CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast: Episode 301: 2027 LA Yarn Crawl begins!

This episode will upload Sept 19, 2026

I HAVE RELOADED THIS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE OPENING

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ChrisAah: Big, warm hug for all the birthday wishes! Your hubs is obviously a wise man, as well as a computer science prof. I really want just a sense of the basics, including terminology. Also, I am deeply complimented that he would share my psychotherapy tips with one of his students.

DCAlaneKnits: thank you very much for the congratulations on the 300th episode!

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Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 (2026): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on

Ravelry. Yes, I have updated the thread on Ravelry.

CHANGE: Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 12 is scheduled for Nov 7, 2026.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

This is a Developing thread, so check back often.

Don't forget the Bloodroot tee fashion show

Registration for CFR 12 (2026):

Via Paypal to Dr. Gemma at gemmadw AT yahoo.com
Payment is due at time of registration and is NOT refundable.**
Sign-ups begin Sept. 1, 2026

Classes:

Gemma will show us how to make a no-sew bag from an old t-shirt (bring an old shirt; Gemma has about 12 though to share)

The Burbank Squad also plans to teach a class/lead a demo

Loretta 1031 left a message about donations for her crocheting club for school kids. This still applies!

From Loretta :

“ Current Wants:

-Project bags (larger plastic baggies work great!)
-Plastic clasp stitch markers
-size G, H, and I crochet hooks
-Worsted-weight yarn — washable and light colors, please”

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished: nada

In Progress:

Stash toss 2026 (27 in, 107 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: paused.

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.

Coral Strange Brew: paused

Vestuary 2026: paused

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.

At neck and upper armhole shapings

Bloodroot Tee: Done sleeves and just heading down the body. Hooray! 7” of body and probably about 9” to go!

Oceanside Top: Now on color #4 and onto the flutter sleeves section

Quilt squares and organizing—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages. Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts.

I spent my week washing and pressing those new cottons that I bought last week at Michael’s after my blood draw. I also finished making my six strips of 10 x 1 blocks. I found it surprisingly easy to pin together these stripes and start sewing them together into 2 x 10 block stripes. As you can guess, after that, I will sew these together to get a 4 x 10 block stripe and then a 6 x 10 block stripe. The next step after that is to set myself up again to make the remaining 31 blocks.

Dizzy Blondes: nope.

Using the electric eel 6.1.

Strategy: 30 mins EMDR/evening with Calm app continues.

Routine when scrambled with anxiety.

AW shoot! Bike desking , 3-4 miles/day

Upcoming:

Be the Light 5K: Sept 26, 2026

SC Marathon 5 K: Nov 6, 2026

Oceanside 5K: Nov 26,2026

Fluffy Books:

Listening: Smallhope and Pennyroyal 2: A Family Affair., My Man Jeeves (Project Gutenberg)

Finished: The Wizard's Cat

Reading: I Will Teach You to be Rich

Something I Really Like: The Woven End Yarn Café:

Remember “ICEBlock”? Now there’s Antifreeze: https://antifreeze.app/

Hate AI? https://airesistlist.org/

Put a Lid on It: Making the stand-bys: iced tea, bread, egg salad, iced coffee

Blather: .

Saturday: with all sorts of problems on the Los Angeles metro system, I did an unexpected yarn crawl to the Little Knittery and The Woven End Yarn Café along the B underground and Metro bus 224.