Thank you for tuning in to Episode 281 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
Knitting in Passing
KAL News
Events
Life in Focus
Ask Me Anything
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week

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Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Declan's 70s Socks

Yarn: Patons Kroy Stripes in the Seventies Stripes Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Finished August 3rd
Total for Stash Dash: 278.2 meters (304.2 yards)

Log Cabin Mitts

Pattern: Log Cabin Mitts by Karen Templar (free knitting pattern available on Ravelry & on this site)
Yarn: Barnyard Knits, Fuse Fiber Studio, One Twisted Tree (shop formerly own Prairie Girl Danie) + other leftover sock yarn
Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)
9 sections of garter stitch log cabin. I decided to knit the 2 squares concurrently so I'd remember which yarns I used for each section, not reading ahead enough to know that you were supposed to work them slightly differently to make matching mitts, but that doesn't bother me at all, so I just went with it and mine are opposites. I like that I can see all of the colors on the top or bottoms of my hands.
60g fingering weight yarn (held double)
253.8 meters for Stash Dash

Rafa's Hat

Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in the Cielo y Tierra colorway
Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm)
Pattern: Rafa's Hat by Joji Locatelli (free knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
Ravelry Project Page:
Started July 9. Finished August 7th.
Total for Stash Dash: 115.2 meters

Laura's London Socks

Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Base in the Salt colorway (cream with blips of neons & gray) & a 50g Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes Micro Skein in a Mystery Colorway (gray)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
Ravelry Project Page
Bought the Qing Fibres Yarn in London in November 2022 with Laura. She chose this skein from my stash in 2023 not realizing we bought it when we were together.
Total for Stash Dash: 272 meters

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Wool Ease Hexagon Blanket

Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick. Centers in colorways- Fern, Coney Island, Seaglass, Slate. Borders- Wheat & Oatmeal
Hook: 10mm (N/P)
2 rounds of color- 1 round of wheat or oatmeal
30 done in July. 47 done by August 7th. Had to order more yarn (twice) and ended up with 96 hexagons. The blanket is nearly the size of a full sized comforter.

Last summer's hexi blanket was fingering held double- 60x84 inches and took about 300 hexis which were 4 rounds each (these have only 3). (Check out the Ravelry Project Page here)

Berry Bliss Socks

Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock (75% SW Merino/25% Nylon) in the Berry Bliss Colorway (May 2024 Yarnable Box) & Legacy Fiber Artz Glitzy Toes (pink mini from 2023 Advent Calendar)
Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Progress: I've finished the heel on the second sock.

LFA Helical Socks

Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes in the Portal Colorway & a Mystery Colorway (both 50g skeins: 75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon). Knit Picks Felici in the Beatnik Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Cast on in June 2023.
Finished the first sock and am nearly to the heel on the second sock. I'm helical striping the LFA yarn and used leftover Knit Picks Felici Self Striping Yarn (purple, blue and a pumpkin orange) for the heel and toes.

You can't tell its striped at all. Looks like 1 cohesive colorway.

Progress: first sock finished, nearly to the heel on the second sock.

Brainstorming

I'm debating starting my first Woolens and Nosh advent sock early since December is hectic I never get as far as I'd like.
I thought I could make a sweater from me with the leftovers of Mom's Rhinebeck Sweater yarn, but it doesn't look like I'll have enough yarn, so that project is on hold. Perhaps I'll look for more yarn to add to it and save it for that.
Dan's Litchfield Hat with Welcome to Litchfield Handspun (Ravelry Project Page)
I'm planning to knit socks for my friend Sheri.
My niece Aila asked for socks for Christmas. She'd like these Daisy Socks- pattern on Ravelry.

From the Armchair

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.
No One Tells You This by Glynnis Macnicol. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.
All Fours by Miranda July. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.
Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe. Bookshop Affiliate Link. 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. Knitting in Passing Last Saturday, Oisin came here to Work with Dan. When Megg, Tom and Hattie came to pick him up they stayed for a chat. Hattie got out the ponies and Barbies, then she abandoned that to knit on my Berry Lemonade socks with me. She did fantastic after a quick reminder of the stitches and even took my feedback about putting her left index finger on the second stitch on the needle to prevent that from falling off while slipping the stitch she just worked, off the left needle. Hattie asked to start her own pair of socks (ambitious) and tried on scrappy helical socks I started in November (Ravelry Project Page) She tried on the scrappy helical socks I started in November and they fit. I need about 1.5 inches before toe on the first sock, so I should pick those back up soon. KAL News Pigskin Party '24 #DCSPigskinParty24

Event Dates: Thursday September 5, 2024- Monday February 10, 2025
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Episode 281: Ready to PARTY!