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One of my omg sock students Karen reached out via email with a photo of the 8 pairs of socks she knit and gifted for Christmas after taking my class at the beginning of the year!!
Suzanne, SewRunKnit, sent chemo caps for Mom. She chose one and donated the others to the MGH Cancer Center; the next day they were gone.
KAL News
Pigskin Party’22: The Official Hashtag is #DCSPigskinParty22
Spread the Warmth Challenge; runs through the end of the Pigskin Party. Get details in this Google doc or this Ravelry Thread.
Life in Focus
I enjoy doing a look back at the end of each year. You can see the video I made about Reviewing My Year/Goal Setting in this video on my YouTube Channel.
Knitting/Crochet/Spinning
70 Knitting/Crochet Finished Projects in 2022
41 knitting
29 crochet
53 of 70 are gifts
Spinning- 4 finished projects. 872 meters of yarn.
Released 0 new patterns but completed the writing and prototype for 2 designs- a shawl & cowl
Sagamore Flyover Hat was my best seller this year.
Tune in to hear a recap of my Word of the Year & Goals for 2022. We’ll talk more about plans and goals in the next episode.
On a Happy Note
Going to my cousin Amanda’s book party in Plymouth and out to dinner after with family and friends. Musical bingo!
105 people at my parents’ Open House on January 7th, including my friend Laura who came in from NYC for the weekend.
Starting process to kick off the Fearless Living Fund in my mom’s name that will benefit blind population through the Blind Center of Nevada. Friends and family surprised Mom with over $1500 in initial donations. Mom’s friend Katy shaved her head in solidarity (check out the YouTube video here) and is raising money.
Donate to the FearLESS Living Fund by sending a Venmo payment to: @FearlessLivingFund -or- a Zelle payment to: lvpinkpanther@cox.net
While my aunt’s passing has been incredibly difficult, there is still a happy note there in that many of us were able to go visit the Sunday before she passed. Dan and I picked up my grandmother and my parents met us at my cousin’s house armed with leftover trays of food from the Open House. Earlier in the day I was able to help transfer Florence into the guest room bed while Dan and some of the guys disassembled her bed to ready her room for a hospital bed. Then we took turns visiting with her, saying our goodbyes, eating dinner and being together. very time the door to her bedroom opened she smiled and said “I love that sound!” and then “I want you to keep doing that. Even after.” I reminded her its not like we could stop it. It was a hard day but made easier being all together. She passed on Wednesday.
Came home that day to flowers and a beautiful from card that in my daze, I never even saw until he came home and pointed them out!
Mom made it through another 3 day round of Chemo. 2 more to go (one in late January & one in February)
Getting back into yoga.
Date night with Dan. We hit the local brewery and then onto the tavern for dinner. Just what we needed.
Sleeping in!
Quote of the Week
It is amateurs who have one big bright beautiful idea that they can never abandon. Professionals know that they have to produce theory after theory before they are likely to hit the jackpot.
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Pattern: Improvised using the basic instructions from Lucy Collin's Han Solo pattern. Pattern no longer available for individual sale. You can find it in this book available from Amazon (affiliate link).
Yarn: Green- Spunky Eclectic Victoria in the Ginko Colorway. Cream- Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Cloud. Brown- Cascade 220 Superwash.
Yarn: Battenkill Fiber Mill Yarn (from Rhinebeck 2019). No label or other details available
Needles: US 8 (5.0 mm)
Mock i-cord edging with garter stitch for the center. Small number of increases at the beginning and decreases at the end. Will have to see if we want to add some icords onto the sweater to hold the belt or not.
Wave of Change Jacket
Pattern: Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron ($9 US knitting pattern)
Yarn: Battenkill Fiber Mill Yarn (from Rhinebeck 2019). No label or other details available
Needles: US 8 (5.0 mm) for body. US 6 (4.0 mm) for ribbing.
Size 3, 45” bust because it calls for 2-4 inches of positive ease.
Switch to Lykke Needles for body. Thought I was using 32”. Was maybe 24.
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Crafty Adventures
Vlogmas 2022! 3rd year doing this project on my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel. You can find the playlist here.
Christmas Day video still to come.
In My Travels
I went to Las Vegas with my parents, my brother Jeff and our friends Trish and Thayer from December 13-19th.
