Please see the show notes at either the Ravelry group for CogKnitive or at the blog.

HERE is the incentive for our Mother Bear Knitters/Crocheters! Get crocheting or knitting and get YOURS!

Celebrating our listeners who have joined the CogKnitive 25 – , 50 –, and 75 – Bear Clubs for MBP. You can see who they all are right here. Great work!

Have YOU completed 25, 50, or 75 bears for Mother Bear Project? Send me your snail and a link to your Ravelry projects page, and CogKnitive will send you a special wristband to celebrate with you.

Add yourself to our CogKNITive Listeners Map.

We have a website at http://www.cogknitive.com/. You can find older episodes there.

You can now subscribe to the BLOG on your Kindle or Kindle app.

What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle:

Finished:

Mother Bear #26: (on the right)



Phase Three of my Studio redecoration project--the peach adobe walls

Still in Progress:

Experimenting with Entre to Entrelac




My extremely well-fitted (so far) Noro Kuryon vest

The endless Petal Shawlette.

Dizzy Blondes:

You know. I am STILL working on some SW BFL by BeeMiceElf. Still.

Strategy: Stop waiting for the "get out of Jail Free" card.
You just have to take action.

Something I Really Like:
Downcast App for Ipod/Ipad/Iphone. At long last, I am actually telling you about it officially.

Blather:

I take a test, meet an old colleague, have a panic attack, and otherwise have just another normal week here in CogKnitive-Land. Paz says "hello", BTW.

Please see the blog at www.cogknitive podcast.blogspot.com or the thread on our Ravelry group for shownotes.

Yes, that's my Jedi hubby preparing for a light sabre duel. As you can see, we are busy here in CogKnitive land defending the universe, so it's tough to squeeze in a podcast episode right now!

CFR2012: sign-ups for anyone who has attended ANY previous CFR begins on June 1st. Sign-ups for everyone else begin July 1st. Instructions for how to sign up are in this episode. We anticipate having more spaces than usual, due to my shamelessly taking advantage of my experienced attendees to help teach!

 Fund-raising for the podcast begins May 1 and ends on May 31st. One ticket for the raffle per dollar donated. Prizes include a lace-weight Zauberball in cherry reds and at least one 4 ounce braid of FreckleFaceFiber's lovely yellow fiber in merino. More prizes may well be added.

We have wristbands as prizes for you wondeful people who have completed at least 25 bears for Mother Bear! Instructions on how to claim yours are in this episode. These are free and are a reward for your dedication!

 "Okay, now I AM a bit bovvered!" The lovely barn owl, BTW, is looking carefully at my son, who is fidgeting as 5-year-olds will.

See show notes at the group on Ravelry or at the blog.

"It's not too late!!! We can drive ourselves to Stitches West! We have to get mailed to Mother Bear with all our cousins!!"

Celebrating 134 bears for MBP from the CogKnitive CAL/KAL!



Shownotes can be found at the blog for this podcast.

Notes may or may not follow....

 At last! We are getting ready to go to Stitches West! Here are Dr. Gemma's collection (some of which will be mailed by her separately) and the fantastic Star Trek bear by HeyMindy, complete with tricorder! Let's get those bears finished for Mother Bear Project!

 I'll see you Saturday at Stitches West!!! Come get a hug!

The annual Mother Bear Project CAL/KAL has begun! The CAL/KAl ends when I get to Stitches West on Feb. 25th (I think). Follow the fun here.

Add yourself to our CogKNITive Listeners Map. We have a website at http://www.cogknitive.com/. You can find older episodes there. You can now subscribe to the BLOG on your Kindle or Kindle app.

What's On My Hook/Needles/Spindle:

Finished: Bears!

 Hannah:

Henry:

 Tally:

Scott:

and...MINDY!

Still in Progress: I broke down and started another bandana cowl, this time in Madeline Tosh worsted in the Cousteau colorway. Oh, SUCH a gorgeous dark teal!

No more work since last episode on: My extremely well-fitted (so far) Noro Kuryon vest And the endless Petal Shawlette.

Dizzy Blondes: (YAWN) I am STILL working on some SW BFL by BeeMiceElf. I neeed to get down to some serious plying with my other finished singles! I amk STILL trying to hack up a lung with my typical winter respiratory problem!

Strategy: Artist's Date weekly.

Something I Really Like: My digital photo frame

Blather: A Pasadena yarn crawl with StrapHanging:Elegance designer Yarns, Skein,  and Abuelita's. All can be found by using www.knitmap.com. I cannot look any more bears in the face, so to speak, and more reflections on being a road warrior. The legendary bag on wheels by Ful, bought at Office Max:

Instructions from our own beloved KnittyBarb on how to turn in your bears for the Mother Bear CAL/KAL at Stitches West: 1. Limit: 5 bears per person

2. Place: Booth #941 - Ellen’s Wooly Wonders - she sells patterns for felted animals.

 3. Important: bring $3 per bear for shipping bears to their final destination. No change will be available at the booth - those dropping off bears will be expected to have the money with the bears. we will have envelopes available to put money in, and bags available to group bears and $$ together, if you want to do that.

 4. Tags: there will be tags available to sign and put on your bears.