Thank you for tuning in to Episode 217 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website: http://www.downcellarstudio.com/217
This week’s segments included:
- Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
- On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
- Brainstorming
- From the Armchair
- Knitting in Passing
- In my Travels
- KAL News
- Events
- Contest, News & Notes
- Life in Focus
- On a Happy Note
- Quote of the Week
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Fibernymph Dye Works, Love in Stitches, Charming Ewe
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Snap Hat #5 & #6
- Pattern: Snap by Tin Can Knits ($6 pattern available on their website or on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 7 & US 10.5 (4.5 & 6.5 mm) needles
- Yarn: fingering weight scraps- 4 strands of fingering held together.
- Ravelry Project Pages: Hat 5, Hat 6
- I had hoped to donate these Snap Hats to Hats for Sailors Project but they are requesting 100% wool (ideally superwash wool) for its flame resistant quality.
Without a Paddle Hat
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Three Waters Farm Superfine Merino
Pink Moon Sweater
- Pattern: Pink Moon by This.Bird.Knits. $8 US Pattern available on Ravelry and on the This.Bird.Knits Site.
- Needles: US 5 & 7 (3.75 & 4.5 mm)
- Yarn:
- Sweitzer Fiber Mill unknown (gray)- Rhinebeck 2019
- Lisa Daschinger Wools (mustard)- Farm Fiber Day’s Russell’s Market January 2020
- mur yarn merino cashmere fingering (pink)- Barcelona 2019
- Rowan Alpaca Classic (pink) Staci’s Stitches- LYS
- Maroon handspun
- Ravelry Project Page
Love Letters Socks
- Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works Mountain Tweed BFL Fingering in the Love Letters Colorway
- Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
- Ravelry Project Page
- Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works– Pro Shop Sponsor- 40 points
- Bag: Anne Beady Designs– Pro Shop Sponsor- Pigskin ’21 Exclusive- 60 points
- Yarn Cozy: Cookie & Bees– Snack Shack Sponsor- 20 points
- Pattern: OMG Heel- Pro Shop – 40
- 160 points
Mermaid Socks
- Yarn: agirlandherwool BFL sock in the August 2020 Club Colorway
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
- Ravelry Project Page
Brainstorming
I want to knit all the hats, a crochet stocking and some DK socks for myself.
From the Armchair
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link.
Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.
Knitting in Passing
I shared a story about chatting with my friend’s uncles about hand knits they received as kids.
In My Travels
Tune in to hear a bit about my visit to 6 stores during the Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul. Check out my YouTube Channel for an upcoming video.
KAL News
Pigskin Party ’21: Official Hashtag: #DCSPigskinParty21
Important Links:
September Skills Building Interception: hosted by Irocknits Designs. Find the details in this Google Doc or in this Ravelry Thread. Runs September 15-October 1, 2021. Thank you, Cori, for hosting. Find her patterns on her website & on Ravelry.
October Interception: INCREASE Your Score: hosted by Wendy of Knitters Brewing Company.
Details will posted before this opens on 10/5. Prize: $30 gift certificate to the Knitters Brewing Co Etsy Shop
Events
Contest, News & Notes
Check out new vides on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel
- Berkshire Vacation Vlog
- Crafty Chat #11 with Mary Hull/Kino Knits will go up on my YouTube Channel on Friday 10/1 at 12p Eastern.
- Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul Video (including Yarny Show & Tell) coming soon.
Life in Focus
Two thumbs up for the Maintenance Phase Podcast
On a Happy Note
- Fall decorations
- Cooler mornings and evenings!
- Flannel shirts!
- Mushrooms growing everywhere.
- The mosquitos aren’t bothering me on morning walks anymore.
- Outdoor yoga
- Facetime with Hattie- “let me see the tractor… I miss you tractor!”
- Getting to one of Garret’s baseball games. Checking out renovations at my. brother’s house.
- Rewatching Scrubs.
Quote of the Week
“Humor is what happens when we’re told the truth quicker and more directly than we’re used to.” – George Saunders
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