Episode 202: Books, Birthdays & Prizes Galore!

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 202 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. For full show notes including photos check out my website.

This week’s segments included:

• Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
• On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
• From the Armchair
• Crafty Adventures
• KAL News
• Events
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Mom’s Rhinebeck Birthday Headband

• Yarn: Mom bought a sweater quantity at Rhinebeck 2019 from Battenkill Fiber Mill in NY. Had more than 1 full skein of the 9 she purchased leftover.
• Needles: US 8 (5.0 mm)
• Pattern: None

Vampire Vibes Socks (Ravelry Link)

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Vampires Vibes colorway. Holly Press Fibers Sheepish Sock (heels)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page

Jeff’s Ice Time Hat

• Pattern: Ice Time Hat by Jennifer Lassonde
• Ravelry Project Page
• Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash (charcoal) & Leading Men Fiber Arts Dramaturg in the Sandcastle Colorway (tan).
• Needles: US 5 (3.75mm) & US 7 (4.5 mm)

Crochet Heart Garlands

• Pattern: Heart Garland by Sarahndipities Designs (free crochet pattern)
• Hooks: Various sizes
• My Ravelry Project Page– blue version
• Yarn: Acrylic Worsted Weight yarn from stash (for hearts), wool fingering weight scraps (for garland).

3 more Garlands in red, white and silver

• Project Pages, One, Two and Three
• Fun with sparkle yarn
  • White: Lion Brand Wool Ease- 301- White Multi
  • Big Twist from Joann’s (Holiday- Red & Twinkle- Gray/Silver)

Hattie’s Little Unicorn

• Pattern: Little Unicorn by Valto Ekaterina ($3.60 Etsy)
• Hook: C (2.75 mm)
• Yarn: White- worsted acrylic from stash. Colors from Knit Picks Brava Minis
• Ravelry Project Page
• Pattern calls for attaching limbs as you go. Felt more fiddly than it was worth so I skipped that and sewed them on after.
• Pattern calls for tying in yarn for hair. I used crochet chains instead.

3-Ply Shetland

• 100% undyed Shetland
• 100 grams,
• Finished yarn: 98g. 256 yards- sport weight 3 ply.
• Ravelry Page

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

Ursa

• Ravelry Project Page. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/BostonJen/ursa
• Pattern: Ursa by Jacqueline Cieslak
• Needle: US 11 (8.0 mm)
• Yarn: Kraemer Yarns Mauch Chunky in the Juju Fruit Colorway 
• Finished the first sleeve!

Super Bulky Chevron Blanket

• Pattern: Chevron Scrap Blanket by Maria’s Blue Crayon
• Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick in various colors
• Hook: 12 mm
• Ravelry Project Page
• Direct Link to Pattern on Designer’s website

Wound Up Fiber Arts 3 Ply Spin

• Fiber: Wound Up Fiber Arts Corriedale, 100 grams. Colorway 1: Prim (finished 1/12). Colorway 2: Fall Vibes (finished 2/2). Colorway 3: Honey Piet
• Ravelry Project Page

Laura’s Cameo Socks

• Yarn: Patons Kroy FX Yarn in the Cameo Colors Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Ravelry Project Page Link

Dan’s New Year’s Socks

• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Yarn: Goosey Fibers Squish DK
• Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page

Whale Song Socks

• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Whale Song Colorway
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams
• Ravelry Project Page Link

From the Armchair

I’ve recently read & enjoyed:

I Found You by Lisa Jewell. Amazon Affiliate Link

The Anatomist’s Wife by Anna Lee Huber- Amazon Affiliate Link

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian- Amazon Affiliate Link

Started watching HBO Max show. Very different but still really enjoyable.

My 12 year old niece, Riley is reading Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer, so I got the audiobook from the library.  Amazon Affiliate Link.

Crafty Adventures

I’ve been enjoying drawing and cooling and pasting things into a little notebook. It’s along the ideas of a Commonplace book (click here for a blog post about this type of notebook).

2nd Crafty Chat Video with Riley. Check it out the video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel. Check out the Pinterest challenge at the end of the video.

Valentine Baskets- Delighted in putting together Valentine’s surprise baskets for my family. Included in them were the handmade garlands, books, mugs, candy, edible treats. baskets and some other goodies bought second hand. Plus some paper punch hearts they can staple together to make a garland- or use in another crafty project.

I made two batches of Banana Ice Cream for Mom & Jeff, my brother. This is the recipe I use.

KAL News

Pigskin Party ’20

The Pigskin Party has officially wrapped up. Check out the End Zone Dance– come celebrate each other’s finished projects.

Tune in to hear the January/February Participation Winners, the January Stash Hat Interception Winner and the 14 Grand Prize Winners!

Events

• Vogue Knitting is continuing their virtual classes. The next round is March 18-21. Check their website for more details about upcoming events.

Life in Focus

Word of the Year: Delight

• I bought some stickers that say “DELIGHT” and I added a delight quote to the canvas I painted for the Pinterest Challenge.

I checked in on my 3 primary goals for 2021:

• 3 strength/circuit/barre/yoga workouts per week (tracked in Fitbit app)– I’m easily meeting and exceeding this now that I’ve been doing 30 Day Breath Series on the Yoga with Adriene YouTube channel.
• 8 designs published
  • 1 down 7 to go (1 through tech editing, and 2 other samples knit)
• Make & assess goals every month in 2021
  • Did my January assessment! Didn’t take long because I have been doing weekly assessments too.

Tune in to hear some 21 for 2021 List Updates

On a Happy Note

• On Hattie’s Birthday, I stopped by to give her her gift. She was delighted with her unicorn. Check out my Instagram feed for the video. 
• Mom’s Birthday- Zoom Call. 
  • We made a Birthday Video for Mom using Vidday. It allows you to send out a link and folks can upload their videos. You can arrange them, pick music etc. Then they process it all for you. $24 for 10-20 minute video. Worth it for the ease of use.
• SNOW. So much snow.
• I was able to see my Aunt Florence during her chemo treatment. I showed her video on how to make pompoms using cardboard circles & helped her purchase Knit Picks Bulky yarn for her to make some new hats.
• Getting my 2nd Covid Vaccine.

Quote of the Week

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. -Khalil Gibran

Music -“Soft Orange Glow” by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

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