Episode 264: Rhinebeck Sweaters

Down Cellar Studio Podcast

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 264 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
• KAL News
• Events
• Contest, News & Notes
• Life in Focus
• Ask Me Anything
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Fibernymph Dye Works, Twin Mountain Handcrafts, AdoreKnit & Suburban Stitcher Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Benjamin's Christmas Stocking

• 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 (4.0 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page

Strathcona Sweater

• Pattern: Strathacona Sweater by Tara-Lynn Morrison ($6.50 knitting pattern available on Ravelry or on the Good Night, Day website)
• Yarn: 3 yarns 1) handspun, 2) Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool in the Birch Tweed Colorway 3) Aisling Yarns BFL in the Hurry Sundown Colorway
• Needles: US 13 (9.0 mm) (neck), US 19 (15 mm) (body)
• I'm knitting Size S/M (pattern offers sizing from 38"- 53" bust)
• Ravelry Project Page

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Liz's Socks

• Yarn: Area 51 Fibres Sturdy Alien Base ( n the (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon) in the National Periodic Table Day Colorway (self striping with rainbow and gray)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
• Ravelry Project Page
• Progress- 6 inches on the first leg & a couple rows of the heel. I purposely

Drawn Together Cowl

• Pattern: Drawn Together by Shana Cohen ($7 knitting pattern available on Ravelry & Payhip)
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) and a 3.75 mm (F) crochet hook for the provisional cast on
• Yarn: neon coral DK yarn (lost ball band; believe its from Spun Right Round)
• Provisional cast on using this Purl Soho video.

Space Daddy Socks

• Yarn: Fan Girl Fibers Fingering in the Space Daddy Colorway (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry )
• Ravelry Project Page

Mom's 2023 Rhinebeck Sweater

• Pattern: Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies (~$8 knitting pattern available on Ravelry & this website)
• Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) for the ribbing and US 9 (5.5 mm) for the body
• Yarn: Sweitzer Fiber Mill mystery yarn purchased at Maryland Sheep & Wool 2023
• My Ravelry Project Page

Brainstorming During the Cape & South Shore Yarn Haul, Liz found a sweater pattern she likes- The Order of the Jedi Pullover by Meghan Regan. Available on in Star Wars Knitting the Galaxy: The Official Star Wars Knitting Pattern Book.

• Ravelry pattern page

Garter Stitch Cardigans

• Cruiser by Kristen Finlay ~$7 US knitting pattern available on Ravelry
• Kallias by Isabell Kraemer is another contender.
• Worsted weight cardigan, no button bands, positive ease. ~$7 US knitting pattern available on Ravelry.
• Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies (~$8 knitting pattern available on Ravelry & this website)

I talked a bit about travel knitting/crochet for my upcoming trip to Vegas/NY Sue from Legacy Fiber Artz is crocheting a super bulky blanket and I'm totally inspired!

• Special Edition Autumn Coastline Hexie Blanket by Mallory Krall. Crochet pattern: $4.50 US available on Ravelry & for free on the NautiKrall website.

From the Armchair Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. Bookshop Affiliate Link. 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. KAL News Pigskin Party '23

• #DCSPigskinParty23
• Official Rules
• Find everything you need on my website or in the Start Here Thread in the Ravelry Group
• Register using this Google Form (you must be Registered to be eligible for prizes)
• Enter your projects using the Point Tally Form
• Find the full list of Sponsors in this Google Doc.
• Coupon Codes are listed in this Google Doc & in this Ravelry Thread
• Exclusive Items from our Pro Shop Sponsors are listed in this Ravelry Thread
• Questions- ask them in this Ravelry Thread or email Jen at downcellarstudio @ gmail.com
• Tune in to hear if you're a September Participation Prize Winner
• Check out these cool links from our Commissioners Update
• There is lots of talk of socks in the huddle thread--no doubt inspired by our Q1 challenge.
• 12 people have already completed socks for the Q1 challenge and player helmadejong has already completed two pairs! They've made two shortie pairs of Lisa K. Ross's rough waters pattern https://www.ravelry.com/projects/HelmadeJong/rough-waters and https://www.ravelry.com/projects/HelmadeJong/rough-waters-2
• Lots of players are getting in the fall spirit by making pumpkins. For example:
• Three players knit up pumpkins:
• mostlymunchies recently finished some glow in the dark pumpkins that look very cool: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mostlymunchies/mini-pumpkins-14
• procrasticrafting also knit a very large pumpkin. Their project page includes a dog for scale! https://www.ravelry.com/projects/jazprocraftinates/big-pumpkin
• helpfulmomma also knit up a cute little pumpkin: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxf_R_5LXh2/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&img_index=1
• Sophiexuan machine knit some pumpkins: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/HurdenSX/addi-king-pumpkins-tweed
• Six players (LaDiDa2U, Sarahsyarn86, dottyandsassy, KjKrochet, yarnitheidi, and mackbytf) all crocheted some very cute pumpkins. YarnitHeidi's pumpkins are huge!
• https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LaDiDa2u/spice--clove-knit-and-crochet-pumpkins-3
• https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx6izWeJNgC/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
• https://www.ravelry.com/projects/SarahsYarn86/farmhouse-pumpkin
• https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Dottyandsassy/plushy-pumpkin
• https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kjkrochet/crochet-pumpkin
• https://www.ravelry.com/projects/YarnItHeidi/farmhouse-bobble-pumpkins

