CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Winter Springs Forward

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Sunday, March 14, 2021

Episode 18: Roaming and Feral

Me and my Eleanor, getting feral

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There will NOT be a CFR (Cogknitive Fiber Retreat) this year.

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Warm Thanks Dept:

LoopyUniter—for the cookie recipe idea

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Pines Vest for Vest-uary

In Progress:

Spectrum Socks—past the heel of sock #1

Wild Lettuce Shawl: on to repeat 6 of 8

Twinface’s vest (restarted in smaller size)

Temperature Blanket—ordered more skeins, up to date.

I’m currently wearing...

Calm cowl in Freckle Face Fibers merino silk, unnamed colorway

Frances Revisited sweater

Wool.and dress

Socks: Gryffindor colorway from Forbidden Fibers

My Three Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Mimi's Needlebasket for supplies

Dizzy Blondes:
No spinning action currently, but awaiting my latest Electric Eel Wheel

Strategy:

Distress Tolerance Skills: IMPROVE this moment

I is for Imagery

Fluffy Books:

Medicus by Ruth Downie

Put a Lid On It:
The UltimateGuide to Keto Baking

Pass the salt, please. Searching for pink Himalayan rock salt.

Aw Shoot!

30 minutes per day; sleep project

Something I Really Like:

Wrapunzel hair coverings and scarves

Hair clipped up

Velvet non-slip headband added

Easy scarf wrap added: square folded into triangle and tied behind

Blather:

An escape at last—life after vaccine

Managing my projects page in Ravelry- when you’re a boring knitter.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Roaming and Feral

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

Episode 17: Lemmings, Ahoy!

Minerva has no time for lemmings.

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I have a YouTube channel "Doctor Gemma". Flash tips (1 minute or less) around surviving the pandemic and longer strategy discussions.

Due to robo-accounts. please follow me here.

You can contact me through our group on Ravelry or on this blog.

Warm Thanks Dept:

Tinyshinythings—thanks for the lovely comments regarding the YouTube channel

Knitmore Girls: sending love for borrowing a segment.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

In Progress:

Spectrum Socks—so they really ARE socks! Because I located my sparkly long mitts.

Wild Lettuce Shawl: newest lace project—I have the needles!

Twinface’s vest —WAY too big!

Pines Vest for Vest-uary —on to the front

Temperature Blanket —January at top, Feb 26 at bottom

I’m currently wearing...

Socks—good old Regia

Sweater: brick sweater in Malabrigo Rios “archangel”

I found my long sparkly mitts!

Sticking out of the sleeve of my Agnes sweater.

My Three Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Mimi's Needlebasket for supplies

Something I Really Like:

Harry Potter: Knitting Magic

I-pen does OCR now.

Dizzy Blondes:
No spinning action currently, but awaiting my latest Electric Eel Wheel

Strategy:

Onto ACCEPTS: how to self-distract when distressed

S is for Sensory change

Put a Lid On It:

Romertopf love

Aw Shoot!

30 minutes per day; sleep project progress

Apps for yes.fit and walking4fun

Blather:

J and J vaccine, effectiveness and herd immunity

No side effects!

A favorite interview from last December with Dr. Fauci

Humans survive by cooperating.

Carpool Karaoke with Sir Paul McCartney

Lemmings Ahoy

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Saturday, February 27, 2021

Episode16: Educated, caffeinated, and vaccinated

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Warm Thanks Dept:

12 years of listeners to my podcast!

The fiber pets and fiber events:

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

In Progress:

Spectrum Socks stalled by ambivalence in Rock and String Yarn “ROY G BIV” colorway.

Wild Lettuce Shawl: newest lace project; stalled for needles

Twinface’s vest (still in transit) stalled by mail

Pines Vest for Vest-uary on the front! In the pic below, I am showing off the finished back.

The Knitters Handy Book of Patterns

Temperature Blanket

I’m currently wearing...

Socks— Onyx Fibers sock in “Burst”. Heels from Abstract Fiber Co.

Ravelry: discussions

Cowl: Fair is Foul, Foul version in Malabrigo sport, Anniversario and plumio. I’m wearing the one on the left. The one on the right done in mini skeins of sock yarn from a big trade event at CFR. Moral: getting colors right really matters!