Episode 54 is Live!

Congratulations, Team CogSPINtive on your successful completion of the 2009 Tour de Fleece!
Team CogKNITive put in a fine showing, with many goals met, many new techniques or fibers attempted, and much spinning lore learned or learned anew. Put on those yellow shirts, Teammates! You did great work!

What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle: I am finishing my Tour de Fleece spinning with the bamboo, given to me by Bellatrix as I ply the lovely Corriedale singles from roving from Cosmic Fibers Yarns. I frogged the elegant Branching Out Scarf, but it will be back soon. I am randomly crocheting right now on a long, wide scarf from a skein of Tofutsies sock yarn. I continue with the 2nd sock from the Cascade Heritage Paints, and the Eliina Shawl.

Strategy: Expressing Bottled-Up Anger I—you and your family's styles of expressing disappointment.

Something I Really Like: sweet, white Silver Queen corn on the cob!

Blather: More on the CogKNITive Fiber Retreat, I talk to the escort cops, and rearranged working schedules

Out-takes Episode: CogKNITive Fiber Retreat--UPDATE!

Here it is--the latest on the upcoming CogKNITive Fiber Retreat! Time, date, place, vendors, classes--all the up-to-the-minute news. We still have room for 18 more as I upload this, so scrape together $10 bucks, kiss the DH and kids farewell, and make your plans!

Sign-ups and info in this thread.

Episode 53 is Live!

Join Team CogSPINtive for the 2009 Tour de Fleece!
Adopt the team's icon or fashion your own or ADAPT the team's icon...

What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle: I am spinning away for the Tour de Fleece! Bamboo, Calistoga Calypso from Royale Hare, and a ton of plying and experimenting. No crocheting right now, but I am considering an open, lacy scarf of some type. Knitting: I continue with the 2nd sock from the Cascade Heritage Paints, a Branching Out Scarf for the Lace Throwdown project running between Jasmine and Meghan, and the Eliina Shawl.

Strategy: Another break--learning to be the adult child of your parents.

Something I Really Like: Wormwood, a podcast serial.

Blather: Let them eat soup! The Gov cuts our salaries again, the prison staff gets stressed, but, on the whole, hey, we still have each other, right?

Out-takes Episode: CogKNITive Fiber Retreat

A very unedited episode that gives details of the CogKNITive Fiber Retreat!

Vendors, contact me through this blog or through the CogKNITive group on Ravelry!

Cheers,
Dr Gemma

Out-Takes: Chatting with Dawn of KNP

Here is a lengthy out-take episode, in which Dawn of Knit Naturally and Knit Naturally Podcast and I cover every subject under the sun.

Episode 52 is Live!

Join Team CogSPINtive for the 2009 Tour de Fleece!
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What's On My Hook/Needles: I am busy starting new projects--the 2nd sock from the Cascade Heritage Paints, a Branching Out Scarf for the Lace Throwdown project running between Jasmine and Meghan, and the Eliina Shawl. 5 tiny crochet gift bags are done for the holiday gifts to colleagues. Spinning for the Tour de Fleece!

Strategy: A break to talk about coping with toxic people.

Something I Really Like: Skype and Skype Recorder.

Blather: Glamming with my crocheted poet shrug at a training, transfer interview approaches, and some bits and pieces, including a Skype conversation with Dawn of Knit Naturally.