Team CogKNITive from Zazzle.com

I could not resist this. For anyone who is training along with us this summer, any form of exercise:

Team CogKNITive from Zazzle.com

Episode 105 is Live!

Yes, in one week, you too can crochet this lovely shawl! My first Simple Scallops--in worsted weight cashmere/acrylic. An excellent go-to for that stray 200 yards of worsted weight yarn to make a scarf/shawlette. The above full-sized version took 400 yards. And please enjoy commenting on my green butt in running tights. I know you're all thinking about what you really want to say...

Add yourself to our CogKNITive Listeners Map.

What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle:
The list:

As you can see from the above, I whizzed through the Simple Scallops Shawl and absolutely fell in love with this easy, quick, gorgeous pattern to crochet. Three thumbs up!

I also finished my third set of Orchard Mitts. These are in my own bulky handspun plus a snippet of, yes, (GASP!) Fun Fur.

Still in Progress:

So, having flipped over the Simple Scallops pattern, I decided to blind myself permanently by using it to finish off some size 10 crochet thread I have lying around. Well, a gal's got to experiment...Here's what I am getting--and actually enjoying!

Office throw: So close! So agonizingly close!

Dragonsbreath Cowl: A variation on the braided cowl from the last Winter KnitSimple Mag. I am using some very uneven bulky handspun to hide the uneven-ness and get an amazing cowl. Finishing the last strip of the braid, I am relieved to tell you.

A Quick Buzz: On the decreases of the Argante Shawl and slowly falling in love with it.

Dizzy Blondes:

Still working away on Whippoorwill, my new HitchHiker and the Carolina Homespun 20/80 Silk Merino Sliver

On AEventid: a single of FreckleFaceFiber's Tehachapi Too in merino.

Strategy: About Passive-Aggressive People--Remember that you are not the only one who sees the problem.

Something I Really Like: Canning and preserving food.



Look! My first pickles!

The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
The Joy of Pickling

Blather:

Happy Catholic: Glimpses of God in Everyday Life

The book is on stall while I get (literally) up and running again. Couch to 5K program. One last psychiatric evaluation. Still mailing MBP prizes! Some mild site clean-up on the Rav group.

My two best running buddies: Artemis and Blankets.

Episode 104 is Live!

Thanks for your patience between episodes. It's been quite the challenging time lately, but we're all doing okay here at CogKNITive Ranch. Here are my finished bears for this year's Mother Bear Project CAL/KAL. They are "Pat and Vince", in honor of my late parents.

Add yourself to our CogKNITive Listeners Map.

What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle:
The list:

Do you hear the sound of ice cracking? That's because I finished my Ishbel Shawl, so Hell must have frozen over while we were not looking.



Still in Progress:

Third set of Orchard Mitts. I just love these for using up bits and bobs of  my handspun.

Office throw: The only reason I don't finish this is because I have been too sick to be in my office lately. So close!

Dragonsbreath Cowl: A variation on the braided cowl from the last Winter KnitSimple Mag. I am using some very uneven bulky handspun to hide the uneven-ness and get an amazing cowl.

A Quick Buzz: Not so quick, but my take on the Argante Shawl and very pleasant knitting.

Dizzy Blondes:

More spins:

I am working away on Whippoorwill, my new HitchHiker. Carolina Homespun 20/80 Silk Merino Sliver

On AEventid: Fat Cat Knits SWM,  Sweet Tortie Colorway,  Singles.



Strategy: About Passive-Aggressive People--Fixing the problem where you can.

Something I Really Like: Automated postal machines and mailing off the MBP load once more. The Kindle app for Ipod Touch.

Blather: Mother Bear Project CAL/KAL is over at last, but the mailings go on. Death, bronchitis, and actual good cheer, along with some pleasantry from Stitches West. No, seriously, I am not podfading, that I know of. Just living in the strange lane for a while. And the book is in progress at last!