We visited the Hoover Dam, went ziplining down Fremont Street, had a couple really swanky dinners out including one at the Paris hotel on the Vegas strip overlooking the Bellagio fountains, did a bit of gambling on the slot machines, attended a Gatsby themed wedding and my brother and I ended the trip with a heck of a Patriots/Raiders game at the new Allegiant Stadium.
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Important Updates in this Episode
Thanks to everyone who participated in our:
December Hat Interception hosted by Cori Eichelberger (irocknits) & Monique Leonard (Windswept Knits). Check out irocknits patterns on Ravelry & Windswept Monique’s patterns on Ravelry. Find all of the Challenge details in this Google Doc-
Gratitude WIP Bonus: finish up WIPs started 9/22/22 or earlier (with a finish date of 11/24-12/31/22) and you can earn some bonus points. Check out all of the details & rules in this Doc- Gratitude WIP Bonus
Night Bright Challenge: ends 12/31 get your entries into the Ravelry Thread
Tune in to hear if you won a participation prize for November
THANK YOU to Wendy, our Umpire, and Alicia, Heather and Emily, our fabulous commissioners!
Life in Focus
I'm starting my year in review process. In 2020 I recorded a video about that which you can find on my YouTube Channel. Check out that video here
Tune in to hear the answers to these questions asked by listeners:
How is your Mom doing? I'm praying for her.
I want to hear about your advent knits
Knitting projects
What was the make you most enjoyed making? What memory makes you happiest?
Your plans for 2023, how you're holding up with all that's going on in your world.
New Years Cast On Plans
On a Happy Note
Going to see Six with my bestie, Kris.
My friend Liz came over on the Thursday before Christmas to help me wrap. It was a good thing we finished because that night the power went out.
Friday morning I went to the ocean to see the waves crashing in after the bombcylone blew through.
Christmas Eve at my cousin Susan's- visit with Santa, cutting Mom's hair and a funny exchange where Santa thought I was the mother of one of my cousin's kids.
Sleeping over Mom's on Christmas night, watching movies and playing Tock with Mom, Riley and Millie.
Christmas morning snuggles with my youngest nephew, Zachary. Silly Christmas games Gail set up at my parents- Cling Wrap Game and the bows game (new to us this year). Stay tuned for the video to come soon!
2 unexpected packages- one from Woolen Women Fibers and one from Suzanne, SewRunKnit, who sent three beautiful chemo caps for Mom/donation.
Quote of the Week
There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
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Pattern: Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague (6 GBP pattern available on Ravelry & Ysolda's website)
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm)
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in Colorway 195 Black & Bumblebee Acres Farm Squishy Sock in the Rainbow Room Colorway
Cast on using crochet magic circle to create number of CO sts called for in the pattern. Chose that because you can pull it tight. I then picked up and knit into those stitches.
I knit the Adult Medium and switched to a 16" cord once I had the full number of stitches. I knit 10 inches of black before starting in with the rainbow stripes.
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Portal Socks
Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes Base in the Portal Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Yarn purchased at Vogue Knitting Live January 2020 with Lauren. Planned to make a 2 color shawl. Cast on My Cryptonite by Melanie Berg and never got more than a couple inches in. Here's the Ravelry Project Page for the shawl that's now frogged.
I've losing mojo on this so it will be going into hibernation until after Christmas.
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KAL News
Pigskin Party'22: The Official Hashtag is #DCSPigskinParty22
Get ready for our December Hat Interception hosted by Cori Eichelberger (irocknits) & Monique Leonard (Windswept Knits). Check out irocknits patterns on Ravelry & Windswept Monique’s patterns on Ravelry. Find all of the Challenge details in this Google Doc-
Announcement of the Gratitude WIP Bonus: finish up WIPs started 9/22/22 or earlier (with a finish date of 11/24-12/31/22) and you can earn some bonus points. Check out all of the details & rules in this Doc- Gratitude WIP Bonus
Contest, News & Notes
There will be no second podcast episode in November.
Last time I shared that my Mom's lung cancer has returned. We've since learned that the cancer has transitioned to small cell lung cancer which is more aggressive and will require more aggressive chemo. Keep those thoughts & prayers coming.
“We may, by fixing our attention almost fiercely on the facts actually before us, force them to turn into adventures; force them to give up their meaning and fulfill their mysterious purpose.”
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I knit cuff down, so it was a bit of project to cut off the top of the sock, unravel back to the stockinette. Worked back up and used Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off to finish them.
