Teaching Your Brain to Knit
Margaret and Catherine talk about what they are learning from their knitting, something about the brain or learning, Behind the Redwood Curtain, the area where they live along the Northcoast of California, and a knitting tip
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 145
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2023
Ep. 125. Link Between Biodiversity and Human Happiness; Shawl and Sock Knitting; Keeping the Giant Jolly Art
Brainy: 14:50 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 26:21 What We're Learning from our Knitting Catherine is inches away from finishing her Metalouse shawl by Stephen West https://www.ravelry.com/patterns…
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Fri 18 Jun 2021
Ep. 124 Willpower, Two Double Stranded Hats; New Shawl project; Fernbridge
Brainy Thing: 20:13 Behind the Redwood Curtain. 34:00 What We're Learning from our Knitting Margaret knitted two double stranded hats. The first was the Double-Quick Marled Beanie from Churchmouse …
00:45:10 |
Tue 04 May 2021
Ep. 123. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination; Blocking Party and Knitting in Black; Honor Tax
Brainy thing: 24:14. Behind the Redwood Curtain: 34:50 What we are learning from our knitting: Catherine arranged her house to tackle the space requirements for blocking large sh…
00:39:20 |
Sun 11 Apr 2021
Ep. 122. Resilience, Rick Hanson style; Fingering weight hats, ponchos, scrubbies, & knitting with raffia; Last Chance Grade.
Brainy Thing: 16:14 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 24:21 What We're Learning from our Knitting: Margaret finished her first poncho -- well, actually a shoulder cosy: Wave Shoulder Cozy by …
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Mon 15 Mar 2021
Ep. 121 Brain Booth; Knitted Hats and Gnomes; Knitting Videos; Humboldt Bay Oysters
Brainy thing: 23:21 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 28:43 What We're Learning from Our Knitting. Catherine is giving away hats at the dog park. Socky Slouchy Hat: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns…
00:38:27 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Ep. 120. Resilience, Finishing and Starting, Pom Poms, Public Art Bench
Brainy Thing: 13:52 Behind the Redwood Curtain. 21:23 What We're Learning from Our Knitting Margaret investigates the construction of Pom Poms she used in her knitting and the one tri…
00:27:11 |
Sun 10 Jan 2021
Ep. 119 Brain, Gut and Moods; Swaps, Knit-a-longs, Birds and Leaves; and North Coast Fall and Winter Gardening
Brainy 16:20. Behind the Redwood Curtain. 25:00 What We're Learning from Our Knitting We're appreciating the community spirit behind swaps and knit-a-longs as Catherine participates in the annual D…
00:34:59 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Ep. 118 The Sense of Smell and How it Connects Us to Others; Updates on Knitting; Janes Creek Controversy
Brainy thing: 17:09 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 24:36 What We’ve Learned from our Knitting: Margaret finished Sarah Schirra’s Mystery Knit-along named Nice to Gnome you. Knitting with two …
00:31:35 |
Sat 10 Oct 2020
Ep. 117 Compassion and the Brain; Knit a-longs; Virtual Fiber events
Brainy thing: 19:33 Behind the Redwood Curtain (and beyond): 34:15 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: Catherine finished hosting 2020 Potholder exchange which she said was successful. She…
00:44:27 |
Mon 07 Sep 2020
Ep. 116 Post Traumatic Growth; Cotton and Potholders; The River Otter Project
Brainy Thing: 25:48 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 36:28 What We’re Learning From Our Knitting: Margaret got caught up in casting on projects but not finishing them. She did complete three Ch…
00:47:47 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Ep. 115 Brain Benefits of Travel without Traveling; Comfort Knitting; Ceanothus
Brainy: 16:00 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 25:42 What we’re learning from our Knitting and crochet: Catherine’s comfort knitting is the Socky Slouchy Hat by Lauren Sanchez. She’s using a Canon…
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Fri 17 Jul 2020
Ep. 114 Helping Our Brains Survive Isolation; Celebrating Great Patterns; Hats and Potholders; Open Studios
Brainy thing: 17:42 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 28:36 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Margaret gains an even greater appreciation for well written directions. Two great patterns, in …
00:35:18 |
Sat 13 Jun 2020
Ep. 113 Mind-Body in Depth: Depression and Pain; Knitting Hats, Ballband Dish Towel; Starting a Potholder Swap; Businesses Help Support Community
Brainy: 21:26 Mind/Body Depression, Pain and the Brain Behind the Redwood Curtain: 28:04 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting Both Catherine and Margaret (without consultation with each othe…
00:35:48 |
Sat 02 May 2020
Ep. 112 The Brain Science Behind Cuteness; Cute Knitting and Crochet; Lady Bird Johnson Park
Brainy Thing: 21:11 Behind the Redwood Curtain 29:33 What we’re learning from our knitting: Margaret participated in Sara Schira’s MKAL3 for a new Gnome "Gnome is Where you Hang Your Hat" htt…
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Mon 23 Mar 2020
Ep. 111 The Chocolate Episode: Good for Your brain, a Fun Visit to Dick Taylor's Chocolate Factory, plus Knitting Scarves, Gnomes and Trees
Brainy Thing: 23:31 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 34:16 What We Learned from Our Knitting Catherine has found the perfect combination of yarn, needles and pattern in the Baker’s Street Scarf ht…
00:46:01 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
Ep. 110 The Vagus Nerve and Your Brain and Health; Knitting Small Things; Crocheting Scrubbies and getting new yarn; Utility boxes as canvases for public art
Brainy thing: 23:46 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 37:07 What we’re learning from our knitting: Margaret’s knitting this time focused on small items. She was amazed at the design originality o…
00:47:21 |
Wed 22 Jan 2020
Ep. 109 Dinaural Beats, Paper Quilting, Jewish Hearts revisit; Another Contexta Hotpad, Fern Canyon
Brainy: 15:22 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 29:45 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: Catherine has found the same peace with English Paper Quilting that she gets with knitt…
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Thu 05 Dec 2019
Ep. 108 Brain Changes in Animal-Human Interaction; Cairos Wristlet; Yield of Washcloth Swap; and the Samoa Cookhouse
Brainy Thing: 16:15 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:41 Margaret finished the Laura Nelkin Kairos wristlet https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kairos-2. She particularly liked the randomn…
00:36:22 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
Ep. 107 Socks and tips; Analysis Paralysis; North Coast Tourism
Brainy: 13:05 Behind the Redwood Curtain 27:30 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: It’s socks, socks, socks in our knitting this episode. Catherine shares the sad tale of her pupp…
00:38:17 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Ep. 106 Summer socks, beaded i-cord, color app, washcloth exchange, The Placebo Effect, Arcata Fairy Festival
Brainy thing: 18:37 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 29:19
What We’re Learning From Our Knitting Margaret finished a pair of summer socks: Top down, 1x1 twist rib cuff, afterthought heel with guss…00:37:29 |
Tue 13 Aug 2019
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