Episode 217: Hats!

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 217 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website: http://www.downcellarstudio.com/217 

This week’s segments included:

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

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Fibernymph Dye Works, Love in Stitches, Charming Ewe

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Snap Hat #5 & #6

• Pattern: Snap by Tin Can Knits ($6 pattern available on their website or on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 7 & US 10.5 (4.5 & 6.5 mm) needles
• Yarn: fingering weight scraps- 4 strands of fingering held together.
• Ravelry Project Pages: Hat 5, Hat 6
• I had hoped to donate these Snap Hats to Hats for Sailors Project but they are requesting 100% wool (ideally superwash wool) for its flame resistant quality.

Without a Paddle Hat

• Pattern: Without a Paddle by Mary Hull of Kino Knits
• Needles: US 3
• Yarn: Handspun gifted to me by Melissa: Frabjeous Fibers Tri-Color BFL in the Cottage Garden Colorway- Click here for Melissa’s Ravelry Page for this handspun
• Ravelry Project Page

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Three Waters Farm Superfine Merino

• Colorway: Forested Hills
• My Ravelry Page

Pink Moon Sweater

• Pattern: Pink Moon by This.Bird.Knits. $8 US Pattern available on Ravelry and on the This.Bird.Knits Site.
• Needles: US 5 & 7 (3.75 & 4.5 mm)
• Yarn:
  • Sweitzer Fiber Mill unknown (gray)- Rhinebeck 2019
  • Lisa Daschinger Wools (mustard)- Farm Fiber Day’s Russell’s Market January 2020
  • mur yarn merino cashmere fingering (pink)- Barcelona 2019
  • Rowan Alpaca Classic (pink) Staci’s Stitches- LYS
  • Maroon handspun
• Ravelry Project Page

Love Letters Socks

• Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works Mountain Tweed BFL Fingering in the Love Letters Colorway
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Ravelry Project Page
• Yarn: Fibernymph Dye Works– Pro Shop Sponsor- 40 points
• Bag: Anne Beady Designs– Pro Shop Sponsor- Pigskin ’21 Exclusive- 60 points
• Yarn Cozy: Cookie & Bees– Snack Shack Sponsor- 20 points
• Pattern: OMG Heel- Pro Shop – 40
• 160 points

Mermaid Socks

• Yarn: agirlandherwool BFL sock in the August 2020 Club Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Ravelry Project Page

Brainstorming

I want to knit all the hats, a crochet stocking and some DK socks for myself.  

From the Armchair

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Amazon Affiliate Link. Bookshop Affiliate Link.

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Knitting in Passing

I shared a story about chatting with my friend’s uncles about hand knits they received as kids.

In My Travels

Tune in to hear a bit about my visit to 6 stores during the Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul. Check out my YouTube Channel for an upcoming video.

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 Threadand 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.

September Skills Building Interception: hosted by Irocknits Designs. Find the details in this Google Doc or in this Ravelry Thread. Runs September 15-October 1, 2021. Thank you, Cori, for hosting. Find her patterns on her website & on Ravelry.

October Interception: INCREASE Your Score: hosted by Wendy of Knitters Brewing Company. Details will posted before this opens on 10/5. Prize: $30 gift certificate to the Knitters Brewing Co Etsy Shop

Events

• Greater Boston Yarn Crawl– September 30-October 3.
• I am teaching a class on the OMG Heel Socks at Staci’s Stitches in Scituate, MA. Classes will be held from 6:30 – 8:30 PM on Wednesdays, starting Oct. 20, and continuing on Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10. $80 for the 4 sessions.
• Vogue Virtual Knitting Live– October 7-10, 2021. November 11-14, 2021
• NY Sheep & Wool (AKA Rhinebeck): October 17 & 18, 2021
• Indie Untangled Rhinebeck
• Fiber Festival of New England: Nov 6 & 7, 2021 in Springfield, MA

Contest, News & Notes

Check out new vides on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel

• Berkshire Vacation Vlog
• Crafty Chat #11 with Mary Hull/Kino Knits will go up on my YouTube Channel on Friday 10/1 at 12p Eastern. 
• Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul Video (including Yarny Show & Tell) coming soon.

Life in Focus

Two thumbs up for the Maintenance Phase Podcast

On a Happy Note

• Fall decorations
• Cooler mornings and evenings!
• Flannel shirts!
• Mushrooms growing everywhere.
• The mosquitos aren’t bothering me on morning walks anymore.
• Outdoor yoga
• Facetime with Hattie- “let me see the tractor… I miss you tractor!”
• Getting to one of Garret’s baseball games. Checking out renovations at my. brother’s house.
• Rewatching Scrubs.  

Quote of the Week

“Humor is what happens when we’re told the truth quicker and more directly than we’re used to.” – George Saunders

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