Pattern: Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague (6 GBP pattern available on Ravelry & Ysolda’s website)
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm)
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in Colorway 195 Black
Cast on using crochet magic circle to create number of CO sts called for in the pattern. Chose that because you can pull it tight. I then picked up and knit into those stitches.
Colin & Nora’s Christmas Stockings
Pattern: Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Family Circle Magazine. Available in this web archive link. I’ve also saved it to my podcast Gmail Google Drive in case it disappears!
Yarn from Legacy Fiber Artz- Pigskin Party Snack Shack Sponsor
Yarn- speckles. Mostly reads pink/maroons. so many tiny specks of color. taupe, green, blue, purple, gray/brown.
Progress- 1st sock finished. 2nd sock has several inches done on the leg
2021 Scrappy Socks
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Yarn: sock yarn minis and scraps
Ravelry Project Page (started in April 2021. Picked back up in September 2022)
In this project, I used Helical knitting using Video Tutorial from Knitty Natty & Cate’s Clasp Weft join- check out my YouTube Tutorial by clicking here.
Progress- 1st sock finished. 2nd cuff finished + an inch or so of the leg. Helical knitting made these so much more interesting to me. Game changer.
First Point of Libra Cowl
Pattern: First Point of Libra Cowl by Laura Aylor
Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm)
Yarn: Barnyard Knits, Fuse Fiber Studio, One Twisted Tree (shop formerly own Prairie Girl Danie) + other leftover sock yarn
Yarn purchased at Vogue Knitting Live January 2020 with Lauren. Planned to make a 2 color shawl. Cast on My Cryptonite by Melanie Berg and never got more than a couple inches in. Here’s the Ravelry Project Page for the shawl that’s now frogged.
Inspiration color= Barnyard Knits- Pricky Pear (multi- has grays, greens and pinks). Matches new long, green, quilted coat from J. Jill. Plus Fuse Merino Sock in Mercury Glass (gray) & Fuse in Radical Acceptance (pink)
I think this project would be great for small scraps because even though each section calls for X number of rows, you could easily modify it and have wider or thinner stripes in each direction.
Spinning
4oz of 100% Natural Cotswold purchased from Long Island Livestock Company at Rhinebeck for $20. Beautiful tan color.
No real plan or prep. Just enjoying the process.
Brainstorming
I’d like to make a fingering weight hat using yarns from the First Point of Libra Cowl to bring to the UK in November.
Found yarn for Megg’s next Nanaimo Cardigan for Christmas- Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the Abalone Colorway. Ordered from Joann.com
From the Armchair
On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass. 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
I shared stories about a women who took my knitting from me on the train and started knitting it herself, about how Hattie thought my Mom’s cowl was the funniest beard she ever saw, how I was recognized by a local knitting in the lobby of a theater during intermission and about a chat with lovely woman at my local nail salon.
In My Travels
Rhinebeck 2022: Mom, Ryan, Nicki & I had a whirlwind weekend at CAKEPalooza and Rhinebeck- the NY Sheep & Wool Festival. Come along and enjoy the sights and sounds of the trip in this video on the
In November I’m going to the UK. I’ll be visiting Manchester, Newbury & London, England & Cardiff, Wales. Do you have any tips or suggestions for me? Restaurants, shops, best ways to get theater tickets etc.
KAL News
Pigskin Party’22: The Official Hashtag is #DCSPigskinParty22
The October Interception Winner will be shared in early November in the Ravelry Group & in the next episode. Thanks again to Sunsoaked Yarns for hosting!
Rule update: you need to have a Unique URL for each submission. Check out this Ravelry Post for details. I’ve also updated the Official Rules.
This year we’ll have 10 grand prizes! Will share details in the group soon!
Life in Focus
Quick health update on Mom who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer on December 1, 2021. Her October scans showed new tumors in the pleura (lining) of her lungs which aren’t responding to her Tagrisso gene therapy medicine. They’ll be doing a biopsy to see if they can tell why it is resistant and perhaps there is another drug they can try. Since that will take about a month before we have results, she’ll be starting chemotherapy in the meantime. 1st infusion on November 4th. Send out all those good wishes.
You can check out the video we recorded together if you want to hear more. The first 40 minutes are really just a recap of our spring, summer and fall fun- complete with photos and videos.
