Monday, July 22, 2024

Episode 192: Keeping Our Cool



This episode will upload July 27, 2024
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Warm Thanks : 

People signing up for CFRX!
Strikepike/paleofish Designs—free pattern and goodies! Thank you!!

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

Post #1 is the collected information. PLEASE feel free to correct me!

Cost: $30 per adult attendee—PayPal to gemmadw AT yahoo.com not refundable

Sign-up dates:
If you have EVER attended a CFR--automatic admission--July 1, 2024
If you are new--starts Aug 1, 2024

From the Hotel:


Here's your reservation link your guests can use to make reservations:

Book your group rate for Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2024

You will find the information for your online reservation link below. If you have questions or need help with the link, please do not hesitate to ask. We appreciate your business and look forward to a successful event.

Event Summary:

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2024

Start Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

End Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Last Day to Book: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

  • Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia for 179 USD per night

Book your group rate for Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2024


Group projects:

Potchke’s Tunisian workshop…?

We now know that our group knitting pattern and project is going probably to relate to making the lovely across-the -body-bags that Carmen makes. This gives everyone a chance to learn to make the ever-functional Granny Square to use up extra yarn in a fantastic and usable way. Stay tuned for details!
Free basic granny square pattern (thanks Purl Soho!) BRING AN I HOOK.

Woobling: size 4.0 mm/g hook and worsted weight (4) yarn. Basic penguin or the basic chick pattern (free) 

ABBA’s Sock yarn cowl: free Ravelry download: bring a D hook!

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: 
Mini Woobles: fox, pastel bunny: kits





And Simba! … Simba the Wee Lion (kit):



In Progress:
Stash toss 2024 (25 in versus 47 out) 



Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.

Vestuary24: finished the back! Working up the front.

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress

Strategy: heatwaves, politics, and your mood

AW shoot!: cycling along at 40 mins/day on my bike/desk ("FitDesk"). About 4 miles per day.
miles since late November. 450 miles.
Runner Woman:
Week 6 here I come!

Fluffy Books: 
A new dragon book! A new Flavia Albia on the 23rd!
Love Takes Root series by Lynn Messina
A new Verity Lark comes out in October

Something I Really Like: 
Hydration packs! Camelbak.com
I liter water is about 2 pounds, 3 ounces Or 1 kilo




Put a Lid on It: (still passed out with my head in the fridge): 

Blather:

And then our A/C died.

Proud mom dept.: 


Weight loss and fasting: Still down  27 pounds. In the 150s!

Project Cookbook: internet keto recipes to paper recipe cards continues

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie and the Scary Neighbor

Community Resources:
Books I’ve UsedA Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.
Skills and techniques list : links

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 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook

Labor Day: off through Sept 9–hooray!
CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024. Information
Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25

And Minerva gets the last word: enjoy the view:













































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