Podcasts about Knitting

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code - JUN25VP Cloudberry Wrap pattern Stellar Swatching video Meghan's Wedding Shawl Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

In the second of two episodes, this week I speak to Dr Zoe, a GP specialising in menopause. Zoe's colleagues joined me last week to speak about knitting a blanket for her following her recent cancer diagnosis. Zoe speaks about her long history of using knitting to benefit her mental well-being, how she is using it now during her cancer treatment and how knitting has allowed her to find spaces where being an introvert is celebrated. We also talk about Zoe's views that knitting is a particularly helpful tool during the menopause when we all rely more on our daily coping strategies to manage this transition.To connect with Zoe: Instagram: @manchestermenopausehive-------------

This week I am joined by Sharon Hartmann, Dr Sarah Ball and Dr Carys Sonnenberg who are all health professionals working in the field of menopause. They have come together to create a shared knitting project in support of two of their colleagues who are going through treatment for cancer. This is the first of two episodes featuring menopause specialists and their colleague Dr Zoe, who is one of the receipients of these special blankets joins me next week.While Sharon is a returning knitter, Sarah and Carys are new to knitting and they all join me to speak about their experience of their joint knitting project. We also discuss their work in the field of menopause and their reflections on how knitting can be particularly beneficial to our mental wellbeing at this time of life.Connect with Dr Carys Sonnenberg:Website: Rowena HealthInstagram: @drcaryssonnenbergYouTube: Two Doctors Chat MenopauseTikTok: Carys SonnenbergConnect with Dr Sarah BallWebsite: Health in MenopauseInstagram: @drsarahmollyballConnect with Sharon HartmannInstagram: @sharonhartmann-------------

Leggy reveals his knitting update after two and a bit weeks of sobriety, while Walley discusses his delight at a Hawks bye and the boys laugh about their latest tech issue with the recent Footy Review episode. They have a rogue Honest List and the betting segment returns00:00 Intro05:15 Knitting Update11:08 Simon's Choice29:13 Honest List42:10 Marcus Ponders49:26 Best BetsMake sure to like and subscribe and follow on all social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honestbeers/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@honestbeers

