Episode 238: Finishing & Fall Fun Prep

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 238 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
Crafty Adventures
Knitting in Passing
KAL News
Events
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Uneek Christmas Socks

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Yarn: Uneek Sock Yarn. Colorway 25- Xmas Limited Edition. 2 cakes 220 yards/200 meters each.
Ravelry Project Page
289.4 meters

Tweed Tie

Pattern: Tweed Tie by Jem Weston- 4 GBP (around $5 US)
Needles: US 2. (2.75) for body, US 3 (3.25 mm) for cast-on
Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in the Flagstone Heather colorway.
My Ravelry Project Page
Omitting all increases//decreases to keep the bottom at the end of the tie flat not pointed.
Finished tie is over 60 inches long.
126.6 meters

3 skeins in my Candombe Project- check out my Ravelry Project Page

2 skeins of 2ply yarn. Wool of the Andes Unspun Roving. Colorway: Delft Heather (100 grams) 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. & Malabrigo in the Candombe Colorway
- 2 ply-60 inch loop. 242 wraps.12,762 inches or 410 yards. 324 meters. Stash Dash- 324 x3= 972 meters
- 2 ply-59 inch loop. 81 wraps4,779 inches or 133 yards. 121 meters. Stash Dash= 121 x 3= 363 meters
1 skein of a 3 ply. those 2 singles plus 1 other random tan colored singles.
- 60 inch loop 38 wraps.2,280 inches or 63 yards. 57 meters Stash Dash= 57 x4= 228 meters

Stash Dash Meters for this project: 1563 meters. All measurements taken after washing skeins

1 skein of yarn in Greens & Blues

Blues: Included singles from Kingdom Fleece & Fiber Works 100% Tunis Pete’s Fleece
Greens: Malabrigo Nube Roving
Ravelry Project Page
3 ply yarn 62 wraps around knitty noddy. 28 inches wide (or 56 inches around) after washing. 3,472 inches total or 96 yards or 88 meters
88×4 for Stash Dash = 352 meters

Scrappy Hexagon Blanket

Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial
Hook: F (3.75 mm)
Yarn: Knit Picks Hawthorne Marl Sock Lab in the Grey White Marl Colorway, Patons Kroy in the Gentry Colorway + fingering weight scraps
Ravelry Project Page
Mapped out gradation plan in Excel.
21 rows total. 12 or 13 hexis depending on the column.
SCing them together with 2 strands like I am for the hexagons themselves. A great way to use up very small scraps because I only ever seam 3 sides together.
Working my way from the dark side to the light side when I pulled some hexis out of the bag where I was storing them- and pulled out a huge piece which I had forgotten I’d seamed together. It was the far right column and part of the top row of the light side! At least I realized it when I did, and only had to rip back a small bit of what I had already done.
- I used safety pins and paper with notes to indicate which hexi was the start/end of each column. Worked like a charm and I didn’t have any other issues after that.
Border- 1 round SC, 4 rounds HDC around.
- switch light to dark gray to match blanket.
Size (before washing) 45 in wide by 66 inches long
1976 grams total- almost 20 skeins of yarn!
- Marled= 400 grams
- Patons= 450 grams
- 1126 grams of everything else
- 7,176 meters

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Recollection Blanket

Pattern: Recollection by Deanne Ramsay ($6 crochet pattern available on Ravelry & Etsy– written in both US & UK Crochet terms)
Yarn: Various full skeins and 20+ gram fingering weight yarn stash.
Hook: J (6.0 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Cast on with US K. It was still a little too tight but it works. Body done in a US J (6.0 mm)
MC- 3 strands of gray
Blanket is 56 inches wide (not including the fringe).

