Welcome to Episode 85: Continuing Discussion of Positive Addiction; Starting a new lace shawl; Making Socks Last Forever (almost); Women turn to Millinery in Humboldt.
Brainy Thing: 24:21 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 32:25
What We’re Learning from our Knitting
Catherine started a new project: a lace shawl called Heaven Scent by Boo Knits. She is using a skein of Zauberball cotton https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/schoppel-wolle-zauberball-cotton in “Rosey Times” colorway. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heaven-scent
Margaret searches for sock longevity and discovers a trove of information in The Knitter’s Book of Socks by Clara Parkes. She finds fibers, twists, and stitches that help socks last longer.
Brainy Thing:
Catherine continues our exploration of the possibility of positive addiction. From an online sources, Changing Minds https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/schoppel-wolle-zauberball-cotton, she presents differences in addiction, habits and compulsions.
Behind the Redwood Curtain:
Making hats and dresses were two of the few occupations women could choose from 1860 to the 1930’s in Humboldt County. She shares the stories of a couple of women who succeeded here with excellent needle skills. https://www.facebook.com/Vintage-Avenger-163731777018458/
Give Away:
We have a sock book give-away this week. Be the first person to ask for it on the Episode 85 thread to win.
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In this episode of Teaching Your Brain to Knit, We continue our exploration of positive addictions, do they exist and are they different from habits and compulsions; Catherine starts a new lace shawl l— Heaven Scent; Margaret searches for sock longevity; and we trace the history of women and hats in Humboldt County. We also have a new book give away.
While editing this podcast, I searched for a link to Humboldt Millinery and I discovered a “permanently closed” notice online. There are, however, stores in Ferndale that carry vintage clothes and hats and even a dedicated vintage dress shop in arcata called Vintage Avenger on H Street.
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I had my first pair of sock heels wear out. I need to look at better options for my heels. Is the sock book still available?
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Are you talking about the book I was giving away? I’m afraid not but I bet you can get a used copy of The Knitter’s Book of Socks for a good price and get all the information about prolonging the life of a sock plus a bunch of great patterns. Good luck.
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