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 299 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 Crafty Adventures Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Events Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Bella Fio and Wild Violet Fibers   Visit us at wildvioletfibers.com to shop our latest collections and sign up for shop updates. Splash Pad Party participants can use discount code SPLASH25 for 15% off their order.   Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   103 Hat Pattern: 103 Hat by Jennifer Lassonde. $5 Knitting Pattern available on  Ravelry & LoveCrafts Yarn: Malabrigo Rios (worsted) in 845 Cirrus Gray Needles: US 5 & US 7 (3.75 & 4.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 115.2 meters (126.0 yards), 60 grams used.   Ebb & Flow Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Ebb & Flow colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page This is the repeatable version of the 2023 Advent, with 16 of the original 24 colors. 259.3 meters (283.5 yards). 70 grams   Granny square top Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. Hook: D (3.25 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled. Check out this Instagram reel which highlights. 60 squares total Cloudborn 371.7 meters (406.5 yards), 101 grams Legacy Fiber Artz- 162.9 meters (178.1 yards), 38 grams Fibernymph Dye Works- 60.4 meters (66.0 yards), 16 grams Total: 595 meters. 155 grams   Ball Band with a Twist Cozy Pattern: Ball Band with a Twist by Jennifer Lassonde. $2 Crochet pattern available on Ravelry & LoveCrafts Hooks: F (3.75 mm) & G (4.25 mm) Yarn: Loops & Thread Classic Cotton in Pewter, Midnight Blue and Bubblegum Ravelry Project Page Stash Dash: 40.3 meters You may also be interested in my more basic jar cozy pattern: Ball Band- Ravelry | LoveCrafts (free)   Stash Dash total for this episode- 1,009.8 meters   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 90g of yarn to start About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy Progress: All but the toe of sock 2 is done   Miles' Montessori Toy Pattern: Montessori Colour Sorter by Lexie Warren. Free crochet pattern available on Ravelry & on Crochet River) Hook: D (3.25 mm) Yarn: Big Twist Value Solids in Purple, Orange, Teal and Cyan. Knit Picks Brava in Canary, Rouge and White. Ravelry Project Page I've gotten some great ideas in the Toy Cabana chat thread on Ravelry Progress: 6 cups and 4 balls are done. Need to do white for center (basket and ball)- then seam together. Clever pattern.   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 Hook: I (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half). I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible. Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped).   Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by by Apinya Roszko Hook: H (5.0 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808 Size:  6 inch squares. Planning 5x7 blanket (30x42”) before border. Modification- the pattern calls for attaching new yarn (at the end of the square) to make the stem for the clover. I just chain to get to the center, make the stem and cut the yarn. I find it easy to crochet the granny square around it in Mint. No issues and one less end to weave in. I am joining squares as I go. I used this YouTube tutorial to remind me how to do this. Progress: Last time I had seamed 7 full squares. Now I have 14 (of 35) squares done and seamed.   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. Ravelry Project Page About the yarn: stripe of black, stripe of bright poolside colors. 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: Leg of first sock nearly finished   From the Armchair   Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall.  Amazon Affiliate Link. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. Amazon Affiliate Link. The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue. Amazon Affiliate Link.   Crafty Adventures I came home from a massage dying to paint. I pulled out my watercolors and painted the sensations of my pain and the colors I associated with each. I'll be playing with this concept more in the future (hopefully next time on actual watercolor paper and maybe using other media too).   Knitting in Passing A nice gentleman said my crochet was beautiful and that he crochets. I showed him my tank top which was nearly done at the time. We went to a grad party for my SIL and a friend of hers remembered me from Zach's birthday. She wants to crochet so we talked about resources etc. Reconnected with some of Dan's cousins recently. His cousin Melissa and I often talk books, so that was fun but she also said she'd like to learn to knit and/or crochet. Hoping to get together with her for lunch in Boston soon. Thank you to Suzanne- Sew Run It for the beautiful handknit hat and three knit hearts for my birthday. She started it shortly after my mom passed. Her notes say "The colors screamed Diane! The pattern is called Pair of Hearts and it too felt like a connection with her. I know you were and will remain close." Pattern= Pair of Hearts is by Chit Chat Knits and is available on Ravelry for $4.50. Lauren lbeth21 messaged me with Jess from Stitched by Jessalu at Central NY Fiber Fest Susie of The Huckleberry Girl offered to send me a bag. I was thinking of summer and Splash Pad when looking at her shop and she had a bag with Blueberries and Butterflies which made me think of Mom. So special. Thank you, Susie.   KAL News Splash Pad Party Registration is open View Stats and/or Verify Registration here. Check out our Sponsor List Splash Pad Official Rules Enter your FOs using the Summer Celebration Form. Then come over to this Ravelry Thread to share pics and let us ooh and ahh with you! Submit something incorrectly? Need help? Fill out this Support Form & we'll be in touch.   Splash Pad RAVELRY Links Start Here Thread Pro Shop Exclusive Items Thread Coupon Codes Thread Questions Thread   Events Stash Dash hosted by the Knit Girllls- May 29th-August 30th Summer Bingo with the Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast . Get your Bingo Card on Instagram. Sock Week hosted by Knitty Natty- July 20-27 Goal is to complete 1 adult sock during Sock Week Tour de Fleece: July 5-July 27 . Tour de Fleece Ravelry Group. Rest Days: Tuesday, July 15 and Monday, July 21. Challenge Days: The first one is Stage 10, on Monday, July 14. The second is Stage 15, on Sunday, July 20. Summer Spin In hosted by Marsha & Kelly of Two Ewes Fiber Adventure. May 31- September 1. All spinning and making with handspun yarn counts. Preparing fleeces also counts. Let's go! Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle, WA- August 8-10 Fiber Revival in Newbury, MA- August 16th   Life in Focus   I shared about my Summer Bucket List and the graphic/template I created for my Patrons. Do you have any ideas for me? My Word of the Year for 2025 is Welcome. I recently received a beautiful cross stitched piece with the word Welcome on it from Heidi, Yarnitheidi on Instagram and Ravelry. Thank you, Heidi!   On a Happy Note   The Splash Pad Kick Off Virtual sessions were so much fun! The Waitress at the North Shore Music Theater (closes 6/15) Cellar clean out, using new shelves and bins to organize. We also gathered a lot of items to donate. Playing Five Crowns, totally exhausted, crushing the guys (had a score of 3 then 7 for most of the game) and then going home to sleep. Quality time at the nail salon with Riley Knitting by the pool as Riley, Garret & Millie took their first dip. Will's high school graduation party. Flowers for my birthday Red Sox game with my Dad. A stressful work project really ramped up on my birthday. My friend got yummy pastries for us to share in the office. Celebrating my birthday with Dan, Dad, Riley Garret and Millie. Really funny birthday videos from Gabriella & Zachary. Audible sale. I got a ton of great books and I'm really excited about reading again. Daisies are finally starting to come in. They grow wild in our yard but they're late this year.   Quote of the Week “A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.”   ― Caroline Gordon     Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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When you first learned to knit, you might have wondered why certain stitches made fabric that curled, or why right-leaning and left-leaning decreases didn't quite match, or why charts didn't really show what the knitted fabric would look like. Knitting patterns might have seemed completely unworkable. If we stick with the craft, most knitters eventually take these oddities in stride and work around them. We learning to fudge what we can't fix, and we figure that's the way knitting goes. We read our stitches, let the habits of our skilled hands take over, and integrate knitting into our lives the way we ride a bicycle, make a cup of tea, or steer a car. Not Cecelia Campochiaro. With a scientific mind (trained by a PhD in physical chemistry), she approached those small curiosities as chances to investigate knitting more closely. By making small variations—holding several yarns together and creating gradual striping patterns, repeating a sequence of stitches with a slight offset, or mirroring the same stitches on both sides of the work—she has explored the nature of knitting and created extraordinary fabrics. Her latest book, Reversible Knitting, shows the differences in drape, texture, design, and color that emerge simply from removing the idea of “right” and “wrong” sides of the fabric. The richness in Cecelia's work lies in its simplicity. Like knitting itself, the careful repetitions and variations that she presents add up to a project far greater than the sum of its parts, as pleasing to the eye as to the hand. Links Reversible Knitting (https://ceceliacampochiaro.com/reversible-knitting/) is Cecelia's latest book. Making Marls (https://ceceliacampochiaro.com/making-marls/) explores working with strands of different colored yarns held together. Sequence Knitting (https://ceceliacampochiaro.com/sequence-knitting/) examines the surprisingly rich results of repeating a group of stitches. Parastripe Shawl (https://farmfiberknits.com/library/RSPIFfjdRk6icOdEBaAvGA) is available in the Farm & Fiber Knits Library and as part of the Creative Color Collection. (https://farmfiberknits.com/library/LuKQD_4ITWmxBc5CM5MuSg) Carson Demers's book Knitting Comfortably (https://ergoiknit.com/) offers advice on the ergonomics of knitting. This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com (https://www.treenwaysilks.com/). You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. The Michigan Fiber Festival—Michigan's largest sheep and wool festival—is a vibrant world of fiber arts. Discover five days of classes with nationally recognized teachers in spinning, weaving, lacemaking, dyeing, felting, and rug hooking. Enjoy three days of shopping. Delight in shearing and fiber arts demonstrations. Enjoy a truly immersive experience. Join us in August at the picturesque Allegan County Fairgrounds (you can even camp on site!) Find more details at michiganfiberfestival.info. (The Michigan Fiber Festival – Michigan's largest sheep and wool festival – is a vibrant world of fiber arts. Discover five days of classes with nationally recognized teachers in spinning, weaving, lacemaking, dyeing, felting, and rug hooking. Enjoy three days of shopping. Delight in shearing and fiber arts demonstrations. Enjoy a truly immersive experience. Join us in August at the picturesque Allegan County Fairgrounds (you can even camp on site!) Find more details at michiganfiberfestival.info.)