Events

• Vermont Sheep & Wool: Sept 30 & Oct 1 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds
• NY Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck - October 21 & 22, 2023
• Join Me for a Rhinebeck Meet Up- Saturday 2p. There are permanent booths with food next to Building A. Across from that is a beer tent. To the left of the beer tent there's a covered pavilion area. Look for Mom, Liz, Riley & I there.
• Come over to the Ravelry Thread about Pigskin Partiers going to Rhinebeck. Thanks ElsaandEm for starting it. It's her first year attending. Hoping we get to meet!
• Indie Untangled: Friday October 20 from 10a-4p in Saugerties. Tickets for 1, 2:30p and 4p still available.
• Cakepalooza: Friday October 20 from 10a-5p in Saugerties. Tickets for the 2p & 4p entries are still available
• Wool & Folk: Friday October 20 from 12-7p in Stoneridge, NY
• Fiber Festival of New England: November 4 & 5 in West Springfield, MA
• Check out some West Coast (US) Events on the Seattle Knitters Guild site (thanks Kristen- kips206)

Life in Focus

• #1- Read 23 books (35 as of August- 43 as of early october)
• #7- Give blood at least 3 times (March, May, August, October done)
• #9- Knit/crochet at least one project with handspun- Strathcona sweater
• #17- Purge at least 23 items from the house. Ideally 46. After a smaller clean out earlier in the year, I took a full car load to Savers in October- lots of clothes.
• #23 Create a new music playlist. Riley’s. Plus CMA fest artists. Summer playlist, Old Dominion

On a Happy Note

• My friend Megg and I took a longer than usual walk through our local State Park! After almost 8 miles, I came home and pressure washed the house & deck. For the deck, I used a surface cleaner from Ryobi that Dan purchased. You can find the same one on Amazon for $51. Parts of the deck were so badly stained from years of drought when we couldn't wash it. Areas where the wood pile is were especially bad. Exhausting but very satisfying day.
• My cousin Chris & his wife Kim threw a wonderful party for their son Benjamin's Baptism.
• I spent a week night at brother and sister-in-law's while they attended a work function. Ran the kids around to their activities, then Millie and I knit for a bit before she and Garret went to bed. Riley & I knit and watch Gilmore Girls before we went to bed. Truly delightful.
• My financial advisor reached out to me after hearing that my work Open Enrollment is coming up and there was an option for a high deductible health plan that allows for a Health Savings Account, which he had encouraged me to do before (but it wasn't an option). Great customer service! Find a good financial advisor. It is so worth it.
• Dan and I spent one evening at our nephew Will's soccer game in our home town. They got clobbered but it was fun to see him play. I also knit a bit and listened to my audiobook during part of the second half.
• Mom, Riley, Millie & I got mani pedis at a local place!
• Our annual Woodchopping Weekend Party went off without a hitch. Perfect weather. Great food. Dan took the kids on hayrides using a trailer pulled by the backhoe. Kids played disc golf and later flashlight tag, then retreated inside to make TikTok videos while the adults and littles made s'mores outside by the fire and chatted.
• Mom & I put blue streaks in our hair after our friend Erika, who cuts/colors our hair, encouraged Mom to do this before her Vegas trip last year. Mom said if she was still here to go this year, she'd do it. Here we are! It looks great.
• Finished up work on our FearLESS Living Fund Website. The bulk of the work and formatting, design was done by my Mom's friend Emma who was really generous to do this for us! So far we've raised almost $14,000 help the Blind community of Nevada. We are giving away awards for 2 special people to assist with their housing and cell phone costs for the upcoming year! Can't wait to raise more money. You can donate here.
• Watching Love is Blind and chatting about it with my friend Laura.
• Great customer service from AirBnB after our host canceled our Rhinebeck AirBnB.

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