Episode 301: Summer of Color
Update: 2025-07-15
Description
Thank you for tuning in to Episode 301 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
- Crafty Adventures
- Knitting in Passing
- KAL News
- Events
- Life in Focus
- On a Happy Note
- Quote of the Week
Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Fitness by Mara
Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
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
- 94 grams of yarn
- Stash Dash: 376 meters
Kim's Trenta Ball Band
- Pattern: Ball Band with a Twist by Jennifer Lassonde. $2 Crochet pattern available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts
- Hooks: G (4.25 mm)
- Yarn: Loops & Thread Classic Cotton in Royal Blue and Aqua
- Ravelry Project Page
- Modified from the original Ball Band pattern to fit this larger sized cup.
- 38g/ 58 meters
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. Free crochet pattern on Attic 24 website.
- Hook: I (5.5 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g.
- Size:
- 11.64 skeins- 582 grams
- 2316.4 meters
Stash Dash Total for this Episode: 5,291 meters
On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins
Let the Mystery Unravel 2023 Blanket of Calm
- Pattern: Blanket of Calm by Casapinka (free crochet pattern)
- Yarn: Woolen Women Fibers- Let the Mystery Unravel subscription + Cascade Heritage Sock yarn in the Forged Iron Colorway
- Hook: 3.25 mm (D)
- Ravelry Project Page
- You can find my Let the Mystery Unravel Unboxing Video on YouTube in this Playlist
- All of the 9 block squares now have been seamed and have their 3 round gray border.
- Border- undecided.
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 .
- Cast on June 1 for SPP Kick off.
- Jenna of 716 also sent me the mini skein set which is part of her SPP Exclusives. What should I do with my minis??
- Progress: Cuff and heel are in contrast aqua. Approaching 1st toe (will also be aqua)
Granny Stripe Top
- Yarn: MC= Woolen Women Fibers 80/20 Sock in the Watermelon colorway. CCs= Hedgehog Fiber Sock in Harvest Colorway + Legacy Fiber Artz minis from advent calendars
- Hooks: F (3.75 mm) to cast on & D (3.25 mm) for body
- Pattern: none
- Ravelry Project Page
- Progress: I crocheted a few inches but its coming out too large. I will likely rip back and restart.
Dirty Crayon Box Socks
- Yarn: Fiber Stash Strong Toes Sock (80% SW Merino/ 20% Nylon) in the Dirty Crayon Box Colorway
- Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
- Ravelry Project Page
- Picked back up old WIP- started October 2024. Nearly to heel of sock 1
Over the Rainbow Socks
- Yarn: Cashmere & Coconuts MCN Sock yarn in the Somewhere Over the Rainbow colorway
- Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
- Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
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