• Possible Segments
• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• KAL News
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Off the Needles

• Needles: US 3 (3.25 mmm)
•  Yarn:  Ellen Cooper’s Yarn Sonnet’s. Jenny base- 50/50 bamboo/cotton. Colorway is called Driftwood which is perfect for it- tans, grays, blips of peachy/pink. Variegated but almost tonal.
• Pattern: Donner by Elizabeth Doherty
• Size: 37 1/4 inch bust- calls for 920 yards
• I had 20 yards less than what was called for, so had to do cap sleeves and 2 inches shorter on the body. I love it!

• Patons Kroy Stripes in Mexicali Stripes and Singin the blues stripes
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

• Pattern: 4seasons Halloween by Lalylala Lydia Tresselt (5.50 Euros) for 3 pattern collection (also includes Diego, sugar skull, and Brian the brain)
• Yarn: Cascade 220 superwash/KnitPicks Brava
• Hook: C

• Total: 1945.2 meters to date
• Goal 10k

On the Needles

• Pattern: Construction Zone by Heidi Kirrmaier
• Yarn: Tempting Ewe Yarns Luxe Aran (90% Merino/10% Silk) in the Grey Goose Colorway. 2 skeins 340 yards total
• Needles: US 9 | 5.5 mm

• Pattern: Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Family Circle Magazine
• Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Red, Everglade Heather and White
• Hook: F (3.75 mm)

• Yarn: Patons Kroy Singin the blues stripes
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Beyond the Wall Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

• Yarn: Blueberry Chick Yarn in the Put the Lime in the Coconut Colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Brainstorming

• Lydia Tresselt also has a 4 Seasons Easter Pattern– I’d like to make the lamb.
• Poppy Troll Hats– free crochet pattern. Super cute.
• I want to knit all the things during the 4th of July holiday.
• I’d like to use some stash yarn to knit the Jujuy by Joji Locatelli

From the Armchair

• Talking as Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham (audiobook read by author))
• Orange Is The New Black: Season 5 available on Netflix

KAL News

• Click here to find about more about this KAL.
• Check out: Chat Thread & FO Thread
• The 12 Months to Christmas KAL is a craft-a-long that helps you prepare for the busy winter holiday season. Complete gift projects each month (or just in the months that you choose) so you don’t have to scramble in December. Find some cool new gift ideas, cheer each other on, and we’ll provide some motivation in the form of the potential to win prizes!

• Declare a WIP from 2016 or earlier within the first 5 days of the month, posting a photo of it in the thread. Finish the project by the end of the month, update your post with your FO photo and you’ll be eligible to win a Ravelry downloadable pattern of your choosing up to $8.

Splash Pad Party 2017

• Questions Thread
• Sponsor List
• Prize Thread
• Pre-Swim Chat Thread in the Ravelry Group
• Exclusive Products for Splash Pad Participants

1. Craft along that runs from: June 1- July 31, 2017
2. To win prizes, craft something that’s 50-200 grams. For every 50 grams you use, you’ll earn 1 entry into the Summer Celebration Thread.  You’ll earn additional entries for using Pro Shop Products (2), Pro Shop Exclusive Products (1), Snack Shack Product (1).
3. Prizes will be given out by using Random Number Generator to select posts in the Summer Celebration Thread.
4. Prizes will also randomly be given to those who chat in the any of the Splash Pad related chat threads and to those who use #splashpadparty17 on Instagram

• Atelier de Soyun
• Blueberry Chick Yarn
• Colorful Eclectic
• Designs of Acadia
• Dragonfly Fibers
• Fibernymph Dye Works
• Infinite Twist
• Jennifer Lassonde Designs
• Knit Style Yarns
• Knitcircus Yarns
• Knitters Brewing Company
• Knitty kitty Bags
• One Geek to Craft Them All
• Pearl and Plum
• Plum Deluxe Tea
• Prairie Bag Works
• Skeindalous Yarns
• Sunsoaked yarns
• The Periwinkle Sheep
• Wooly Wonka Fibers

On a Happy Note

• Our surprise dance at my dancing school’s 35th Anniversary Recital went well.
• Riley and Millie slept over afterwards and of course we had a blast. They always love Dan’s pancakes. Audio of them at the end of the episode.
• Dan and I took our kayaks for a second outing.
• We had an awesome pool day to celebrate Oisin’s 9th Birthday.
  
