Thank you for tuning in to Episode 190 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Check out full show notes with photos on my website.

This week’s segments included:

• Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
• On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• KAL News
• Events
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: APL Crafts & Knit Wit Yarn Shop

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Solid Granny Square Scrap Blanket (Ravelry Link)

• Yarn: leftover fingering weight yarn
• Pattern: Solid Granny Square by Lullaby Melodia (free crochet pattern)
• Hook: D (3.25 mm)
• Finished blanket 466g. 2 skeins of Lion Brand Sock Ease. Rest was scraps. 
• 1,777 meters for Stash Dash

Summer Camp Socks (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Summer Camp Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• 66g total= 262 meters for Stash Dash

Lucy the (Almost) No Sew Llama (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern: Lucy the (Almost) No Sew Llama by Crystal Mihaylo Pickrel ($6 crochet pattern) Etsy Link
• Hook: F (3.75 mm)
• Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable (White) & Bernat Pipsqueak in Whitey White
• Scarf: Spunky Eclectic Rainbow Fingering + Solid Red sock yarn scraps
• 88 meters- white  49 meters- fluffy = 137 meters used for llama
• 33 meters of yarn used for scarf
• Stash Dash total for project: 174 meters

Sally Socks (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Sally Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Second sock knit as part of Natalie of Knitty Natty Podcast’s Sock Week 2020 
• 238 meters 

Spinning Tequila Sunrise Cheviot (Ravelry Link) by Blueberry Chick Yarn (Non-Ravelry Link) 

• Fiber: 4oz Cheviot
• Spun on my Kromski Minstrel Spinning Wheel
• Spun Z twist (Clockwise), plied S twist (counter-clockwise)
• 3 ply yarn
• July 11- August 4th. Didn’t spin every day
• 550 yards (light fingering/heavy lace)?
• Stash Dash Meters 2011

Spinning Beesy Bee Gelato (Ravelry Link)

• Fiber: 4oz  Beesy Bee Fibers– 85% Merino, 15% Recycled Sari Silk (Non-Ravelry Link)
• First Merino spin. Very slippery. Trying not to go too thin. 
• 201 meters of a 3 ply (worsted/heavy DK)
• Stash Dash total: 804 meters

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Cedar River Blanket (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern Cedar River Blanket by Kat Goldin (free crochet pattern) Non-Ravelry Link
• Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable in White, Light Gray, Yellow, Dark Charcoal & Black
• Hook: I (5.5 mm)
• C2C crochet squares that you seam together so that the diagonal stripes when pieced together form diamonds.
• I am making the small throw size (16 squares). Mattress stitched together instead of dc2tog because I liked the look.

Hibernate Blanket (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern: Hibernate Blanket by Yarnspirations Design Studio (free crochet pattern), Non-Ravelry Link
• Hook: L (8.0 mm)
• Yarn: Paton’s Kroy in the Camo Colorway held double with Bernat Softee Chunky

Sweet Tea Triangle Shawl (Ravelry Link)

• Yarn: Queensland Collection Perth in the Alice Springs Colorway
• Pattern: Sweet Tea Triangle Shawl by Michelle Ferguson (crochet pattern $5) Etsy Link
• Hook: G (4.25 mm)

Winnie Sanderson Socks (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Winnie Sanderson Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Micro Sock kits. Very affordable. 50g MC. 20g mini. 

Brainstorming

• All the design projects! 
• Knit Picks Felici socks
• Stalking wide scarves that almost look a vest with big deep pockets at the bottom.  Cozy Fireside Wrap by Kristen Caldwell- crochet pattern. Ravelry Link. Direct Website link.

From the Armchair

Vogue Knitting Live Virtual Class: How to Use Handspun for Knitting with Heavenly Blesser

KAL News

Quarterly Quests!

Get all of the details here. Quarter 3: July 1- September 30 – Lessen the Library– check out the Ravelry Thread here. Quarter 3 Sponsors: Sunsoaked Yarns, Apple Fiber Studio, Cookie and Bees

Don’t forget to post on Instagram #QuarterlyQuests & #LessentheLibrary

Splash Pad Party – Tune in to hear if you’re a winner!

Pigskin Party

• Do you want to sponsor? Check out this page on my website and fill out the Google Form.
• Check out the Updated Rules before you sign up.
• This year all FOs will be entered on the Points Tally Form. We’ll still have an End Zone Dance Thread for commenting and celebrating.
• Where can you find all the key details and links you want/need? The Pigskin Party Page on my website and the Start Here Thread in Ravelry,
• I will post in Instagram Stories any pertinent updates and save them to a Pigskin ’20 Highlights on my main page
• We’ll kick off with Virtual Events 9/25 & 9/26 similar to what we did for the Splash Pad Party kick off. Details to follow

List of Sponsors (to date: This list will be updated)

For links & more details click here.

Pro Shop Sponsor Snack Shack 2 Guys Yarn Company A Hundred Ravens AdoreKnit Anne Beady Designs agirlandherwool Holly Press Fibers Cookie & Bees Kino Knits Designs of Acadia  knidhiknits Fair Winds Farm Knit/Wit Designs Fibernymph Dye Works Legacy Fiber Artz Imagined Landscapes Designs Lilliput Yarn IrocKnits Designs Love in Stitches  JDStudios480 Samantha Guerin Design Jennifer Lassonde Designs Shanalines Designs Knit Style Yarns  Spargur Yarn Co Knitters Brewing Company Tamy Gore KnitWit Yarn Shop The Crazy Sock Lady Designs Prairie Bag Works Yumi Yarns Designs Rising Tide Fiber Co   Sunsoaked Yarns   Events

Stash Dash, hosted by the Knit Girllls, runs May 22- August 22, 2020. Check out the Chat Thread & the Rules in the Knit Girllls Podcast group

Life in Focus

• Really liking this Shampoo bar from Free Reign Organics on Etsy
• Updated on my 20 for 2020 list
• Finished up So You Want to Talk About Race by by Ijeoma Oluo via Hoopla in conjunction with my local library system.
• Empower People 2020 Project

On a Happy Note

• Visit to Stellwagen Beer Company.
• We have a new niece- Gabriella Grace!
• Foraging for wild blueberries with Mom
• Video chat with Millie on Facetime using funny filters
• Dropped off an entire car load of donations to Savers. 
• Millie’s softball game & Oisin’s baseball game.
• Tropical storm blew through and we didn’t lose power! 
• Met up with Lisa to plan out this year of the Pigskin Party! 
• Kayaking
• Aila’s voice recital on a Family Zoom

Quote of the Week

Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph 

“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”

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