Thank you for tuning in to Episode 134 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast.Full show notes including photos can be found at www.downcellarstudio.com/134   This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles From the Armchair Crafty Adventures KAL News Events Contest, News & Notes Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week       Off the Needles   Go with the Flo Shawl Aunt Florence shawl. Got to half way point during 3/13 noreaster. 

• Needles: US 6
• Yarn: Invictus Yarn Beyond XL in the Colorway Believe 150g skein- 600 yards
• Pattern: to be published 
• Still looking for test knitters. Very loose timeline for this one. Would love to see how it works with handspun since it can be done based on weight instead of yards.

  On the Needles     Mezzo Cardigan Pattern: Mezzo Cardigan by Alexis Winslow $7 Needles: US 10 (6.0 mm) Yarn: 

• “DK” Mystery skeins (pink and grays). Exact yardage not known. Yarn purchased from Sweitzer’s Fiber Mill at Rhinebeck 2017.  3 skeins blush pink, 2 skeins of dark gray, 1 skein light gray. 3 50gram skeins of Plymouth DK Merino in white looks a bit more cream to me).
• Held with Fingering. 2 skeins of Legacy Fiber Artz also purchased this year. The Mayor (grays, pinks, cream and bits of rust), Edwards Scissorshands- cream base with blush pink and small pops of charcoal. Light gray Cloudborn Highland 

  Pewter Socks

• Pattern: Non-Eucilidian by Sarah Jordan
• Yarn: Olann Hand Dyed in Ireland Sock Lite in the Pewter Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

Rainbow Stripe Paintbox Socks

• Yarn: Paintbox Sock yarn in the Rainbow stripe colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) and US 1 (2 mm)
• Pattern: planning to do the Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan

  Witch's Brew Socks

• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici (Self Striping) in the Witch's Brew Colorway with Knit Picks Stroll Fingering in the Ash Colorway for contrast
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Pattern: TBD 

    From the Armchair   Teaching your Brain to Knit Episode  talked about Arne and Carlos video that talks about if you want even tension with colorwork you shouldn't do it two handed  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJdlBzrYKss   Goop Podcast (hosted by Gweneth Paltrow- 1st episode features Oprah Winfrey)

• Winfrey talked about two of the books that most affected her life, and they’re both about spirituality and human consciousness.  “The Seat of the Soul,” by Gary Zukav, and  Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose.”

  The Guilty Feminist Podcast   Crafty Adventures   Collage wall in the hallway is nearly done!   KAL News     Slay the Stash 2018

• Each month you can declare a skein of yarn to knit/crochet/weave to its very end. Let’s use up those older special skeins that are soooo pretty we don’t want to touch them. In 2018, we are turning those sacred skeins into beautiful projects you can enjoy-- and maybe win a new beautiful skein of yarn from one of our sponsors along the way! Full details and rules can be found here.
• January Post
• Use and follow #slaythestash2018 on Social Media

Slay the Stash 2018: Sponsor List

• January: KnitCircus
• February: Kathryn Frank Fiber Arts
• March: Blue Skin Yarns
• April: BlueberryChick Yarn
• May: Legacy Fiber Artz
• June: Knitters Brewing Co
• July: Fish Belly Fiber Works
• August: SixandSevenFiber
• September: Fibernymph Dye Works
• October: Marigold Jen
• November: Dyenamixx Yarns
• December: Sunsoaked Yarns

  Events   2018 Box O' Balls Round Robin Mini Swap: sign up anytime during 2018.  Shipping cost of $13.50 (within US; have option to send Internationally) The contents will include: at least 20 mini yarn balls (each ball will be minimum of 5g/ 20 yards) to choose from, a handwritten note or card and a small gift. Find all of the details in this thread in the Ravelry Group.   Festival Schedule   I won't be going to Maryland Sheep & Wool :( but if you do I hope you have fun   

• 5th Annual Fiber Marketplace- Yarn Sellar, York, ME: Saturday April 7 from 10a-3p
  • York Harbor Inn in York ME. $5 entry fee List of vendors available on their website!
• Gore Place Annual Sheepsheering Festival: April 28
• Connecticut Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival: April 28 in Vernon, CT
• Needles Up: May 4 from 2-6p in Columbia Maryland
• Knot House Event: May 4 (and through the weekend), Frederick, MD
• Maryland Sheep & Wool: May 5 & 6 in West Friendship, MD
• NH Sheep & Wool: May 12 & 13 in Deerfield, NH
• Rhode Island Fiber Festival & Craft Fair: May 19 & 20 in Bristol, RI
• Massachusetts Sheep & Wool Festival: May 26 & 27 in Cummington, MA
• Fiber Frolic:June 2 & 3 in Windsor, ME
• VT Sheep & Wool: September 29 & 30 in Tunbridge, VT
• NY State Sheep & Wool Festival: October 20 & 21 in Rhinebeck, NY
• Fiber Festival of New England: November 3 & 4 in West Springfield, MA

  The 100 Day Project       Contest, News & Notes   News- Splash Pad Party- Sponsor Spots available Official Rules can be found here.   Life in Focus   On a Happy Note

• Lots of family fun, musical adventures and self care!

    Quote of the Week   To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul. -Simone Weil   ------     Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information:

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