Thank you for tuning in to Episode 266 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on 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
3 Crochet Charity Hats
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Wool Ease Thick & Quick Bedrock Hat.
Ravelry Project Page. 9 mm crochet hook
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Lion Brand Baby's First Hat.
Ravelry Project Page. 8 mm crochet hook.
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Purple Crochet Hat.
Ravelry Project Page. 8 mm crochet hook. Mystery yarn.
Perry's Christmas Hat
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Pattern: Turn a Square by Jared Flood
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Yarn: Goosey Fibers, Squishy DK. OOAK colorway
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Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) for ribbing. US 7 (4.5 mm) for body.
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Notes- This is the 14th time I've knit this pattern. Yarn was a sample from collab with Cait for my Stay Out of the Forest Hat which you can find on
Ravelry &
LoveCrafts.
I blocked & sewed the buttons on Mom's 2023 Rhinebeck Sweater
I added belt loops to Mom's Wave of Change Cardigan-
Ravelry Project Page.
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Liz's Socks
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Yarn: Area 51 Fibres Sturdy Alien Base ( n the (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon) in the National Periodic Table Day Colorway (self striping with rainbow and gray)
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Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
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Jen/Riley's Matching Hexi Blankets
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Hook: D (3.25 mm)
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We are making 4 round hexagons.
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As Riley finishes one, she texts me and I work up my corresponding mini. We've done 4 so far.
Let the Mystery Unravel 2023 Blanket of Calm
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Pattern: Blanket of Calm by Casapinka (free crochet pattern)
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Yarn: Woolen Women Fibers- Let the Mystery Unravel subscription + Cascade Heritage
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Hook: 3.25 mm (D)
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Progress: I finished the 3-round border in the dark gray.
Welcome to Litchfield Spinning Project
Christmas Stockings
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
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In My Travels
Fiber Festival of New England
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Ran into Jean (Mazzy Girl), Amy (CapeNeddickknitter), Michelle- chellescrips, Jen, Carlos, Aurora & Zelda.
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Jess & Roger and team from Stitched by Jessalu. Donated a percentage of their sales to our
FearLESS Living Fund. Donation for $350 came through this week and we are so grateful. If any other sponsors would like to do a fundraiser like this in the future, let us know! We'd love to help promote it.
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Check out our
video to see the Eastern States Exposition Center, see what we bought and all of the fun eye candy!
KAL News
Pigskin Party '23
#DCSPigskinParty23
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Find everything you need on my website or in the Start Here Thread in the
Ravelry Group -
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Exclusive Items from our Pro Shop Sponsors are listed in this
Ravelry Thread
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Updates this Episode
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Tune in to hear if you won an October Participation Prize.
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I also announced the winners of our Announce Q1 Challenge winners- hosted by Paper Daisy Creations.
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Quarter 2 Challenge: Embrace Nature brought to you by our Official Sponsor of the Quarter
Bella Fio. Runs 11/1-11/30/23. Full details can be found in this
Google Doc and in this
Ravelry Thread.
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I gave a sneak peek of our Quarter 3 Challenge. Check out the Waymaker Cowl by Amanda Massingill (Mandi's Makings). Free knitting pattern available on
Ravelry.
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WIPs Challenge: Finish WIPs you started before the Pigskin Party kicked off on 9/7/23! If you finish them between 11/10/23 and 1/10/24, you'll earn 150 points. Full details can be found in this
Google Doc and in this
Ravelry Thread.
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I announced October Participation Prize Winners, Quarter 1 Challenge Winners & gave a sneak peek of our Quarter 3 Challenge hosted by Mandi's Makings. Check out The Waymaker Cowl on
Ravelry.
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Update from Commissioners:
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There is lots of excitement about the Q2 challenge.
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Most of the people who have finished have completed hats. If you poke around the scoreboard and the chat threads you’ll see so many stunning examples. For example, quite a few folks have finished patterns from the knitting the National parks book.
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Juliepoolie71 made the Crater Lakes hat.
Ravelry Project Page.
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Esalaza made the Hawai’i Volcanoes Beanie.
Ravelry Project Page.
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Knitternicole made the Theodore Roosevelt Beanie.
Ravelry Project Page.
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But you don’t have to knit a hat for this challenge. Hollyelyse finished a whole colorwork sweater for the challenge (in 10 days!) Check out the
Ravelry Project Page.
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You don’t even have to knit for this challenge. You can crochet or spin too. For example:
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Sarahsyarn86 is crocheting adorable granny squares that have daisies in the center. Check out the
Ravelry Project Page.
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Katanorand is working on a spinning project using fiber in the colorway strawberry fields. Check out this
Ravelry Post.
Events
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My cousin Linda's friend is looking for warm handknit/crocheted items for adult and youth homeless in Massachusetts. They set up tables on Thanksgiving and put all of the handmade items on the fence outside their church in Woburn center. Calling for all makers who want to donate. PM me on Ravelry or email me at downcellarstudio at
gmail.com and I'll give you the address to send them to. Any fiber type welcome. Hats, scarves, mitts, shawls, blankets. Anything warm is welcome!
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I'll be participating in Vlogmas again this year. Is there anything you especially want to see? Let me know and I'll see what I can do. Check out previous years playlists:
Vlogmas 2022 Playlist &
Vlogmas 2021 Playlist -
Contest, News & Notes
On a Happy Note
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For Halloween, Mom & I reprised our Sanderson sister roles. I trick or treated with Hattie for a little while then hung out by the fire with family and friends.
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Megg & I bought a 5 pack of tickets for shows at the Boston Opera House this season. Our first show was November 1st, Frozen. We were able to add on two tickets and bring Millie and Hattie with us. We had an absolutely magical night!
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On the Saturday while Mom & I were at New England Fiber Festival, Riley was texting me. She did her first hexi all on her own! Then a couple more! When she ran out of minis, she moved onto her Riley Rose Cowl and sent a photo of her knitting and watching Gilmore Girls. Be still my heart!
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Watching Gabriella & Zachary for the afternoon.
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Finally making a dent in my Christmas shopping. My goal the last couple years has been to be completely finished before December 1 so I can really enjoy December. Sometimes I'm better at that than other years, but I'm going to really try hard to get that done by my deadline this year.
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One of my cousin Lauren's friends from Amsterdam gifted me a pack of Stroopwafels which I enjoyed with coffee in my new chicken mug from NE Fiber Fest!
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We went to Flight Club in Seaport District of Boston for Conor's 35th Birthday- just after I found out he and Carly are expecting their first baby in June (right around my. birthday)!
Quote of the Week
Bad luck in small doses can cast a glittering light on the rest of life.
–Ann Patchett
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