Teaching Your Brain to Knit

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Crafts #34

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

Recent Episodes
  • Ep. 145 Planning ahead for difficult times and creating a joyful amydala; Knitting shawls, trying mosaic crochet; finishing gnomes; and highlights of Redwood curtain segments
    Feb 27, 2023 – 38:09
  • Ep. 144 Solastalgia --seeking comfort--, knitting shawls, gnomes and a snitch; Teaching my bones to knit, removing dams on the Klamath, and an announcement
    Jan 21, 2023 – 32:50
  • Ep. 143 Joy Snacks, Insects, Shawl, Blocks, Historic Benbow Inn
    Dec 28, 2022 – 39:29
  • Ep. 142 Light and the Brain; Dishcloths, Shawls, Sweater, Pumpkins and Leaves; Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
    Nov 13, 2022 – 35:21
  • Ep. 141. Book Review of Behave; Knitting Pumpkins, Dishcloths and Shawls; Redwoods Skywalk
    Oct 10, 2022 – 34:37
  • Ep. 140 Nature Deficit Disorder; Crochet Baby Blanket; Knit Snail and washcloth; The Eroding Cliffs of California
    Sep 23, 2022 – 38:20
  • Ep. 139 Thinking Fast and Slow; Knitting and Crochet; Cars to Bikes
    Aug 25, 2022 – 34:05
  • Ep. 138 Volunteerism, Mandalas Moebius Cast On, Sneaker and Rogue Waves
    Jul 27, 2022 – 37:23
  • Ep. 137 Highly Sensitive People; knitting blocks and socks and crocheting granny squares; Potawot Health Village
    Jun 20, 2022 – 45:32
  • Ep. 136. Impact of Shutdowns on Introverts and Extroverts; Knitting baby items and mixing and matching gnome parts; Xeriscaping for Droughts
    May 21, 2022 – 35:43
  • Ep. 135. Hedonic Adaptation; Trying Freeform, Finding Comfort; & Knits in the World; Craftsman television series
    Apr 20, 2022 – 31:49
  • Ep. 134. Perfectionism; blankets, reports & tips; Cal Poly Humboldt
    Mar 9, 2022 – 37:53
  • Ep. 133 Loving Kindness Meditation, Blankets, Hats and Socks, and Old Town Buggy Rides
    Feb 22, 2022 – 35:29
  • Ep. 132 Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation; New socks, old birds, and new stitches; La Niña & El Niño
    Jan 23, 2022 – 42:54
  • Ep. 131 Gnomes, Finishing Plus, Truth Bias, Planned Housing
    Dec 27, 2021 – 32:01
  • Ep. 130. Construal Level Theory of Finishing Projects; Sewing up sweaters; Crocheting Coasters; Humboldt Sea Level Rise
    Nov 20, 2021 – 35:39
  • Ep. 129 Wool and Sleep; Knitting Little Things and Sweaters; Renaming a State Park
    Oct 28, 2021 – 37:50
  • Ep. 128 Grounding, Cardi Knit-along, Knitting Failures, The Grange
    Sep 30, 2021 – 39:26
  • Ep. 127 Zoom Tips for Your Brain; Sampler Socks; Cardi Kal; The National Christmas Tree
    Aug 28, 2021 – 34:54
  • Ep. 126. Brains of Introverts and Extroverts; Knitting gnomes, shawls, sweaters, and dishcloths; Updates on Behind the Redwood Curtains
    Jul 31, 2021 – 39:32
  • Ep. 125. Link Between Biodiversity and Human Happiness; Shawl and Sock Knitting; Keeping the Giant Jolly Art
    Jun 18, 2021 – 34:40
  • Ep. 124 Willpower, Two Double Stranded Hats; New Shawl project; Fernbridge
    May 4, 2021 – 45:10
  • Ep. 123. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination; Blocking Party and Knitting in Black; Honor Tax
    Apr 11, 2021 – 39:20
  • Ep. 122. Resilience, Rick Hanson style; Fingering weight hats, ponchos, scrubbies, & knitting with raffia; Last Chance Grade.
    Mar 15, 2021 – 34:46
  • Ep. 121 Brain Booth; Knitted Hats and Gnomes; Knitting Videos; Humboldt Bay Oysters
    Feb 11, 2021 – 38:27
