Thank you for tuning in to Episode 178 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week’s segments included:

• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• In my Travels
• KAL News
• Events
• Contest, News & Notes
• Life in Focus
• Ask Me Anything
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsor: 2 Guys Yarn Company

Off the Needles

Creepy Graffiti Socks

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Yarn: Asylum Fibers in the Creepy Graffiti colorway

On the Needles

Mom’s Frozen Socks

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

103 Hat

• Pattern: 103 Hat by Jennifer Lassonde
• Yarn: Suburban Stitcher DK
• Needles: US 5 (3.75mm) & 7 (4.0mm)

Pinwheel Socks

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Pinwheel Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

My Cryptonite Shawl

• Pattern: My Cryptonite by Melanie Berg ($6.31 US)
• Yarn: Barnyard Knits Merino Nylon Fingering in the Pickly Pear Colorway (gray with multicolors).  Fuse Fiber Studio Merino Sock in the Mercury Glass (gray) and Radical Acceptance Colorway (pinky)
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)

Happiest Blanket Ever

• Happiest Blanket Ever by Tamara Kelly (free crochet pattern)
• Hook: K: 6.5 mm
• Yarn: Lion Brand Pound of Love (white) for MC, leftover acrylic stash yarn for CCs.

In My Travels

• I went to NYC for Vogue Knitting Live and to visit y friend Laura
• Thursday we saw Jagged Little Pill on Broadway- INCREDIBLE.
• Friday-I took a slipped stitch knitting class with Faina Goberstein– and then bought her The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting
• Laura and I went on our own little Brewery Tour Long Island City.

• Wayland Winter Farmers Market Fiber Days
• Mostly hung out w/ my friend Mara and her boys.
• Always great to see Monique- Windswept Designs and The Knitting on the Run podcast host
• Bought 2 skeins of DK from Dachinger Wool. It was so fun to see a sample of my Ice Time hat in the booth!

KAL News

New for 2020: Quarterly Quests! Get all of the details here. 
January 1- March 31 – sQuelch the Queue Knit any projects you had in your queue (prior to January 1). Knit as many as you can. You will receive extra entries for any patterns that have been sitting in your queue for over 5 years. Fine print* NO WIPS are allowed for these quests. Cast on the first day of the quest and whatever is finished by the last day will count.

• Quarter 1 Sponsors: Anne Beady Designs, KnitCompanion, Fibernymph Dye Works & Knitters Brewing Company

We are looking for Prizes for this KAL. If you’re interested- please let me know! I’m also offering a discount on ads if you sponsor this KAL, Splash Pad or Pigskin. Emails went out to those on my newsletter this week. Sign up for my email newsletter to be informed about sponsor options.

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.

Everything you need to know is linked in the Start Here Thread in the Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group including the Rules, Questions Thread, End Zone Dance Thread where 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
• Creations of the Anomalous Mind
• Designs by Meliabella
• Fish Belly Fiber Works
• Geektastic Fibers
• IrocKnits Designs
• Kino Knits
• Kitchen Counter Crafter
• Knit/Wit Designs
• Leading Men Fiber Arts
• Legacy Fiber Artz
• Lilliput Yarn
• Lolodidit
• Love in Stitches
• Mint Rain Hand Dyed Yarns
• Nicole Simmons Designs
• Queen City Yarn
• Remade By Hand Designs
• Shanalines Designs
• Tangerine Designs
• Teal Torch Knits
• The Project Bag
• Tin Can Knits
• UNICORN CLEAN
• Wild Branch Design
• Windswept Designs
• Woodsy and Wild

Our January Interception posted & is kindly sponsored by designer Windswept Designs (Monique Leonard)!

• To be eligible to win:
• Complete a project of at least 100 yards that does not contain any sheep’s wool.
• Project must have been cast on on/after 1/1/20 and completed by 1/31/20
• Post your FO in this thread with a description and/or photo that shows how you’re meeting the challenge.

Get Ready for SuperBowl Weekend. Check out this thread in the group.

Events

• Wayland Winter Farmers Market Fiber Days – March 1
• 2/9/20: 3rd Annual Boston Farm & Fiber Festival  at the Boston Public Market
• 2/28-3/1/20: NETA Spa Weekend in Freeport, ME
• 3/14-3/17/20: Knit North Yarn Crawl (north of Boston). Website not yet working.
• Stitches United – March 26-29, 2020 in Hartford, CT
• 3/28/20: Woolapalooza  in Lincoln, MA

Life in Focus

Plastic Free July Updates:

Tru Earth Eco-Strips Laundry Detergent
Refills for my favorite Uniball Retractable fine point pens
Lush Toothy Tabs

Ask Me Anything

Tune in to hear a question on how I use Evernote to organize my life. Are you interested in hearing more about my organizing, habit tracking, goal settings etc? I think Patreon might be a good option for that. Comes over to the Episode 178 Chat thread in our Ravelry Group to talk more if you’re interested in that idea.

On a Happy Note

• 90 min massage
• Dan and I visited a new to us brewery- Stellwagen.
• Planning a kitchen renovation and we are able to buy a large cabinet that matches our existing cabinets (but painted) to give us more storage.
• Dan and I went on our first hike together at home.
• I went to speak at the MA eBay and Resellers Meet-up group that my mom organizes.
• I got a new iPhone 11 Pro Max. The camera is epic.

Quote of the Week

“The purpose of fear is to raise your awareness not to stop your progress.”― Steve Maraboli

Thank you for tuning in!

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