Thank you for tuning in to Episode 213 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photo available on my website. Click here.
This week's segments included:
- Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
- On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
- Brainstorming
- From the Armchair
- Crafty Adventures
- Knitting in Passing
- In my Travels
- KAL News
- Events
- Contest, News & Notes
- Ask Me Anything
- On a Happy Note
- Quote of the Week
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Fibernymph Dye Works Shetland Spin
- Three 2 oz braids of natural Shetland
- Ravelry Project Page
- Total: 246 yards/ 225.52 meter
- Stash Dash Total (3 ply yarn, 4 times through orifice): 902.08 meters
Bobble Lines Baby Blanket
- Pattern: Bobble Lines Baby Blanket by Daisy Farm Crafts (free option on Daisy Farm website & paid option available on Etsy. )
- Hook: I (5.5 mm)
- Yarn: Main Color: Lion Brand Pound of Love in White. Stripes in: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Blush, Lion Brand Baby Soft in Creamsicle, Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop in Tutti Fruitti, Loops & Thread Impeccable in Coral.
- Working with 97 sts. 15 Bobble Rows
- Edge
- Round 1. DC around
- Round 2. Hdc around
- Round 3 with ice cream scoop. (DC5tog, sc2) around
- Stash Dash total: 1,099.1 Meters
- Finished Size: 36 inches wide by 46 inches long
Wristers Socks
- Yarn: Lion Brand Mani-Pedi in the Wristers Colorway
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
- My Ravelry Project Page
- I was inspired to try this yarn after seeing my friend Emily's on our Crafty Chat- check out the video here.
- Stash Dash: 240 meters
Stash Dash total to date: 8774 meters. Stash Dash 2021
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Solid Granny Square Blanket 2021 Edition
- Yarn: fingering weight scraps
- Hook: D (3.25mm)
- Pattern: Solid Granny Square by Lullaby Melodia- Find this pattern on Ravelry or directly on the Lullaby Lodge website
- My Ravelry Project Page
- I ripped out the color squares I could salvage from last summer's blanket and made some new ones too.
- I have 134 squares which could make a blanket that's- 11×12 but I may not have enough yard to edge that many so we'll see as we get closer
Imaginarium Socks
- Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Imaginarium Colorway
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Pattern: Non-Euclidian Heel by Sarah Jordan
- My Ravelry Project Page
Summer Vibes Socks
- Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Summer Vibes Colorway
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
- Ravelry Project Page
- Check out my June Yarnable Unboxing & July Yarnable Unboxing Videos on YouTube.
- Yarnable will likely open again to new subscribers in August 2021. Considering subscribing? Please consider using my Affiliate Link. Get $5 off with coupon code BOSTONJEN.
Magic Stripes Socks
- Yarn: Patons Kroy Stripes in the Magic Stripes colorway & Patons Kroy in the COal colorway (black)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Pattern: TBD
- Ravelry Project Page
Gabriella's Velvet Bear
Wild Plum Merino Spin
- Fiber Addict Designs: 100% Merino, Commercial Combed Roving, 4 oz. Wild Plum Colorway
- Spinning on my Kromski Minstrel Spinning Wheel
- My Ravelry Page
- Divided into 3 so I can do a 3 ply.
- Focusing on not spinning so thin.
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
Crafty Adventures
- During Hattie and Millie's sleepover we did some painting! Video available for Patrons. Haven't joined us yet? Check out the options on my Patreon Page.
Knitting in Passing
- I shared a story about knitting up at my cousin's lake house with family friends and how my cousin asked for some more handmade dishcloths next time I visit.
In My Travels
- I shared stories of our family's long weekend up at Great East Lake in NH.
- I talked a bit about the Saturday night tradition of hot dogs, beans and brown bread. Click here for a related story.
KAL News
Splash Pad Party: May 28 through July 31
Pigskin Party
Participants: Reminders
- We are not yet ready for participants to sign up, but start telling your friends! Remember, you get points for new recruits.
- Don't forget that the Pigskin Party is a NO WIPs KAL so get those needles cleared off. If you need a little help with that, consider joining my Patreon Community. That's going to be our focus in August.
Events
Contest, News & Notes
Ask Me Anything
Sewrunknit says "I would love for you to share any travel tips that you have for traveling light and using fewer disposable products. Specifically how you handle deodorant, other toiletries and food on an airplane trip."
- I use bar soap for face & body- same as from home, or will cut off smaller piece. fits into a metal travel tin I got a couple years ago.
- I have a small glass jar for my night face oil for face- that I refill from the larger Argon oil I get from Trader Joe's.
- For day time moisturizer/SPF, I bring full one, or use small silicone containers I got from Amazon
- Deodorant- I bring full size or I have a travel size that I refill with a mix of baking soda and coconut oil and lavender (not great for flying or big swings in temperature).
- Shampoo and conditioner- currently I'm using bars (not liquid), but when using liquid versions, I use refillable travel containers.
- If I'm only bringing a carry-on but am going somewhere for a week, I'll buy full size sunscreen or something I'll need more than 3oz of, and then leave rest behind with someone there.
- Food- I often pack banana, sandwich or wrap either in plastic container (that I can reuse during travel), or tinfoil. I bring dish soap with me, so I can wash containers and my water bottle. I often bring a straw cleaner too because I always travel with silverware and a stainless steel straw, a cloth napkin or two and a handkerchief.
Farmstead Knits asks about my – favorite patterned sock other than vanilla
AggiedecarloKnits- would you do a tutorial on spinning?
- I hadn't planned on it because I am not a very experienced spinner but I'll think about. If you have thoughts on what specifically you all would like to see, let me know.
Suzi321- what is the first garment you knitted?
Flora_n_Fauna_victoria- I am new to the podcast. Could you do a quick who am I and how did I end up podcasting update?
- Tune in to learn more about me!
On a Happy Note
- Mille & Hattie's Sleepover- Pancakes. We watched Beauty and the Beast and had some Blanket Fort fun.
- We celebrated my nephew Will's 14th Birthday.
- I'm enjoying running.
- Attending a 1 hour cardio jazz class taught by my friend Diana with my friend Megg. Dinner and drinks after and then Megg and I sang our hearts out on the car ride home.
- 4 days off work! Spending time at the lake!
Quote of the Week
To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.—Arne Garborg
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