• I’ve been able to work out more and my heel is nearly healed!
• My friend Dan etched a glass with my podcast logo! SO COOL!

Quote of the Week

• Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group
• Twitter: Instagram & Periscope: BostonJen1
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio
• Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio!

• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• Crafty Adventures
• Knitting in Passing
• Events
• Contest, News & Notes
• Ask Me Anything
• On a Happy Note

Off the Needles

On the Needles

• Sock Yarn Blanket– need to crochet together
• Dunks Socks– on second sock
• Perfect Beach Shawl– nearly done
• Two Frankensocks in progress
• Colorful Cowl– said I’d finish last summer & didn’t.
• Thoughts of casting on the Amma Granny Square Top. Crochet two squares (front/back) seam together. Really cute. Free pattern by  by Maria Valles

From the Armchair

• The yarn I reviewed is Jadzia, 50/50 cotton-Tencel blend.
• Check out Debi’s kits here.
• Check out Debi’s yarn here.
• This is a really fun, fresh, unique take on yarn! So many possibilities! Definitely check it out.

• iOS App for podcasts
• I highly recommend this app. It’s free and contains a lot of cool features over the iOS native app.

Events

• 12 Months to Christmas FO Thread
• 12 Months to Christmas Chat Thread

New Prizes- will giveaway in Episode 96

Splash Pad Party ’16

The big bash wrapped up 7/31! What a great time it was!

Tune in to hear if you won a prize! If you did, be sure to contact me via email or Ravelry PM. Click here for reminder of the amazing prizes we have for this KAL! 

The Pigskin Party KAL will be kicking off with the NFL Football season in September. I still have just a few spots left. Click here for details, and fill out the form today if you’re interested in signing on as a sponsor.

Fiber Events

• My cousin’s bachelorette party in Provincetown (Cape Cod). Favorite places: Patio (went to lunch with Mom), Boat Slip Beach Club Tea Dance (4-7p)
• MGH Diversity Statement- came through on my work email and I was so touched by it.
  • Because of diversity we will excel.   We think broadly about diversity and everything that makes us unique.  It is core to our mission. Our differences make the MGH a more interesting and distinctive environment in which to work and are an important means of providing the very best care to every one of our patients, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, sexual orientation, disabilities, life experiences, geographic backgrounds, skills and talents among others. We will not excel without recognizing and appreciating everyone’s perspectives.
  • Through inclusion we will respect.  Together we work hard to make this hospital a diverse and inclusive place of healing. Encouraging a broad range of opinions, ideas and perspectives drives creativity, innovation and excellence. Our continued engagement in our nationally recognized initiatives and programs highlights our commitment to diversity and inclusion. But this ongoing work will not be complete until every employee, every patient, every family member, every visitor feels safe, respected, welcome, comfortable, supported and accepted within our walls.
  • Focused on equity we will serve, heal, educate and innovate.  Our job is to improve health and save lives, regardless of what our patients or colleagues look like, where they come from, what they believe, or who they love. Issues of equity and justice are not separate but rather intertwined with patient care, education, research, and community health. Targeting inequality enhances the quality of care for all. We believe in treating our patients and each other with the dignity that every human being deserves.
• Meeting up with new friends at Gather Here in Cambridge, MA for knit night.
• Bathing suits that fit from Athleta. Rash guard love. Pacifica (long sleeved version)
• Not so happy- water in our well is low because of the summer drought. Good news is that we’re finding ways to conserve water and hopefully are building in some better long-term routines.

• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• From the Armchair
• Crafty Adventures
• In my Travels
• Events
• Contest, News & Notes
• On a Happy Note

Off the Needles

• Hook: US H/ 5.0mm
• Yarn: Lily Sugar and Cream in Black Currant Colorway and a little white for trim
• No pattern.

• Hook: US H/ 5.0mm
• Yarn: Lily Sugar and Cream in Black Currant and scraps from a blue/green/purple/white striping
• Pattern: Hexagon from this tutorial

• Hook: I/ 5.5 mm
• Yarn:
• Pattern: Used this tutorial to learn how to make a hexagon.