Sharon of Knit Style Yarns just released her first pattern- Celtic Christmas Cowl ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) & kindly gifted me a copy. Thank you Sharon & congrats!
I went to see Sweeney Todd at Company Theater with Mom, Terri & Emelyn.
My cousin Colleen got married last weekend! She looked beautiful. The wedding was perfect. They had cider donuts instead of wedding cake! Mom & my 94 year old Aunt Florence who also has cancer, set Colleen’s wedding as their goal and they were both there with big smiles and so much energy. Dancing and laughing. We are all so grateful for that. Colin and Nora whooping it up on the dance floor. Colleen & her Dad dancing in the trolley all the way back to the hotel with Dan and my cousin Joanie’s husband using their phone flashlights to create a strobe effect!
Oisin and Dan working to cut and stack wood. Made Oisin a batch of applesauce even though I haven’t had time to teach him how to make it yet.
My cousins sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Total surprise.
20 years at my day job. Dinner celebration postponed but Dan and I look forward to going to that in early 2023. I got to pick out a gift from an online catalog. I picked an Air Fryer so hit me with your best vegetarian air fryer recipes!
Our contractor starting putting new railings on our deck.
We attended my cousins (Pat & Kevin’s) joint Surprise Costume Birthday Party. Mom, Dad, Dan and I dressed up in a Little Mermaid Theme!
We saw a local production of Guys & Dolls. Megg is a Hot Box Dancer. Oisin was a Gambler. They were both great!
Quote of the Week
There is the touch of November in the air, chill enough to have a slight tang, like properly aged cider. Not air that caresses, nor yet air that nips. Air that makes one breathe deeply and think of spring water and walk briskly.
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Needles: US 10 for the body. US 8 for the neck ribbing. US 9 for the bottom hem and non-button band ribbing sections.
Yarns Used: Goosey Fibers, Sunsoaked Yarns, Hypnotic Yarn, Ross Farm (Henrietta), McKnits, Teenie Button Studio, Legacy Fiber Artz ,Spitfire & Fury DK+ my own handspun+ others!
Modifications in the sleeves- after the first 3 decreases, I changed to doing decreases every other round until I got to the designated stitch count. Finished in the 3rd color stripe.
If you’re weary of marling, choose colors that are similar in value. Mixing a white with a dark color like black, dark purple or maroon is going to be a very stark contrast. I don’t always love that.
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Woolens & Nosh Socks
Yarn: Woolens and Nosh 90% SW Targhee, 10% Nylon 3 Ply Yarn (411 yards / 100 grams) in the Sprout Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Sprout- 10 stripe- Light yellow, peach, ballet pink, maroon, dusty blue, kelly green, taupe, lighter grass green, cream, pale green.
Yarn from Woolens & Nosh- Pigskin Party Pro Shop Sponsor
Project Bag- Pigskin ’22 Exclusive from Anne Beady Designs
Brainstorming
Christmas ideas- like these cute crocheted pieces that attach to a large wooden ring. You put them over the bar on the oven or dishwasher and then you can hang a dishtowel from the wooden ring. Here’s a Pinterest link for a crochet option.
Aila wants a fox.
Oisin wants an alien.
Hattie wants a unicorn because she thinks hers was lost. TBD.
From the Armchair
The Girl Next Door Podcast: I thoroughly enjoyed their annual Fall Extravaganza episodeand this year was no exception.
I didn’t especially enjoy the Serial Podcast recent update about Adnan Syed’s case but I was relieved to hear that Syed was officially ruled out as a suspect in the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999 (though he served 23 years in prison)
Congrats to Syed & and his family and especially his fierce friend and advocate Rabia Chaudry. Check out this video on Rabia’s Instagram Feed for more details.
Listen to Season 1 of Undisclosed if you want more about this case (especially if you only ever listed to Serial).
Highlights- getting to see Cheryl & Jess from Hypnotic Yarn. Getting to see (and purchase) Pigskin sponsor Mcknits Yarn in person at Plymouth Harbor Knits
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Check out the list of availableCoupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link. Google Doc.
Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread
Important Updates in this Episode
Check out October’s Coin Toss Interception hosted by Sunsoaked Yarns. Click here for the Ravelry Thread or here for the Google Doc with all the details you need.
Will announce first of the Participation prizes in the next episode!
Our well is at a normal level again! Cooking & doing laundry feels like a privilege when you haven’t been able to do it for months.
