Episode 77 is Live!

Look! This gang is going to Stitches! And they're singing "Kumbaya" in the back of the Mobile Recording Studio...

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What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle: Eliina is totally done and blocked! I am still creeping along on my bamboo-blend socks and my latest Toddler Socks.

Mother Bear And Stitches West Info:
Post a picture of your bear right here as a comment or here at Ravelry.

The CogKNITIve Meet-up at STITCHES WEST will be at 3 PM on Saturday at Booth 111--the Mother Bear Project booth.
Bring your bear to turn in OR
bring old yarn or needles or hooks to donate OR
bring $5. for the pattern OR
bring $10 to sponsor someone else's bear and have your name put on it.

If nothing else, bring nothing, pay nothing, get love from Dr Gemma for even showing up, and take a brochure to give to your local knitting group to inspire them to make bears.

Just COME! Bring YOURSELF and get a warm hug!

Dizzy Blonde: I'm done spinning the 8 ounces of the random greens from Dyeing for Colour on Etsy.

Strategy: Remember that your boss wants one thing: to get the job done. Talk to her/him that way.

Something I Really Like: My Jabra cell phone speaker clipped to my visor in the Mobile Recording Studio.

Blather: Zooming up the I-5 towards Stitches West and people who refuse to walk.

Episode 77 Coming soon from the road!

We are all off to Stitches West tomorrow!

Thanks to ShirleeClaire, HeyMindy, and Pudmuddles!

I am happily packing for Stitches West. I now have the detailed map, booth by booth, highlighted in my Excel program, so I don't miss the booths I REALLY want.

You can get yours at the thread stickied to the top of the Stitches West group on Rav.

I have my printed out class receipt for my market classes Friday & Sunday mornings. I have my bears and other people's for Mother Bear (booth 111).

I have a spare discount coupon, so if you find me and ask, you can have it. I have my market ticket from online for Saturday.

I have my wheel packed and my bobbins empty--cause I might need to spin up some new pretty I get there or learn something from my excellent hostesses.

I have my coupons, gift cards, etc. in my main bag--shop till I drop!

I have my class supplies all packed up, the yarn wound into center-pull balls and the right needles in the bag.

Clothes? I need clothes? Dang--off to do some laundry...oh yeah, the DH did most of the laundry while I was at work Sunday, to help me along!

I expect to record on the drive up, so hopefully I will edit and post that on Wednesday or early Thursday.

See y'all soon!

Episode 76 is Live!

Look! Ellina only needs blocking!

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What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle: Eliina is actually done, sans blocking. I am still creeping along on my bamboo-blend socks and my latest Toddler Socks.

Mother Bear And Stitches West Info:
Post a picture of your bear right here as a comment or here at Ravelry.

The FRIDAY CogKNITive lunch meet-up will be at NOON at the tables near the Concessions area behind the 900's section on the Market floor. Come hang out with us!

The CogKNITIve Meet-up at STITCHES WEST will be at 3 PM on Saturday at Booth 111--the Mother Bear Project booth.
Bring your bear to turn in OR
bring old yarn or needles or hooks to donate OR
bring $5. for the pattern OR
bring $10 to sponsor someone else's bear and have your name put on it.

If nothing else, bring nothing, pay nothing, get love from Dr Gemma for even showing up, and take a brochure to give to your local knitting group to inspire them to make bears.

Just COME! Bring YOURSELF and get a warm hug!

Dizzy Blonde: I'm done the burgundy 2-ply--about 260 yards of sport weight, done 1 bobbin of the turquoise merino from Freckle Face Fibers on Etsy, and starting the random greens from Dyeing for Colour on Etsy. Praise for Start Spinning by Maggie Casey.

Strategy: Dress for the respect you want.

Something I Really Like: The County Library--a treasure soon to be in my own back yard.

Blather: Info on Stitches West, Mother Bear, and the 2010 CogKNITive Fiber Retreat. Nothing new on the job this week, and that's a good thing.

Episode 75 is Live!

"We're all going to Stitches West together! Hooray!"

Thanks, SHIRLEE!!! Alias ShirleeClaire on Ravelry.

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What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle: A brief break from the Mother Bear project knitting to finish up the Eliina Shawl--almost there!

Post a picture of your bear right here as a comment or here at Ravelry.

The FRIDAY CogKNITive lunch meet-up will be at NOON at the tables near the Concessions area behind the 900's section on the Market floor. Come hang out with us!

The CogKNITIve Meet-up at STITCHES WEST will be at 3 PM on Saturday at Booth 111--the Mother Bear Project booth.
Bring your bear to turn in OR
bring old yarn or needles or hooks to donate OR
bring $5. for the pattern OR
bring $10 to sponsor someone else's bear and have your name put on it.

If nothing else, bring nothing, pay nothing, get love from Dr Gemma for even showing up, and take a brochure to give to your local knitting group to inspire them to make bears.

Just COME! Bring YOURSELF and get a warm hug!

Dizzy Blonde: We're washing burgundy 2-ply--about 260 yards of sport weight, spinning some turquoise merino from Freckle Face Fibers on Etsy, and generally enjoying ourselves.

Strategy: When other people bug you, change YOUR OWN behaviors ot get some relief.

Something I Really Like: Starry nights and the Milky Way. The REAL Milky Way, but I rather love the candy bars too...

Blather: 77 bears for Mother Bear-- **You people are WONDERFUL!**

Our team at work splinters, due to a few Drama Queens (of either sex). I settle down to stay out of it!

CraftLit is doing more Jane Austen soon!

Ok, Austen junkies, listen up!
Craftlit is starting Jane Austen's masterpiece, Persuasion,

as soon as they finish the current book, Flatland.

Go have a listen at Craftlit, and tell them Gemma sent you!

Episode 74 is Live!

Another b y RJHuggz

Now you'd take this bear home and love him, wouldn't you? And, best of all, some sad little kid will do just that!

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What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle: 3 bears done for Mother Bear project! A few words about the various ways to make a bear.

Post a picture of your bear right here as a comment or here at Ravelry.

The CogKNITIve Meet-up at STITCHES WEST will be at 3 PM on Saturday at Booth 111--the Mother Bear Project booth.
Bring your bear to turn in OR
bring old yarn or needles or hooks to donate OR
bring $5. for the pattern OR
bring $10 to sponsor someone else's bear and have your name put on it.

If nothing else, bring nothing, pay nothing, get love from Dr Gemma for even showing up, and take a brochure to give to your local knitting group to inspire them to make bears.

Just COME! Bring YOURSELF and get a warm hug!

Dizzy Blonde:

Some Stitches heads-ups:

Friday--lunch meet-up--more details to follow.

Saturday--Meet-up at Mother-Bear project Booth #111! 3 PM.

Strategy: A place for everything and everything in its place--and thanks to Julie of Forgotten Classics for this one!.

Something I Really Like: The Mac suite of in-home apps and hardware that make Itunes and its Homesharing possible.

Blather: 50 bears for Mother Bear and more since I recorded this! **You people are WONDERFUL!**

Mother Bear tells us that **you can use ANY worsted weight yarn**--washable or hadn-wash only!

Some info re: donating to Haiti through Webs, Knitters without Borders and others, and Ravelry's effort through the "Help for Haiti" tag.

In the prison: there's a new warden on the yard.