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Warm Thanks :
CrochetGirl528: Welcome! Yes! We do indeed plan to have a retreat in 2025.
2y1xMom--Here is the source for the ESC from the Knitting Tree LA's owner/designer. And I cannot wait to see your ESC!
SalPal: Sorry not sorry on that earworm from The Music Man. Dear heavens don't focus on my shownotes while driving!
Karen RS: thank you for loving on my Moomin hat!
Chrisaah: “if you’re interested in not supporting Amazon you could try buying secondhand Kindles on Ebay. My current kindle is secondhand. People often just buy the new version out of habit and sell their old one even though it’s still fine. I’m very much into secondhand stuff, it’s so much better for the environment to not buy new.”
Sagepecas: thank you so much for letting me hear your voice! I am so sorry because it sounds like you’ve been going through a lot lately. I think you’ve been very gracious to post and let us know some of the stuff that’s going on and I cannot help but tell you how much I appreciate that you’re finding the strategies I present useful. I am delighted to have you as a listener and I send big warm hugs.
My community: on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled (tentatively for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished: Nope.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (43 in, 18 out): counting the ordered Louisa Harding Provence and Libra (Rios)
Novice Slipover in Malabrigo Rios Water Green: working across the neck and shoulders areas, and now down the upper front
Blue Iris Blueberry Waffle Socks: forward momentum. Finished#1. Done the ribbing of #2 and midway down the leg. It's my travel knitting.
Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Well...maybe next week.
Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.
Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.
September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain. I’m just plodding along on the second large panel that makes up the body.
Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.
Dizzy Blondes: “blackbewwie shadow” from Lisa Souza plied with the camel hair/silk! Heading for a Sophie scarf and also a hat. No real progress here.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: Slow and steady wins the race.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C. Welcome to Monika and Birb!
GreenFingers: Project Spearmint: we ordered creeping thyme and Texas Salvia as ground covers for here and elsewhere from High Country Gardens online, but it's been too cold and windy to plant. Beloved got enthusiastic and weeded the entire driveway side for the salvia though!
AW shoot! Hiking LA: Sunday— Metrolink to LA Union Station, A train to Little, Tokyo and lunch, and then the E train to Santa Monica, followed by a 10 minute walk to and from the station
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Georgette Heyer: Listening to Black Sheep. Reading Simon the Coldheart.
Something I Really Like: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC on YouTube)
Project back episodes on Proton- original series 1-50. mobilize.us
Blather:
Hey, what did you mean "Happy Cat Energy?"
Saturday train fail
Sunday to Santa Monica via Little Tokyom
Wildfiber Studio in Santa Monica
Yarn tail keeper!
My trip down Ventura Blvd. last week: (even more!)
La Knitterie Parisienne:
He’s a what he’s a what….? My son continues as the chorus line guy.
The boycotts: keeping the faith
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
Community Resources:
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.
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.
Forever Brave 5K May 25, 2025
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 14, 20
July 4th week off!
Red White and Blue 5K July 6, 2026
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025.
And Minerva gets the last word: Slow and steady. Or just sleep 17 hours out of every 24. Be a cat.
