Thank you for tuning in to Episode 139 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found at www.downcellarstudio.com/139   This week's segments included:  

• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• Knitting in Passing
• In my Travels
• KAL News
• Events
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

  Thank you to this episode's sponsors: A Simple Homestead, Knits4Comfort & Celestial Sews    Off the Needles Bergere de France Socks

• Yarn: Bergere de France Goomy 50 - Imprim Beige
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
• Pattern OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• 283 meters

  Blue Stripey Socks

• Yarn: Patons Kroy Stripes: Coastal Stripes
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• 273 meters

  Scrappy Halloweeny Socks

• Yarn: Leftovers of black, white, gray, orange, yellow, tan
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• 302 meters

  Chevron Baby Blanket

• Pattern by: Daisy Farm Crafts (blog)
• Yarn: Sprightly Acrylic Worsted Yarn from Craftsy in Navy, White and Silver Grey
• Washed and dried the finished blanket in washing machine. It's so squishy soft!
• 926 meters

  Imprim Bleu Socks

• Yarn: Bergere de France Goomy 50 in the Imprim Bleu colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
• 296 meters

Baby Blue Barley Hat

• Yarn: Sprightly Acrylic Worsted (Craftsy)
• Needles: US 6 & US 8
• Pattern: Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits
• 59 meters (1/3 of the skein)

  Dan's Dress Socks

• Yarn: Dragonfly Fibers Djinni in the Rocky Top Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Reknit toe after it developed a hole
• 368.7 meters

  Holly Jolly Christmas Socks

• Yarn: Dancing Dog Dyeworks Twist Sock in the Holly Jolly colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: Fish Lips Kiss Heel
• 252 meters

3840 meters for Stash Dash as of this recording     On the Needles   Gray-dient Dragon Belly Shawl  

• Yarn: Woolbearer's Gradient Sets purchased at Vogue Knitting Live a couple years ago. 5 mini skeins, 700 yards fingering Put two sets together using 8 of the 10 mini skeins. (140 yards per mini x 8= 1120 yards)
• Pattern: Dragon Belly Shawl (free crochet pattern)
• H hook

  Poison Ivy Socks

• Yarn: Twisted Owl Fiber Studio in the Poison Ivy Colorway (red/green variegated)
• Pattern: Non-Euclidian Heel
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)

Brainstorming

• ML164 Flatter Me Vest by Maddy Cranley $6.95 Ravelry Download
  • Thoughts? I have some Knit Picks Brava Bulky in stash to use up (7 skeins, 952 yards)
• I'm also considering holding that gray yarn with rainbow mini skeins in stash to do granny stripe or another chevron?
• Market Bag by Poppy and Bliss
  • Free Crochet pattern
• Rafa's Hat by Joji Locatelli
• Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf by Jess Coppom - free crochet pattern. I purchased 3 skeins of  Lion Brand Mandala- DK weight Acrylic color changing yarn for this (enough to make 3)
• Good Old Fashioned Bunting free crochet pattern by Matt Farci and Dennis Marquez

From the Armchair Margaret from Teaching Your Brain to knit came over to the Episode 134 thread to say-- "Thanks for the shout out for the TYBTK podcast. Since we recorded that episode about colorwork I discovered Roxanne Richardson’s video podcast on multiple colorwork. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORTtv5Vl6zg It was so informative. If you’re getting good gauge, I wouldn’t change it."   Thanks for sharing, Margaret!!   Knitting in Passing   Man on the train one morning ask- how many things do you make in a year. First time I’ve gotten that one. Funny timing since I’m in productivity mode right now. Maybe that was all over my face. He and the women he was standing with seemed to know I was crocheting but it got her talking about a mutual friend whom she described as a rabid knitter. He didn’t seem to think those terms jived. But I assumed him there were many of us out there. In My Travels

• I had a fun night visiting a local brewery- Barrel House Z- with my knitting friends a couple weeks ago.
• I made a trip to the Pints & Purls (Thursday night event) at Gather Here in Cambridge, MA

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.
• June Post
• Check the show notes to see if you won in the month of May.
• Use and follow #slaythestash2018 on Social Media
• Don't forget you can double dip with Splash Pad Party, Stash Dash or any other KAL you participate in as long as you meet criteria.

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

The Splash Pad Party KAL     Runs June 1-July 31

• Rules can be found here
• Prizes and Exclusive Items & Coupons posted in Ravelry Group. Check out details and chat with us here!
• This year one of the fun challenges within the Splash Pad is a 8 part challenge we're calling the X Games. If you wish to participate, give it a shot! Rules can be found here.
• Check out the Mark it Monday thread

Pro Shop Sponsors

1. AdoreKnit
2. Celestial Sews
3. Designs of Acadia
4. Fibernymph Dye Works
5. Just Run Knit Designs
6. Knit Circus Yarns
7. Knit Style Yarns
8. Knits4comfort
9. Knitters Brewing Company
10. Lilliput Yarn
11. Love Bird Lane
12. Pearl and Plum
13. Plum Deluxe
14. Prairie Bag Works
15. A Simple Homestead
16. Stitched by Jessalu
17. Sunsoaked Yarns
18. Twisted Owl Fiber Studio
19. Yarnandewe
20. YumiYarns

Snack Shack

1. Be Ewe Fibers
2. Brenda Castiel Designs & Good Stuff Crafts
3. Daizie Knits
4. Heddi Craft Designs
5. Imagined Landscapes
6. Jennifer Lassonde Designs
7. Knit/Wit Designs
8. Knit-by-Bit Designs
9. Knitty by Nature Shop
10. Progress Keepers by Meliabella
11. Mrs U Makes
12. Remade by Hand
13. V Yarn
14. Windswept Designs

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.  

• Stash Dash- Knit Girllls Podcast KAL that runs May 25-August 27th. Find Stash Dash Rules here.
• PAL KAL hosted by Michelle of the Actually Knitting Podcast I am sponsoring so if you knit one of my shawl patterns it will count.
• Stitching the High Notes 2nd Annual Summer Garment MAL
• Batter Up KAL Hosted by Kristi from In a Sknit Podcast

  On a Happy Note

• Dan and I are taking ballroom dance lessons
• I've been freshening up our deck where we spend a lot of time in summer- I bought a new rug and a table at a yard sale.
• Birthday weekend fun included Riley and Millie's dance recitals, lunch with my family and drinks with friends at another friend's surprise party.
• My friend Claire gifted me some handspun from her sister who is a new spinner
• I took some photos of my niece Hattie is is now 4 months old
• Loveable boys- I share stories about my nephew Oisin and our friend's son, EJ!

Quote of the Week "Every man makes his own summer. The season has no character of its own, unless one is a farmer with a professional concern for the weather. Circumstances have not allowed me to make a good summer for myself this year... My summer has been overcast by my own heaviness of spirit. I have not had any adventures, and adventures are what make a summer." -Robertson Davies, "Three Worlds, Three Summers," The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies   ------ Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information:

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