Episode 212: 6K Socks & Tops

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 212 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
Some Years Later
Knitting in Passing
KAL News
Events
Contest, News & Notes
Life in Focus
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor: Anne Beady Designs- find her on Etsy & Ravelry

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Signs of the Season Socks

Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce base in the Signs of the Season Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page

Not in Kansas Anymore Socks

Yarn: Agirlandherwool Sock in the Not In Kansas Anymore Colorway.
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
Ravelry Project Page

Happy Birthday Socks

Yarn: Freckled Whimsy Serendipity Sock Yarn in the Happy Birthday Colorway.
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
My Ravelry Project Page

Paton’s Rainbow Stripes

Yarn: Paton’s Kroy in the Rain
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
I finished first sock with Jen from the Commuter Knitter Podcast. We talked about these on our Crafty Chat on my YouTube Channel.

July 4th Cozy (32 oz jar)

Pattern: based loosely on Ball Band with a Twist by Jennifer Lassonde
Yarn: Lily Sugar n’ Cream (Navy) & Lion Brand Re-up (Aqua) & Rowan DK Handknit Cotton (Red)
Hooks: F & G (3.75 & 4.25 mmm)
Ravelry Project Page
Stash Dash Meters: 62.2

Red, White, Blue Ball Band w/ Twist

Pattern: based loosely on Ball Band with a Twist by Jennifer Lassonde
Yarn: Lion Brand Re-up in colorways, Red, Aqua & White
Hooks: F & G (3.75 & 4.25 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Stash Dash Meters: 38.5

Deschain

Pattern Deschain by Leila Raven
Needles: US 9 (5.5 mm)
Yarn. Rowan Creative Linen. Colorway 00624- Gray.
- Worsted weight 50% Linen / Flax, 50% Cotton. 200 meters / 100 grams. Bought 4 skeins. Used a little more than 2
Size: Smallest (54 1/4 in bust) Calls for 16-22″ positive ease.
Added 1 repeat to front so I did end up joining a second ball of yarn but otherwise I didn’t alternate skeins and that looks ok.
Many project pages talk about adding short rows to the back which I will likely do, as I often find w/ cropped sweaters the back is higher and I don’t enjoy that. Forgot I thought about this and would have been happier if I’d done it.
Worried that sleeves would be tight, so I left that opening bigger and picked up and knit 54 sts around
Ravelry Project Page

Stash Dash Updates

7 FOs since last episode. 13 FOs for Stash Dash so far!
My Stash Dash total to date: 6,533 meters. Click here for my spreadsheet: Stash Dash 2021
Check out Jasmin (cuteknitter)’s spreadsheet here. Jasmin’s total to date- 4614

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Solid Granny Square Blanket 2021 Edition

Yarn: fingering weight scraps
Hook: D (3.25mm)
Pattern: Solid Granny Square by Lullaby Melodia- Find this pattern on Ravelry or directly on the Lullaby Lodge website
My Ravelry Project Page
I ripped out the color squares I could salvage from last summer’s blanket and made some new ones too.

Bobble Lines Baby Blanket

Pattern: Bobble Lines Baby Blanket by Daisy Farm Crafts (free option on Daisy Farm website & paid option available on Etsy. )
Hook: I (5.5 mm)
Yarn: Main Color: Lion Brand Pound of Love in White. Stripes in: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Blush, Lion Brand Baby Soft in Creamsicle, Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop in Tutti Fruitti, Loops & Thread Impeccable in Coral.
Cast in with K. 99sts. Working with 97 sts.
5 rows white hdc. 1 row of bobbles
Currently have 13 bobble stripes.

Fibernymph Dye Works Shetland Spin

Three 2 oz braids of natural Shetland
Ravelry Project Page
I shared how our Patreon Community is doing a challenge in May that helped me with this. Check out my Patron options here.
Spinning is done. Plying is up next!

Wristers Socks

Yarn: Lion Brand Mani-Pedi in the Wristers Colorway
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
My Ravelry Project Page
Inspired to try this yarn after seeing my friend Emily’s on our Crafty Chat- check out the video here.

