Episode 115: Summer of Kayaks

 

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 115 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. This week's segments included:

 

• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• From the Armchair
• In my Travels
• KAL News
• Contest, News & Notes
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

 

Thank you to Sponsors:

Wooly Wonka Fibers, Fibernymph Dyeworks + Knit Style Yarn

 

Off the Needles

Key West Socks

• OMG Heel Sock Pattern
• US 1.5 Needles
• Yarn: Knitterly Things Vesper Sock Spring Sonata Colorway
• Self Striping, Hot pink, lighter pink, turquoise, orange and purple.
• Hard on my hands but LOVE the colors!
• FO=289.6 meters

 

Cascade Heritage Prints Christmas Socks

• Yarn: Cascade Heritage Prints Color 26 Holidays
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• FO= 287.7 meters

 

Stash Dash Total: 577.3 meters- Goal is 10k

On the Needles

Gray + Black Socks

• Yarn: Bergere de France Goomy 50 in the Imprim Gris colorway
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams

 

Brown Rose Marl

• Patons Kroy Stripes in Mexicali Stripes and Singin the blues stripes
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

 

Riley's 2017 Christmas Legwarmers

• Pattern: none
• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici colorway: 27304 Lemonade (greens, yellows, blues: self striping)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) & US 2. (2.75 mm)
• Cast on 56 stitches with US 1.5 ribbing for a couple inches. Switch to US 2 and knit stockinette for 1 stripe. Increase by 4 stitches to get to 60 sts. knit leg. Will match on the other side.

 

 Donner

• Needles: US 3 (3.25 mmm)
•  Yarn:  Ellen Cooper's Yarn Sonnet's. Jenny base- 50/50 bamboo/cotton. Colorway is called Driftwood which is perfect for it- tans, grays, blips of peachy/pink. Variegated but almost tonal.
• Pattern: Donner by Elizabeth Doherty
• Nearly done. Will need to modify to make short sleeves because I'm short on yarn.

 

From the Armchair

• Invisibilia Podcast- Season 3 is focusing on Emotions and I'm enjoying it immensely. Check out this NPR Article that reviews some of the key points.
• Dan and I are watching Season 3 of Better Call Saul on AMC + listening to the Better Call Saul Insider Podcast.

In My Travels

Portland, Maine

• Where we stayed: Mercury Inn
• Where we ate: Bull Feeney's (fish tacos mm) Fun people watching, Fore Street, Duck Fat
• Breweries we visited: Funky Bow, Rising Tide, Lone Pine, Bunker
• Bars we stopped into: Porthole, Scales (dinner next year), Dry Dock, Brian Boru (Irish Pub with roof deck)
• Other things we did: Antique shopping , yarn shopping at Knit Wit Yarn Shop + shopping at other small shops in the harbor area.

KAL News

12 Months to Christmas KAL

• Click here to find about more about this KAL.
• Check out: Chat Thread & FO Thread 
• Finish 1 project during each/all of the 12 months of 2017 that you plan to gift for the 2017 holidays. Post 1 item (max) per month of the year. Prizes will be drawn randomly throughout the year from all posts in the FO thread.

 

WIP’ing 2017 in the Butt

• Declare a WIP from 2016 or earlier within the first 5 days of the month, posting a photo of it in the thread. Finish the project by the end of the month, update your post with your FO photo and you'll be eligible to win a Ravelry downloadable pattern of your choosing up to $8.

Splash Pad Party 2017

Rules

• Questions Thread
• Sponsor List
• Prize Thread
• Pre-Swim Chat Thread in the Ravelry Group
• Exclusive Products for Splash Pad Participants

 

What is the Splash Pad Party?

1. Craft along that runs from: June 1- July 31, 2017
2. To win prizes, craft something that’s 50-200 grams. For every 50 grams you use, you'll earn 1 entry into the Summer Celebration Thread.  You’ll earn additional entries for using Pro Shop Products (2), Pro Shop Exclusive Products (1), Snack Shack Product (1).
3. Prizes will be given out by using Random Number Generator to select posts in the Summer Celebration Thread.
4. Prizes will also randomly be given to those who chat in the any of the Splash Pad related chat threads and to those who use #splashpadparty17 on Instagram

 

Pro Shop Sponsors

 

• Atelier de Soyun
• Blueberry Chick Yarn
• Colorful Eclectic
• Designs of Acadia
• Dragonfly Fibers
• Fibernymph Dye Works
• Infinite Twist
• Jennifer Lassonde Designs
• Knit Style Yarns
• Knitcircus Yarns
• Knitters Brewing Company
• Knitty kitty Bags
• One Geek to Craft Them All
• Pearl and Plum
• Plum Deluxe Tea
• Prairie Bag Works
• Skeindalous Yarns
• Sunsoaked yarns
• The Periwinkle Sheep
• Wooly Wonka Fibers

 

Key Details Mentioned in this Episode:

 

• Check out the Prize Thread for details about coupons available from some of our sponsors
• Three participation prizes were announced on this episode. Get in touch if you're a winner!

 Contests News and Notes

• I pulled the winner for the Merrain MKAL pattern from Mary of Kino Knits- Mrsquilt.

Life in Focus

 

June Happiness Project Focus: Nurture Friendships

• Do you have ideas? Clever things friends have done for you to show they care? Sending gifts or flowers works, but would like it to be something more thoughtful and heartfelt.

On a Happy Note

• I'm having fun dancing with friends (even though I sprained something in my ribs)
• We got a great deal at LL Bean on Kayaks and had our first adventure.
• Went to a lecture by Jessamyn Stanley at Boston Public Library
• I had an amazing birthday weekend with friends and family. Including our first pool day of the summer!

Quote of the Week

I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange. -Cherie Lunghi

 

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