Joy snacks, Insects, Shawls and Knit Blocks, plus Benbow Inn.

 

Brainy Thing: 19:26 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 27:40

 

What We're learning from our knitting and crochet:

Margaret is working on some amigurumi Garden insects https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garden-insectsby Marica Coridon for a present for her grandson. Catherine is taking a little break from knitting Stephen Wests' Twists and Turns https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twists--turns-westknits-mkal-2022to knock out some knitted blocks for Hats and More for Refugees World wide. https://www.ravelry.com/groups/hats-and-more-for-refugees-worldwide. She's using the beginning of the Melanie's Mandala Baby Blanket https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melanies-mandala-baby-blanket for the blocks.

 

Brainy Thing:

Margaret shares quick practices that increase happiness in her report on Joy Snacks.

 

Behind the Redwood Curtain:

Catherine reports on the historic Benbow Inn south of Garberville https://benbowinn.com/

 

Welcome to episode 143 of Teaching your Brain to Knit. Today we present Joy Snack or quick things we can do to bring us happiness; We talk about our crochet (making amigurumi insects) and Knitting, (shawl and knitted blocks) plus we report on the historic Benbow Inn