Desde La Condesa de la Aguja y el Dedal ("La Condesa de los 7 Picos") de Jesús Guridi, a I Wonder Who's Knitting for Me de Melanie Gall, Try Anymore (Why Don't We Even), de The Knitters; Bill Oddie con The Knitting Song o Mujer Hilandera de Juaneco y Su Combo, entre otras propuestas que nos llevan hasta el campo temático musical sobre la costura.Puedes escucharla aquí.

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code - JUN25VP Answers to the knitCompanion questions, straight from Sally at kC: For question 1, Antony should add row reminders. These can be anything including stitch counts, the corresponding written instructions, etc. see here: https://www.knitcompanion.com/ufaqs/row-reminders/ Question 2: for sure! He can add stitch markers around the repeat in the chart. This can be color matched to markers in his work either around the whole repeat area, or for each individual repeat. And optionally also color coordinated with a simple counter set to count from 1-x where x is the number of repeats. Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

This week I am delighted to be joined by Martyn, host of the Knit365 YouTube channel. I loved speaking to Martyn about his journey from beginning as an accidental knitter, having made an off-the-cuff promise to his grandmother, to a daily knitter with a successful YouTube Channel about his adventures in yarn.It was great to hear how Martyn has discovered the therapeutic benefits of knitting along the way, how he loves the satisfaction of making progress and completing things, and how he now has a knitting project within easy reach wherever he is. It was really interesting to hear how he intentially uses knitting to manage stress and to get his reflections on being a man who knits.-------------

Have you started a knitting project… and then never finished it? Friend, you're not alone. In this episode, we're diving into 3 super common beginner mistakes that can stall your progress—and how to gently shift out of them. Whether you're brand new to knitting or picking it back up after a long break, this pep talk is here to help you build momentum (and actually finish your next cozy project!). ✨ In This Episode: Why choosing the right first pattern matters more than you think The myth of “I have to learn everything before I start” A mindset shift that makes knitting feel like self-care, not a chore Why 15 minutes a day can be a total game-changer  

Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* June Code - JUN25VP Cabling without a Cable Needle If you want to see the Brittany cable needles Staci uses Clapotis (free pattern) Next week is NOT a bonus episode for patrons (as Staci mentioned at the end), but the following week is. :) Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

To kick off series 8 I am deligted to be joined by Beth Gorishek who is also known the Adaptive Knitter. Beth was born with a limb difference and through teaching, speaking and workshops helps knitters to learn how to make adaptations to their knitting practice so that it works for their body. Beth believes that makers are well placed to be adaptive as this is part of the creative process of making and that adaptation is creativity. I also particularly loved Beth's approach to using knitting to carve out small pockets of time for her self-care and to create something meaningful in those moments.I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.Connect with BethWebsite: adaptive knitterInstagram: @adaptiveknitter-------------