  • Ep. 120. Resilience, Finishing and Starting, Pom Poms, Public Art Bench
    Jan 10, 2021 – 27:11
  • Ep. 119 Brain, Gut and Moods; Swaps, Knit-a-longs, Birds and Leaves; and North Coast Fall and Winter Gardening
    Dec 2, 2020 – 34:59
  • Ep. 118 The Sense of Smell and How it Connects Us to Others; Updates on Knitting; Janes Creek Controversy
    Oct 10, 2020 – 31:35
  • Ep. 117 Compassion and the Brain; Knit a-longs; Virtual Fiber events
    Sep 7, 2020 – 44:27
  • Ep. 116 Post Traumatic Growth; Cotton and Potholders; The River Otter Project
    Aug 20, 2020 – 47:47
  • Ep. 115 Brain Benefits of Travel without Traveling; Comfort Knitting; Ceanothus
    Jul 17, 2020 – 30:03
  • Ep. 114 Helping Our Brains Survive Isolation; Celebrating Great Patterns; Hats and Potholders; Open Studios
    Jun 13, 2020 – 35:18
  • Ep. 113 Mind-Body in Depth: Depression and Pain; Knitting Hats, Ballband Dish Towel; Starting a Potholder Swap; Businesses Help Support Community
    May 2, 2020 – 35:48
  • Ep. 112 The Brain Science Behind Cuteness; Cute Knitting and Crochet; Lady Bird Johnson Park
    Mar 23, 2020 – 37:29
  • Ep. 111 The Chocolate Episode: Good for Your brain, a Fun Visit to Dick Taylor's Chocolate Factory, plus Knitting Scarves, Gnomes and Trees
    Feb 7, 2020 – 46:01
  • 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
    Jan 22, 2020 – 47:21
  • Ep. 109 Dinaural Beats, Paper Quilting, Jewish Hearts revisit; Another Contexta Hotpad, Fern Canyon
    Dec 5, 2019 – 34:16
  • Ep. 108 Brain Changes in Animal-Human Interaction; Cairos Wristlet; Yield of Washcloth Swap; and the Samoa Cookhouse
    Nov 7, 2019 – 36:22
  • Ep. 107 Socks and tips; Analysis Paralysis; North Coast Tourism
    Sep 18, 2019 – 38:17
  • Ep. 106 Summer socks, beaded i-cord, color app, washcloth exchange, The Placebo Effect, Arcata Fairy Festival
    Aug 13, 2019 – 37:29
  • Ep. 105 Blankets, Buffalo Log Cabin Mitts, Diet and Depression, Reintroduction of the Condor
    Jul 14, 2019 – 36:25
  • Ep. 104 Anna Zilboorg Interview: Master Teacher Series
    May 18, 2019 – 25:31
  • Ep. 103 Knitting Little Things; Starting a New Welcome Blanket; Magnetoreception and the Human Brain; The Redwood Monastery
    Apr 28, 2019 – 43:05
  • Ep. 102 Franklin Habit Interview: Master Teacher Series
    Mar 22, 2019 – 33:46
  • Ep. 101 Investigating science and intuition in the film Innsaei; Finishing and planning new knitting projects; Reporting on the documentary Murder Mountain; Giveaways galore
    Jan 18, 2019 – 45:23
  • Ep. 100 Do Brain Games Really Work; Finishing a Pair of Fingerless Mitts; Modifying a Dog Sweater and Starting another Charity Block; Feasting on Humboldt Grassfed Beef
    Jan 4, 2019 – 33:37
  • Ep. 099 Linking happiness with Housing; Tackling a Dog Sweater; Crocheting a Sweater for the Sheep; Why Salmon is Everything
    Dec 17, 2018 – 35:03
  • Ep. 098 The mighty cerebellum invades the thinking brain; Margaret wonders if sock yarn can hold negative energy; Catherine faces harsh reality; Albino redwoods reveal their secrets
    Dec 2, 2018 – 30:05
  • Ep. 097 Create Happy Brain Chemicals through Singing; Reaping the Rewards of Dishcloth Exchange; Finding Comfort through Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh; Discovering the Redwood Canopy
    Nov 16, 2018 – 28:13
  • Ep. 096 Finding Fun Brain Facts; Continuing the Template; Finishing Granny Squares; Discovering Milwel Point; Slow Podcasting
    Nov 1, 2018 – 35:12
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