We have some Sneaky Pumpkins growing near our deck (where last year’s pumpkins must have met their demise!)
Apple Picking- my favorite day of the year
Kids working around the yard with Dan. Getting firewood chopped and stacked. They moved our back steps to get ready for new railings that we’re hiring a contractor to install.
My Dad turned 70! We had a super fun party for him at my parents’ house. I had a nasty cold which was a bummer for me, but otherwise it was great.
Merry Everything & Happy Always Yarn Swap is open for sign ups. Thanks to those who knew I wanted to sign up and made sure I got in there. Swap Partners will be assigned on 10/16 so get into the Between Knits & Purls Ravelry Group ASAP if you want to join.
24 mini skeins/balls of 5-7 grams each (Fingering/Sock Yarn)
I got self striping from Desert Vista Dyeworks yarn in the mail + my October Yarnable Subscription Box. Check out my Yarnable Unboxing Video on my YouTube Channel.
Quote of the Week
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.–SAMUEL JOHNSON
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I messed up on a slipped stitch section in the decrease side, so I am going to continue it a few more times so it looks intentional, though you can hardly tell with the handspun.
Portal Socks
Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes Base in the Portal Colorway
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
A take-off on my Sagamore Flyover Hat available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts.
2021 Scrappy Socks
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Yarn: sock yarn minis and scraps
Ravelry Project Page (started in April 2021. Picked back up in September 2022)
In this project, I used Helical knitting using Video Tutorial from Knitty Natty & Cate’s Clasp Weft join- check out my YouTube Tutorial by clicking here.
Should I cast on a Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron to match Mom’s at Rhinebeck? $10 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry
Top down open front cardigan mostly stockinette w/ periodic purl ridges.
Mom’s is tunic length. I think I’d make my cropped to wear as a layering piece. Thinking mustard.
This blog post by Susanna Winter has a great formula to help you figure out holding strands of various weights of yarn together to equal a different weight of yarn.
Beth sent me Instagram stories from FashionSchoolDropOut who made one with worsted and 2 strands of sock. Changed colors after each purl bump.
Thanks to AJ for recommending Fundamentals of Caring with Paul Rudd (2016 movie). Available on Netflix. I’m planning to watch it soon.
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Knitting in Passing
Take Back Bags from For Days does accept yarn. Thanks Rachel Kashani.
Cost $20. They mail you a bag (takes 3 weeks to ship)
The Large Bag measures 24 in x 24 in and fits 15 lbs
Mail back with USPS. You will get a $20 credit to spend with them
KAL News
Pigskin Party’22: The Official Hashtag is #DCSPigskinParty22
Check out our amazing Sponsors! Click here for the Google doc with their websites and Instagram profiles.
Check out the list of availableCoupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link. Google Doc.
Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread
Important Updates in this Episode
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Kick Off Events. Beth joined us from the hospital. AJ, from South Africa, and EJ from South Korea joined us from all sorts of crazy time zones! So great to see so many familiar faces in long time friends and to also get to know some of the newbies a little better.
Tailgate Talk -ended 9/23 but you can enter for your points through 9/30 on the Points Tally Form.
Fistbumps & Fives: Send some positivity to one of your Teammates, Opponents or Commissioners. Complete this challenge anytime between 9/20-9/30 and enter on the Points Tally Form to earn 100 bonus points. You’ll need a link to your Ravelry or Instagram Post for validation. Enter your points by 9/30. Check out the details in the Ravelry Group or in this Google Doc.
Check out October’s Coin Toss Interception hosted by Sunsoaked Yarns. Click here for the Ravelry Thread or here for the Google Doc with all the details you need.
Wool & Folk Event– October 14th from 12p until 7p in Kingston, NY. Tickets still available. $45. 25 vendors. Podcaster Patio. 5 podcasts represented Outdoors. Food trucks and music.
CAKEpalooza: October 14 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with ticketed & timed slots in Saugerties, NY
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Yarn: Fingering held double. Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the Wellies Heather Colorway (black) & YarnBaker Fingering Weight Yarn in the Blazer colorway (blue)
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Check out the list of availableCoupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link
Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread
Tip from Sarah- Imagined Landscapes- on Watching or Ignoring Team Threads:
You can set Ravelry Threads to watch or ignore.