Flooding is becoming an increasingly obvious mega issue in the world today. It costs anywhere between $200 billion and $500 billion in the US alone each year. They're 31% of natural catastrophes and 1.8 billion people, about a quarter of the planet, live under flood risk. This is a nightmare for insurers who are raising their premiums in response, 17% last year in the US alone. But what if you could change the cost structure of this issue - where possible, allow homes and businesses enough lead time to take high value items out of harm's way, take the cars off the parking lot of the dealership and the goods off the warehouse floor? This can transform the insurance economics around flooding and is exactly what Previsico is doing.  Jonathan Jackson is an exceptional entrepreneur now on his fourth company, and it was a pleasure to have him on The Fundamental Molecule to hear what he's building at Previsico and how he's building it. Please enjoy my conversation with Jonathan Jackson. Subscribe to The Fundamental Molecule here: https://www.burntislandventures.com/the-fundamental-molecule For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fundamental-molecule/id1714287205 ----------- Jonathan Jackson describes the growing challenges for insurers due to unpredictable floods, and how his company, Previsico, addresses this with precise, actionable flood warnings that utilize advanced forecasts and ground sensors. This enables businesses to mitigate up to 70% of flood damage and transform the economics of insurance. He discusses Previsico's origins as a UK university spin-out, its customer-driven US market entry, the significance of a clear ROI, and core company values such as fairness and purpose. Jonathan finishes by advising entrepreneurs to focus on their specific area of expertise. 00:00 - Why Flooding Is a Massive Insurance Crisis 01:59 - How Insurers Struggle to Price Flood Risk 07:04 - Key Differences in UK vs US Flood Insurance 08:47 - Why Businesses Are Forced to Self-Insure Flood Loss 09:58 - Provisico's Approach to Preventing 70% of Flood Damage 11:14 - How Forecasts and Sensors Enable Real-Time Response 14:52 - The ROI of Ground-Truthing Flood Data 16:24 - How a Government Grant Sparked Provisico's Founding 21:10 - Breaking Into Insurance Through Public-Private Partnerships 24:18 - Cracking the Insurance Market with Lloyd's Lab and Zurich 25:40 - How to Sell to Risk-Averse, Slow-Moving Enterprises 29:12 - Expanding to the U.S. Through Customer Pull, Not Push 31:11 - Building Culture Around Fairness, Purpose, and Creativity 37:18 - Why Water Entrepreneurs Must Stay Laser-Focused Links: Burnt Island Ventures: https://www.burntislandventures.com/ https://previsico.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-jackson-a393102/ SM Material Key Takeaways: "Flood risk maps estimate property location risk. Insurers use them to determine underwriting." "A 1% flood risk every year means you could be flooded year after year. It's about communication." "Provisico's service, with a good flood plan, can achieve 70% commercial loss prevention." "We enable insurers to mitigate losses, improving their profitability through accurate flood warnings." "Our flood forecast prepares organizations for flood, while sensors provide high-confidence alerts." "Our vision is global. We aim to reduce flood loss by 50% or more, helping people worldwide."

Feeling like you want to knit but just don't have the time? You're not alone—and you're not lazy. In this episode, we dive into the real reason making time for knitting feels so hard (especially for busy, overstimulated women), and I share 3 simple, stress-free shifts you can try today. If you're craving a way to reconnect with yourself in small, doable ways, this one's for you. What You'll Learn: • Why “not having time” is really about nervous system space • 3 easy shifts to create time without guilt • A free tool to help you build a cozy, calm knitting rhythm that sticks Mentioned in this episode: → Free 3-Day Reset: Make Time to Stitch Start building your calm knitting rhythm today Grab yours here.  Follow me on Instagram @theknittingmamas_ If you loved this episode… Leave a quick review or share it with a friend who needs a little more calm (and yarn!) in their day.

Show Notes: Intro - Knit Knit Knit - ~FO #10 ~ Noah's 2025 Birthday Socks - Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Blue Ridge Yarns Kaleidoscope in the Custom Colors 000 colourwayl ~Secret Friend Socks - Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Rusty Ferret Doll in the Chimera colourway ~Secret Friend Barley Hat - Barley by TinCanKnits on US2 (2.75mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Knit Picks Felici in the Sanderson colourway ~Preemie Blanket #3 on US6 (4mm), Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo in the Gold colourway & Red Heart Super Saver in the Café Latte colourway Flosstube - Begins at timestamp 8:20 ~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna Stitchery 25ct Easy Grid Lugana Called for DMC ~Move Forward in Love by Modern Folk Embroidery Fortnight Fabrics 16 ct Aida - Hue Called for DMC floss & Threadworx Bradley's Balloons ~Winter in Stars Hollow by Katie Landis / The Black Needle Society 18ct White Aida Called for DMC & colour conversion by Forbidden Fiber Co. ~Jack's Stamp Collection by Katie Landis/The Black Needle Society Judesign 18 ct Zweigart Aida - Witchy Pink Called for DMC Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~New Glasses from Zenni Optical (referral link http://rwrd.io/2vk4vds?c) ~The Black Needle Society Stitching Together Box I'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle Society Join TBNS Waitlist to be notified when you can subscribe. Save 5% on everything in The Black Needle Society Vault with the code JAVAPURL5 ~Doctor Who Season 2 finale SPOILERS!!!!!!!! Misc. - ~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron ~Support the Podcast, Join us on YouTube ~Want another way to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support! If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop: If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop: ~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding! Find Us Online - C.C. - (they/them) ~ on Instagram as CC_JavaPurl Dami - (they/them) ~ on Instagram as DamiMunroe Pink Purl (she/her) & Pumpkin Pom-Pom (she/her)- ~on Instagram as Pink.and.Pumpkin JavaPurl Designs ~ JavaPurl Designs website GGKCS - ~ our Facebook page ~ email us: ggkcspodcast@gmail.com ~ on Apple Podcasts ~ on YouTube ~ Support the Podcast, Become a Patron Until next time,

