Hello! And welcome to Episode 174 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. My name is Jen and I'm your host and I'd like to welcome both new and returning listeners to the show. Today's segments include:   [for website] Thank you for tuning in to Episode 174 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Check out full show notes and photos on my website by clicking here.   This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles From the Armchair Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Events Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week     Off the Needles   Darker Side of Pi(e) Socks

• Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce base in The Darker Side of Pi(e) colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

  The Huddle is Real Socks

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Queen City Yarn NODA Sock (75 Merino/25 nylon) in the Huddle is Real Colorway (Pigskin Party '18 Exclusive colorway)
• Needle: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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Alan the Baseball Playing Alien

• Pattern:Alan the Alien & his Flying Saucer by Moji-Moji Design
• Yarn: leftover DK/worsted weight scraps
• Hook: C (2.75 mm)

  Kaylee’s Christmas Stocking

• Pattern: Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Family Circle Magazine
• Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Red, Everglade Heather and White
• Hook: F (3.75 mm)

Rainbow Ninja 

• Pattern: None. Details on how I made it listed in project page notes.
• Hook: C (2.75 mm)
• Yarn: Lion Brand Re-Up cotton
• First one with poly pellets in bottom. Used organza pouch to hold the pellets. Any better ideas out there?

  Green Dragon Belly Shawl 

• Pattern: Dragon Belly by Johanna Lindahl 
• Aussi Wool Worsted 
• Hook: I (5.25 mm)
• 3 skeins, $10 ea at Rhinebeck 

  On the Needles   Hattie’s Hedgehog 

• Pattern: Hedley the Hedgehog by by Moji-Moji Design
• Hook: B
• Yarn- Mystery yarn from stash (maybe wool/alpaca from Long Island Livestock co)

  Dragon Belly

• Pattern: Dragon Belly by Johanna Lindahl 
• Hook: J (6.0 mm)
• Yarn: Berocco Ultra Wool in Heather (purple) and Charcoal gray. 

  Mystery Spirit Yarn Christmas Socks

• Yarn: Unknown
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: Non-Euclidian Heel by Sarah Jordan (Knit-Wit Designs— Pigskin Sponsor)
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      From the Armchair   Podcasts:

• Dolly Parton’s America. Click here for an article about this in Rolling Stone.
• The Office Girls Podcast 
• The Good Place Podcast 
• Enjoyed watching the final season of The Affair on HBO

  Knitting in Passing I explained to my Aunt Florence what blocking is and got to see the beautiful projects she’s knitting for her granddaughters for Christmas.    In My Travels

• Fort De Soto- we explored on 2 person bicycled
• Myakka River State Park

• Enjoyed our Kayaking excursion booked through Airbnb 
• Owen’s Fish Camp in Sarasota is a total gem 

    KAL News     Slay the Stash 2019

• 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 (purchased before 2019) - and maybe win a new beautiful skein of yarn from one of our sponsors along the way! 
• Check out the December post 
• Use and follow #slaythestash2019 on Social Media

Slay the Stash Sponsor List- 2019 Official Rules for 2019 

• January- Fish Belly Fiber Works
• February- KnitCircus Yarns
• March- Holly Press Fibers
• April- Fibernymph Dye Works
• May – Another Crafty Girl 
• June- Flying Finn Yarns
• July- Sponsored by WindsweptMonique– 
• August- Knit Style Yarns
• September- Artistic Lilly 
• October – Infinite Twist 
• November- 716 Knit 
• December –  Hypnotic Yarn

Pigskin Party ‘19 Not familiar? It's a ridiculously fun make-a-long that runs all through the NFL football season. We typically have a couple hundred participants each year. For each FO you finish, you earn touchdown & field goal points. You also earn points for using sponsor products & fulfilling other challenges. For every 100 points earned, you get an entry into our Grand Prize drawing. We also have lots of prizes reserved for participation on Ravelry and Instagram to keep it fun and light.   It is an annual knit, crochet, weaving and spin along.Cast on anytime On/after September 5, 2019- February 3, 2020   Everything you need to know is linked in the Start Here Thread in the Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group including theRules,Questions Thread,End Zone Dance Threadwhere you post your FOs,Coupon Code Thread,List of Prizes,Exclusive Items from our Sponsors!   Pro Shop Sponsors  2 Guys Yarn Company Abstract Fiber AdoreKnit agirlandherwool Designs of Acadia (Pigskin Logo Bag) Fibernymph Dye Works Holly Press Fibers Imagined Landscapes Designs Infinite Twist JDStudios480 Jennifer Lassonde Designs Knitosophy Designs Knitters Brewing Company Knit Style Yarns Prairie Bag Works Progress Keepers by Meliabella Sunsoaked Yarns Yarn Love   Snack Shack Sponsors  Anne Beady Designs APLCrafts Birch Hollow Fibers Brenda Castiel Designs Designs by Meliabella Geektastic Fibers IrocKnits Designs Kino Knits Kitchen Counter Crafter Knit/Wit Designs Leading Men Fiber Arts Lilliput Yarn Lolodidit Love in Stitches Nicole Simmons Designs Queen City Yarn Remade By Hand Designs Shanalines Designs Tangerine Designs Teal Torch Knits The Project Bag UNICORN CLEAN Wild Branch Design Windswept Designs Woodsy and Wild   The WIPs Interception is POSTED!     Thank you to Lisa for posting the Give Thanks Bonus Point Challenge.   I am prticipating in Indie GAL this year. Check out the Ravelry Groupfor the KAL. Coupon- giftalong2019  The KAL kicks off with a sale of 25% off with code giftalong2019 from Tuesday, November 26th 8pm (US-EST) through Monday, December 2nd at 11:59 pm (US-EST). Designers can discount 10-20 patterns. All of my paid for patterns are eligible for the sale.  Click here for the bundle of all of the sale patterns. Here is the bundle of all of the participating designers; all of their patterns count towards the KAL,   Events   Kick off to Lady Dye’s Be The Change Tourat Gather Here on Sunday 11/17/19.   Life in Focus Next month, by popular request, I’ll be doing an update on my Plastic Free July Challenge. If you have questions for me, please post them in this thread.   On a Happy Note

• I can’t believe I forgot to share with you my Stash Dash Champion Sash
• Dave and Jenna’s Wedding!
• Lovely prayer service for my grandmother who passed away peacefully at the age of 95. 
• Survived another overnight upgrade.
• Yoga.

  Quote of the Week “I love repetition. Repetitions turn time into a place, turns the days into a house, where the repetitions form the walls, floor, and ceiling.” -- Karl Ove Knausgaard   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information:

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