your waist plus 1” long.) You can open a hole to insert the elastic by using a seam ripper on the inside seam carefully of your waistband. You should only pull out 2 or 3 stitches where they cannot be seen. You can hand-stitch this in a few seconds to close AFTER your elastic is in. (Or use the Simplicity method, which is easier.) Sew the ends of the elastic together to fit your own waist and snip off excess.
8. Hem (seam #5). I like to fold the raw edge under for a half inch and iron down, then roll that u dear a half inch and pin it. Then I sew my seam through both thicknesses.

You can layer these skirts, add pretty edgings, and also add tucks to reduce length or just measured finished skirt against yourself and determine a shorter length. These come out just above my ankles.

Mothers Day Frankie’s:


Blueberry Who Socks: and we are on to sock #2!

Dizzy Woodlands Country Cotton Shawl:

Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!

Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment:

19 x 19 blocks! 
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras





Arranged, photographed, and clipped. Rows 1-17 sewn together, ends woven.  Row 17 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 18 has  its short edges seamed. That’s 304 (84%] blocks out of 361 done!

Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.

My Favorite Resources:


Webs for supplies


The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA

The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA



Latelier on Ventura


Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy

Razzberries Studios on Etsy for chatelaine supplies

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet

Strategy: 

Mindfulness Strategies: communality as group mindfulness


                                                                                            
Fluffy Books:. 

An Extravagant Duplicity by Lynne Messina—the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series  
Netflix: binging Seinfeld, Queen Charlotte
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves—loved it. 

Something I Really Like:  

10 Minute Mail- generates an email address that is canceled after 10 minutes. Now you can use the address to reply to sites that want your email and will also add you to mailing lists that you hate and that spam you.

Put a Lid on It: 
Tea tastings:  continue. Ordered 3 new Plum Deluxe flavors in their 3-for-2 sale.
Neti pots, epsom baths, and my latest cold

Blather:

ASL:   Deaf culture class: our final projects.

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie: chewing 

Hubsdate: getting through our colds together

Calendar:

Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-17, 2023




And Minerva gets the last word: it’s been a loooong school year!

































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Friday, May 19, 2023

Episode 130: Bombshells


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Episode 130: Bombshells



Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.

I have a YouTube channel "Doctor Gemma". Flash tips (1 minute or less) around surviving the pandemic and longer strategy discussions.

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 :
Chrisaah: Seems to enjoy sewing, Seinfeld, and plagiarism. Well, at least the first two. She wants us to know that there is actually an account out there on Twitter that speculates what contemporary plots for the Seinfeld show would be if it continued.
Salpal: I have never really had to line my flannel skirts because they just don’t stick to my legs or my leggings. But it is a great idea and not terribly hard to do. I am looking at quilting cotton for some easy summer skirts. Let me tell you, it’s on sale!


Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: it’s on for Saturday, November 11, 2023
Attendees so far:
1. Me!
2. Lex
3.StephieJo
4. Kai H.
5. Andrea 9772
6. Jenna I
7. Mary P.
8. Carrmal 
9. Potchke
10. Maridee
11. Ariane G.
12. Gigi
13. Jasmin
14. DangerMouse
15. Peachy
16. Smidjin 
17. Tiamoe 
18. Redsknits
19. Goodstuff 

Possible vendors:
Lisa Souza Yarns
OinkPigments
Tina’s Soaps
Lazersheep yarns

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Simplicity 8558: light blue shorts


Simplicity 8605: turtle and watermelon skirts:


One Who-berry sock!


Spring Frankies Socks:

i

In Progress:  
Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 33 out) 

Mothers Day Frankie’s:




Blueberry Who Socks: and we are on to sock #2!

Dizzy Woodlands Country Cotton Shawl:


Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!

Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment:

19 x 19 blocks! 
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras





Arranged, photographed, and clipped. Rows 1-17 sewn together, ends woven.  Row 17 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 18 has  its short edges seamed. That’s 304 (84%] blocks out of 361 done!

Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.

My Favorite Resources:


Webs for supplies


The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA

The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA



Latelier on Ventura


Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy

Razzberries Studios on Etsy for chatelaine supplies

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet

Strategy: 

Mindfulness Strategies: look and listen—5 seconds that change it all


                                                                                            
Fluffy Books:. 

An Extravagant Duplicity by Lynne Messina—the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series  
Netflix: binging Seinfeld, Queen Charlotte


Something I Really Like:  Tanis Gray strikes again. Releasing on Sept 26.

Plus: I found it! And then I ordered a spare!





Put a Lid on It: 
Tea tastings:  continue. 


Blather:

XRX: shuttered. 

ASL:   Deaf culture class: we presented our art projects.

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie: Captain on steroids, but nose healing, vet was on Monday

Hubsdate: doing great, but we’ve all got colds.

Calendar:

Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-17, 2023




And Minerva gets the last word: should I risk it?





























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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Episode 129 Easy Crafts Week


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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Episode 129: Easy Crafts Week



Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.

I have a YouTube channel "Doctor Gemma". Flash tips (1 minute or less) around surviving the pandemic and longer strategy discussions.

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 :
TinyShinyThings—warm hugs. I want to be as nice as some of you think I am….
Readera--we love you too! Sending warm hugs for your losses. 
CConnieGail and Salpal are over on the forum, reminding us of the joy of snow…uh. Huh. Yeah….
Amystorm--Fabric with sea otters: jealous. Turtle skirt is in progress.
Blue Haired Hiker: living the dream


What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Simplicity 8605:

 

Spring Frankies—first sock done!


That chatelaine I’ve been wanting:

 

In Progress:  
Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 33 out) 

Blueberry Who Socks:



Dizzy Woodlands Country Cotton Shawl:


Simplicity 8605: turtle and watermelon skirts: cut out!




Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!

Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment:

19 x 19 blocks! 
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras





Arranged, photographed, and clipped. Rows 1-17 sewn together, ends woven.  Row 17 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 18 has  its short edges seamed. That’s 304 (84%] blocks out of 361 done!

Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.

My Favorite Resources:


Webs for supplies


The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA

The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA



Latelier on Ventura


Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy

Razzberries Studios on Etsy for chatelaine supplies

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet

Strategy: 

Mindfulness Strategies: a day of fasting


                                                                                            
Fluffy Books:. 

An Extravagant Duplicity by Lynne Messina—the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series  
Netflix: binging Seinfeld


Something I Really Like:  
Tanis Grey, you MONSTER!


Put a Lid on It: 
Tea tastings:  continue. 
Wraps…3 eggs, generous handful spinach, seasoning, stuffings.

 

But the coconut flour recipe came out like cat yakk.

Blather:

ASL:   Deaf culture class: DeafNation in Pasadena, new friends, interpreting, and Yard House


 



Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie: Captain on steroids, but nose healing, vet on Monday
Hubsdate: doing great



Calendar:

Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-17, 2023



And Minerva gets the last word: Stay crafty!



























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