Thank you for tuning in to Episode 301 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. This week's segments included:  

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

  Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Fitness by Mara   Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Same as It Ever Was Hat

• Pattern: Same as It Ever Was by Sarah Jordan ($6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock (Yarnable Box January 2025) in the Intergalactic colorway
• Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• 94 grams of yarn
• Stash Dash: 376 meters

  Kim's Trenta Ball Band

• Pattern: Ball Band with a Twist by Jennifer Lassonde. $2 Crochet pattern available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts
• Hooks: G (4.25 mm)
• Yarn: Loops & Thread Classic Cotton in Royal Blue and Aqua
• Ravelry Project Page
• Modified from the original Ball Band pattern to fit this larger sized cup.
• 38g/ 58 meters

  Felici Granny Stripe Blanket

• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in Colorways: Punky, Whatits Galore (50g), Space Disco, Carrot Cake, Base Jump, Game Over, Secret Garden, Fiesta
• Pattern: Granny Stripe by Attic 24. Free crochet pattern on Attic 24 website.
• Hook: I (5.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g.
• Size:
• 11.64 skeins-  582 grams
• 2316.4 meters

  Stash Dash Total for this Episode: 5,291 meters   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Let the Mystery Unravel 2023 Blanket of Calm

• Pattern: Blanket of Calm by Casapinka (free crochet pattern)
• Yarn: Woolen Women Fibers- Let the Mystery Unravel subscription + Cascade Heritage Sock yarn in the Forged Iron Colorway
• Hook: 3.25 mm (D)
• Ravelry Project Page
• You can find my Let the Mystery Unravel Unboxing Video on YouTube in this Playlist
• All of the 9 block squares now have been seamed and have their 3 round gray border.
• Border- undecided.

  716 Splash Pad Socks

• Yarn: 716 Knit Sock Set  in the 716sock base in the colorway: It needs to be ok with getting on a boat with Levar Burton and never coming back.
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the yarn: stripe of black, stripe of bright poolside colors (orange, yellow, peach, greens & aquas .
• Cast on June 1 for SPP Kick off.
• Jenna of 716 also sent me the mini skein set which is part of her SPP Exclusives. What should I do with my minis??
• Progress: Cuff and heel are in contrast aqua. Approaching 1st toe (will also be aqua)

  Granny Stripe Top

• Yarn: MC= Woolen Women Fibers 80/20 Sock in the Watermelon colorway. CCs= Hedgehog Fiber Sock in Harvest Colorway + Legacy Fiber Artz minis from advent calendars
• Hooks: F (3.75 mm) to cast on & D (3.25 mm) for body
• Pattern: none
• Ravelry Project Page
• Progress: I crocheted a few inches but its coming out too large. I will likely rip back and restart.

  Dirty Crayon Box Socks

• Yarn: Fiber Stash Strong Toes Sock (80% SW Merino/ 20% Nylon) in the Dirty Crayon Box Colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• Picked back up old WIP- started October 2024. Nearly to heel of sock 1

  Over the Rainbow Socks

• Yarn: Cashmere & Coconuts MCN Sock yarn in the Somewhere Over the Rainbow colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the colorway:
• Yarn- gift from Kris on Mom's 1st heavenly birthday. Part way through the leg of sock 1

  Woolens & Nosh 2024 Advent Socks #2

• Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• Passed heel on second sock (contrast heel)

  Same as it Ever Was Hat

• Yarn: fingering weight yarn from stash (no ball band); maybe MCN base
• Needles: US 2 (LOOK UP NEEDLE SIZE MM)
• Pattern: Same as it Ever Was by Sarah Jordan $6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the yarn: all different shades of gray with blips of a mustardy/rust and turquoise
• 8g for the crown increases

  Bayside Shirt

• Pattern: Bayside Shirt by Briana Luppino ($9 pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm)
• Yarn: Handspun Yarn from 2 bumps from Wild Air Farm Shetland & Pygora- Melody & Cadence + 4 ounce braid from Jakira Farms 85/15 Polwarth/Silk (Ravelry Project Page for handspun) Finished in 2023.
• Size: 32" bust
• Ravelry Project Page

  Brainstorming   The Traveler by Andrea Mowry ($9 knitting pattern available on Ravelry & the Drea Renee Knits website)

• Started stalking in October 2024. Esp love Knitty Natty's (check out her Ravelry project page here)
• This may be my favorite version:a handspun Traveler knit by Emily Curtis. Check out her Instagram post. Click here for a post about the handspun yarn

  Log Cabin Blanket

• Sue and Chelsea from Legacy Fiber Artz are making the Log Cabin Square by Julie Harrison (free crochet pattern)  Ravelry Pattern Page.
• I've had this pattern in my favorites for more than 2 years.
• I was looking for the Julie Harrison pattern and came across this Ravelry pattern by hookloopsarah which features a log cabin layout that's more of a background color with 4 pops of color that seem to leap up from it. Love this idea!