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 298 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. This week's segments included:   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins From the Armchair Crafty Adventures Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Events On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu. Find Stitched by Jessalu at the Central New York Fiber Festival June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Go find Jess and her beautiful bags there!   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Granny square top Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. Hook: D (3.25 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled. Memorial Day weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday mornings quietly working away at the dining room table on this project. Check out this Instagram reel which highlights the project so far. 13 squares around and 4 rows high for the body. I added SC to trim around all of the edges. Around the bottom, I added a round of SC and a round of HDC. I am playing around with idea of bobbles or puff stitch but want to try on before I decide.   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 About the yarn: aqua, gray and purple. After switching to the new Knit Picks US 2 needle with a 47 inch cord, I flew through most of this hat!     Let's Get Basted Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Let's Get Basted Colorway (Yarnable November 2024 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- cream with gray, purple, tan/brown and small blips or orange. Spiral pooling. Progress: both socks are nearly ready for the toes.   Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: first sock finished. Second sock- a few inches into the leg (after the cuff)   Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 90g of yarn to start About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy Progress:  long leg and heel done on sock #1.   Ebb & Flow Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Ebb & Flow colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: nearly finished second sock. Ready for toe   David... Fold in the cheese socks #2 Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein) 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- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt's Creek. Progress: started toe of first sock   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 Hook: I (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half). I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible. Changing colors typically after 4 rows-  unless its a colorway that goes back and forth with the same colors- like carrot cake. Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped). Size: 36" wide. Was 16 inches. Now 28   Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket   Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by by Apinya Roszko Hook: H (5.0 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808 Originally tried center in Brava colorway- Hunter. TOO DARK. Clever simple clover pattern in just 2 rounds. Center square (in darker green)- 4g. Three rounds on outside of clover (in mint)- 12g Size:  6 inch square. Planning 5x7 blanket (30x42”) before border. Modification- the pattern calls for attaching new yarn (at the end of the square) to make the stem for the clover. I just chain to get to the center, make the stem and cut the yarn. I find it easy to crochet the granny square around it in Mint. No issues and one less end to weave in. I am joining squares as I go. I used this YouTube tutorial to remind me how to do this. Progress: more than a dozen shamrocks made. I've crocheted and seamed 7 full squares.   From the Armchair   Podcast- Cramped Created & hosted by Kate Helen Downey. 9 episodes. I've listened to 4 or 5 so far. I heard Kate talking about this project on the Culture Study Podcast: Everything We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Periods. If nothing tune in for the theme song! Its incredible.   Book: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.  Amazon Affiliate Link.   Musical:  The Light in the Piazza at The Huntington Theater in Boston Want to see it? Use promo code TELLAFRIEND25 for 25% off tickets toThe Light in the Piazza.   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   Crafty Adventures Tune in to hear about the graduation photo book I made for Eme.   Knitting in Passing A nice gentleman said my crochet was beautiful and that he crochets. I showed him my tank top which was nearly done at the time. We went to a grad party for my SIL and a friend of hers remembered me from Zach's birthday. She wants to crochet. We reconnected with some of Dan's cousins at a wake this week. His cousin Melissa and I often talk books, so that was fun but she also said she'd like to learn to knit and/or crochet.   In My Travels Eme's graduation! Mount Monument hike. The Foundry: we saw Cantrip SALA boutique at the Foundry We checked out 2 breweries- Big Elm Taproom & Antimony   KAL News   Splash Pad Party Registration is open View Stats and/or Verify Registration here. Check out our Sponsor List Splash Pad Official Rules Enter your FOs using the Summer Celebration Form. Then come over to this Ravelry Thread to share pics and let us ooh and ahh with you! Submit something incorrectly? Need help? Fill out this Support Form & we'll be in touch.   Splash Pad RAVELRY Links Start Here Thread Pro Shop Exclusive Items Thread Coupon Codes Thread Questions Thread   Updates for this Episode: Splash Pad Kick Off- June 1st. Click here for the schedule elisewentwest created a Google Sheets tracker for your Splash Pad Projects for those who like to plan/track outside of our official Summer Celebration Form (though don't forget to do that if you want to get your entries for prizes) Click “File” » “Make a Copy”from there, you can name your own version of the tracker and have an editable version to track your projects! The submission form is linked in the top row. In the Points column, you can select more than one option to help you track how many points/entries you earned for a project. Pattern Bundle Collection of sponsor patterns for you to browse. Thanks, SewRunKnit!   Events Stash Dash hosted by the Knit Girllls- May 29th-August 30th Summer Bingo with the Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast . Get your Bingo Card on Instagram.   On a Happy Note Seeing Kimberly Akimbo with Megg. I never buy merch, but I bought a mug and I love it! Mammogram- all clear! Reminder: go get yours if you're due. After Eme's graduation, we all finished packing up their townhouse, then met up a brewery and walked next door for a delicious dinner outdoors at a Mexican restaurant- Agave. Antiquing with Dan on Sunday before we went to Cantrip show. I went to play cards with Dan's friends. Dan and I celebrated 21 years together! We went to see Will before Senior Prom. While waiting for him, it was so fun to see all of the outfits! My plants! Seeing real growth, transplanting and seeing things continue to thrive. Celebrating Jenna's Masters Degree My Dad, my cousins and I went to see my youngest cousin Bella in a high school production of Little Women (the musical). She played Amy (1 of the 4 sisters) and she did a phenomenal job. Dad and I got dinner before hand and caught up. Great night! Low key Memorial Day weekend! Lots of lazy morning making time to work on my crochet top. Working with Dan, Jeff, Riley and Dad to open the pool! First cookout on the back deck. Lovely warm-weather walk to Lolita for dinner before seeing The Light in the Piazza. Will's high school graduation   Quote of the Week We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. -DAG HAMMARSKJOLD   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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You know about North Pole and the South Pole, where polar bears and penguins live. Have you heard of a third pole? West and south of the Tibetan Plateau, a mountainous area holds more glaciers than any place in the world outside the Arctic and Antarctic poles. This region has a special significance for fiber artists: it is the home and habitat of the goats that produce much of the world's cashmere. And as at the North and South Poles, climate change is threatening the animals and people who call this region home. To bring attention to the threat to glaciers in the region, engineer Sonam Wangchuk climbed into the Himalayas of in Ladakh, India, and carried back a 7 kilogram chunk of glacier. It began a journey across two continents, wrapped in 3 kilograms of cashmere, and finally arrived at the United Nations in New York. The UN has named 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation (https://www.un-glaciers.org/en), and Wangchuk's Travelling Glacier brought the threat of climate change to the world's door. The cashmere covering the sample not only insulated the ice, it also demonstrates what's at risk when glaciers melt. The animals and people living in these regions depend on glaciers for water; when the glaciers melt too abruptly, the overflow of water sweeps away whole villages and cities in devastating floods. Stories of people and animals on other continents can seem remote, abstract, and hopeless, but joining in the movement to preserve this important resource can be as near as your fingertips. Long Thread Media is joining with Wild Fibers to sponsor the Cashmere on Ice Contest (https://cashmere.longthreadmedia.com/), which invites fiber artists to make a project containing cashmere. Projects can be wearable or decorative; a special category highlights fiber grown in the Ladakh region from which Wangchuk sourced his Travelling Glacier. In this episode, celebrated storyteller and wild fiber expert Linda Cortright shares details about why she cares passionately about this crisis and what fiber artists can do to help the cause. Learn about the contest (https://cashmere.longthreadmedia.com/) and find an FAQ (https://spinoffmagazine.com/a-fiber-contest-with-global-impact) for more details. Discover the Wild Fibers (https://www.wildfibersmagazine.com/cashmereonice) resource page. Hear about the effects of glacial melt in another high-elevation fiber-producing region: the Andes. (https://spinoffmagazine.com/alpaca-for-life/)

