Episode 190: Party On!

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 190 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week’s segments included:

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
KAL News
Events
Life in Focus
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: APL Crafts & Knit Wit Yarn Shop

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Solid Granny Square Scrap Blanket (Ravelry Link)

Yarn: leftover fingering weight yarn
Pattern: Solid Granny Square by Lullaby Melodia (free crochet pattern)
Hook: D (3.25 mm)
Finished blanket 466g. 2 skeins of Lion Brand Sock Ease. Rest was scraps.
1,777 meters for Stash Dash

Summer Camp Socks (Ravelry Link)

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Summer Camp Colorway
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
66g total= 262 meters for Stash Dash

Lucy the (Almost) No Sew Llama (Ravelry Link)

Pattern: Lucy the (Almost) No Sew Llama by Crystal Mihaylo Pickrel ($6 crochet pattern) Etsy Link
Hook: F (3.75 mm)
Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable (White) & Bernat Pipsqueak in Whitey White
Scarf: Spunky Eclectic Rainbow Fingering + Solid Red sock yarn scraps
88 meters- white 49 meters- fluffy = 137 meters used for llama
33 meters of yarn used for scarf
Stash Dash total for project: 174 meters

Sally Socks (Ravelry Link)

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Sally Colorway
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Second sock knit as part of Natalie of Knitty Natty Podcast’s Sock Week 2020
238 meters

Spinning Tequila Sunrise Cheviot (Ravelry Link) by Blueberry Chick Yarn (Non-Ravelry Link)

Fiber: 4oz Cheviot
Spun on my Kromski Minstrel Spinning Wheel
Spun Z twist (Clockwise), plied S twist (counter-clockwise)
3 ply yarn
July 11- August 4th. Didn’t spin every day
550 yards (light fingering/heavy lace)?
Stash Dash Meters 2011

Spinning Beesy Bee Gelato (Ravelry Link)

Fiber: 4oz Beesy Bee Fibers– 85% Merino, 15% Recycled Sari Silk (Non-Ravelry Link)
First Merino spin. Very slippery. Trying not to go too thin.
201 meters of a 3 ply (worsted/heavy DK)
Stash Dash total: 804 meters

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Cedar River Blanket (Ravelry Link)

Pattern Cedar River Blanket by Kat Goldin (free crochet pattern) Non-Ravelry Link
Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable in White, Light Gray, Yellow, Dark Charcoal & Black
Hook: I (5.5 mm)
C2C crochet squares that you seam together so that the diagonal stripes when pieced together form diamonds.
I am making the small throw size (16 squares). Mattress stitched together instead of dc2tog because I liked the look.

Hibernate Blanket (Ravelry Link)

Pattern: Hibernate Blanket by Yarnspirations Design Studio (free crochet pattern), Non-Ravelry Link
Hook: L (8.0 mm)
Yarn: Paton’s Kroy in the Camo Colorway held double with Bernat Softee Chunky

Sweet Tea Triangle Shawl (Ravelry Link)

Yarn: Queensland Collection Perth in the Alice Springs Colorway
Pattern: Sweet Tea Triangle Shawl by Michelle Ferguson (crochet pattern $5) Etsy Link
Hook: G (4.25 mm)

Winnie Sanderson Socks (Ravelry Link)

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Winnie Sanderson Colorway
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Micro Sock kits. Very affordable. 50g MC. 20g mini.

Brainstorming

All the design projects!
Knit Picks Felici socks
Stalking wide scarves that almost look a vest with big deep pockets at the bottom. Cozy Fireside Wrap by Kristen Caldwell- crochet pattern. Ravelry Link. Direct Website link.

From the Armchair

Vogue Knitting Live Virtual Class: How to Use Handspun for Knitting with Heavenly Blesser

KAL News

Quarterly Quests!

Get all of the details here. Quarter 3: July 1- September 30 – Lessen the Library– check out the Ravelry Thread here. Quarter 3 Sponsors: Sunsoaked Yarns, Apple Fiber Studio, Cookie and Bees

Don’t forget to post on Instagram #QuarterlyQuests & #LessentheLibrary

Splash Pad Party – Tune in to hear if you’re a winner!

Pigskin Party

Do you want to sponsor? Check out this page on my website and fill out the Google Form.
Check out the Updated Rules before you sign up.
This year all FOs will be entered on the Points Tally Form. We’ll still have an End Zone Dance Thread for commenting and celebrating.
Where can you find all the key details and links you want/need? The Pigskin Party Page on my website and the Start Here Thread in Ravelry,
I will post in Instagram Stories any pertinent updates and save them to a Pigskin ’20 Highlights on my main page
We’ll kick off with Virtual Events 9/25 & 9/26 similar to what we did for the Splash Pad Party kick off. Details to follow

List of Sponsors (to date: This list will be updated)

For links & more details click here.

Pro Shop Sponsor	Snack Shack
2 Guys Yarn Company	A Hundred Ravens
AdoreKnit	Anne Beady Designs
agirlandherwool	Holly Press Fibers
Cookie & Bees	Kino Knits
Designs of Acadia	knidhiknits
Fair Winds Farm	Knit/Wit Designs
Fibernymph Dye Works	Legacy Fiber Artz
Imagined Landscapes Designs	Lilliput Yarn
IrocKnits Designs	Love in Stitches
JDStudios480	Samantha Guerin Design
Jennifer Lassonde Designs	Shanalines Designs
Knit Style Yarns	Spargur Yarn Co
Knitters Brewing Company	Tamy Gore
KnitWit Yarn Shop	The Crazy Sock Lady Designs
Prairie Bag Works	Yumi Yarns Designs
Rising Tide Fiber Co
Sunsoaked Yarns

Events

Stash Dash, hosted by the Knit Girllls, runs May 22- August 22, 2020. Check out the Chat Thread & the Rules in the Knit Girllls Podcast group

Life in Focus

Really liking this Shampoo bar from Free Reign Organics on Etsy
Updated on my 20 for 2020 list
Finished up So You Want to Talk About Race by by Ijeoma Oluo via Hoopla in conjunction with my local library system.
Empower People 2020 Project

On a Happy Note

Visit to Stellwagen Beer Company.
We have a new niece- Gabriella Grace!
Foraging for wild blueberries with Mom
Video chat with Millie on Facetime using funny filters
Dropped off an entire car load of donations to Savers.
Millie’s softball game & Oisin’s baseball game.
Tropical storm blew through and we didn’t lose power!
Met up with Lisa to plan out this year of the Pigskin Party!
Kayaking
Aila’s voice recital on a Family Zoom

Quote of the Week

Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph

“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”

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