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Out-Takes: More Yarn than Walmart!

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Loretta1031 The Sherpa is between Lexicom and me! Definition: Sherpa: a member of a Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet, renowned for their skill in mountaineering. Books and Designs: The Art of Seamless Knitting by Faina Goberstein and Simona Merchant-Dest, available in both ebook and paperbook Erica Hernandez on Ravelry, also in the Madame DeFarge books California Revival Knits by Stephannie Tallent Hitch: Patterns Inspired by the Films of Alfred Hitchcock , also by Stephannie Tallent The Tehachapi Project Shawl by Michelle Miler/Fickle Knitter Loretta's Maru Shawl on Ravelry Podcasts: Lexicom's podcast is The Crochet Fiberist podcast ! The Knitting Rose Podcast JABAK Podcast The 2 Knit Lit Chicks Podcast The Hollywood Knitter Podcast Knotty Knitters Knitcast KnitKnit Café Podcast Never Not Knitting Podcast Fiber Hooligans Podcast It Takes Balls to Knit on Vimeo The Knitmore Girls --of course! Official Charity of CogKnitive: Mother Bear Proj...

Out-Takes Episode: More Yarn than Walmart

Out-Takes Episode: More Yarn than Walmart is live! Please see our show notes on Ravelry or at www.cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com . Check out this episode!

185: Stitiches Dreams

Please see the show notes on Ravelry or at www.cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com . Check out this episode!

185: Stitches Dreams

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It's Mother Bear CAL/KAL time! We are off to Stitches West to meet Mother Bear! We are Bears #40, 41, and 42. Post pics of your finished bears here to compete for our prizes. Mother Bear Project will be at Stitches West!! BOOTH 709 -no more than 3 bears per person! PLEASE REMEMBER to bring $3 per donated bear to help ship them to their new homes. Deadline is APRIL 1, 2014! CFR 6 is coming! Oct 14, 2014!   More information here ! 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. I am gemm...

184: Back to Myself

Please see the shownotes at www.cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com or at our group on Ravelry. Check out this episode!

The Smoothie I Prefer

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1 frozen banana OR 1 fresh banana + 5 ice cubes 2 cups almond milk 2 TB PB2 with or without chocolate 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup homemade yogurt 2 TB homemade raspberry freezer jam Blend until smooth. This keeps you hydrated when sick, restores you after exercise, gives you biotics to keep digestion sound, and also gives 2+ servings of fruit. 

Recipe: Chicken Soup Done Right

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Chicken Soup Done Right 1 whole chicken, preferably organic. Include giblets Herbs you like--tarragon, herbs de provence 1 onion and 1 carrot celery water crock pot 1. Wash chicken and giblets; cover generously with water in crock pot. Add herbs to taste; cook overnight on HIGH. 2. Next morning: Remove bird and giblets. Place on platter to cool. Feed guts to dogs. 3. Turn off pot and allow broth to cool. 4. 1 hour later: Debone bird, discard bones where pets cannot get at them. Feed skin to dogs or cats. 5. Put meat and cooled broth into fridge. 6. Several hours later: When broth develops layer of grease on top, remove from fridge. Use slotted spoon to break off grease layer and remove from broth. Discard grease layer. 7. Strain broth through cheese cloth or fine strainer to remove bone bits, herbs, etc. 8. Chop veggies and return to crock pot with broth and chicken meat. Cook low for several hours or overnight. 9. Add greens, such as spinach or kale or beet greens or collard green...

184: Back to Myself

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It's Mother Bear CAL/KAL time! Here is my latest bear to turn up--in Kenya this time. Post pics of your finished bears here to compete for our prizes. Mother Bear Project will be at Stitches West!! BOOTH 709 -no more than 3 bears per person! PLEASE REMEMBER to bring $3 per donated bear to help ship them to their new homes. Deadline is APRIL 1, 2014! CFR 6 is coming! Oct 14, 2014!   More information here ! 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. I am gemmadw on  Twitter...