Send me a Text Message. SUMMARYIt's a special one—episode 100! In this celebratory and cozy episode, I take you behind the scenes of how Pattern Shift came to be, how it has evolved, and what I've learned over five years of podcasting. From awkward beginnings and unexpected pivots to heartfelt listener stories and slow growth reflections, this episode is full of gratitude, reflection, and a few eclairs.If you've ever wondered how a small podcast like this gets made—and what keeps it going—this one's for you.FULL SHOW NOTES WITH TAKEAWAYS + LINKS: patternshift.fmBEST QUOTE FROM THE EPISODE“I wanted to make a podcast that actually helps people… and I felt like interviews with famous knitters is great and entertaining and also can be very helpful… but there were already podcasts doing that.” ⚡︎You know me as a guide, mentor and teacher, but I've also set off on a new adventure, coaching. Coaching, when it's done right, it can be really transformational. As part of my coaching education, I'll soon need to do real coaching sessions. And it could be a really great opportunity for you to experience this at low cost. If you've ever been curious about working with me in this way, now's the time. Just send me an email: info@ja-wol.comThis episode was sponsored by Ja, Wol. I promote my own services and products in my podcast rather than working with sponsors. I will share the odd-discount for things I fully support and use.Support the show☆ other ways to  You know me as a guide, mentor and teacher, but I've also set off on a new adventure, coaching. Coaching gets a bad rep sometimes, but when it's done right, it can be really transformational. As part of my coaching education, I'll soon need to do real coaching sessions. And it could be a really great opportunity for you to experience it at no or low cost. If you've ever been curious about working with me in this way, now's the time. Just send me an email: info@ja-wol.com This episode was sponsored by Ja, Wol. I promote my own services and products in my podcast rather than working with sponsors. I will share the odd-discount for things I fully support and use.Support the show☆ other ways to SUPPORT THE SHOW ☆ If you appreciate the free content and the work we put into this podcast, consider showing your support in a way that feels right to you. This could be by sharing episodes with friends, signing up for our newsletter, or making a small monthly contribution by clicking the Support the Show link. Your support keeps the podcast going and aligns with the values we share. Thank you for being a part of this movement! to get updates for the next live-cohort of the Ja, Wol Business Program! ☆ JOIN THE WAITING LIST ☆ ☞ GET ACTIONABLE BUSINESS TIPS AND INSIGHTS & EPISODE UPDATES ☜☆ SIGN UP HERE! ☆ ☞ FIND OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY SPACE ☜☆JOIN THE CONVERSATION☆ Have a question? Want to offer your opinion? Do you have an idea for a guest or topic? info@ja-wol.com or leave me a voice message!

