Episode 255: Event-FULL Summers

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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 255 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week’s segments included:

  • Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
  • On 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

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Carmen Socks

  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Yarn: Gusto Wool Carmen Sock Weight Yarn (80/20 Merino/Nylon) in Colorway 1402
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • About the yarn: Half of the skein is navy blue the other half is a neon rainbow. At my gauge it is microstriping!

Scrappy Helical Socks

  • Yarn: various fingering scraps
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • I am using Cate’s Clasp Weft Join when joining a new yarn. Using this method, I only have 4 ends to weave in even though I am changing yarns often.

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Mini Skein Hexagon Blanket

  • Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial
  • Hook: F (3.75 mm)
  • Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • I’ve been closing the end of each hexagon with this join- link to Instagram post
  • 4 rounds per hexagon.
  • Learned double magic circle from this YouTube video.
  • Progress Update: 225 hexagons done on 5/22/23 (74 unwashed + 151 washed)- goal is 374

Chevron Scrap Blanket

  • Pattern: Chevron Scrap Blanket by Maria’s Blue Crayon (free crochet pattern) available on Ravelry & the Maria’s Blue Crayon Website.
    • This pattern presumes you already know the c2c crochet technique.
  • Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in White & Tranquil (light green), Lion Brand Pound of Love in Pastel Pink and Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly Big! in colorway Soft Lilac
  • Hook: J (6.0 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page (I crocheted one of these in summer 2020- click here for that Ravelry Project Page)
  • For help learning the Corner to Corner Crochet method you could check out this free Ravelry Download from Lauri Bolland or this video tutorial from Lion Brand on YouTube.
  • Each section is 11 squares tall. Green, white, pink, white, purple, white.
  • Progress: 3 strips finished. 1 more started.

Summer Scrappy Helical Socks #2

  • Yarn: various fingering scraps
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • I am using Cate’s Clasp Weft Join when joining a new yarn. Using this method, I only have 4 ends to weave in even though I am changing yarns often.
  • Progress: Sock 1 is close to the heel. Sock 2 has a cuff.

Ninja Turtle Socks

  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Yarn in the Ninja Turtle Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Laura chose this yarn when we were shopping at Loop London in the Fall of 2022.
  • Progress: almost to the toe on the second sock

Summer Rainbow Socks

  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Yarn:  Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso base in the Summer Rainbow Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Progress: 1st cuff down + a few inches into the leg

Curiouser & Curiouser Socks

  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
  • Yarn:  Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Curiouser & Curiouser Colorway
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • I purchased this as a Micro Sock set; 50g of main color + a 20g mini. I also had another LFA mini that I liked with it, so I have green and purple to choose from.
  • Progress: ready to start heel on first sock

Purple Spring Spin

  • Fiber: Fluffypuf #130 Hand Dyed Roving Batt Purple/Pink. 1.4 ounces. 50% BFL, 40% merino, 10% Tussah Silk.
  • Twist direction: singles = Z plied = S
    • This means when I’m spinning, my wheel is spinning clockwise and when plying my wheel is moving counter-clockwise.
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • About the Fluffypuf braid: contains purple (various shades), yellow, orange, gray, blue, pink
  • I purchased 4 oz of 100% Rambouillet from Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks at CT Sheep & Wool.
  • I will plan to do a 3 ply
  • Update this episode: I broke my new driveband! Will replace w/ kitchen cotton yarn for now

Brainstorming

  • With the announcement of the Legacy Fiber Artz MAL, I decided to wind up all of my LFA minis on the sparkle base to knit some scrappy, helical, clasp-weft sparkle socks!

From the Armchair

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In My Travels

KAL News

Splash Pad Party 23: May 26-July 31, 2023

Events

  • Stash Dash, hosted by Leslie & Laura of the Knit Girllls Video Podcast starts May 26th and runs through August 31, 2023. Check out details in the knit girllls discord
    • Jasmin (aka cuteknitter) & I will be doing our annual, mostly-friendly challenge.
    • 2 pairs of socks so far= 548 meters
    • You can check out my Stash Dash 2023 Progress on this Google Sheet.
  • Legacy Fiber Artz Knit Your Stash MAL- check out the details on the Treehouse Fiber Arts website
    • Runs May 29- September 4, 2023
    • #legacyfiberartzknityourstashMal and #flashyourstash
  • Crafty Bingo- Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast
    • May 26-September 4, 2023
    • Grab the Bingo card over on their Instagram feed
  • The Grocery Girls are hosting Hot Granny Square Summer MAL. Check out details in their Ravelry Group & in Episode 183 on their YouTube Channel.
  • Summer Sock Camp hosted in the Crazy Sock Lady Ravelry Group
    • 5/26- 8/31/2023
  • Maine Fiber Frolic: June 3-4th at the Windsor Fairgrounds
  • Vermont Sheep & Wool: Sept 30 & Oct 1 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds
  • Check out some West Coast (US) Events on the Seattle Knitters Guild site (thanks Kristen- kips206)

Contest, News & Notes

Check out my latest shawl design- Mas Vida!Find all of the details on my website. Mas Vida is available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts for $7. Use code mas for 30% off on Ravelry through 6/2.

On a Happy Note

  • Mother’s Day celebrations seeing Millie in Matilda followed by dinner at a local brewery
  • Flowers from Chris & Margarita
  • Vikki & Katy visited from Las Vegas. I picked them up at the airport and then we met Mom, Dad, Trish and Liz for dinner.
  • Dan & I celebrated our 19th Anniversary at a local brewery after work.
  • Thank you Steph for the beautiful AdoreKnit Splash Pad ’23 Exclusive Bag & Stitch Markers
  • Getting video messages from Riley about her crochet project! Riley joined one of our Patrons-only Zooms during the Splash Pad Party and that was a lot of fun!
  • Memorial Day weekend visits to my parents’.  Mom shared a cool tip on how to clean jewelry which I’ll share on Instagram. Sunday after the pool, the 4 of us headed to Matt & Kris’ to celebrate Matt’s birthday and Carly’s birthday. I gifted her the Carmen socks I’d just finished! She’s a skiier so I’m hoping she enjoys them.
  • On Monday, a bunch of my cousins and their kids came! We got a fun photo of 9 kiddos together on my parents’ swing! The kids swam and ate ice cream. I played bocce with Garret.

Quote of the Week

In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.
–Mary Oliver


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