An ocean of fog at sunrise
This episode will upload Nov 7, 2026 (Cross Your Fingers...)
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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
Lex is coming!
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). If we are all feeling brave, we may work on making T-shirt yarn from any extras
The Burbank Squad also plans to teach a class/lead a demo.
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished: Egleanor/Gigi:
A quick scrunchie experiment:
Formula for fabric: 2x fabric strips.
Strip is 2.5” x 24” for an elastic with a 6” circumference
You also need a larger safety pin.
1. Clip together one long edge of your two strips of fabric, Right sides together.
2. Sew that Edge.
3. Stuff your fabric through the elastic hairband, so that the right sides are facing each other, the wrong sides are facing out, and the seam you just made is on the inner side of the ring.
4. Now, sew that long outer edge very carefully from pin to pin or clip to clip, trying to keep that fabric Edge straight. In other words, treat this seem as though you are sewing a straight seam, not a curve. That means moving it very slowly through the machine and stitching from clip to clip, removing them as you go, and straightening the next piece of the seam.
5. Now pin your safety pin to one and of the tube and stuff, the pin inside the tube, pushing it all the way through to the other opening at the other short end of your tube. This will mean that you are now turning the fabric right side out.
6. At this point, you can hand sew the little tiny seam at the end of the tube. I cheated even more and just ran a few stitches in it from the outer edge to the elastic, without going over the elastic. So I have a little tiny hole, probably there, but you can’t see it.
If you look at the picture above, you will probably notice how tight my first band is. This is because I only doubled the length of the circumference of my elastic. Eventually, I simply measured a scrunchie that I like and realized that their tube was four times the length of the circumference of the elastic. Also, I used cotton leftovers from my quilting. The nicest scrunchies I have used, which do the least damage to my hair have to be the ones made from a silkier fabric. But this is a good way to use up scraps. And if you have longer hair, you get some really nice scrunchies this way to go with the skirts you just made or the quilts you’re lying on.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2026: 36 in, 115 out
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
Quilt squares and organizing— I have a 10 x 10 block SPECTACULAR quilt top! On to the backing!
Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts. They work for other things too…
A good tutorial on binding, intended for quilts, but useful for placemats.
The first Halloween placemat!
And then there were 2:
These are a great project for the evenings to just sit and listen to podcasts while you do the handing on the binding. I used a blanket stitch.
Repair work: Go ahead: find the patching work.:
Dizzy Blondes: nope.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: 30 mins EMDR/evening with Calm app continues.
Gather those quickie patterns while ye may and make that gift list. And this is a good time to buy those gift cards before you start feeling the pinch of other Christmas spending.
AW shoot! Bike desking , 3-4 miles/day
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Listening: The Geomagician, The Second Chance Convenience Store
Finished: The Kokoro Cat Clinic, From Cradle to Grave
Reading: A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Something I Really Like: craft fairs and craft books with a camera
Put a Lid on It: the Plum Deluxe tea Advent calendar has become available!
Saturday: Family trip to Burbank and Glendale. Visit to Another Broken Egg in Burbank and to sushi at the Glendale Galleria.
Sunday: A quiet day on the train for myself involving another trip to the sushi bar in Galleria and then Michael’s in Glendale, where needful things were purchased.
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
Social Services: link to page (ICE, LGBTQIA+, etc.) Please be aware that ICE is targeting southern California during these elections. Please alert your neighbors when you see them.
Please remember that we are all Jane Doe.
Calendar:
CFR 12 (2026): Nov.7, 2026
SC 5K, 2026: Nov 15, 2026
Oceanside 5K: Nov 26,2026
Jingle Bell 5K: Dec 6, 2026
Mardi Gras Madness 5K: Feb 27, 2027
Los Angeles County Yarn Crawl: April 23-26, 2027
And Minerva gets the last word: a bed in every room
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