Thank you for tuning in to Episode 173 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week’s segments included:
- Off the Needles
- On the Needles
- Brainstorming
- From the Armchair
- Crafty Adventures
- KAL News
- Life in Focus
- Ask Me Anything
- On a Happy Note
- Quote of the Week
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Fibernymph Dye Works & JDStudios480
Off the Needles
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Pattern: Dragon Belly Shawl by Jo
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Yarn: Knit Picks
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Hook: J
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Melville – City Tweed DK Value Pack. Needs to be blocked.
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Pattern: Crayons Amigurumi by StringyDingDing
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Yarn: Plymouth DK?
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Hook: D (3.25 mm) Start at top. Moved down to a C Hook.
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Thanks to SaraKnitsKC for mentioning this pattern
On the Needles
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Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce base in The Darker Side of Pi(e) colorway
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Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
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Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
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Yarn: Queen City Yarn NODA Sock (75 Merino/25 nylon) in the Huddle is Real Colorway (Pigskin Party ’18 Exclusive colorway)
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Needle: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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Pattern:Alan the Alien & his Flying Saucer by Moji-Moji Design
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Yarn: leftover DK/worsted weight scraps
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Hook: C (2.75 mm)
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Pattern: Perfectly Ruffled Scrunchies by Miranda Dielsen
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Yarn: Bernat Velvet in the Spruce and Mulled Rose Colorways
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Hook: J (6 mm)
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Thanks Melissa for tip on free pattern for Velvet Ruffled scrunchie
- Pattern: Dragon Belly by Johanna Lindahl
- Hook: G (4.25 mm)
- Yarn: leftover sport weight yarn
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Pattern: Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Family Circle Magazine
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Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Red, Everglade Heather and White
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Hook: F (3.75 mm)
Brainstorming
- I’d like to crochet a Hedgehog for my niece Hattie to go with books her parents have been reading to her by Steve Wilson I am leaning towards Hedley the Hedgehog by Moji-Moji Design.
- I want to use up the Bernat Velvet Yarn I’ve purchased. Searched by the yarn name on Ravelry in the Advanced Pattern search and found the Velvet Valentine Crochet Bear by Sarah Zimmerman.
From the Armchair
Tune in to hear reviews of the following 2 items:
- JDstudios480 Pigskin Project bag and Football Notions pouch.
- Football Zippered pouch
- Knit Love Football Large Knitting Bag
- Nomadic Knits: Issue 5 Vermont by Becky Beagell and Melissa Kemmerer
Crafty Adventures
Thank you Jen for gifting me this beautiful walnut stained Kromski Minstrel. I’m so excited to get spinning. If you know of any great resources for a beginning spinner please send them my way!
KAL News
Slay the Stash 2019
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Each month you can declare a skein of yarn to knit/crochet/weave to its very end. Let’s use up those older special skeins (purchased before 2019) – and maybe win a new beautiful skein of yarn from one of our sponsors along the way!
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Check out the November Post
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Use and follow #slaythestash2019 on Social Media
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Tune in to see if you’re the October Slay the Stash Winner.
Slay the Stash Sponsor List- 2019
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January- Fish Belly Fiber Works
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February- KnitCircus Yarns
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March- Holly Press Fibers
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April- Fibernymph Dye Works
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May – Another Crafty Girl
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June- Flying Finn Yarns
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July- Sponsored by WindsweptMonique– yarn TBD
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August- Knit Style Yarns
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September- Artistic Lilly
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October – Infinite Twist
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November- 716 Knit
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December – Hypnotic Yarn
Pigskin Party ‘19
Pro Shop Sponsors
- 2 Guys Yarn Company
- Abstract Fiber
- AdoreKnit
- agirlandherwool
- Designs of Acadia (Pigskin Logo Bag)
- Fibernymph Dye Works
- Holly Press Fibers
- Imagined Landscapes Designs
- Infinite Twist
- JDStudios480
- Jennifer Lassonde Designs
- Knitosophy Designs
- Knitters Brewing Company
- Knit Style Yarns
- Prairie Bag Works
- Progress Keepers by Meliabella
- Sunsoaked Yarns
- Yarn Love
Snack Shack Sponsors
- Anne Beady Designs
- APLCrafts
- Birch Hollow Fibers
- Brenda Castiel Designs
- Creations of the Anomalous Mind
- Designs by Meliabella
- Fish Belly Fiber Works
- Geektastic Fibers
- IrocKnits Designs
- Kino Knits
- Kitchen Counter Crafter
- Knit/Wit Designs
- Leading Men Fiber Arts
- Legacy Fiber Artz
- Lilliput Yarn
- Lolodidit
- Love in Stitches
- Mint Rain Hand Dyed Yarns
- Nicole Simmons Designs
- Queen City Yarn
- Remade By Hand Designs
- Shanalines Designs
- Tangerine Designs
- Teal Torch Knits
- The Project Bag
- Tin Can Knits
- UNICORN CLEAN
- Wild Branch Design
- Windswept Designs
- Woodsy and Wild
Tune in to hear the October Interception Winner & the October participation winners.
- The November Interception is sponsored by Queen City Yarn. The theme this month is to Put in Your Back-up Quarterback. Find all of the details in the thread linked above.
- Tune in to hear the Pigskin Party 19 Grand Prize Details!!
Life in Focus
- I shared the blackberry dressing recipe I use sometimes for salad.
- I’ve been enjoying doing weekly meal prep for both Mom and me. Proud of myself for being able to flip the 215 pound tire at Tabata class.
Ask Me Anything
Thanks JenKPhillips on IG for reaching out to ask what knitting audio podcasts I listen to
List of knitting podcasts I listen to (thought of a couple after I recorded so I’ve added them here too)
2 Knit Lit Chicks
Backstage Knitting
Bede Sisters Podcast
BHooked
Collage Knits with Amy Small
Cook Craft Read Repeat
Doubleknit
F This Knit
Fiber Knitche
Imagined Landscapes
Keep a calm and Carry Yarn
Knit Picks’ Podcast
Kino Knits
Knitmore Girls
The Knitting Hook-Up
Knitting on the Run
Knitting Pipeline
Knitty McPurly Podcast
Maine Yarn
Just One More Row
Prairie Girls Knit and Spin
Salty Jo Knits
Skein Enable Podcast
Spin Control Podcast
Stash and Burn
The SweetGeorgia Show
Teaching your Brain to Knit
Traveling Stitches POdcast
Two Ewes Fiber Adventures
The Unraveling Podcast
VeryPink Knits
The Woolly Thistle Podcast
The Yarniacs
Question for YOU!
Do you have thoughts on whether you’d be interested in joining as a patron (though Patreon) if I started one? Come share in the Down Cellar Studio Ravelry Group.
On a Happy Note
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Lots of family fun at my cousin Mike’s wedding – got a red, lace Ann Klein dress for $18 at a consignment shop!
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Atticus birthday Party- sat with a couple whose youngest child has the same parts in the Nutcracker as Aila!
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Went to see Oisin perform in Seussical. He did a great job as Thing 2 and when Hattie saw him on stage, she lit up!
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Halloween- my friends and I dressed up at gym (as our trainer) for a contest. At night I went out to Trick or Treat with Will, Aila, Oisin and Hattie.
Quote of the Week
“Perhaps it is the simplest and most popular truths which are also the deepest after all.” – Thomas Merton
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