CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast: Episode 272: CogKnitive Fiber Retreat 11.5

This episode will upload Feb 14, 2026

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What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: Melt the ICE Hat:

In Progress:

Stash toss 2026 (14 in, 28 out)

The 10-square bag:

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. I’m done the second torso piece and I've sewn it all together. On the left arm! That will leave the bottom ribbing section and some fixes on the bottom of the other arm.

Romjul 2025: Coco Strange Brew: I’m on the neckline! Using Pacific Knits doodles. Sweater is Women’s Large, about2” ease.

Coral Strange Brew: On the body, about 10"

Dizzy Lazer Socks #1: for more brainless knitting. On the foot. Lazersheep and Dizzy Blonde yarns

Vestuary 2026: A great video by The Shetland Trader on steeking armholes for stranded -pattern vests. A fine discussion of reinforcing and cutting a steek by Brooklynn Tweed. You do put underarm stitches on a stitch holder. You do still shape the armhole per the pattern. Currently shaping the armholes as I head for the neckline.

Prawn Agnes:

Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages. Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts

Dizzy Blondes: still spinning the LS BFL Giverny.

Using the electric eel 6.1.