Baker Street Socks

Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Baker Street colorway with Stroll Tonal in Navy for cuffs, heels & toe
My Ravelry Project

Hat for Dad

Pattern: Turn a Square by Jared Flood ($4 knitting pattern available on Ravelry & on the Brooklyn Tweed website)
Yarn: Fingering held double. Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the Wellies Heather Colorway (black) & YarnBaker Fingering Weight Yarn in the Blazer colorway (blue)
Needles: US 5 (4.5 mm) and US 7 (3.75 mm)
My Ravelry Project Page

Brainstorming

Rhinebeck sweaters. Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron to match the one I made Mom for Christmas 2020. Check out the Ravelry Project Page for her sweater.
Use up some handspun for us to wear. Thinking of The Shift (Cowl) by Andrea Mowry (available on Ravelry & on the Drea Renee Knits Website for $7 US)

From the Armchair

Here’s to Us by Elin Hilderbrand. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.

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Crafty Adventures

Decorations and costumes for Megg’s Gatsby party.
Bought nearly all of it second hand. Gold and silver candles, candle holders, vases and glasses.
- Got pink feather fan looking things on Clearance at Michaels along with what looks like sparkly crystal pink gravel. Put on silver and gold chargers under/around candles.
Spray painted feathers and sticks. Put in a large silver vase and added pearls strung through for centerpiece.

Knitting in Passing

This week, I shared a story about a man I encountered on the train who talked about his family’s history with fiber arts and the sewing he did in the Army.

KAL News

#DCSPigskinParty22

Pigskin Landing Page on the Down Cellar Studio Website.
Start Here Thread in the Ravelry Group
Link to the Official Rules
Player Registration- Google Form
Check out our amazing Sponsors! Click here for the Google doc with their websites and Instagram profiles. (COMING SOON)
- Check out the list of available Coupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link
- Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread

Sponsors Signed up (so far)
Pro Shop:

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Anne Beady Designs
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Knit Style Yarns
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Jennifer Lassonde Designs

Snack Shack

Sunsoakedyarns
Shanalines Designs
KnittenKristen Designs
Maple Roots Creative
MollyHatChick
Christen Clement Designs
Fitness by Mara
Desert Vista Dyeworks
Mcknits

Virtual kick off events Friday through Sunday 9/23- 9/25. Stay tuned for details!

Welcome to our 3 new Commissioners this season!

Heather (zoomdogknits)
Emily- (ElsaandEm)
Alicia (almariecraft)

Teams will be announced 9/5
Tailgate Talk Challenge– runs 9/9-9/23. Stay tuned for details

Events

Stash Dash (Hosted by The Knit Girllls) will be hosted on Discord again and will be from May 27th-end of August.
- Discord link: knit girllls discord
- Current standings with Jasmin
  - Jen: 20,465 meters (Jen’s Stash Dash Spreadsheet Tracker- Google Doc.)
  - Jasmin: 10,838 meters (Jasmin’s Stash Dash Spreadsheet Tracker- Google Doc)

Rhinebeck – NY Sheep and Wool Festival. October 15 & 16.
Wool & Folk Event– October 14th from 12p until 7p in Kingston, NY. Tickets still available. $45.

On a Happy Note

Mom’s August scans look good despite having to come off her gene therapy medicine because of severe and painful issues with the skin and nails on her hands.
Dinner with my parents, brother and grandmother for her 87th birthday!
Visiting Dan’s friend Perry’s for his 81st Birthday. We found a local bakery that makes delicious pies. Great find.
Pool Days!
Queen Cover Band at South Shore Music Circus, after which my brother stayed over. He, Dan and I stayed up late talking.
Mid-week trip out to Northampton with Kris & Megg for the Indigo Girls concert! We bought matching tank tops & wore them hiking the next morning. Every person we saw commented on them and asked if we were in some kind of club!
Megg’s Gatsby Party!
Hiking in Wompatuck w/ Megg now that she’s back from Ireland.
Shopping at Ollie’s with Mom, Trish and Theresa. It’s very similar to Building 19 which is an old-school New England favorite for bargain shopping.
Watching Aila dance in the Cabaret show and Hattie (age 4) cheering her on (and having to stop her from dancing too much in the audience). I also got to see Eme for the first time since they got back from Ireland.
Mom’s eBay New England Seller’s Meet Up Group met for the first time since Covid this week! Had fun catching up with her crew. Check out their Facebook group here.