Brainy Thing: 18:02       Redwood Curtain  31:02

 

What We’re Learning from Our Knitting:

Margaret learns a lot about teaching and learning by  teaching a beginner crochet to a group using the pattern of Simple Single Crochet Hat  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-single-crochet-hat

by K T and the Squid  (  Katy Petersen.)  She and the class used  Valley Yarns aran (discontinued).  

 

Catherine also was into crochet this time for her dishcloth swap group.   She learned some new techniques  with the Partly Sunny pattern (99 cents) by Stacey L W   Lee   Partly sunny   toots and momo designs

 

BrainyThing

We hear the phrase Hand-eye coordination but why is that so important to us and our brains.  Margaret explores the topic.  

OT Mom Learning Activities 

Shirley Brice Heath   Journal of language and literacy journal of education

 http://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/hand-eye-coordination.html

http://jn.physiology.org/content/92/1/10  

 

Redwood Curtain

For a small town, Arcata, CA has unexpected cultural diversity in it’s business.  Catherine shares information about Los Bagels, a Jewish-Mexican Bakery and how they unite the community with their dia de los muertos  or dia de muertos altar.

 

 

 

 

  

Brainy Thing:   15:53             Behind the Redwood Curtain  27:23

What We’re Learning From Our Knitting

Catherine is trying crochet this time with Stacey LW Lee’s $ 0.99 pattern Partly Sunny.  She needs five for her dishcloth exchange.

 

Margaret relates her journey with Argyle Sock Knitting.  She took a class and there are not a lot of online classes on Argyle.  Photo tutorial:  

yarn harlot:   http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2007/12/31/at_the_last.html

 

Brainy Thing:

Catherine talks about boosting your brain’s happy chemical GABA and some of Barit Brogard, PhD’s from the University of Miami’s work.  https://www.amazon.com/Superhuman-Mind-Free-Genius-Brain/dp/1594633681?SubscriptionId=AKIAIRKJRCRZW3TANMSA&tag=psychologytod-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1594633681

 

Behind the Redwood Curtain:  Humboldt Botanical Gardens

Margaret shares the delights of Humboldt Botanical Garden.

 

Giveaway

And we have another book give-away

 

Links:

website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post.

Instagram:  MargaretKelso and MagicWombat1