Thank you for tuning in to Episode 141 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast.    Full Show Notes can be found on my website.   This week's segments included:  

• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• KAL News
• Contest, News & Notes
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

  Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Prairie Bag Works, Lilliput Yarn, Stitched by Jessalu and Plum Deluxe     Off the Needles   Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf

• Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala in the Serpent Colorway
• Hook: H (5 mm)
• Pattern: Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf by Jess Coppom (Free crochet pattern)
• 490.5 meters

  Second Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf

• Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala in the Spirit Colorway (#212)
• Hook: H (5 mm)
• Pattern: Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf by Jess Coppom (Free crochet pattern)
• 533.6 meters

  Baby Barefoot Flower Sandals

• Pattern:  Baby Barefoot Flower Sandals by Esther Chandler (free crochet pattern)
• Yarn: leftover fingering weight yarn
• Hook: C and one marked 0 (very old hook)
• Link to first pair & second pair
• 6 grams each: 49.8 meters total 

  JustRight & BigTime Dishcloth

• Pattern: JustRight and BigTime Dishcloth by Deborah Ellis (free crochet pattern)
• Yarn: Lily Sugar and Cream held with Aunt Lydia's crochet cotton #10
• Hook: I
• Cotton thread almost gives it a subtle scrubbly quality.
• Green one: 73.9 meter
• Cream one: 69 meters

I also made 4 other dishcloths using Sugar and Cream cotton yarn in various patterns. 160 more meters

Easy Breezy Swim Cover Up 

• Yarn: We Are Knitters The Cotton In Salmon Pink
• Hook: F
• Pattern: Easy Breezy Swim cover up
• Used 4.3 skeins- 911.6 meters, 430 grams

  Summer Fun Socks

• Yarn: Paton’s Kroy Stripes in the Dads Jacquard colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

  Stash Dash Total as of this episode: 8662.4 meters!   Stash Dash- Knit Girllls Podcast KAL that runs May 25-August 27th. Find Stash Dash Rules here. I'll be participating!   On the Needles   Portland 2018 Socks

• Yarn: Lane Cervinia Forever (75% wool, 25% nylon)
• Pattern: Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

  Dan’s Slate Socks

• Yarn: Paton’s Kroy Stripes in the Slate Jacquard colorway + black
• Pattern: Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Adding black to make it go further

  Hibernate Rainbow Blanket

• Pattern: Hibernate Blanket (free crochet pattern) by Yarnspirations Design Studio
• Hook: K (6.5 mm)
• Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Bulky (gray- 7 skeins) & Knitters Brewing Company  fingering (24-30g each of red, orange, yellow, green blue and purple).

Brainstorming  

• Another Hibernate blanket. I'd like to re-finish the bottom of my Swoncho (I'm adding length), and the 2 crochet stockings before I head out on vacation in August.
•  I'm thinking ahead for a trip coming up in August: Parallel bars crochet shawl and maybe the Beloved: Bonnet pattern by Tin Can Knits.

From the Armchair  Two new podcasts I'm enjoying a lot right now:

• The Knitting Hook up 
• Losing 100 Pounds with Phit-n-Phat

In my Travels

• Dan and I went back up NH to my cousin's lake house this weekend. We visited with my cousin Meagan who was up from Florida. We kayaked. I walked, and knit and crocheted... just what I needed to clear my head during this busy month.

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.
• July Post
• Tune in to hear if you're the June Winner!

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
• Logo Bags available from Designs of Acadia
• 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.

  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

Contest, News & Notes

• CPCTC sock pattern by Sarah Jordan is now available on Rav for $5. I discussed my test knit on Episode 140 if  you want to hear more.

Life in Focus I described swapping out one of my 18 in 2018 goals for doing a "No spend" month in July.     On a Happy Note

• I tried stand up paddle boarding. Fun!
• Fourth of July -pool day fun!
• fireflies --we have so many this year. Do you!?
• I had fun taking my niece Hattie’s 5 month photos. Thought broke lens but it was just my UV filter. PSA get one! $8 on Amazon probably saved me $300.

• I talked about adding more structure back into my healthy eating and exercise habits and how much I'm loving that!
• Work is nuts right now. But there's a lot of good that will come out of it and the insanity will die down soon enough! Thank goodness I can still knit on a conference call from time to time. It saves my sanity.

Quote of the Week   Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being. – Goethe   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information:

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