Welcome to Episode 24: Let Muscle Memory make your Knitting and Crochet easier.
Brainy Stuff: 17:17
Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:10
What We’re Learning from our Knitting
Margaret took a class from JC Briar on Multi-Directional Knitting and made these two wristers. (Although she couldn’t find a pattern by JC on Ravelry) She really enjoyed this technique and plans to do more. Inspired by the Beaded Waves Scarf, Margaret also made the Mudra Cuff by Laura Nelkin.
Sample wristlets from JC Briar’s Multi-directional Knitting Class.
Mudra Cuff by Laura Nelkin
Catherine continues to work on her second Fantasy Red Cardi by Kathryn Foster using a skein of Goth Socks from Rainy Day and Wooly Dogs yarn company. She can’t carry along with her either Meadowlark Shibori Jacket by Gina Wilde or Among the Wildflowers by Sasha Ball Rives.
Fantasy Red Cardi blocking
Brainy thing: Muscle Memory and Knitting
Margaret talks about Muscle and how we can apply the ideas worked up by coaches of athletes and musicians to Knitting. Take a look at these.
Behind the Redwood Curtain
Catherine describes an iconic figure of the Northcoast: The Humboldt Honey The poster, immortalizing the Humboldt Honey was designed by Ingrid Hart (Ingrid DaSilva at the time) who was a journalism major at Humboldt State University. You can Link to article and image. You can still buy the poster at Picky Picky Picky in Eureka, CA.
Are You a Humboldt Hippie poster by Ingrid Hart photography by Patrick Cudahy
Knitting Tip
Margaret suggests that to help anchor your knitting and build muscle memory of the new technique you can make small projects: wristlets, coaster or coffee mug cozy might be some possibilities. Then you would have reinforced your learning and have something to show for it!
A Little Podcast Business
The incentive prize for a randomly selected winner of the next 100 people who join our ravelry group is ongoing.
Fiesta Rayon boucle Catalina colorway
Teaching Your Brain to Knit 
Hi ladies. I love your podcast. I’m 73 yo and have been knitting since I was 5 or 6 and never stopped for very long. Everything you say puts into words what i’ve been doing all my life and makes so much sense to me. I live in Montreal, Canada so knitting is almost essential for keeping warm in our winters. I have 3 daughters who almost always had a handkit sweater and mittens for every age. These days I always have socks on my needles because I wear them from October to May. Since I started wearing them exclusively, I haven’t had cold feet.
Looking forward to your next episode.
Nola Lauzon
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Thank you for writing. I’m glad our podcast is resonating with your experience. You’re daughters are so lucky to have a mother who not only could knit but who regularly produced items to keep them warm. And I agree about the socks. They are how I survive the winters. Let us know if there’s anything you want to hear about.
Margaret
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