Episode 304: Flock

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 304 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
• Knitting in Passing
• In my Travels
• KAL News
• Events
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

 

Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu. Check out Stitched by Jessalu bags and so much more at the Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival September 20 & 21 in Greenwich, New York.

& Love in Stitches

 

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

 

The Muses Socks

• Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the colorway The Muses
• 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- 3 stripes in pink, green and purple. In between each color, there are thin stripes of white, gray, white. Cuff, heel & toe all knit in gray contrast mini
• Total for Stash Dash- 263.2 meters

 

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins

 

Same as it Ever Was Hat

• Yarn: fingering weight yarn from stash (no ball band); maybe MCN base
• Needles: US 2
• Pattern: Same as it Ever Was by Sarah Jordan $6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry
• Ravelry Project Page
• About the yarn: all different shades of gray with blips of a mustardy/rust and turquoise

 

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)
• Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) & US 4 (3.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• Progress: I'm in a few inches into the body

 

Tie Dye Day Socks

• Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes base in the Tie Dye Day 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: on the heel of sock #2

 

716 Splash Pad Socks

• Yarn: 716 Knit Sock Set  in the 716sock base in the colorway: It needs to be ok with getting on a boat with Levar Burton and never coming back.
• 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: stripe of black, stripe of bright poolside colors (orange, yellow, peach, greens & aquas .
• Jenna of 716 also sent me the mini skein set which is part of her SPP Exclusives.
• Progress: on the heel of sock #2

 

Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket

 

• Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by Apinya Roszko
• Hook: H (5.0 mm)
• Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808
• 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: Nearly done with 6 of 7 rows. 6 squares left. Should be finished Labor Day weekend.

 

From the Armchair

 

• stitchintime82-Dani recommended: Gmorning, gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me and You by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Amazon Affiliate Link.

I finished:

• The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden. Amazon Affiliate Link.
• Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson. Amazon Affiliate Link.
• The Last Flight by Julie Clark. Amazon Affiliate Link.

 

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Knitting in Passing

• I shared stories about 2 ready to wear items we saw in Seattle, a crochet dress & a granny square style tank.
• I visited 8 local yarn stores to creat Social Media videos for Cape & South Shore Yarn haul which you'll see on my Instagram feed soon.

 

In My Travels

Tune in to hear a bit about Flock Fiber Festival. Check out my Vlog video for much more. 

 

KAL News

• Pigskin Party '25
• Event Dates: KAL Dates- Thursday September 4, 2025- Monday February 9, 2026
• Find everything you need in the Start Here Thread in the Ravelry Group
• Official Rules
• Registration Form  (you must be Registered to be eligible for prizes)
• Enter your projects using the Point Tally Form
• Check your Teams & Score on the Scoreboard
• Find the full list of Sponsors in this Google Doc.
• Coupon Codes are listed in this Ravelry Thread
• Exclusive Items from our Pro Shop Sponsors are listed in this Ravelry Thread
• Check out the Ravelry Bundle of Patterns from our Sponsors
• Questions-  ask them in this Ravelry Thread or email Jen at downcellarstudio @ gmail.com
• Our Official Sponsor for Quarter- 1st one will be Knitty Natty/Love in Stitches (stay tuned for more details in next episode)

 

This Episode

• Join us for Zoom Kick Off events- Friday September 5 & Saturday September 6. Detailed schedule here.
• AdoreKnit has the only official Pigskin '25 logo items for sale this season.

 

Events

• Boston Fiber Festival September 6 & 7 on Thayer Street in Boston (market & classes)
• Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival September 20 & 21 in Greenwich, New York.
• Greater Boston Yarn Crawl. September 26-28 - 16 shops
• Cape and South Shore Yarn Haul. September 25-28- 8 shops
• Vermont Sheep & Wool. October 4 & 5
• NY Sheep & Wool (aka Rhinebeck). October 18 & 19.
• Indie Untangled. October 17
• CAKEpalooza. October 17
• A Woolen Affair. October 17
• The Fiber Festival of New England. November 1 & 2
• Sunkissed Fiber Festival: January 24-25, 2026- just outside Tampa, FL

 

Life in Focus

 

Tune in for an update on my 25 in 2025 list.

 

On a Happy Note

• I hit 200 workouts at my gym this summer
• Dinner at Yvonne's before seeing The Wiz
• Drinks with Dan's cousins
• Quality time with Laura in Seattle
• I managed NOT to contract Covid
• Celebrating my grandmother's 91st birthday. I watercolored a birthday card for her.
• Cool mornings and evenings. I wore wool socks during the day last week and it was kind of fun!
• Back to school photos on Facebook! Thanks to everyone who shares them (or texts me with them).
• I bought these huge denim with painted flower overalls in Seattle and I love them SO MUCH.
• Whatsapp texts from my friend Marta in Barcelona.

 

Quote of the Week

“I can tell he lost someone close somehow. You can feel that in people, an openness, or maybe it's an opening that you're talking into. With other people, people who haven't been through something like that, you feel the solid wall. Your words go scattershot off of it.”

― Lily King, Writers & Lovers

 

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