What Margaret is learning from her knitting:
Chameleon Scarf by Lorilee Beltman
Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dy Cotton
The Websters in Ashland,Oregon
What Catherine is learning from her knitting:
Fabergé by Laura Aylor
Classic Elite Vail alpaca and bamboo
Brainy Thing
The film Happy
Mihály Csikszentmihályi’s work on Flow
“Flow the Secret to Happiness” Ted Talk
Pronouncing Mihály Csikszentmihályi
Behind the Redwood Curtain
Knitting Tip
Welcome to Teaching Your Brain to Knit Episode 1: Open up to Knitting
Brainy stuff begins: 26:08 minutes in
What Catherine is learning from her knitting:
Firefly Dishcloth by Holly Klein
Note the little “glitch” in the ribbing that occurred when Catherine weaved in the ends. She later undid it and re-weaved it so that it didn’t look wonky.
Top Down Baby Hat by Amy Whitlow
Emily Ocher’s Circular Cast on pictorial directions
Emily Ocher’s Circular Cast on video directions
Afghans for Afghans organization
What Margaret is learning from her knitting:
As You Like It Cardigan by Judith Shangold
Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind off pictorial directions
Jeny’s Surprisngly Stretchy Bind off video
Beginner’s garter stitch tie — just knit, knit, knit as wide and as long as you want. The yarn did all the work.
Brainy Thing:
Behind The Redwood Curtain:
Growing (not quite as fast as a redwood tree) from behind the Redwood Curtain a new knitting podcast. Segments include “What we’re learning from our knitting,” “Something about learning or the brain,” “A knitting tip,” and a feature on “The Redwood Curtain.” Stay tuned.
Teaching Your Brain to Knit 