• Hook: unsure
• Yarn: Infinite Twist Helix and Cascade 220 Superwash leftovers
• Pattern: double crochet granny squares
• Idea from Susan B Anderson in this blog post.

• Needles: US 1.5/ 2.5 mm
• Yarn: Berry Colorful Yarning in the Pats Colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

• Yarn: One Twisted Tree Prime Fingering Base. Color A (light coral is called Seashell). Color B (dark coral is called Reef Coral) and Color C (aqua blue is called Gulf)
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)
• Pattern: Riley Rose Shawl 

On the Needles

• Yarn: KnitCircus Yarn- Greatest of Ease Base- Gradient Stripes Set in the Pool Party Colorway- exclusive for Splash Pad Party 16
• Needles: US 1 & 1.5 (2.25 & 2.5 mm)
• OMG Heel by Megan Williams- top down

• Needle: US 3/ 3.25mm
• Yarn: Holiday Yarn Flocksock
• Pattern: Boxy by Joji Locatelli

From the Armchair 

Crafty Adventures

• Tulip Tie Dye Products

In My Travels 

• I went for the weekend to Old Saybrook, CT with my friends Christine and Ryan.
• Cute shops and restaurants.
• Favorite dinner restaurant: Nancy’s Rosemary & Sage.
• Out favorite breakfast places: Mirsina’s & Paperback Cafe
• Yarn Shops
  • Saybrook Yarn
  • The Knit

The owner: Betty!

Events

• 12 Months to Christmas FO Thread
• 12 Months to Christmas Chat Thread
• New Prizes- will giveaway in August
  • Applicable Mittens by Heather Kinne
  • Plum Deluxe Pumpkin Spice Tea
  • Classy Squid Fiber Co $25 gift card
  • Black Watch Tartan Project Bag from Caithness Craft on Etsy

Splash Pad Party

• See official rules for all of the details
• Tune in to Episode 91 to hear about all of the amazing prizes from our Sponsors.
• Golf Tournament is underway! Our first team has finished but there are still lots of prizes up for grabs so keep on knitting. Prizes will be announced in future episodes.
  • I announced prizes for our first team to finish the tournament; more prizes will be announced in Episode 95.
• We also have a round of Mini Golf going on. Check it out here and enter your FOs in this thread.
• Tune in to hear if you won a prize in the Splash Pad Party for Instagram or chatting in one of our various chatter threads. I’ll announce the rest of the winners in Episode 95.
• Even though the KAL ends on 7/31 there is still plenty of time for summer knitting. Feel free to continue to use the #splashpadparty16 so others can see your projects. Chat threads will still be open.

Be sure to check out our Splash Pad Party Pro Shop Sponsors:

• Bede Sisters & Blueberry Chick Yarn
• Colorworks by Debi
• Designs of Acadia
• Dragonfly Fibers
• Fair Winds Farm
• Fix-a-Stitch
• Imagined Landscapes
• Infinite Twist
• Kitchen Counter Crafter
• KnitCircus
• Knitters Brewing Company
• Little Skein in the Big Wool
• Never Not Knitting
• North Light Fibers
• Pearl and Plum
• Stitched by Jessalu
• Suburban Stitcher
• Sun Valley Fibers
• Sunsoaked Yarns

Fiber Events

• Stitch and Pitch Boston 2016 Thursday August 11 at 7:10p $45 per ticket. Purchase online, gets you voucher then you meet up outside Gate K with the group to get your actual ticket for entry. Lisa and I are going. If you’re local you should join us.
• Fiber Revival Saturday, August 13, 2016  9am to 4pm Spencer Peirce Little Farm on 5 Little’s Lane Newbury, Massachusetts
  • $6 entrance fee ($4 children) to the property
  • Lisa and I will be there and are planning to claim a spot and sit and knit for the day, weather permitting. Hope you’ll join us- let us know in this thread on Ravelry.
• Indie Untangled Trunk Show October 14, 2016 from 5p-8p at the  The Best Western Plus, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston, N.Y.
• New York Sheep and Wool Oct 15-16, 2015 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY

Contest News & Notes

• My new design, the Riley Rose pattern is now available. 
  • There is a coupon code available for podcast listeners. Tune in for details.
  • If knit and finish by August 6th. Post project page and PM me. Pick one of my patterns free for yourself and a friend of your choice.