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code - MAY25VP Podcast Episode 28 - Knitting Aches and Pains. This episode includes Casey's interview with Dr. Stephen Reinlie from Next Level Chiropractic about knitters' aches and pains. Podcast Episode 148 – The Ergonomics of Handknitting, Knitting Q&A. This episode includes Casey's interview is with Carson Demers and his book Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting. MDK article, Better Know a Sheep: Breeds and Yarns Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

Feeling like your knitting project is dragging on? You're not alone. In this episode of Knit Your Stress Away, we're talking about what to do when progress feels painfully slow—and how to stay excited about your knitting even when it's not moving fast. You'll learn mindset shifts, motivation tips, and gentle reminders to help you reconnect with your “why” and make the process feel peaceful again. What You'll Learn: Why slow progress is still progress How to reframe the frustration of “not getting anywhere” 5 ways to reignite your knitting motivation A cozy reminder that your worth has nothing to do with how fast you finish Links + Resources: [FREE Guide] 3 Things You Need to Start Knitting: theknittingmamas.com Become a Knitter in 5 Simple Steps: theknittingmamas.com Join our free community: theknittingmamas.com Follow me on Instagram: @theknittingmamas_ Love this episode? Leave a rating and review so more knitters can discover the joy of slowing down with their yarn.

Welcome to The Knit Chat, a podcast where I talk about knitting, spinning and crafting in general. Today I'm telling you what I do and don't care about as a knitting professional.You can find me on most social media as CloTricots #knitting #podcast #fiberart #yarn

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 297 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 Events Contest, News & Notes On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Dinosaur T-Rex Pattern: Dinosaur T-Rex and Pterodactyl by Anita Suriaa- $5.99 crochet pattern on Ravelry Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted Hook: 2.5 mm Changed teeth- white embroidered Vs   Belle the Butterfly #4 Pattern: Belle the Butterfly $4 pattern from Theresascrochetshop on Etsy Hook: D (3.25 mm( Yarn: leftover DK yarn from stash Ravelry Project Page   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   David... Fold in the cheese socks #2 Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein) 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- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt's Creek. Nearly to the heel of the first sock   Inclinations Cowl Inclinations Cowl by Andrea Mowry ($7.00 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry & her website. Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Yarn: 2 skeins of handspun Color A: Fiber Addict Designs 100% Merino in the Wild Plum Colorway- Ravelry link. Color B: Candombe, I think the fiber is from Malabrigo- Ravelry link. My Ravelry Project Page I love working with my handspun   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 2024) in the Dino-Mite colorway Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the yarn: aqua, gray and purple. I don't love knitting on small needles in the round. Just placed a knit picks order so I ordered a US 2 needle with a 47 inch cord to see if going back to magic loop may serve me better.   Granny square top Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. Hook: D (3.25 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled. Progress: Squares to date: 57 squares.   Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Worked on these last weekend. Nearly to the toe on the first sock.   Cozy Clusters Blanket #5 Pattern: Cozy Clusters by Leelee Knits- $5.99 crochet pattern available on Ravelry or free from their website Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Dove Heather Hook: J hook (6.0 mm) (cast on) and I hook (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 53 clusters wide Currently 34 inches wide about 15.5 inches tall. hoping to get to 36 inches tall before border   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 Hook: I (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half). I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible. Changing colors typically after 4 rows-  unless its a colorway that goes back and forth with the same colors- like carrot cake. Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped). Size: 36" wide. 14 inches tall so far .   Brainstorming   Blanket for a friend's baby with the Four Leaf Clover Granny Square pattern- available on Ravelry I wan to make another summer tee or tank, but I should finish the granny square tank first.   From the Armchair   All in Her Head by Elizabeth Comen, MD. Amazon Affiliate Link The Wedding People by Alison Espach. 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 gifted Megg her "David Fold in the Cheese!!!" socks from Legacy Fiber Artz Schitt's Creek Series. She loved them! You can check out my Ravelry Project Page here. Zach liked his dinosaur "I got a baby dinosaur"   KAL News Splash Pad Party Registration is open View Stats and/or Verify Registration here. Check out our Sponsor List Splash Pad Official Rules Enter your FOs using the Summer Celebration Form. Then come over to this Ravelry Thread to share pics and let us ooh and ahh with you! Submit something incorrectly? Need help? Fill out this Support Form & we'll be in touch.   Splash Pad RAVELRY Links Start Here Thread Pro Shop Exclusive Items Thread Coupon Codes Thread Questions Thread   Virtual Kick Off- Sunday June 1st Schedule Auction for FearLESS Living Fund   Events   Webs Tent Sale: May 16-17 in Northhampton, MA Sheep & Wool Festival at Coggeshall Farm: May 17 in Bristol, RI Massachusetts Sheep & Wool: May 24 & 25- Cummington, MA CNY Fiber Festival- June 7 & 8 in Frankfort, NY NEAOBA Alpaca Summer Fest 2025- July 12 in Westford, MA (New England Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association- 4th annual) Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle, WA August 8-10   Contest, News & Notes   Yarnable May 2025 Unboxing Video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel   On a Happy Note Kiss Me Kate 2nd weekend shows. More family and friends came out than I knew were coming. With very little help from me, we loaded up a 16 foot U-Haul with items from Mom's ebay store to send to Vegas with her friends. Huge load out of Dad's cellar and weight off his mind. Megg and I joined Trish & Vikki at their 1st of 10 Reseller Meet-ups on their way to Vegas. Follow their shenanigans on Instagram, Facebook Group. Taking Monday off after Kiss Me Kate closed Spending Friday night at Oisin's Rugby match. He scored and we enjoyed dinner after. Taking Gabriella and Zach to see Hattie's Wonka show   Quote of the Week   “You can't help what you feel, but you can help how you behave.” ―Margaret Atwood ------ 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: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link FearLESS Living Fund to benefit the Blind Center of Nevada Music -"Soft Orange Glow" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ 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.  

