Thank you for tuning in to Episode 240 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 Bobbins
- On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
- Brainstorming
- From the Armchair
- Knitting in Passing
- KAL News
- Events
- Life in Focus
- On a Happy Note
- Quote of the Week
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Stormy Nanaimo
- Pattern: Nanaimo Cardigan by Tara-Lynn Morrison ($6.50 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry or in kits on this website)
- Yarn: Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the Storm Front colorway
- Needles: US 13 (9.0 mm), US 15 (10.0 mm), US 19 (15.0 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- 4.15 skeins (705 grams)
- Started collar in September 2021. Then put it aside and didn’t pick up until Friday 9/23/22
- Realized I forgot decrease round before ribbing on the sleeves and had to rip those back to fix them.
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Mermazing Socks
- Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Mermazing Colorway (April 2022 Subscription Box) & mini skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz.
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- Check out my Unboxing Video Here
- Yarn from Pigskin Party Sponsors Hypnotic Yarn/Yarnable Box & Legacy Fiber Artz- both Snack Shack Sponsors
- Project Bag from Anne Beady Designs (Pro Shop Sponsor)
The Shift
- Pattern: The Shift by Andrea Mowry ($7 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry & her website)
- Yarn: 3 Skeins of my Handspun
- Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- I messed up on a slipped stitch section in the decrease side, so I am going to continue it a few more times so it looks intentional, though you can hardly tell with the handspun.
Portal Socks
- Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes Base in the Portal Colorway
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- Yarn from Legacy Fiber Artz- Pigskin Party Snack Shack Sponsor
Woolens & Nosh Socks
- Yarn: Woolens and Nosh 90% SW Targhee, 10% Nylon 3 Ply Yarn (411 yards / 100 grams) in the Sprout Colorway
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- Sprout- 10 stripe- Light yellow, peach, ballet pink, maroon, dusty blue, kelly green, tapue, lighter grass green, cream, pale green.
- Mini for cuffs and heels- brown with cream speckles.
- Yarn from Woolens & Nosh- Pigskin Party Pro Shop Sponsor
- Project Bag- Pigskin ’22 Exclusive from Anne Beady Designs
Sagamore Flyover Cowl
- Ravelry Project Page
- A take-off on my Sagamore Flyover Hat available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts.
2021 Scrappy Socks
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Yarn: sock yarn minis and scraps
- Ravelry Project Page (started in April 2021. Picked back up in September 2022)
- In this project, I used Helical knitting using Video Tutorial from Knitty Natty & Cate’s Clasp Weft join- check out my YouTube Tutorial by clicking here.
Brainstorming
- Fidget Toys from Shanalines Designs- Ravelry Link & Payhip
- I want to cast on all the things!
- Should I cast on a Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron to match Mom’s at Rhinebeck? $10 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry
- Top down open front cardigan mostly stockinette w/ periodic purl ridges.
- Mom’s is tunic length. I think I’d make my cropped to wear as a layering piece. Thinking mustard.
- This blog post by Susanna Winter has a great formula to help you figure out holding strands of various weights of yarn together to equal a different weight of yarn.
- Beth sent me Instagram stories from FashionSchoolDropOut who made one with worsted and 2 strands of sock. Changed colors after each purl bump.
- Thanks to AJ for recommending Fundamentals of Caring with Paul Rudd (2016 movie). Available on Netflix. I’m planning to watch it soon.
From the Armchair
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.
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Knitting in Passing
- Take Back Bags from For Days does accept yarn. Thanks Rachel Kashani.
- Cost $20. They mail you a bag (takes 3 weeks to ship)
- The Large Bag measures 24 in x 24 in and fits 15 lbs
- Mail back with USPS. You will get a $20 credit to spend with them
KAL News
Pigskin Party’22: The Official Hashtag is #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.
- Check out the list of available Coupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link. Google Doc.
- Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread
- Important Updates in this Episode
- Thanks to everyone who participated in our Kick Off Events. Beth joined us from the hospital. AJ, from South Africa, and EJ from South Korea joined us from all sorts of crazy time zones! So great to see so many familiar faces in long time friends and to also get to know some of the newbies a little better.
- Tailgate Talk -ended 9/23 but you can enter for your points through 9/30 on the Points Tally Form.
- Fistbumps & Fives: Send some positivity to one of your Teammates, Opponents or Commissioners. Complete this challenge anytime between 9/20-9/30 and enter on the Points Tally Form to earn 100 bonus points. You’ll need a link to your Ravelry or Instagram Post for validation. Enter your points by 9/30. Check out the details in the Ravelry Group or in this Google Doc.
- Check out October’s Coin Toss Interception hosted by Sunsoaked Yarns. Click here for the Ravelry Thread or here for the Google Doc with all the details you need.
Events
Life in Focus
Tune in to hear an update on my 22 for 2022 list.
- Go Skiing 1/18/22 Loon mountain + 2 days in February
- Knit a garment out of handspun (from 2021)- Cowl in progress
- Spend at least two hours learning something new (on my own, in a class, YouTube videos etc)
- Read 22 novels – 15 as of September
- Go to an art museum (travel in November- should be able to do this)
- Buy something a little extravagant – new skiis & bindings 1/17/22
- Meet with financial planner about new investments. Emailed 9/27
- Do at least 1 yoga video per month Jan, Feb, March, April May, June, July, Sept (no August)
Kayak at one new place- NOPE- Create the collage wall in my studio- purchased several items. Need to just pull the trigger.
- Visit Eme at school (April 2022)
- Try out the new trail on Grove Street -Sunday May 13, 2022
- 2nd Annual Nora Ephron Movies Day
- Laura visit in October. Maybe she wants to do this with me?
- Purge & declutter the secretary
- Plan and go on at least 1 date with Dan that involves going at least 1 place we don’t “normally” go
- Take a vacation/staycation before August (planned Saco trip & Northampton Concert trip for August)
- Buy a fabulous new dress to wear to weddings- April & September
- Have my car’s backup camera checked out & ideally fixed- scheduled 10/12
- Hire a professional photographer for family photos- emailed in Sept.
- Spend a weekend with Laura (in NY or MA)
- Go Apple Picking (on the calendar)
- Hang a calendar in the dining room- done in February
On a Happy Note
- Conor’s wedding (blog post available over on Patreon)
- Decorating for Fall
- Our friend Liz slept over so Dan could drive her to the airport very early the next morning.
- Long morning walks on the weekend.
Quote of the Week
A library is a medicine cabinet. What can heal one person may not work at all for somebody else.
–SANDRA CISNEROS
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