Thank you for tuning in to Episode 215 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website by clicking here. 

This week’s segments included:

• Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• In my Travels
• KAL News
• Events
• Contest, News & Notes
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: AdoreKnit

Shout out to Ultimate Insider Patrons: Charlie, Candy, Theresa, Luanne and Beth!

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Chubby Elephant

• Pattern: Chubby Elephant by Spin a Yarn Crochet (free option or $2.50 US)
• Yarn: Bernat Velvet in Misty Gray & Bernat Crushed Velvet in Toasted Plums
• Hook: D (3.25 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• 168.5 meters

Solid Granny Square Blanket 2021 Edition

• Yarn: fingering weight scraps
• Hook: D (3.25mm)
• Pattern: Solid Granny Square by Lullaby Melodia- Find this pattern on Ravelry or directly on the Lullaby Lodge website
• My Ravelry Project Page
• I ripped out the color squares I could salvage from last summer’s blanket and made some new ones too.
• Single crocheted the squares together and added border with Knit Picks Stroll in gray. 
• 1816 meters

Imaginarium Socks

• Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Imaginarium Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: Non-Euclidian Heel by Sarah Jordan
• My Ravelry Project Page
• 253.8 meters

Candy Color Socks

• Yarn: Regia 4 ply in Colorway 01160
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Ravelry Project Page
• Self striping/self patterning Christmas colors. CO 60 sts. 2×2 rib. down to 56 after heel.
• 210 meters

Magic Stripes Socks

• Yarn: Patons Kroy Stripes in the Magic Stripes colorway & Patons Kroy in the Coal colorway (black)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Ravelry Project Page
• 267 meters

Scrappy Shawl (design prototype: will share more details in the months to come)- 710 meters of sock yarn scraps.

Wild Plum Merino Spin

• Fiber Addict Designs: 100% Merino, Commercial Combed Roving, 4 oz. Wild Plum Colorway
• Spinning on my Kromski Minstrel Spinning Wheel
• My Ravelry Page
• 3 ply 252 yards /230 meters. 100g. Not as thick as I had hoped I could do, but its more like a DK than a sport, so I was at least moderately successful. Plumped up beautifully in washing. 
• 924.2 meters for Stash Dash

Granny Stripe Blanket

• Pattern: Granny Stripe by Lucy of Attic 24. Click here for Ravelry Link or Click here for Website. Free crochet pattern. 
• Hook L (8.0 mm)
• Yarn: Lion Brand Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton in Almond, Macadamia, Pistachio, Dusty Blue and Blueberry.
• Ravelry Project Page
• Foundation row- 56 chains. 
• Edging- first round done using granny cluster on long edges as described in pattern. hdc around in Macadamia & then a sc round in blue and a picot edge in brown.
• 7.56 skeins- 710.2 meters

V Stitch Baby Blanket

• Pattern: Baby Blanket by Annemarie Benthem (free pattern on LoveCrafts). 
• Hooks: L (8.0 mm) to chain/set-up and J (6.0 mm) for body. 
• Yarn: Lion Brand Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton in Almond, Macadamia, Pistachio, Dusty Blue and Blueberry.
• My Ravelry Project Page
• Chained 79. 25 Vs. 
• Edge= 2 rounds sc. 
• 642.9 meters

Stash Dash Total as of 8/30/21: 15,392 meters.

Brainstorming

• Pink Moon by This.Bird.Knits. Check out the pattern using this Ravelry Link or Website link. ($8 knitting pattern).
• I pulled out Pigskin ’21 sponsor products. 2 WoolensandNosh self striping plus some from FIbernymph Dye Works, Mint Rain and agirlandherwool. And lots of bags too of course.
• Pigskin ’21 Sponsor Patterns Bundle on Ravelry– 1005 patterns to choose from!

From the Armchair

• The UnHoneymooners by Christina Lauren. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link. 
• Nomadland by Jessica Bruder. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link. 
• Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link.
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In My Travels

• Checked out a brewery up in NH- Hobb’s Brewing Tap Room on Rt 16 in Ossippi, NH
• Played dice game: Quixx- Amazon Associate Link
• We did taste tests of whoopie pies (vanilla versus chocolate filling) and Jax cheese puffs vs. Cheese Doodles cheese curls – helped me get a second bingo for the Craft, Cook, Read Repeat Podcast Summer Bingo event. 
• We helped move some things out of Gayle’s Camp as she closes up to move. I was thrilled to take this beautiful embroidery piece that Gayle made home with me.

KAL News

Pigskin Party ’21: Official Hashtag: #DCSPigskinParty21

Important Links:

• Official Rules (Google Doc)
• Register to Play! (Google Form)
• Points Tally Form (Google Form)
• Sponsor List (Google Doc)
• Questions: Ask in the Ravelry Thread or email Jen (downcellarstudio @ gmail.com)
• Prizes- see details in this Ravelry Thread
• Coupon Codes: find details in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon)
• Pro Shop Sponsor Exclusive Items: find details as they’re posted in this Ravelry Thread or on my website (coming soon)
• Use the Points Tally form for official entry but celebrate with everyone in the End Zone Dance Ravelry Thread and using #DCSPigskinEndZoneDance
• Check out your standings (and others’) on the Players Stats Sheet (Google Sheet)
• Fumble your entry on the Points Tally form? Use this Support Form (Google Form)
• Pre-Game Chatter on Ravelry can be found in this Thread.

Virtual Kick Off Schedule

Events

• Vogue Virtual Knitting Live– September 9-12, 2021. October 7-10, 2021. November 11-14, 2021
• NY Sheep & Wool (AKA Rhinebeck): October 17 & 18, 2021
• Indie Untangled Rhinebeck

Contest, News & Notes

• I will be releasing a new bulky weight hat pattern coming out in September. Sign up for my email newsletter list! 
• Michele at WoolensandNosh is offering kits for Millie Margaret Shawl. 
• Keep an eye out for Queen City Yarn who will be offering DK hat kits for some of my patterns. 

On a Happy Note

• Running is going really well! 
• I saw not one but 2 bucks in a nearby yard!
• Dan and I did a big basement clean out and Savers donation run.
• My friend Laura came for her first visit since Covid. Antiquing overload!
• Getting texts from my SIL with cute photos of our niece Gabriella playing with the teddy I made for her birthday and the Baby Yoda I made her for Christmas.
• August Zoom with Patrons! So much fun. 
• Pool night at my parents with my brother’s kids and my mom’s friend Trish. Silliness with Snapchat filters.
• Dan and I had a blast at Camp. A great kick off to my vacation.

Quote of the Week

“Make your heart like a lake with a calm, still surface and great depths of kindness.”- Lao Tzu

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• Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/
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