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. 085 Addiction, Habit, and Compulsion; Starting a New Lace Project; Searching for Sock Longevity; Hats 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. S…
00:47:40 |
Wed 16 May 2018
Ep. 084 Are there positive addictions; Learning gauge with Textured Blocks; Knitting birds with Arne and Carlos; Celebrating Humboldt Crabs Baseball
Brainy Part: 22:40 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 31:20 What We’re Learning From Our Knitting Catherine continues her exploration of knitting textures in blocks she’s planning to turn i…
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Thu 03 May 2018
Ep. 083 Enhance Creativity; Explore the Seed Stitch; Use Texture for Blocks for Charity Blanket; Every City Needs Public Loos
Brainy Thing: 26:17 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 37:36 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Margaret explores the seed stitch and its alternatives: https://www.amazon.com/Treasury-Knitting…
00:49:34 |
Tue 17 Apr 2018
Ep. 082 Two Brains Mend a Shawl; Universal Design in Learning; A Park Meets Many Needs
Brainy Thing: 19:55 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 29:10 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting Margaret calls for emergency help from Catherine to help her figure out a supposedly invis…
00:44:28 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
Ep. 081 Does Ambidexterity Improve Your Brain; Finding An Interim Project; Exploring Fair Isle; Escaping the Noise of Machine Age America
Brainy Thing: 24:21 Behind the Redwood Curtain 35:41 What We’re Learning from our Knitting Margaret’s further exploration of Fair Isle veers into Crochet Fair Isle under the instruction…
00:49:37 |
Sat 17 Mar 2018
Ep. 080 Review of "Beyond Food"; Turning to Lace; Failing Project Creates Great Learning; Walking through Eureka Old Town
Brainy Thing: 12:30 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 24:42 What we’re learning from our knitting: Catherine likes her Coffee Shop Wrap by Alexandra Tavel https://www.ravelry.co…
00:36:16 |
Fri 02 Mar 2018
Ep. 079 Replication Crisis; Learning to Love Luxury; Crochet Scrubbie; Renaissance of the Eureka Inn
Brainy Thing: 12:50 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 22:40 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: Margaret learns to love Luxury with Lhasa yarn: 50% yak, 50% cashmere. She used the Lhasa …
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Fri 16 Feb 2018
Ep. 078 Can Pantone Lead Us to Mysticism; Colors in Kit Surprise Us; Choosing Books With Right Pace for Us; Celebrate Dungeness Crab Season
Brainy Thing: 16:44 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 30:32 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Catherine is surprised when she learns (again) that colors online don’t always match col…
00:37:55 |
Thu 01 Feb 2018
Ep. 077 Using Sensory Stimulation to Ease Symptoms of Dementia;
Brainy Thing: 15:40 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 26:20 What we’re learning from our knitting: Margaret learns about knitting different specialty textured yarns for her textured amigurumi T…
00:34:10 |
Tue 16 Jan 2018
Ep. 076 Lucid Dreaming, Gamma Waves and Ah Hah Moments; Knitting from Charts; Mitten Thumbs; Local Politics
Brainy Thing: 15:52 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 25:25 What We Learned from Our Knitting Catherine finishes a lace shawl (with beads, of course) called Ocean Kelp and designed by Harry Wells …
00:35:45 |
Wed 03 Jan 2018
Ep. 075 Highlights from Past Episodes to Celebrate our 75th -- Diamond Jubilee"
Our Learning and Favorite Projects in Knitting over the last year Margaret shares insights she’s learned about in her knitting in general (like she loves stockinette aesthetically but doesn’t enjoy k…
00:28:31 |
Tue 19 Dec 2017
Ep. 074 Red Flags in Scientific Research; Knit-in-Place Sock Patches; Tips for Re-knitting a Pattern; The Last Coastal Redwood Forest -- Headwaters; Giveaways
What We Learned in Our Knitting: Margaret tried a Knit-in-place patch for her holey socks: http://jackie-es.com/the-designing-day/repairing-a-hand-knit-sock-with-a-knit-in-place-patch.php https://ww…
00:48:33 |
Sat 02 Dec 2017
Ep. 073 Sleep to Remember; Swap to Find Community; Stretch Learning with Fair Isle Ornaments; Learn Science at the HSU Natural History Museum
Brainy: 15:17 Behind the Redwood curtain: 24:25 What We’re Learning From Our Knitting: Catherine enjoys community and patterns — and sprucing up her kitchen on Ravelry called the An…
00:33:45 |
Mon 13 Nov 2017
Ep. 072 How the Seasons Effect Your Brain; Knitting With Linen; Finishing Projects; Starfish, the Harmonizers; Book Give Away
Brainy Thing: 13:34 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 21:34 What We Learned From Our Knitting: Margaret made a cowl and added beads to the edges of the Churchouse Yarns and Teas’ Bias Bef…
00:37:50 |
Mon 16 Oct 2017
Ep. 071 Five Types of Meditation; More Insights to Teaching Crochet; Charity Knitting; Minus Tide in Humboldt.
Brainy Thing: 25:07 Redwood Curtain: 45:31 What We’re Learning From Our Knitting and Teaching (crochet.) Catherine focuses on her charity knitting , finishing her Socks for the Homeless and tryi…
00:57:21 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
Ep. 070 Hand-eye coordination Builds Brains; Teaching Crochet; Crocheting Dishcloths; Los Bagels; and Giveaway
Brainy Thing: 18:02 Redwood Curtain 31:02 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Margaret learns a lot about teaching and learning by teaching a beginner crochet to a group using the patter…
00:44:52 |
Sun 17 Sep 2017
Ep. 069 Boosting Happy Brain Chemical GABA; Crochet Dishcloths; Argyle Socks; Humboldt Botanical Gardens; Give-away
Brainy Thing: 15:53 Behind the Redwood Curtain 27:23 What We’re Learning From Our Knitting Catherine is trying crochet this time with Stacey LW Lee’s $ 0.99 pattern Partly Sunny. She …
00:37:35 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Ep. 068 Kwik Learning with Jim Kwik; Exploring Planning and Creativity with Knit the Sky; Embracing the Slow with Socks and Lace; Drive-through Redwoods; Knitting Tip
Brainy Thing: 16:06 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 24:40 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: Margaret explores the planning/creative phase of a project with Lea Redman's Knit the Sky Scarf …
00:36:53 |
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Ep. 067 Six Dimensions of Wellness, Lace Knitting; Mittens; Sequoia Park
Brainy Thing: 15:40 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 31:50 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: With her first shetland lace shawl, Catherine learns that the secret to lace knitting for he…
00:39:26 |
Tue 01 Aug 2017
Ep. 066 No Politics Talk about how the Brain Hampers Political Talk;
Welcome to Episode 66.
Brainy Thing: 14:45 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 31:50 Catherine’s grand finale of Bunnymuff's Absolutely essential shawl. She bound off with Jenny’s stretchy bindof…00:44:43 |
Wed 19 Jul 2017
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