Teaching Your Brain to Knit
This podcast is about knitting (and crochet), learning and the brain. Margaret and Catherine share about what they are learning from their knitting, something about the brain (especially if it has to do with knitting), Behind the Redwood curtain, the area where they live along the Northcoast of California, and sometimes offer a giveaway.
Episodes
Brainy: 20:20 Behind the Redwood Curtain. 31:09
What We're Learning from our Knitting:
Catherine is enjoying progress on her Stephen West's Twists and Turns shawl knitalong https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twists--turns-westknits-mkal-2022 and is trying out some fun dyeing techniques for fabric. Margaret reports on mosaic crochet, gnome...
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Brainy: 1o:12 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 20:47
What We're Learning from our Knitting:
Catherine is continuing her knitting odyssey with Stephen West's Twists and Turns Shawl,
Brainy Thing:
New words that describe the comfort we lack and long for.
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December 28, 2022 • 39 mins
Joy snacks, Insects, Shawls and Knit Blocks, plus Benbow Inn.
Brainy Thing: 19:26 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:40
What We're learning from our knitting and crochet:
Margaret is working on some amigurumi Garden insects https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garden-insectsby Marica Coridon for a present for her grandson...
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Brainy: 16:30 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:11
What We're Learning from our Knitting
Catherine is deep into textures and colors with her Stephen West Knit-along Twists and Turns (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twists--turns-westknits-mkal-2022). She is eyeing a sweater by Andrea Mowry (https://www.ravelry.com/designers/andrea-mowry). ...
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October 10, 2022 • 34 mins
Brainy Thing: 15:45. Behind the Redwood Curtain. 25:45
What We're Learning from Our Knitting
Margaret fulfills her multi-year goal of knitting some decorative mini-pumpkins, using Susan B. Anderson's Fall Harvest Charm Set https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fall-harvest-charm-set. Catherine completed her dishcloths for her Dishcloth exchan...
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Brainy: 17:34 Behind the Redwood Curtain. 29:52
What We're Learning from our Knitting and Crochet:
Catherine finished up her Melanie's Mandala Baby Blanket https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melanies-mandala-baby-blanket. by Melanie Grobler at M and M Crochet Designs and she has started knitting up ballband washcloths for washcloth exchan...
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August 25, 2022 • 34 mins
Brainy thing: 15:26 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 24:14
What We're Learning from our Knitting and Crochet:
Margaret knitted a small amigurmi beet, part of Susan B. Anderson's Summer Veggie Charm set. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-veggie-charm-set. This is her fourth charm but she always learns something new from Susan. This time ...
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July 27, 2022 • 37 mins
Brainy thing: 19:22 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 29:36
What We're Learning from our Knitting (and Crochet)
Catherine was struck with Mandala Madness and is now crocheting Melanie's Mandala https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melanies-mandala-baby-blanket Melanie operates M and M Crochet Designs on Ravelry. Catherine is using Caron Yarnspira...
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Brainy thing:20:20 Behind the Redwood Curtain:32:18
What We're Learning from Our Knitting
Margaret makes new discoveries about the granny square and Catherine notes that there's a resurgence in popularity of granny squares. Giant Granny Square Afghan by Crochet Me Lovely https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giant-granny-square-afghan Cather...
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Brainy Thing: 17:34 Behind the Redwood Curtain 26:50
What we're learning from our knitting:
Catherine is delighting in quickly-knitted and fun baby items -- a hat and socks from various designers:
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Episode 135 Hedonic Adaptation; freeform crochet and replacement knitting; The Craftsman TV series.
Brainy Thing: 18:10 Behind the Redwood Curtain 25:42
What we've learned from our Knitting and Crochet
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March 9, 2022 • 37 mins
Brainy Thing: 17:35 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 29:50
What We're Learning from our Knitting:
Catherine is continuing on with her mitered square blanket. Margaret hasn't completed anything but continue with a little stockinette knitting here and a little crochet there. She does have a report about Fast Fashion ripping off Crochet Designers https:...
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February 22, 2022 • 35 mins
Brainy Thing: 18:28. Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:52
What we've learned from our knitting:
Margaret finished a new project and resurrected an old one. As she was ripping out the yarn from
She used the Keanna Chunky Messy bun Hat pattern by Jocelyn Jones for the general measurements but knit the whole hat in two by two ribbing. h...
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January 23, 2022 • 42 mins
Brainy thing: 20:30 Behind the Redwood Curtain. 35:40 Harry Wells: 16:30
What We're Learning from our Knitting
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December 27, 2021 • 32 mins
Brainy Thing: 15.55 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 22:47
What we Learned from our Knitting
Welts and tiny mittens were the notable learning for Gnorwen the Gnome in Sarah Schira's All Work, Gnome Play Mystery Knit Along. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/all-work-gnome-play She added a red beard, eliminated the flower decorations and ...
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Brainy Thing: 16:11 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:01
What We're Learning from Our Knitting
Catherine is in the "piecing together" part of her Agata Sweater by Leah Chapman. Sewing up is not her favorite part of project making. She's using https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/agata using Lion Brand Mandala in the Chimera Colorway. She als...
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October 28, 2021 • 37 mins
Brainy Thing: 19:25 Behind the Redwood Curtain. 27:60
What We're Learning from Our Knitting
Margaret reports on her learning from Little Things including creating a coaster from her Windmill Dishcloth pattern by Patricia Jared. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/windmill-dishcloth-2 She also finished an amigurumi corn on the cob from Susan...
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September 30, 2021 • 39 mins
Brainy Thing: 16:51 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 32:11
What We're Learning from Our Knitting:
Catherine may have missed the deadline for the Imagined Landscape Cardi KAL but she's nearly finished her Agata https://www.ravelry.com/groups/imagined-landscapes?s=tab.
It's a Knitty's free pattern https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library...
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August 28, 2021 • 34 mins
Brainy Thing: 16:41 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:41
What We're Learning from Our Knitting:
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Brainy Thing: 19:00 Behind the Redwood Curtain 28:00
What We're Learning from Our Knitting
Margaret got practice in cables on Sarah Schira's Gnot Just Another Gnome https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gnot-just-another-gnome. She used leftovers plus mini skeins in Leading Men Fiber Arts Showstopper in Envy and Christmas at Green Gables.
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