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Episode 303: Ask Me Anything Returns!

August 15
1h 14m

Episode Description

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 303 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
  • Ask Me Anything
  • On a Happy Note
  • Quote of the Week
  Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Gabriella's Unicorn
  • Pattern: Shy Little Unicorn by Ana Paula Rimoli
  • Hook: C (2.75 mm)
  • Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (white), Knit Picks Brava Worsted (cotton candy & various solids)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Total for Stash Dash: 116 meters
  Sum-Sum-Summertime socks
  • Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the colorway Sum-Sum-Summertime
  • 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- thinner stripes- 2 colors of aqua, lime green, pink and an orange/peachy yellow. CC mini in lime
  • Total for Stash Dash: 293.3 meters
  Stash Dash Total for this episode: 8,715.2 meters   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Hot pink spinning
  • Fiber: Mountain Vewe Coopworths Fiber in hot pink (no specific colorway name)- three 4oz bumps
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Twist direction: singles = Z plied = S
    • This means when I'm spinning, my wheel is spinning clockwise and when plying my wheel is moving counter-clockwise.
  • Progress: ~1/2 way through first bump. 1st bobbin full and the second is started
  • I've now spun in July and August so I've only missed 2 months so far this year.
  Log Cabin Blanket
  • Pattern: Log Cabin Square by Julie Harrison. Free crochet pattern available on Ravelry. Video tutorial available on the Little Woollie Makes YouTube Channel
  • Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Minis (mostly from Advent calendars 2023 & 2024)
  • Hook: I (5.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • Inspired by Rachel (treehousefiberarts on Instagram) and Sue & Chelsea (Legacy Fiber Artz on Instagram). Check out the Floss Toss Ravelry Group for details on their Scrappy Blanket CAL. Ends December 21st (but you don't have to finish. 2 prize drawings will be done).
  • My color placement is inspired by this project/pattern available on Ravelry.
    From the Armchair   Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister. Amazon Affiliate Link. My Friends by Fredrik Backman. 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 a story about a little girl in the nail salon who asked her mom if they could come talk to me because she wants to learn to knit.   In My Travels Travel packing tips
  • Packing cubes- here's an Amazon affiliate link to the set I purchased 6 years ago and still love!
  • I always pack some clothes pins/ metal or wood that I use for snacks/drink mix pouches and/or to keep curtains closed in hotel.
  • I have a standard packing list in Evernote that I customize for each trip. It saves so much time and frustration.
  • Pack a travel power strip- to keep all of those chraging cords in one place (also less likely to leave one behind)
  • Knitting project approach
    • At least 2 socks/stockinette hats for waiting, sitting etc.
    • A project that occupies my brain and makes a long flight go by easier.
  • Queue the audiobooks & download podcasts
  KAL News  
  • Splash Pad Final Winners were announced!
  Pigskin Party '25 Sponsor Sign Up is Open- click here for details Key Dates:
  • Registration starting Thursday August 20, 2025
  • KAL Starts- Thursday September 4, 2025
  • KAL Ends- Monday February 9, 2026
  • Form Teams- starting Monday August 25, 2025
  • Virtual Kick Off- Friday September 5 & Saturday September 6
  Ask Me Anything   Tune in to hear the answers to these questions:
  • Pat- loonyhiker asked: I know you have probably told this before, but I’d love to hear how you and your honey met. I also would love to hear how your parents met. (bonus audio of my parents talking about this by the pool in 2017)
  • Sandy, sjh801 asked:  Favorite children’s book? Both as a child and now as an adult.
    • Children's Book (purely for sentimental reasons): Walk Rabbit Walk by Colin McNaughton. Amazon Affiliate Link. Hardcover available for ~$20 & paperback for around $7
    • Adult book: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Amazon Affiliate Link.John Lee does the audiobooks for what is now this series of books. Book 1 of 5 now in this series. I love them all.
  • Dianne, woohoogirl asks: Do you have a Dream project that you’d really like to make that you just haven’t made the time, or plans, for yet?
  • Carrie, Gooberdawn asks: Do you have a project you have created that you feel most proud of? If so, which one and why? ETA: it doesn’t have to be yarn-related.
  • Laura, LauraKnitsPA asks: What is one book you would read over and over, and one movie you would watch over and over?
  • Dani, stitchintime82-  Any updates on designing? I’ve enjoyed your patterns and am wondering if you have any plans to make more patterns.
  On a Happy Note
  • I was able to get my Apple watch to charge again after I thought it was dead.
  • Oikos yogurt shake/drinks with 23g of protein.
  • My friend Nathan had a heart and kidney transplant just over 1 year ago. He's still learning to walk again after ECMO caused major nerve damage in his legs- and we just went to see the musical he directed. Sometimes this world feels so dark right now but this made me incredibly happy.
  • The night we had tickets for the show, we lost power, so we made it a full date night and went for dinner too.
  • A visit from my cousin Gayle. We enjoyed a great pool day on Sunday and dinner in our town Monday night followed by a walk along the harbor.
  • Gayle chose Mom's Trickle shawl as the item she wanted of hers. I took a photo of her and Google photos turned it into a pop-out.
  • I gifted Gayle the pair of Stranger Things 2 socks from DVD as an early birthday gift and she sent me a cute photo of her wearing them the next morning.
  • Great customer service from an Etsy maker to order pins.
  • I had fun putting together photos Millie, Teaghan and Rhiannon asked me to take a couple weekends ago at the pool of them jumping off the diving board and making their bodies into the shape of the letters of the alphabet. Fun memories!
  Quote of the Week “It's not hotels and nightclubs I crave, or even spectacular beaches -- it's isolation and solitude, time away from the human world and a chance to measure life on a different kind of yardstick.” ― Peter S. Adler   ------ 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 Channel Email me at downcellarstudio@gmail.com   For website: Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information:  
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