Thank you for tuning in to Episode 255 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. For full show notes with photos check out
my website.
This week's segments included:
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Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
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On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
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Brainstorming
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From the Armchair
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In my Travels
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KAL News
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Events
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Contest, News & Notes
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On a Happy Note
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Quote of the Week
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Carmen Socks
Scrappy Helical Socks
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Mini Skein Hexagon Blanket
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Hook: F (3.75 mm)
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Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn
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I've been closing the end of each hexagon with this join- link to
Instagram post
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4 rounds per hexagon.
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Progress Update: 225 hexagons done on 5/22/23 (74 unwashed + 151 washed)- goal is 374
Chevron Scrap Blanket
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Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in White & Tranquil (light green), Lion Brand Pound of Love in Pastel Pink and Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly Big! in colorway Soft Lilac
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Hook: J (6.0 mm)
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For help learning the Corner to Corner Crochet method you could check out this free
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Each section is 11 squares tall. Green, white, pink, white, purple, white.
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Progress: 3 strips finished. 1 more started.
Summer Scrappy Helical Socks #2
Ninja Turtle Socks
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Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on
Ravelry )
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Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Yarn in the Ninja Turtle Colorway
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Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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Laura chose this yarn when we were shopping at Loop London in the Fall of 2022.
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Progress: almost to the toe on the second sock
Summer Rainbow Socks
Curiouser & Curiouser Socks
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Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on
Ravelry )
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Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Curiouser & Curiouser Colorway
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Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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I purchased this as a Micro Sock set; 50g of main color + a 20g mini. I also had another LFA mini that I liked with it, so I have green and purple to choose from.
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Progress: ready to start heel on first sock
Purple Spring Spin
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Fiber: Fluffypuf #130 Hand Dyed Roving Batt Purple/Pink. 1.4 ounces. 50% BFL, 40% merino, 10% Tussah Silk.
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Twist direction: singles = Z plied = S
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About the Fluffypuf braid: contains purple (various shades), yellow, orange, gray, blue, pink
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I purchased 4 oz of 100% Rambouillet from Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks at CT Sheep & Wool.
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I will plan to do a 3 ply
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Update this episode: I broke my new driveband! Will replace w/ kitchen cotton yarn for now
Brainstorming
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With the announcement of the
Legacy Fiber Artz MAL, I decided to wind up all of my LFA minis on the sparkle base to knit some scrappy, helical, clasp-weft sparkle socks!
From the Armchair
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In My Travels
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Friday night we had dinner at
Water Street in Wiscasset, Maine
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We loved the flowers and other exhibits too. One especially neat thing was The Lerner Garden of the Five Senses which made me think of Gretchin Rubin & her new Life in Five Senses book which I reviewed in
Episode 254
KAL News
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Many of our Sponsors are offering
coupon codes. Find them here-
Google Doc or
Ravelry Thread.
Events
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Jasmin (aka cuteknitter) & I will be doing our annual, mostly-friendly challenge.
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2 pairs of socks so far= 548 meters
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You can check out my Stash Dash 2023 Progress on this
Google Sheet.
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The Grocery Girls are hosting Hot Granny Square Summer MAL. Check out details in their
Ravelry Group & in
Episode 183 on their YouTube Channel.
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Summer Sock Camp hosted in the Crazy Sock Lady
Ravelry Group
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Contest, News & Notes
Check out my latest shawl design- Mas Vida!
Mas Vida is available on Ravelry &
LoveCrafts for $7. Use code mas for 30% off on Ravelry through 6/2.
On a Happy Note
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Mother's Day celebrations seeing Millie in Matilda followed by dinner at a local brewery
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Flowers from Chris & Margarita
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Vikki & Katy visited from Las Vegas. I picked them up at the airport and then we met Mom, Dad, Trish and Liz for dinner.
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Dan & I celebrated our 19th Anniversary at a local brewery after work.
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Getting video messages from Riley about her crochet project! Riley joined one of our Patrons-only Zooms during the Splash Pad Party and that was a lot of fun!
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Memorial Day weekend visits to my parents'. Mom shared a cool tip on how to clean jewelry which I'll share on
Instagram. Sunday after the pool, the 4 of us headed to Matt & Kris' to celebrate Matt's birthday and Carly's birthday. I gifted her the Carmen socks I'd just finished! She's a skiier so I'm hoping she enjoys them.
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On Monday, a bunch of my cousins and their kids came! We got a fun photo of 9 kiddos together on my parents' swing! The kids swam and ate ice cream. I played bocce with Garret.
Quote of the Week
In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.
–Mary Oliver
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