Off The Needles Sallah Cowl: a bit too tight Rose Window Beret by Anne Kuo Lukito from a past issue of Interweave Knits. Have always been tickled by her name bcoz it's my uncle's family name. I think she must have an Indonesian background somehow. Frogged this yesterday after reading a listener's comment, KatyKittyJay, abt reknitting. I won't like wearing the beret, so why not frog it. Wrong edge. Giant pie's Pixie Hat. My third Stella Pixie Hat project. So easy and satisfying! Matches with Andrew's smaller one. Have leftover yarn 36 grams, 166 yards. Will make mitts for timo. About the name: giant pie, little pie, mini pie   On The Needles Hitofude: very clever construction! Snapdragon Fliptop Mitts: Ysolda Teague pattern. Part of Loopy Academy last year. Couldn't wind yarn using swift and ball wonder because there's no flat table surface in my parents house.    Knit Culture   Aplayfulday: posture and knitting ergonomics for RSI and scoliosis.   Ravelry project: if you organize it into sets (example of my set). KnitMeter.   Tin can knits BOGO sale, designer profile. Ebooks Road Trip and Handmade in the UK.    I'm a hoarder(collector) not only of yarn but also of patterns--essentially because I'm a dreamer. Are you?   Upcoming KALs: sweater all stars (sweater pattern prize for Ravelry posters, random prize for Instagram posters), LAL.   Get Your Geek On! Wooly 2.0 Stash2Go: lite version at first but decided to buy. Wooly is disappointingly inadequate. Stash2go manages to simplify the many features of Ravelry to be mobile-friendly.  Bristol Ivy's stock(inette) market analyses. Recent interview by aplayfulday.   Essential Oils   I got into it to try and get Timothy's asthma better. Now launching my own EO-based homemade natural products! Part of my full-month goodie bag; good idea because I can get inputs and advice.   Tadaima Andrew born 6th jan 2015.  Thanks to: mods Stacy and Steph, carotrike, finasc, knitlynn, Lisa turbogal, and senders of the missing package for presents. Sad to report that another parcel is still missing. I'm holding out hope that it will still arrive.       Postpartum traditions: Chinese: month-long confinement period. Confinement aunties. Interesting beliefs: can't have feet on tiptoes, need to eat "heaty" stuff, can't wash hair, eat pork intestines on 12th day to have diff gender second child. 满月 giving out goodie bags--recent trend: pre-prepared bags to be handed out to guests as they come. Indonesian Muslim: aqiqah (ekahan) Bengkung   You can find me on Ravelry as thelostgeek, on twitter as lost_geek, and on Instagram as thelostgeek. Do join The Lost Geek Podcast group on Ravelry. You can subscribe to the show on iTunes, or through the RSS feed. iTunes star ratings and reviews are always welcome to help bump up the show and let other people know about it, and it would really help me get feedback about the show. Thank you for listening, and until next time… don’t get too lost!