Thursday, June 8, 2023

Episode 133: Foxen Around



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Warm Thanks :
Everyone supporting CFR2023, especially our Jin/Peachy

Cogknitive Fiber is Retreat 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.
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
36. Heather campbell
37. Tracy DeFreitas


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:
1. Knit: Manic Panic cowl or scarf
2. Crochet: Calm Cowl--free on Ravelry!
6. A Mermaid Darkly by Y. Dasher

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

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Simplicity 8863(1996) Foxen 




Simplicity 8863 (1996--shorts): experimenting with a pocket and no waistband. Not fun.



A good circle skirt pattern and tutorial can be found here.

Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 34 out) 

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


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 18 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 19 has  its short edges seamed. That’s 323 (89%] 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: creativity and mindfulness


                                                                                            
Fluffy Books:

Netflix: binging Seinfeld
Here there be dragons by Maria Grace

Something I Really Like:  
Betaine HCL

Put a Lid on It: 
Tea tastings:  continue. 

Pear and cinnamon Plum Deluxe. Yum! See its action shot below in the blackout.

Blather:

Power outage Thursday night


Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie: no news is good news

Hubsdate: A man and his pet weed trimmer

Gloria, our pet morning glory




Calendar:

Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: Saturday, November 11, 2023

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




And Minerva gets the last word: Make your own television 


Late breaking news for CFR:



Thank you for choosing to have your Event with us!

Event Summary:

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2023

Start Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

End Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Last Day to Book: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

  • Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia for 169 USD - 179 USD per night

Book your group rate for Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2023

Please be sure to let your guests know that they can also call the hotel directly, at (661) 257-3220, to have their reservations made under the 'Cogknitive Fiber Retreat' rate.




































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