Welcome to Episode 10: Why is it worthwhile to review and categorize your knitting learning?
Brainy Stuff starts at: 25:40
Redwood Curtain starts at: 37:40
What we’re learning from our knitting:
Catherine learned a lot (and had fun) knitting Josh Ryks’ Scarfy Shenanigans. She got more of a sense of the sculptural understanding of knitting. She used two colors of Sanguine Gryphon (one was Cotton Stainer colorway) and some Becoming Art in the Twilight colorway
She also knocked out a pair of Magic 28 socks by Norma that she made for charity. She used scraps.
And she completed a second knitalong — Laura Aylor’s mystery knitalong that is now name Outlier . She used Noro yarn.
Margaret made a black and white striped hat for her grandson to coordinate with the pair of zebra socks she made for him earlier. She attached fringe along the back with a crochet hook and then un-plyed the fringe to make it more fluffy. She used Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick.
She also made him a pair of Morehouse Farms owl mittens.
And she made an irregular ribbed scarf out of Lion Brand cashmere. She learned that at least in cashmere, the trick of picking up and weaving up a dropped stitch has its limits. The pattern was inspired by the Professor’s Scarf by Gina Waters but don’t blame her for the results. Margaret was riding an exercise bike while knitting and early on lost track of the pattern.
Brainy Stuff:
We talked about the Review and Categorization aspects of learning and how that applies to knitting. We re-categorized and reviewed the Brainy segments in our past episodes.
Behind the Redwood Curtain:Arcata Waste Management and Wildlife Sanctuary
Photo from Wikipedia
People from all over the world come to see and study the Arcata Waste Management Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a great place to walk, bike ride or bird. (P.S. it’s healthy and doesn’t smell bad.)
Photo from Friends of Arcata Marsh website
Also check out the Friends of the Arcata Marsh, a local group who are very involved in the marsh. The site has lots of beautiful photos.
Knitting Tip:
You can get your paperback books spiral bound at Kinko’s (now FedEx Office) — Particularly useful for technique heavy books like Lara Neel‘s wonderful Sock Architecture.
Teaching Your Brain to Knit 