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
Recent Reviews
  • Purlymermaid
    Saddened but grateful
    Aloha from me on the Big Island, Today I sadly discovered you have stopped your beautiful sessions with us. I actually teared up and am consoling myself. You ladies are terrific to share yourselves and thoughts with all of us out here. I for one certainly gained so much being included in your programs. I’ve learned about awesome knitters and crocheters. I’ve learned about applicable scientific facts and special places in Humboldt Co. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m sad because I felt as though I had met kindred spirits. Both you women really love life and people, it’s wonderful to have a meaningful message coming my way about the love of my life, creativity. I feel so connected . I feel as though I am in mourning for dear friends. So many losses and tragedy in our lives. But thank you for your beauty and organization and dependable podcasts. I’ll miss you two! So sorry to see you leave. No worries. You left us in a positive place. Lots of love to you both. Aloha and knit on…Susan
  • opi24
    Fun and interesting.
    Margaret’s and Catherine’s podcast is lovely. They include interesting knitting information, their project reviews and research on brain functioning. The latter is fascinating! Interesting in a useful way, especially on good mental health techniques in this time of the pandemic. Their voices are pleasant, and the segments are well-organized without being rigid. I love this podcast!
  • CAPS Grammy
    Wonderful Podcast
    I started listening to this podcast recently and have very quickly come to appreciate its variety of knowledge and sense of humor. I find it thought provoking too. The two ladies make me feel comfortable, as if I am part of a conversation with friends. I will go back to the beginning and listen to the episodes from the beginning. Thank you!
  • Mydogmeeka
    Love this podcast
    These two ladies pour their hearts and time into every podcast episode. The valuable to me information they share has me wanting to visit the west coast again and see what I’m imagining in my head as they describe the topic. Tying knitting into its impacts on our brains and lifestyles is so interesting. Thank you!
  • Spinning Buddy
    Always top notch!
    My two favorite subjects in one podcast. The science of how your brain learns and creates and knitting! Along with learning other topics about California. Catherine and Margaret have a really nice way of presenting information backed up by scientific studies. I highly recommend!
  • Happy Hopper Rose
    Fabulous
    This podcast has knitting, neuroscience, psychology and best of all, heart. I have enjoyed it greatly.
  • LindaTH101
    Best Knitting Podcast!
    Catherine and Margaret are thoroughly entertaining! Their fun relationship come through in every podcast. Every Podcast features a segment on the latest and most interesting brain research particularly as it relates to knitting. Another segment provides information about the Northern California area where they live. This is a beautiful part of the country and I enjoy their discussions about the Redwoods, the native Americans in that area, and the Pacific Ocean. All this and updates on their knitting, tips, and what they are learning about knitting and crocheting makes a great show. Their voices are well modulated and there is no shrieking laughter or rudely interrupting each other. I have been listening since the beginning and never miss an episode.
  • lslecours
    Great podcast!
    I love the learning perspective! Makes me think about my knitting and lifestyle. I also love hearing about the area where you live. Thank you for all your work in producing this podcast!
  • eanderson27
    Excellent podcast
    Gives you plenty of interesting knitting with other topics that give you something to think about when you knit! Love the information on the actual north coast!!
  • coltonfiberlady
    Knitting for the Thoughtful
    I really enjoy this podcast, most particularly how brain science and learning research mesh with knitting. It is always nice to think that this addiction, I mean hobby, is doing good things for my brain and health!
  • Pyperjean
    A podcast it's more stimulating than bulletproof coffee
    These two gals seem like ordinary Knitter's however what you learn from them is sophisticated, intriguing and a bit life changing!
  • oryxrun
    Podcast Stars
    I don’t just like this podcast, this is one of my top shelf podcasts. I am entertained as well as learn so much from the two of you.
  • misspamm
    Friends you want to have over.
    I enjoy listening to this podcast so much. It's like having good friends come over to knit and chat except they know so much more then me.
  • bsaito1
    I love the brainy stuff
    Althought I love projects and yarn, it is the brainy stuff that keeps me coming back. Also the descriptions of Humboldt County.
  • Flknitter
    Knitting and science!
    Love the knitting content and the science segment is always fun and interesting!
  • seekateknit
    Enjoyable knitting Banter!
    I really enjoy listening to Margaret and Catherine chat about knitting and the brain- it's so interesting! Definately a podcast that I listen too on the regular for learning how to be a better knitter through understanding the process better. Science is just so neat! Also, the behind the redwood curtain segment makes me want to come visit :)
  • Noahxstr
    Entertaining
    I really enjoy learning about how the brain works and how it relates to knitting and everyday life. Excellent information and very entertaining.
  • MsCookie45
    My brain is being fed
    I love this podcast! There is always interesting information on how our brains work with the knit process. I can't get enough. I could easily listen to this for the whole 10 hrs of my work day..........everyday! I like hearing about your projects. Then you throw a lovely bit of SWAG at us with information on your area. It's a One Stop Shop of information.
  • CarrieMtn
    Great podcast
    These two women discuss knitting (sometimes crochet), interesting and thoughtful tidbits on the brain or learning, and each episode has something about Northern California. I love to knit, and to learn. I also lived and studied in NoCal for many years. This is a great podcast with interesting topics.
  • catholic_grandma
    Grab Your Knitting and a Cup of Tea
    Margaret and Catherine deliver a great experience for the listener as they discuss what they have learned from their knitting, their works in progress, various aspects of learning and brain function as it applies to knitting and their location “behind the Redwood Curtain”. You may find you look at knitting in a whole new way after listening.
  • Bbobette
    One of my Top Ten Podcasts
    I love to learn, and their focus on why knitting helps you do that is a great motivater. They have fun on the show, and it is blast to listen too!
  • SusCochran
    Fantastic
    This podcast is interesting and the information presented about knitting and learning is amazing. There are many many connections to all phases of learning! GREAT!
  • Marybeth Kress
    So smart!
    Wonderful knitting podcast. I learn something every episode. Great content.
  • danimac-
    Love the discussions
    I love the science and neuroscience discussions. And the talk about life in a small town.
  • meadowlarkknit
    Fascinating!
    As a knitter and educator, I can't get enough of the interesting content in this podcast. I am a new listener, catching up on back episodes.
  • sonialena7
    Great Information on Knitting and Learning
    The main reason I like this show is because it makes me feel better about all the time I spend knitting. It’s good for my brain and my health! I enjoy listening to the projects and yarns that the hosts talk about, and I especially enjoy listening about learning and brain research. I didn’t think I would care about the segment dealing with life in Northern California, but I find it really interesting and it makes me want to find similar events or places near where I live. This is a great show and I learn so much every episode. I highly recommend it.
  • Mfleshman
    Really enjoy this one
    I enjoy the segments on this podcast, especially the brainy stuff. Keep it up ladies.
  • Labknit
    Benefits of Knitting
    This is one of the best knitting podcasts around! Interesting topics & I always learn something new!
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