Knitting up a sample for a new shawl design idea… very early sneak peek

Brainstorming

I’d like to make toys for the 2 babies in our life turning 1 soon
I need to repair another pair of socks for Mom and the hat of Eme’s octopus
- Pattern: Dandy Sir Cephalopod by Susan Claudino
- Pattern $6 US available on Ravelry

From the Armchair

Finished since last time: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig- Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link
Thanks for Waiting: The Joy & Weirdness of Being a Late Bloomer by Doree Shafrir (started July 5- finished Friday July 9. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link
- Doree Shafrir co-hosts the Forever35 Podcast with Kate Spencer
The Year of Less by Cait Flanders. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link

Some Years Later

Dawn to Dusk Triangle Shawl – side to side crochet triangular shawlette. Mom still wears hers and I think it looks great, but I don’t love mine. I think the acrylic yarn makes it look/feel cheap. I think I will donate mine.

Knitting in Passing

I helped my Mom’s Infusion Nurse, Kathy, with a crochet baby sweater. She’s using a Goosebumps pattern from a YouTube video from the Simona Crochet channel.
I helped my 17 year old niece Eme pack up her room. It was fun coming across so many of the toys I made her over the years. She did let a couple of them go, at my insistence that if she didn’t love them now, that it was ok to let them go. She loved them for awhile and that was good enough. She also donated a sewn pillow monster that her mom didn’t want her to let go but because Eme has such a hard time giving up her treasures we both really resisted the urge to encourage her to keep things.

KAL News

Splash Pad- May 28 through July 31

Check out the Splash Pad ’21 Sponsors
Rules, sponsor list and so much more can be found on the Splash Pad ’21 landing page on my website
Sign up using this Form if you haven’t already.

Splash Pad Ravelry Links:

Start Here Thread
Mark it Monday Thread
Poolside Chat Thread
4th of July Challenge posted in Ravelry Group

Events

Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast with Monica and Cortney- Summer Bingo starts end of May. Check out their website #CCRRsummerbingo2021 Bingo card can be found saved to Stories Highlights in their Instagram account.
Knit Girllls Stash Dash May 28-August 31. Check out their website for more details. They will be hosting the event on Discord this year.
Vogue Virtual Knitting Live– July 15-18. September 9-12, 2021. October 7-10, 2021. November 11-14, 2021
Tour de Fleece. Saturday June 26 through Sunday July 18, 2021 Ravelry Link
Fiberworld July 21-25, 2021. Click here for their website.
2020 Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021

Contest, News & Notes

Want to see my June FOs for Stash Dash? Check out this video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel
Tune in to see my unboxing of the July Yarnable Subscription Box
- Yarnable will likely open again to new subscribers in August 2021
- Get $5 off with coupon code BOSTONJEN
- Considering subscribing? Please consider using my Affiliate Link
My new Millie Margaret shawl design is in test knitting now. Stay tuned. Sign up for email newsletter to get the best intro discount code.
- Want to get ready? You’ll need about 100g of self striping and 30g of a coordinating tonal/solid.

Life in Focus

I am not participating in Plastic Free July this year but tune in for a bit about what I think about the challenge and how you can make some changes in your life if that’s interesting to you! Check out the Plastic Free July thread in the Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group

For more, check out Episode 107 of the Sustainable(ish) Podcast

On a Happy Note

Dan is healing well after knee surgery.
I was diagnosed with Lyme 2 days later (not so happy) but the silver lining is that there hasn’t been much sun to avoid while I’m on these nasty antibiotics.
We had a super fun Tuesday night/post-4th raincheck night pool night. Hattie, Garret and Millie went swimming then snuggling on the couch after dinner. Ice cream bars from Dairy Queen. Buster Bar with peanuts! Better than I remember which I think is rare when remembering things from childhood.
I worked with Eme to get in her papers to complete her second semester of college.
Maggie, Our friend’s daughter painted a deer for us to hang in our dining room!
Yarn swap with the Between Knits and Purls Ravelry Group: Merry Everything and Happy Always!