Episode 298: Socks & Blankets

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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 298 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week’s segments included:

  • On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
  • From the Armchair
  • Crafty Adventures
  • In my Travels
  • KAL News
  • Events
  • On a Happy Note
  • Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu. Find Stitched by Jessalu at the Central New York Fiber Festival June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Go find Jess and her beautiful bags there!

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Granny square top 

  • Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. 
  • Hook: D (3.25 mm)
  • Pattern: none
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural
  • Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled.
  • Memorial Day weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday mornings quietly working away at the dining room table on this project. Check out this Instagram reel which highlights the project so far.
  • 13 squares around and 4 rows high for the body. 
  • I added SC to trim around all of the edges.
  • Around the bottom, I added a round of SC and a round of HDC. I am playing around with idea of bobbles or puff stitch but want to try on before I decide. 

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 
  • About the yarn: aqua, gray and purple. 
  • After switching to the new Knit Picks US 2 needle with a 47 inch cord, I flew through most of this hat!

Let’s Get Basted Socks

  • Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Let’s Get Basted Colorway (Yarnable November 2024 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- cream with gray, purple, tan/brown and small blips or orange. Spiral pooling. 
  • Progress: both socks are nearly ready for the toes.

Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks

  • Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks colorway
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) 
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Progress: first sock finished. Second sock- a few inches into the leg (after the cuff)

Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks

  • Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label)
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) 
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • 90g of yarn to start
  • About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy
  • Progress:  long leg and heel done on sock #1.

Ebb & Flow Socks

  • Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Ebb & Flow colorway
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) 
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Progress: nearly finished second sock. Ready for toe

David… Fold in the cheese socks #2

  • Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David…Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein)
  • Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) 
  • Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Progress: started toe of first sock
  • About the yarn- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt’s Creek. 

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 
  • Hook: I (5.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half). 
  • I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible. 
  • Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped). 
  • Size: 36″ wide. Was 16 inches. Now 28 
  • Changing colors typically after 4 rows-  unless its a colorway that goes back and forth with the same colors- like carrot cake. 

Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket

  • Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by by Apinya Roszko
  • Hook: H (5.0 mm)
  • Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808
  • Originally tried center in Brava colorway- Hunter. TOO DARK. 
  • Clever simple clover pattern in just 2 rounds. 
  • Center square (in darker green)- 4g. Three rounds on outside of clover (in mint)- 12g 
  • Size:  6 inch square. 
  • Planning 5×7 blanket (30×42”) before border.
  • Modification- the pattern calls for attaching new yarn (at the end of the square) to make the stem for the clover. I just chain to get to the center, make the stem and cut the yarn. I find it easy to crochet the granny square around it in Mint. No issues and one less end to weave in. 
  • I am joining squares as I go. I used this YouTube tutorial to remind me how to do this.
  • Progress: more than a dozen shamrocks made. I’ve crocheted and seamed 7 full squares. 

From the Armchair

Podcast– Cramped

Book: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.  Amazon Affiliate Link.

Musical:  The Light in the Piazza at The Huntington Theater in Boston

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Crafty Adventures

Tune in to hear about the graduation photo book I made for Eme. 

In My Travels

KAL News

Splash Pad RAVELRY Links

Updates for this Episode:

  • Splash Pad Kick Off– June 1st. Click here for the schedule
  • elisewentwest created a Google Sheets tracker for your Splash Pad Projects for those who like to plan/track outside of our official Summer Celebration Form (though don’t forget to do that if you want to get your entries for prizes)
    • Click “File” » “Make a Copy”from there, you can name your own version of the tracker and have an editable version to track your projects!
    • The submission form is linked in the top row. In the Points column, you can select more than one option to help you track how many points/entries you earned for a project.
  • Pattern Bundle Collection of sponsor patterns for you to browse. Thanks, SewRunKnit!

Events

On a Happy Note

  • Seeing Kimberly Akimbo with Megg. I never buy merch, but I bought a mug and I love it!
  • Mammogram- all clear! Reminder: go get yours if you’re due. 
  • After Eme’s graduation, we all finished packing up their townhouse, then met up a brewery and walked next door for a delicious dinner outdoors at a Mexican restaurant- Agave. 
  • Antiquing with Dan on Sunday before we went to Cantrip show. 
  • I went to play cards with Dan’s friends. 
  • Dan and I celebrated 21 years together! 
  • We went to see Will before Senior Prom. While waiting for him, it was so fun to see all of the outfits!
  • My plants! Seeing real growth, transplanting and seeing things continue to thrive. 
  • Celebrating Jenna’s Masters Degree
  • My Dad, my cousins and I went to see my youngest cousin Bella in a high school production of Little Women (the musical). She played Amy (1 of the 4 sisters) and she did a phenomenal job. Dad and I got dinner before hand and caught up. Great night!
  • Low key Memorial Day weekend! Lots of lazy morning making time to work on my crochet top. 
  • Working with Dan, Jeff, Riley and Dad to open the pool! First cookout on the back deck. 
  • Lovely warm-weather walk to Lolita for dinner before seeing The Light in the Piazza. 
  • Will’s high school graduation

Quote of the Week

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.

–DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

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