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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 242 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. For Full Show Notes with Photos, check out my website.
This week’s segments included:
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
Knitting in Passing
In my Travels
KAL News
Life in Focus
On a Happy Note
Quote of the Week
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Star Knits, Adore Knit, Lolo Did It Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Woolens & Nosh Sprout 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)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
Sprout- 10 stripe- Light yellow, peach, ballet pink, maroon, dusty blue, kelly green, tapue, lighter grass green, cream, pale green.
Yarn from Woolens & Nosh- Pigskin Party Pro Shop Sponsor
Project Bag- Pigskin ’22 Exclusive from Anne Beady Designs
Repaired the cuff on Mom’s Deja Blue Knit Picks Felici Socks from 2019.
Click here for my Ravelry Project Page.
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.
Check out this page on Knitty for the details on this Bind Off.
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Musselburgh
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!
web.archive.org-Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Our Archives.pdf
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Cherry Red, Hunter Green and White
Hook: G (4.00 mm)
Both stockings are joined & I’m working on the cuffs.
Mermazing Socks
Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Mermazing Colorway (April 2022 Subscription Box) & mini skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz.
Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams ($5 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
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Blues and greens and purples.
Contrasting heel with LFA mini from my 2021 Advent Calendar
Yarn from Pigskin Party Sponsors Hypnotic Yarn/Yarnable Box & Legacy Fiber Artz- both Snack Shack Sponsors
Project Bag from Anne Beady Designs (Pro Shop Sponsor)
Progress- 1st sock finished. 2nd cuff finished.
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)
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
Ravelry Project Page
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 o
Thank you for tuning in to Episode 278 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
Brainstorming
From the Armchair
In my Travels
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Published 05/31/24
Thank you for tuning in to Episode 277 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
KAL News
Events
Life in...
Published 05/15/24