Episode 250: Cake & Ice Cream

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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 250 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website.

This week’s segments included:

  • Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbin
  • On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
  • Brainstorming
  • From the Armchair
  • Crafty Adventures
  • Knitting in Passing
  • In my Travels
  • KAL News
  • Events
  • On a Happy Note
  • Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor: The Yarn Sellar and be sure to check out their annual Fiber Marketplace Saturday April 1 2023, 10-3 pm  at the Union Bluff in York Beach,Maine.

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Hattie’s Ice Cream

  • Pattern: Ice Cream Cone by Shannon Holding. Free Crochet Pattern available on the LoopholeFox website & on Ravelry
  • Hook: C (2.75)
  • Yarn: Knit Picks Brava in Cotton Candy (pink), Blush (pink), White. Loops & Threads Impeccable in Soft Taupe (cone)
  • 2 scoops of ice cream (instructions include option for 3 scoops).
  • 1st scoop is pink, 2nd scoop is white. Pink and purple sprinkles
  • Ravelry Project Page

Hattie’s Cupcake

  • Pattern: Cupcake by Stitch11. Free crochet pattern available on this website & on Ravelry.
  • Hook: C (2.75)
  • Yarn: Knit Picks Brava in White. Loops & Threads Impeccable in Soft Taupe (cake), Big Twist Twinkle in Gray (wrapper)
  • Silver sparkle yarn for cupcake wrapper, taupe for cupcake, white frosting with pink and purple sprinkles to match ice cream.
  • Ravelry Project Page

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins


Mini Skein Hexagon Blanket

  • Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial
  • Hook: F (3.75 mm)
  • Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • I’ve been closing the end of each hexagon with this join- link to Instagram post
  • 4 rounds per hexagon.
  • 3.75 inches each. Likely need over 300
    • Twin sized blanket is 60×80 inches. 17×22 hexis- 374.
  • Over 160 full hexagons done now.
  • I washed all of my finished hexis (that already had ends woven in), in the washing machine on delicate inside a lingerie bag. The lingerie bag is important because with small pieces, you can lose pieces into your machine and cause problems.
  • Results:
    • 5 of them came apart at the join on the final round.
    • No bleeding or fading.
    • No shrinking.
    • I’m glad I did this so I could get the bad ones out of the mix before I seam them.
  • Learned double magic circle from this YouTube video. The trick is to know how to pull both loops to tighten the loop.

Ninja Turtle Socks

  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Yarn in the Ninja Turtle Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • 56 stitches. Cuff Down.
  • About the yarn: it is the brightest, most neon yellow/green. Laura chose this yarn when we were shopping at Loop London in the Fall of 2022.
  • Progress: Sock #1 is beyond the heel.

Own Two Feet Socks

  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Yarn: Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist Tiny Stripe in the Own Two Feet Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • 56 stitches. Cuff Down.
  • About the yarn: 2 round stripes of plum, lavender, brown and gray
  • Progress: Just finished the heel of the second sock.

Benjamin’s Christmas Stocking

Grammy’s 2nd Jean Marie Shawl

  • Pattern: Jean Marie by Jennifer Lassonde ($6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts).
  • Needles: US 9 (5.5 mm)
  • Yarn: Plymouth Yarn DK Merino Superwash in Black, Light Gray and White (2 skeins each)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Just finished Section 2 of 3.

Brainstorming

I charted out elongated shawl design idea which feels really good.

From the Armchair

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Crafty Adventures

  • I finished my January-June Covid Photo Book/Scrapbook that I made in Shutterfly and ordered it!
  • I started working on second half of the year. I have notes about each day of the year that I’m mostly copying/pasting into Shutterfly and adding photos from Google Photos which makes it easier. So grateful I journaled during 2020 as it will likely end up being one of the wildest year of our lives.

Knitting in Passing

In My Travels

  • Mom, Millie & I went to Russell’s Garden Center for Farm Fiber Days Event.
  • Blue Heron Farm set-up table for people to learn Needle Felting. Millie made a butterfly and then a bunny. We purchased a needle felting kit from them. Later Mom found cookie cutters.
  • Millie got lots of snuggle time with 2 French Angora Rabbits that she wants to convince her dad to adopt. Thank you, Jessica.
  • I purchased two batts of Shetland from Wild Air Farm in Bolton, MA.
  • I also chose 3 minis from Sassy Black Yarns.
  • Millie chose a skein of Making Tracks from Junction Fiber Mill
    • Our marled variegated 2 ply yarn. Hand-dyed in small limited-edition batches. Made with 100% American wool.

KAL News

  • I emailed all Grand Prize Winners and the sponsors who donated their prizes. Check your email if you haven’t already.
  • Splash Pad preliminary prep underway

Events

On a Happy Note

  • Getting more minis from Nicole in the mail!
  • Met up with my friend Gary from college for coffee while he was in Boston.
  • Hattie’s first ever birthday sleepover for her 5th Birthday. I picked her up and then we picked up Millie, at Hattie’s request. We had a low key night at home, and went to the Children’s Museum the next morning. Hattie was overtired, so we drove her home and then Millie and I met up with my parents to head back into Boston for Riley’s dance competition. Mom, Dad, Jeff, Millie, Garret and I all went to an early dinner between her performances.
  • Monday night at a local Irish pub listening to live music for Megg’s birthday.
  • Last Saturday, Megg dropped off Oisín to work with Dan, and we all had breakfast before Megg and I went off for a hike. We got back to the car just as the rain started.
  • Millie’s Bucket List with a Twist item was to ride horses with Grammy in the snow. It nearly snowed on Saturday May 11, but it was too warm. Thankfully, the rain stopped while we were inside the barn at Nancy & Roger’s house, meeting the animals. Our friend Terri is friends with Nancy and Roger who kindly and enthusiastically agreed to help make Millie check off her bucket list item. We met all of the animals, most of whom were rescued. They have a very silly goat, some miniature horses (Goliath, Delilah & Princess Buttercup), 2 Gypsy Vanners (Zoe & her mother Dulcie) and another large horse, Scooter. Mom and I each rode Zoe and Millie rode Dulcie.
  • Garret’s 13th birthday sleepover. We went to Altitude to jump on the trampolines, to Panera for dinner and then he taught me how to edit videos using the CapCut app.

Quote of the Week

In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense.
–DALAI LAMA


——Thank you for tuning in!


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2 thoughts on “Episode 250: Cake & Ice Cream”

  1. Jenette Tschirhart

    FYI the Maine Fiber Frolic is fun – I went last year and there are some good vendors and tons of Angora rabbits to pet!
    Windsor Fairgrounds
    Rt. 32, Windsor, Maine
    June 3-4, 2023, 9 am – 4 pm
    (I think adult admission is $5

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