Episode 171: Hexed

This episode will upload March 2, 2024

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 : 

Shoutout to Meilynne for loving on my Old Friends sweater.

To my listeners who got through that last strategy in 170. The mechanics of what I do.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: 

Nope.

In Progress:

Stash toss 2024 (11 in versus 26 out) Hexigon sweater fad

Love Hex Cardigan

Go for the BIG hook- tension matters.

Magic Circle tutorial—How to do the center ring on a granny square, coaster, or any other project that goes round and round.

5th CFR23 Sock Yarn Cowl: frankly, this addiction is a bit embarrassing…

Stash Dive I socks (2010):

Vestuary24: pushing through the stockinette

Deep Stash Dive 2 socks —past the waste yarn for the heel on sock #1.

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com

3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress

Now working on gorgeous alpaca mix fluff from Dani!

Resource links:

Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive

My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.

Yarns skills and techniques links.

Strategy: Overthinking: Refocus on the aspects of a problem or memory you can control.

AW shoot!: cycling along at 20 mins/day on my bike/desk ("FitDesk")

Fluffy Books: docudrama on Netflix about Alexander the Great

Secrets of the Dragon Archives by Maria Grace

The Penderwicks

Something I Really Like: Fit-desk—biking my way back to health with support of the Hero’s Journal

Put a Lid on It: 

Tea tastings: PD Advent Calendar!

Day 25:

 

Blather: 

Finding the old episodes and theme music

Woobles

Daily House projects:

Making 2.5" strips from leftover fabrics for future quilting projects—all the fabric is off my desk!

Cutting apart used up or outgrown t-shirts for making quilts while listening to classes—done!

Developing improved walkway in front yard with cedar planking and solar lights- 4th strip and a lotta pins to go, lights coming, whapping in pegs 

Garage camera--not yet

Spring cleaning—technology

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie--doing fine

Calendar: 

Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)

Sit and Stitch group: 10-noon, 2nd and 4 th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country.

CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024. Information

Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25

And Minerva gets the last word: the Void needs scritches 

  

Episode 170: Dopamine Fest

Shownotes can be found on our blog at cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com and also on our group on Ravelry.

Check out this episode!

Episode 170: Dopamine Fest

This episode will upload February 24, 2024

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 : 

Jasmin Knitmore--Dr M, freezing moths from Judith Mackenzie

New listener Nancy--for some crochet fun at Joanns

prairiepoet--thanks for the reminder--Ann Budd's Book of Top-Down sweaters .Salpal endorsed!

StephieJo--Sent a link from Ram Dass on "Just like me" as a meditation towards compassion

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: 

Dragon Paws for Nancy

In Progress:

Stash toss 2024 (11 in versus 26 out) Hexigon sweater fad

5th CFR23 Sock Yarn Cowl: frankly, this addiction is a bit embarrassing…

Stash Dive I socks (2010):

Vestuary24: pushing through the stockinette

Deep Stash Dive 2 socks —past the waste yarn for the heel on sock #1.

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

Now working on gorgeous alpaca mix fluff from Dani!

Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive

My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.

Yarns skills and techniques links.

Strategy: Overthinking: Where is your energy?

AW shoot!: cycling along at 20 mins/day on my bike/desk ("FitDesk")

Fluffy Books: docudrama on Netflix about Alexander the Great

A Lark’s Flight by Lynn Messina. New book in series end of February; latest dragon book by Maria Grace on February 14!

Something I Really Like: Cheap Digital Storage--

4T external drive, 

flash drives

Put a Lid on It: 

Tea tastings: PD Advent Calendar!

Day 23:

Day 24: 

Blather: 

Straight A's!

Mrs. Magoo --the sequel at Universal Studios

Daily House projects:

Making 2.5" strips from leftover fabrics for future quilting projects

Cutting apart used up or outgrown t-shirts for making quilts while listening to classes

Developing improved walkway in front yard with cedar planking and solar lights- 4th strip and a lotta pins to go, lights coming

Garage camera--not yet

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie--doing fine

Watercolors: Taking Andrea Nelson's teach-able class no updates

Hubsdate

Project cookbook

Greenfingers report: winter garden, dreaming--ZZZZZZZ

Calendar: 

Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)

Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4 th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library

CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024. Information

Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25

The Stickers:

 

And Minerva gets the last word: Love eyes--speaking feline!

  

Episode 169: A Week of Oops!

Shownotes can be found on our blog at cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com and also on our group on Ravelry.

Check out this episode!

Episode 169: Week of Oops!

This episode will upload February 17, 2024

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 : 

Little Knits had a sale!

Salpal: " I thought about how long it takes to rebuild trust, and how you have to keep doing reparation the whole time if you want to build trust. A good apology and one instance of reparation might not do it. I am thinking of your coworker. Her reparation, unintentional as it was, did nothing to build trust between the two of you. So good she left you alone."

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: nope

In Progress:

Stash toss 2024 (7 in versus 24 out) 

Dragon Paws for Nancy:

Crocodile stitch video by BHooked

5th CFR23 Sock Yarn Cowl: frankly, this addiction is a bit embarrassing…

Stash Dive I socks (2010):

Vestuary24: pushing through the stockinette

 Pennsylvania Dutch embroidery--not yet

Deep Stash Dive 2 socks

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

Now working on gorgeous alpaca mix fluff from Dani!

Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on my Ravelry group

My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.

Yarns skills and techniques links.

Strategy: perfectionism: clarifying reparation v. behavioral change

AW shoot!: cycling along at 20 mins/day

Fluffy Books: docudrama on Netflix about Alexander the Great

A Lark’s Flight by Lynn Messina

Something I Really Like: sale and some conscious buying  

Put a Lid on It: 

Tea tastings: PD Advent Calendar!

Day 21:

Day 22: 

Blather: 

Snow! 

Mrs. Magoo --the sequel

Daily House projects:

Making 2.5" strips from leftover fabrics for future quilting projects

Cutting apart used up or outgrown t-shirts for making quilts while listening to classes

Developing improved walkway in front yard with cedar planking and solar lights- 4th strip and a lotta pins to go, lights coming

Garage camera--not yet

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie--doing fine

Watercolors: Taking Andrea Nelson's teach-able class no updates

Hubsdate

Project cookbook

Greenfingers report: winter garden, dreaming--ZZZZZZZ

Calendar: 

Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)

Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4 th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library

CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024.

Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25

 

And Minerva gets the last word: