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Teaching Your Brain to Knit - Podcast

Teaching Your Brain to Knit

 Margaret Kelso

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

Crafts Leisure Learning Education
Update frequency
every 23 days
Average duration
39 minutes
Episodes
145
Years Active
2014 - 2023
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Ep. 045 Shinrin Yoku (Forest Breathing): Ancient Healing with Modern Research

Ep. 045 Shinrin Yoku (Forest Breathing): Ancient Healing with Modern Research

Brainy Thing: 18:27     Redwood Curtain:  33:43 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting (and Luceting):  Ta Dah!  Catherine finished her Garden Arbor Shawl  by Kira K Designs, a  kit she got from The N…
00:41:12  |   Sat 03 Sep 2016
Ep. 044 Mourning Our Mothers with Knitting and Crochet

Ep. 044 Mourning Our Mothers with Knitting and Crochet

Brainy Thing: 18:30                   Behind the Redwood Curtain  30:00   What We’re Learning from Our Knitting and Crochet Margaret completed the Alpaca Angel Crochet Shawl pattern PO6134 by Krist…
00:39:32  |   Sat 20 Aug 2016
Ep. 043 Feeding Your Brain

Ep. 043 Feeding Your Brain

Brainy Thing:  18:45      Behind the Redwood Curtain:  33:15 What Our Knitting and Crochet is Teaching Us: Margaret crocheted the Boteh Scarf   http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boteh-scarfin …
00:43:54  |   Wed 03 Aug 2016
Ep. 042 Brain Freeze Research May Pave Way for Migraine Relief

Ep. 042 Brain Freeze Research May Pave Way for Migraine Relief

Brainy Thing:    22:56               Behind the Redwood Curtain:  32:23   What We’ve Learned from Our Knitting: Catherine recently bought a skein of Be sweet yarn, African Bead Ball, to celebrate K…
00:41:36  |   Sun 17 Jul 2016
Ep. 041 One Solution to Better Memory -- Sleep

Ep. 041 One Solution to Better Memory -- Sleep

Brainy Thing:   19:01    Behind the Redwood Curtain What We’re Learning From Our Knitting: Catherine is knitting washcloths using SmarieK’s free pattern Double Lattice free pattern.  http://www.rave…
00:42:07  |   Sun 03 Jul 2016
Ep. 040 Is Negativity Bias Affecting Your Knitting? What You Can Do About It.

Ep. 040 Is Negativity Bias Affecting Your Knitting? What You Can Do About It.

Brainy Thing:   20:35                Behind the Redwood Curtain  32:40 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting Margaret  was inspired by Catherine to try Sasha Ball Rives wonderful pattern Among the W…
00:42:48  |   Fri 17 Jun 2016
Ep. 039 Barbarbara Arrowsmith Changes her Brain

Ep. 039 Barbarbara Arrowsmith Changes her Brain

Brainy Thing:      14:20  Behind the Redwood Curtain:  27:50    What We’re Learning from Our Knitting:   Margaret crocheted Easter Egg motifs   She never got the Easter Egg Garland http://www.ravel…
00:34:51  |   Wed 01 Jun 2016
Ep. 038 Waldorf Schools Jumpstart Learning with Knitting

Ep. 038 Waldorf Schools Jumpstart Learning with Knitting

Brainy Thing:  14:50   Behind the Redwood Curtain   25:05 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting Margaret conquers (almost) the Fish Lips Kiss Heel http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-k…
00:36:43  |   Tue 17 May 2016
Ep. 037 Knitting Wednesdays for Wounded Warriors

Ep. 037 Knitting Wednesdays for Wounded Warriors

Brainy Thing:     19.28                           Behind the Redwood Curtain:  29:14 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting Catherine finished her Among the wildflowers bandana  cowl http://www.ravelr…
00:39:18  |   Sun 17 Apr 2016
Ep. 036 New Research on Muscle Memory May Help Knitters and Crocheters

Ep. 036 New Research on Muscle Memory May Help Knitters and Crocheters

Brainy Thing:    22:00                                Behind the Redwood Curtain:  38:45   What we learned from our knitting: Margaret played with  crocheted hearts from  DIY Wedding by Jennifer E. R…
00:41:18  |   Fri 01 Apr 2016
Ep. 035 Celebrate Neurons with Knitworks

Ep. 035 Celebrate Neurons with Knitworks

Brainy thing:  23:33        Behind the Redwood Curtain:  33:33 What We’re Learning from our Knitting: Catherine’s been doing some knitting for a theatre production:  She made a pair of fingerless mit…
00:42:51  |   Sat 19 Mar 2016
Ep. 034 The Forgettting Curve and Knitting

Ep. 034 The Forgettting Curve and Knitting

Brainy thing:   21:40  Redwood Curtain 31:40  What We’re Learning from our Knitting: Margaret does realize that the Forgetting Curve threw her a curve on the Fish Lip Kiss heel.  She made a sparkly p…
00:41:06  |   Tue 01 Mar 2016
Ep. 033 How Knitting Can Help Fight Addiction

Ep. 033 How Knitting Can Help Fight Addiction

Brainy Thing: 20:47      Behind the Redwood Curtain 33:15 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Catherine updates us on her process knitting with Vanessa Ives Shawl by Bunny Muff  http://www.ravelry…
00:45:16  |   Sun 21 Feb 2016
Ep. 032 Lily Chin: Teacher Extraordinaire

Ep. 032 Lily Chin: Teacher Extraordinaire

Brainy Thing:   13:45                             Behind the Redwood Curtain 23:10 What we’re learning from our Knitting    Margaret is knitting a cowl out of Katia Temis or Colibri —she’s lost the b…
00:35:19  |   Mon 08 Feb 2016
Ep. 031 Knitting, Life-long Learning and Your Brain

Ep. 031 Knitting, Life-long Learning and Your Brain

Brainy Thing:   26:00      Behind the Redwood Curtain:  38:15   What we’re learning from our Knitting Catherine gives an update on the Vanessa Ives Mystery Shawl http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libra…
00:42:35  |   Wed 27 Jan 2016
What the heck is the Distributive Practice Effect and how can it help you learn fiber arts?

What the heck is the Distributive Practice Effect and how can it help you learn fiber arts?

Brainy Thing:   15:47           Behind the Redwood Curtain:  25:35Welcome to Episode:  How the Distributive Practice Effect or Spacing Effect can help you learn skills in the fiber Arts.What we’re le…

00:32:50  |   Sun 03 Jan 2016
Ep. 029 Multi-sensory Learning and Your Knitting and Crochet

Ep. 029 Multi-sensory Learning and Your Knitting and Crochet

Brainy Thing:  17:37         Behind the Redwood Curtain:  27:54

What We’re Learning from Our Knitting and Crochet:

Catherine needed a quick, satisfying, completed project so she whipped up the croche…

00:38:21  |   Wed 02 Dec 2015
Ep. 028 Process and Product in your Knitting and Crochet, Myers Briggs Style

Ep. 028 Process and Product in your Knitting and Crochet, Myers Briggs Style

Episode 28   Process versus product in your knitting and crochet

 Brainy Things: 10:40   Redwood Curtain: 18:35

What we’re learning from our knitting and crochet

Margaret crocheted a super quick proj…

00:28:15  |   Mon 16 Nov 2015
Ep.027 Reading/Writing Learning Style and Knitting

Ep.027 Reading/Writing Learning Style and Knitting

Episode 27: Reading/Writing Learning Preference and Your Knitting

Brainy thing:   25:10                   Redwood Curtain:   33:50

What Our Knitting is Teaching Us

Margaret concludes (at least for no…

00:43:36  |   Mon 02 Nov 2015
Ep. 026 A connection between Gamma Brain Waves and Knitting?

Ep. 026 A connection between Gamma Brain Waves and Knitting?

Brainy Part Starts: 18.01;  Behind the Redwood Curtain Starts: 28.54

What we’re learning from Our Knitting and Crochet

Catherine took a class from Patti Subik, dyer extraordinaire and owner of Great …

00:43:01  |   Sun 18 Oct 2015
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