Watching a thread means it will pop up to the highest point under the stickied threads if there‘s a new post.
Ignoring a thread means you never see it again – I use it to clear up teams I‘m not on so there‘s less visual clutter for my PSP.
Check out this page on Ravelry for instructions on how to Ignore a Thread.
Fist Bumps & Fives Challenge– check out this link for details. Complete this challenge anytime between 9/20-9/30 and enter on the Points Tally Form to earn 100 bonus points. You’ll need a link to your Ravelry or Instagram Post for validation. Enter for points between 9/23-9/30.
Jasmin’s Stash Dash Spreadsheet Tracker- Google Doc
Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul- Thursday 9/29 through Sunday 10/2. Check out their Event Website for details. Facebook Page available here. Pro Shop Sponsor Anne Beady will be at Salt Yarn Studio on Thursday 9/29 with her beautiful bags & design samples!
Dan and I did a big cellar clean-out over Labor Day weekend.
We enjoyed a big pool day (Oisin and Eme practiced their diving, Hattie practiced her swimming with Auntie Di) over Labor Day Weekend. We followed that with a clam bake, a belated birthday celebration for Oisin who turned 14 in June (while still in Ireland).
Oisín working with Dan in the yard again this fall. They uncovered an impromptu pumpkin patch that sprung up next to our deck!
We had our first fire of the fall. Pizza and beer after the boys were done working. Hattie (age 4) asked “are you gonna knit with me?” I asked if she was going to knit with ME! And she did.
We enjoyed our last pool day and family trip to Hornstra for ice cream!
Quote of the WeekAt some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.–TONI MORRISONMusic -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/——Thank you for tuning in.Remember show notes for this episode can be found at www.downcellarstudio.com/#If you have a moment to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, I’d greatly appreciate it.I can be found on Ravelry as BostonJen and I’d love it if you came over to join our lively and engaged Down Cellar Studio Ravelry Group.Check me out on Instagram at BostonJen1 if you want to see what I’m up to between episodes.Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube ChannelEmail me at downcellarstudio@gmail.com For website:Thank you for tuning in! Contact Information:
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Omitting all increases//decreases to keep the bottom at the end of the tie flat not pointed.
Finished tie is over 60 inches long.
126.6 meters
3 skeins in my Candombe Project- check out my Ravelry Project Page
2 skeins of 2ply yarn. Wool of the Andes Unspun Roving. Colorway: Delft Heather (100 grams) 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. & Malabrigo in the Candombe Colorway
2 ply-60 inch loop. 242 wraps.12,762 inches or 410 yards. 324 meters. Stash Dash- 324 x3= 972 meters
2 ply-59 inch loop. 81 wraps4,779 inches or 133 yards. 121 meters. Stash Dash= 121 x 3= 363 meters
1 skein of a 3 ply. those 2 singles plus 1 other random tan colored singles.
60 inch loop 38 wraps.2,280 inches or 63 yards. 57 meters Stash Dash= 57 x4= 228 meters
Stash Dash Meters for this project: 1563 meters. All measurements taken after washing skeins
1 skein of yarn in Greens & Blues
Blues: Included singles from Kingdom Fleece & Fiber Works 100% Tunis Pete’s Fleece
21 rows total. 12 or 13 hexis depending on the column.
SCing them together with 2 strands like I am for the hexagons themselves. A great way to use up very small scraps because I only ever seam 3 sides together.
Working my way from the dark side to the light side when I pulled some hexis out of the bag where I was storing them- and pulled out a huge piece which I had forgotten I’d seamed together. It was the far right column and part of the top row of the light side! At least I realized it when I did, and only had to rip back a small bit of what I had already done.
I used safety pins and paper with notes to indicate which hexi was the start/end of each column. Worked like a charm and I didn’t have any other issues after that.
Border- 1 round SC, 4 rounds HDC around.
switch light to dark gray to match blanket.
Size (before washing) 45 in wide by 66 inches long
1976 grams total- almost 20 skeins of yarn!
Marled= 400 grams
Patons= 450 grams
1126 grams of everything else
7,176 meters
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Recollection Blanket
Pattern: Recollection by Deanne Ramsay ($6 crochet pattern available on Ravelry & Etsy– written in both US & UK Crochet terms)
Yarn: Various full skeins and 20+ gram fingering weight yarn stash.
