Ep. 040 Is the Negativity Bias Affecting Your Knitting? Ideas to Help.

Posted in Brain anatomy & physiology, Knitting by teachingyourbraintoknit

Welcome to Episode 40 Is the Negativity Bias Affecting Your Knitting? There are ways to counter the negative

Brainy Thing: 20:35 Behind the Redwood Curtain 32:40

What We’re Learning from Our Knitting

Margaret was inspired by Catherine’s project to try Sasha Ball Rives’ wonderful pattern Among the Wildflowers http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/among-the-wildflowers with her own “learning opportunities”, of course.

For a Ravelry swap, Catherine completed the Crochet Flower Potholders pattern by Jennifer Martin Blue J http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-potholders using scraps of cotton she had leftover in her stash!

Brainy Thing: Negativity Bias:

Studies have shown that are brains are hardwired toward the negative which is a great advantage on the Savannah but probably not now. Check out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200306/our-brains-negative-bias and

http://www.rickhanson.net/how-your-brain-makes-you-easily-intimidated/ )

For ways to counter that bias, try Marelisa Fabrega http://daringtolivefully.com/overcoming-negativity-bias.

Behind the Redwood Curtain:

Catherine tells us about the historical Phillips house in Arcata built in 1853/4 in the Greek Revival style which is open Sundays 2 to 4 http://www.arcatahistory.org/phillips_house_museum_arcata .

Knitting Tip

One of our Ravelry Members, puffygriffinclaw, offers some tips on Felting.

A Little Podcast Business

Listen for the winners of the membership incentive and the tips contest next episode. In the meanwhile, become a member of our Ravelry Group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/teaching-your-brain-to-knit, and check out our website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post. Also, join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/Teachingyourbraintoknitpodcast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

18Sep2015

Ep. 024 Muscle Memory and Knitting

Posted in Brain anatomy & physiology, Knitting by teachingyourbraintoknit

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