Episode 298: Socks & Blankets

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 298 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. This week's segments included:

 

• On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
• From the Armchair
• Crafty Adventures
• Knitting in Passing
• In my Travels
• KAL News
• Events
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

 

Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu. Find Stitched by Jessalu at the Central New York Fiber Festival June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Go find Jess and her beautiful bags there!

 

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

 

Granny square top

• Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024.
• Hook: D (3.25 mm)
• Pattern: none
• Ravelry Project Page
• 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural
• Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled.
• Memorial Day weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday mornings quietly working away at the dining room table on this project. Check out this Instagram reel which highlights the project so far.
• 13 squares around and 4 rows high for the body.
• I added SC to trim around all of the edges.
• Around the bottom, I added a round of SC and a round of HDC. I am playing around with idea of bobbles or puff stitch but want to try on before I decide.

 

Same as It Ever Was Hat

• Pattern: Same as It Ever Was by Sarah Jordan ($6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock (Yarnable Box January 2025) in the Intergalactic colorway
• Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the yarn: aqua, gray and purple.
• After switching to the new Knit Picks US 2 needle with a 47 inch cord, I flew through most of this hat!
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Let's Get Basted Socks

• Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Let's Get Basted Colorway (Yarnable November 2024 colorway)
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the colorway- cream with gray, purple, tan/brown and small blips or orange. Spiral pooling.
• Progress: both socks are nearly ready for the toes.

 

Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks

• Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks 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: first sock finished. Second sock- a few inches into the leg (after the cuff)

 

Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks

• Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label)
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• 90g of yarn to start
• About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy
• Progress:  long leg and heel done on sock #1.

 

Ebb & Flow Socks

• Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Ebb & Flow 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: nearly finished second sock. Ready for toe

 

David... Fold in the cheese socks #2

• Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein)
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the yarn- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt's Creek.
• Progress: started toe of first sock

 

Felici Granny Stripe Blanket

• Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in Colorways: Punky, Whatits Galore (50g), Space Disco, Carrot Cake, Base Jump, Game Over, Secret Garden, Fiesta
• Pattern: Granny Stripe by Attic 24
• Hook: I (5.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half).
• I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible.
• Changing colors typically after 4 rows-  unless its a colorway that goes back and forth with the same colors- like carrot cake.
• Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped).
• Size: 36" wide. Was 16 inches. Now 28

 

Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket

 

• Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by by Apinya Roszko
• Hook: H (5.0 mm)
• Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808
• Originally tried center in Brava colorway- Hunter. TOO DARK.
• Clever simple clover pattern in just 2 rounds.
• Center square (in darker green)- 4g. Three rounds on outside of clover (in mint)- 12g
• Size:  6 inch square.
• Planning 5x7 blanket (30x42”) before border.
• Modification- the pattern calls for attaching new yarn (at the end of the square) to make the stem for the clover. I just chain to get to the center, make the stem and cut the yarn. I find it easy to crochet the granny square around it in Mint. No issues and one less end to weave in.
• I am joining squares as I go. I used this YouTube tutorial to remind me how to do this.
• Progress: more than a dozen shamrocks made. I've crocheted and seamed 7 full squares.

 

From the Armchair

 

Podcast- Cramped

• Created & hosted by Kate Helen Downey. 9 episodes. I've listened to 4 or 5 so far.
• I heard Kate talking about this project on the Culture Study Podcast: Everything We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Periods.
• If nothing tune in for the theme song! Its incredible.

 

Book: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.  Amazon Affiliate Link.

 

Musical:  The Light in the Piazza at The Huntington Theater in Boston

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Crafty Adventures

Tune in to hear about the graduation photo book I made for Eme.

 

Knitting in Passing

• A nice gentleman said my crochet was beautiful and that he crochets. I showed him my tank top which was nearly done at the time.
• We went to a grad party for my SIL and a friend of hers remembered me from Zach's birthday. She wants to crochet.
• We reconnected with some of Dan's cousins at a wake this week. His cousin Melissa and I often talk books, so that was fun but she also said she'd like to learn to knit and/or crochet.

 

In My Travels

• Eme's graduation!
• Mount Monument hike.
• The Foundry: we saw Cantrip
• SALA boutique at the Foundry
• We checked out 2 breweries- Big Elm Taproom & Antimony

 

KAL News

 

• Splash Pad Party Registration is open
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• Enter your FOs using the Summer Celebration Form. Then come over to this Ravelry Thread to share pics and let us ooh and ahh with you!
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Updates for this Episode:

• Splash Pad Kick Off- June 1st. Click here for the schedule
• elisewentwest created a Google Sheets tracker for your Splash Pad Projects for those who like to plan/track outside of our official Summer Celebration Form (though don't forget to do that if you want to get your entries for prizes)
• Click “File” » “Make a Copy”from there, you can name your own version of the tracker and have an editable version to track your projects!
• The submission form is linked in the top row. In the Points column, you can select more than one option to help you track how many points/entries you earned for a project.
• Pattern Bundle Collection of sponsor patterns for you to browse. Thanks, SewRunKnit!

 

Events

• Stash Dash hosted by the Knit Girllls- May 29th-August 30th
• Summer Bingo with the Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast . Get your Bingo Card on Instagram.

 

On a Happy Note

• Seeing Kimberly Akimbo with Megg. I never buy merch, but I bought a mug and I love it!
• Mammogram- all clear! Reminder: go get yours if you're due.
• After Eme's graduation, we all finished packing up their townhouse, then met up a brewery and walked next door for a delicious dinner outdoors at a Mexican restaurant- Agave.
• Antiquing with Dan on Sunday before we went to Cantrip show.
• I went to play cards with Dan's friends.
• Dan and I celebrated 21 years together!
• We went to see Will before Senior Prom. While waiting for him, it was so fun to see all of the outfits!
• My plants! Seeing real growth, transplanting and seeing things continue to thrive.
• Celebrating Jenna's Masters Degree
• My Dad, my cousins and I went to see my youngest cousin Bella in a high school production of Little Women (the musical). She played Amy (1 of the 4 sisters) and she did a phenomenal job. Dad and I got dinner before hand and caught up. Great night!
• Low key Memorial Day weekend! Lots of lazy morning making time to work on my crochet top.
• Working with Dan, Jeff, Riley and Dad to open the pool! First cookout on the back deck.
• Lovely warm-weather walk to Lolita for dinner before seeing The Light in the Piazza.
• Will's high school graduation

 

Quote of the Week

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.

-DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

 

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