Yarn: Fingering held double. Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the Wellies Heather Colorway (black) & YarnBaker Fingering Weight Yarn in the Blazer colorway (blue)
Rhinebeck sweaters. Wave of Change Jacket by Denise Bayron to match the one I made Mom for Christmas 2020. Check out the Ravelry Project Page for her sweater.
Use up some handspun for us to wear. Thinking of The Shift (Cowl) by Andrea Mowry (available on Ravelry & on the Drea Renee Knits Website for $7 US)
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Crafty Adventures
Decorations and costumes for Megg’s Gatsby party.
Bought nearly all of it second hand. Gold and silver candles, candle holders, vases and glasses.
Got pink feather fan looking things on Clearance at Michaels along with what looks like sparkly crystal pink gravel. Put on silver and gold chargers under/around candles.
Spray painted feathers and sticks. Put in a large silver vase and added pearls strung through for centerpiece.
Knitting in Passing
This week, I shared a story about a man I encountered on the train who talked about his family’s history with fiber arts and the sewing he did in the Army.
Wool & Folk Event– October 14th from 12p until 7p in Kingston, NY. Tickets still available. $45.
On a Happy Note
Mom’s August scans look good despite having to come off her gene therapy medicine because of severe and painful issues with the skin and nails on her hands.
Dinner with my parents, brother and grandmother for her 87th birthday!
Visiting Dan’s friend Perry’s for his 81st Birthday. We found a local bakery that makes delicious pies. Great find.
Pool Days!
Queen Cover Band at South Shore Music Circus, after which my brother stayed over. He, Dan and I stayed up late talking.
Mid-week trip out to Northampton with Kris & Megg for the Indigo Girls concert! We bought matching tank tops & wore them hiking the next morning. Every person we saw commented on them and asked if we were in some kind of club!
Megg’s Gatsby Party!
Hiking in Wompatuck w/ Megg now that she’s back from Ireland.
Shopping at Ollie’s with Mom, Trish and Theresa. It’s very similar to Building 19 which is an old-school New England favorite for bargain shopping.
Watching Aila dance in the Cabaret show and Hattie (age 4) cheering her on (and having to stop her from dancing too much in the audience). I also got to see Eme for the first time since they got back from Ireland.
Mom’s eBay New England Seller’s Meet Up Group met for the first time since Covid this week! Had fun catching up with her crew. Check out their Facebook group here.
Quote of the Week
Yet occasionally we discover in the folds of an old handkerchief a shell or insignificant stone that had once embodied our happiest of afternoons.
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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 237 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. For full show notes with photos, please check out my website: www.downcellarstudio.com/237
This week’s segments included:
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
From the Armchair
In my Travels
KAL News
Events
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Shawl Design
I finished up the sample for a new shawl design using a 150g skein of fingering weight from agirlandherwool in the On the Boardwalk. I lost at yarn chicken andended up finding another similar colorway in leftovers bin. I think it was Queen City Pigskin Colorway- the Huddle is Real.
The finished shawl weighs 160 grams
676.8 meters for Stash Dash
Tiles for Miles Blanket
Pattern: Tiles for Miles Crochet Baby Blanket by Yarnspirations. Free crochet pattern available on the Yarnspirations website
Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted. Mint for MC. Many colors of greens, blues and grays for Contrast Colors.
Planned for 20 columns total. 11 or 13 hexis depending on the column.
SCing them together with 2 strands like I am for the hexagons themselves. A great way to use up very small scraps because I only ever seam 3 sides together.
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In My Travels
Camping at On the Saco Campground in Fryeburg ME
2 days paddling. 9 miles each day
Thurs night went to Saco River Brewing then to the restaurant next door.
2,268 Sponsor Products used in the creation of the 1022 FOs
33 Participation Prizes
30 Final Prizes
Thank you to Wendy and Jen!!!!! Tune in to hear if you’re one of our end of the summer winners! I will email all winners within a week of this recording.
Second hand shopping. I bought a beautiful cedar entertainment center.
Dan, Laura, Aila and I all had sleepovers at Mom & Dad’s. Pool time, ice cream and penny drop.
The Rowans are home from Ireland!
Tuesday August 9 we celebrated Mom & Hattie’s half birthdays at the beach.
Camping!
Sunday- pooltime and dinner with Mom, Dad and my brother, Jeff.
Quote of the Week
For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock.–JAMES BALDWIN
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