  From the Armchair  

• One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell. Amazon Affiliate Link.
• Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach. Amazon Affiliate Link.

  Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.   Crafty Adventures Watercolors are still keeping my creative attention. Loving it!   Knitting in Passing  

• On a July 3 MBTA ferry commute, I sat with a crocheter. We talked about our projects and fav LYSs. I showed her how simple magic loop knitting is.
• Laura brought socks to her client David when she got back to NY. He sent me a photo asking if they were Cashmere because they were so soft and noting how great they looked with the pants he had on. Then I got a pic of his foot under his desk at work the next day. (Ravelry Project Page)
• On July 7, a man chatted with me on the Red Line about memories of his mother, sisters and daughters crocheting.
• Emelyn has been wanting to crochet again but is feeling rusty. On July 4th I reminded them how to single & half-double crochet. Last weekend, they started a star project so we worked with DC and how to work corners and getting used to reading a pattern.

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  Tune in to hear if you won a participation prize!   Events

• Stash Dash hosted by the Knit Girllls- May 29th-August 30th
• Summer Bingo with the Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast . Get your Bingo Card on Instagram.
• Sock Week hosted by Knitty Natty- July 20-27
• Goal is to complete 1 adult sock during Sock Week
• Summer Spin In hosted by Marsha & Kelly of Two Ewes Fiber Adventure. May 31- September 1. All spinning and making with handspun yarn counts. Preparing fleeces also counts. Let’s go!
• Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle, WA- August 8-10
• Fiber Revival in Newbury, MA- August 16th

  Life in Focus   July 2- half way day   25 in 2025 List

1. Donate Blood at least 4 times (January, March, May, ) - on track
2. Go shopping for plants with Dan 4 times in the year (my Christmas gift from him) - not yet
3. Buy new ski boots- DONE
4. Go camping- DONE
5. Kayak 2-5 times- DONE
6. Do at least 5 walks with others- DONE
7. Take 2-5 yoga classes (outside of the house)- not yet
8. Do at least 30 lessons in Mondly- not yet
9. Spend a day at Raffa Life- scheduled for September
10. Record 2-5 things I'm grateful for each day before bed (more days than not counts)- I've fallen off. Looking forward to getting going again.
11. Read all of Simple Abundance (ideally daily or close to)- not loving it. some parts are more religious than I expected... may pop back in, but I've gotten out of this.
12. Read at least 60 books- all books count (even poetry etc)- 28 books by end of June. It's possible!
13. Get at least 2 massages at Oasis - DONE
14. See 2-5 movies in the theater (Paddington in Peru)
15. Knit 2-5 garments for me - 1 done, # WIPs
16. Finish and enjoy my Christmas Granny Square Blanket- on pause until after Stash Dash
17. Crochet at least 5 toys- DONE
18. Use my spinning wheel at least once a month (January-April done, I think I forgot to spin in May and June. Going to get back in. Will still be better than most years!
19. Have a crafty day with Emelie- talked to her mom about this.
20. Knit a slouchy hat for myself- not yet
21. Try out 3 new to me podcasts (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, White Lotus official podcast, severance official podcast, Cramped) - DONE
22. Watch White Christmas with Jenny & Kara (bringing the tradition back) -- talks have begun!
23. Buy a firebox and put important papers inside (working with Dan on list of things to put in it)- not yet
    1. https://www.thenokbox.com (Debbie, deafelis recommended)
24. Create a list of things to pack in case of an evacuation - not yet
    1. https://www.thenokbox.com/ 
25. Purge at least 20 items of clothing/accessories/shoes- DONE

  On a Happy Note

• Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge (with brunch beforehand)
• July 4th pool day
• Ending an awful workday with drinks outdoor at Trillium, then apps and more drinks and picking up Laura to take her home on the Ferry watching 3rd of July fireworks.
• Making our rainbow sunglass photo!
• July 5th secondhand shopping, lunch with Megg and Laura + ice cream (of course)
• Rewatching Gilmore Girls
• Line dancing at the beach + seeing a really cool rainbow
• Dinner outdoors with Dad, Millie and Dan.
• 2 pool party day last weekend.
• Shout out from Kelly in the Two Ewes Fiber Adventures podcast. Thank you!
• Seeing a young buck in the driveway

  Quote of the Week Love is a creative act. When you love someone you create a new world for them. TREVOR NOAH   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information:

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