Thank you for tuning in to Episode 313 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
From the Armchair
Some Years Later
Knitting in Passing
KAL News
Events
Life in Focus
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins I mended Hattie's mittens (store bought) and added snaps to her mermaid's removable tail. Granny Square Ski Helmet Balaclava

Pattern: none
Hook: I (5.5 mm)
Yarn: Knit Picks Brava in Dove Heather & Marina, Big Twist Value Solids in Aqua, Vanna's Choice in Charcoal Gray + 1 unknown blue worsted weight acrylic yarn.
Ravelry Project Page
I did one square to practice and see how I liked the colors together. Originally had a pop of a lime green in there. Liked the colors but didn't love the square. I also used that square to see for the smaller skeins (~30g) would I have enough yarn. I made a second square and that one I really enjoyed.
7 colors- from center out- light gray, medium/bright blue, white, aqua, charcoal, marina (teal), white
I made 8 squares. Check out this Instagram post from Grandma.era on how to seam them together.
Chroma Twist Bulky in Cousteau for trim around the face and along the bottom edge.
It was riding on the train with me in my AdoreKnit Pigskin Party bag.

Did you see that Steph from Adoreknit donated 10% of her Down Cellar Studio KAL items to our FearLESS Living Fund? With your help she donated $613 in 2025!

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Back to the Future Socks

Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes. Micro-Sock Kit in the Back to the Future Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Back to the Future Sock set- gifted to me by Sue & Chelsea- part of their 4 Sundays of Advent yarn in 2025.
About the Colorway- speckles of pink, orange, yellow purple and blue with a blue/purple mini.
I cast these on before day trip up to Loon Mountain. I am almost to the heel of sock 1.

Traveler Sweater

Pattern: The Traveler by Andrea Mowry ($9 pattern available on Ravelry & the designer's website)
Yarn: Hazel Knits Small Batch Sport (90/10 SW/Nylon) in a sage green
Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) & US 4 (3.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Size: 3
Drawstring- fingering weight yarn- US 6 DPNs. I washed it several times, because it was bleeding yellow. I had to wash it several times before all of the rest of the dye let go.

Pucker Brush Farm BFL Sweater Spin

Fiber: 16 oz of multi colored BFL roving from Pucker Brush Farm (purchased at Rhinebeck 2025), 4 oz Merino in a mustard color
Ravelry Project Page
I am planning to knit a Traveler sweater inspired by Emily Curtis' handmade version- click here for her Ravelry Project Page. I was thrilled to see a recent post on Emily's Instagram that she made a YouTube video about this spin/knit.
I plied up about 8.5 grams of the BFL with the Finnsheep. 23 wraps (690 inches/19 yards)
Knit up a swatch on a US 4 and got gauge almost exactly
To knit another size 3 Traveler I think I need approximately 19 ounces of each fiber.
I did a lot of spinning during the big snowstorm we got last weekend. I am so into it! I cleaned my wheel and wound off fiber onto storage bobbins.

Woolens & Nosh 2025 Advent Socks

Yarn: Woolens & Nosh, 75/25 Superwash Wool/Nylon 2025 Advent 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: worked on the foot of the second sock during game night at home

Log Cabin Blanket

Pattern: Log Cabin Square by Julie Harrison. Free crochet pattern available on Ravelry. Video tutorial available on the Little Woollie Makes YouTube Channel
Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Minis (mostly from Advent calendars 2023 & 2024)
Hook: I (5.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Inspired by Rachel (treehousefiberarts on Instagram) and Sue & Chelsea (Legacy Fiber Artz on Instagram). Check out the Floss Toss Ravelry Group for details on their Scrappy Blanket CAL. Ends December 21st (but you don't have to finish. 2 prize drawings will be done).
My color placement is inspired by this project/pattern available on Ravelry.
Inspired to pick it back up after see Sue (from Legacy Fiber Artz)'s version on their latest podcast episode. She bordered with cream before seaming. I love it. You can see a peek in this Instagram post.
Progress- made one more. Total to date: 12

Hattie's Rainbow Mittens

Pattern: Little Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B. Anderson
Yarn: Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Vegas Baby colorway
Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)
Cast on at Fiber Club at my library. The next morning my train was slow so I finished all but the thumb on the first mitten. Cast on second
About the colorway- stripes of gray, blue, green, mustard, red and pink.

From the Armchair

Podcast: The Walkers- The real Salt Path (Tortoise Investigates/The Observer)
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. Amazon Affiliate Link
Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash. Amazon Affiliate Link. (recommended by Paige)

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