Episode 314: Rip It!

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 314 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
• Knitting in Passing
• KAL News
• Contest, News & Notes
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Hattie's Rainbow Mittens

• • Pattern: Little Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B. Anderson- $4 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry
  • Yarn: Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Vegas Baby colorway
  • Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)
  • Ravelry Project Page
  • About the colorway- stripes of gray, blue, green, mustard, red and pink.

Hattie's Sparkly Mittens

• Pattern: Little Waiting for Winter Mittens by Susan B. Anderson-
  • $4 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry
• Yarn: Fingering yarn held double- 1 sparkle & 1 non-sparkle base (sparkles are 20g minis from Legacy Fiber Artz Advent calendars of years past)
• Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page

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) in a sage green
• Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) & US 4 (3.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• Size: 3
• Drawstring- fingering weight yarn- US 6 DPNs. I washed it several times, because it was bleeding yellow. I had to wash it several times before all of the rest of the dye let go.
• Finished. Washed it. Sleeves were too big. I had 28 purl ridges on the sleeves, I ripped back 7 and then worked the ribbing.
• Wore to Hattie's birthday dinner. Very comfy cozy. I am finding the weight of the hood wants to pull it back on my neck which I'm not sure I love. Have you found this?

Woolens & Nosh 2025 Advent Socks

• Yarn: Woolens & Nosh, 75/25 Superwash Wool/Nylon 2025 Advent Colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• Finished right after I finished the last episode. Love these so much!

Dory

• Pattern: Mega Ray & Sea Friends by Theresa's Crochet Shop- $15.50 pattern on website or Etsy
• Yarn: Knit Picks Brava minis in Celestial, Custard, Black & White
• Hook: C (2.75 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page

Gus the Dino

• Pattern: Gus the Dino by KP Crochet Patterns. $8.50 US Pattern on Etsy (on sale right now)
• Yarn: Bernat Blanket in Misty Green & Parfait Chunky in White
• Hook: J (6.0 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• 35 mm eyes were too big! I bought smaller ones, beheaded Gus and gave him a new head with new eyes!

On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Back to the Future Socks

• Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz Steel Toes. Micro-Sock Kit in the Back to the Future Colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Back to the Future Sock set- gifted to me by Sue & Chelsea- part of their 4 Sundays of Advent yarn in 2025.
• About the Colorway- speckles of pink, orange, yellow purple and blue with a blue/purple mini.
• Progress- just about to toe of sock 1

Arielle's Socks

• Yarn: Edelweiss Fibres Standard Sock (75% SW Merino/25% Nylon), 425m for 100g in the Hillside Heather Colorway
• 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- maroons, browns and greens.
• Cast on both on separate needles. Progress- a few inches into leg on one sock, ready to work the toe on the other
• US 6 shoe. 7.25 inches before toe. About 8.5 inches total foot length.

Kirby Wirby 2025 Advent Socks

• Yarn: Kirby Wirby 75/25 Superwash Merino/Nylon in the 2025 Advent Christmas Toys from the 80s 24 Stripe Colorway
• Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry)
• Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)
• Ravelry Project Page
• Yarn theme: Christmas Toys from the 80s
• Progress- turned heel on sock 2

Pucker Brush Farm BFL Sweater Spin

• Fiber: 16 oz of multi colored BFL roving from Pucker Brush Farm (purchased at Rhinebeck 2025), 4 oz Merino in a mustard color
• Ravelry Project Page
• I am planning to knit a Traveler sweater inspired by Emily Curtis' handmade version- click here for her Ravelry Project Page. I was thrilled to see a recent post on Emily's Instagram that she made a YouTube video about this spin/knit.
• I plied up about 8.5grams of the BFL with the Finnsheep. 23 wraps (690 inches/19 yards) .3 ounces / around 8.5 grams
• I've been keeping my wheel next to my spot on the couch and spinning if not every day, then more days than not.

Handspun documentation

• I went through nearly all of my handspun skeins of yarn. I made updates in each page on Ravelry to add skein information. You can enter length and weight and it add that to your stash. I also ended up changing the names of the finished projects to include the weight and length! I wrote yarn weight (dk sport etc) on physical tags i have on the yarn. So much easier for me to work with.

Brainstorming

• I have 3 skeins of Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool that I used to start a Waverly Cardigan (but the gauge is just too tight)- click here for my Ravelry Project Page. I think it might be good for the Lakes Pullover by Ozetta (Ravelry Pattern- $8 knitting pattern). I found this by searching the yarn on ravelry then doing the advance pattern search to look for sweaters people knit with this yarn.
• Related- Eileen recently asked if someone in our group had knit a certain pattern she had questions about before purchasing/committing to. If you look at the pattern on Rav and click the Projects Tab. You can use the filters there to select "Made by Group Members" and then click on the Rav group you want to look in. You can use that to see who you want to chat w/ about it.
• ElizabethisKnitting (on Instagram- shared her Winter Soul Sweater in this post. Its so beautiful! Why are you not all knitting this? Great question. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

From the Armchair

1. Greenwich by Kate Broad. Amazon Affiliate Link.
2. Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino. Amazon Affiliate Link.
3. The Maid by Nita Prose. Amazon Affiliate Link.
4. Little One by Olivia Muenter. Amazon Affiliate Link
5. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. Amazon Affiliate Link.
6. The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie (A Satirical Novella) by Freida McFadden. Amazon Affiliate Link.

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