Show Notes: Intro - Knit Knit Knit - ~Noah's 2025 Birthday Socks - Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Blue Ridge Yarns Kaleidoscope in the Custom Colors 000 colourwayl ~Preemie Blanket #3 on US6 (4mm), Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo in the Gold colourway & Red Heart Super Saver in the Café Latte colourway Flosstube - Begins at timestamp 4:50 ~FO #9 ~ Taylor Swift Productive by stitchedbyliz Fiber on a Whim 16 count Aida - Presenting Lorelai Gilmore Colour & Cotton Cherry Fizz, Dark Indigo, & The Three Month Anniversary; Gentle Art Bubblegum; Forbidden Fiber Co. Wildflower; Mystical Diamond Art Captain Hook; Live & Dye LA Pretty Flamingo; & Gentle Art Faded Rose ~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna Stitchery 25ct Easy Grid Lugana Called for DMC ~Oh Deer! by Satsuma Street Steel City Stitchers 16 count Aida - Black Pearl Called for DMC ~Gilmoreisms by Forbidden Fiber Co. Forbidden Fiber Co. 16 count Aida Zweigart - Casablanca Called for Forbidden Fiber Co. Floss ~Move Forward in Love by Modern Folk Embroidery Fortnight Fabrics 16 ct Aida - Hue Called for DMC floss & Threadworx Bradley's Balloons ~Winter in Stars Hollow by Katie Landis / The Black Needle Society 18ct White Aida Called for DMC & colour conversion by Forbidden Fiber Co. ~Jack's Stamp Collection by Katie Landis/The Black Needle Society Judesign 18 ct Zweigart Aida - Witchy Pink Called for DMC Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~Tin Can Knits Bumble Cowl ~The Black Needle Society Fictional Worlds box & April Snail Mail ~I'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle Society Join TBNS Waitlist to be notified when you can subscribe. Save 5% on everything in The Black Needle Society Vault with the code JAVAPURL5 Misc. - ~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron ~Support the Podcast, Join us on YouTube ~Want another way to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support! If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop: If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop: ~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding! Find Us Online - C.C. - (they/them) ~ on Instagram as CC_JavaPurl Dami - (they/them) ~ on Instagram as DamiMunroe Pink Purl (she/her) & Pumpkin Pom-Pom (she/her)- ~on Instagram as Pink.and.Pumpkin JavaPurl Designs ~ JavaPurl Designs website GGKCS - ~ our Facebook page ~ email us: ggkcspodcast@gmail.com ~ on Apple Podcasts ~ on YouTube ~ Support the Podcast, Become a Patron Until next time,

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code - MAY25VP In the photo above, Fisherman's Rib is on top, Half Fisherman's Rib is on bottom. Appalachian Baby Design (cotton yarns) Regarding the knitCompanion question - I couldn't find any (real) information on entering project start/end dates. There is a timer, yes. I looked in the app, and then I googled it…and AI came up and told me I could enter a start date when I start a project, but it's not true. :) Double-Thick Hat Cuff video Knit*Minute - Good Tension Between Knits & Purls Clapotis (free pattern) Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Rebecca and I were so pleased to be able to record this episode with Lisa Schweitzer, a pillar and leader in our community. For those who haven't met Lisa yet, she is a weaver, handspinner, knitter and maker, long-time member of the Wool n' Spinning community and lives in a remote area of Iowa, USA. Lisa is an eloquant speaker and I hope you enjoy our conversation about making in remote locations. Both Rebecca and Lisa live in remote areas, without many urban amenities, guilds and makers within their immediate neighbourhoods.We started our conversation today with sharing what we are working on and then moved into a discussion about making in isolation. Lisa touches on why she makes and continues to share her makes. Because we recognize that many in our community make in many different types of isolation - whether physical, due to disability, remote locations, and many more factors, we wanted to discuss what this means when much of our interactions occur online versus in real life. Does this affect our making and how so?If you have questions about what we discussed in today's episode, please post them in the community, either as part of the Slack channel (available through Patreon) or on the Ravelry group, Wool n' Spinning.Patreon Post hereOf course, we would love to welcome you to our community. Membership in the community provides you access to an amazing archive of teaching vlogs & posts that will help you on your handspinning journey. I am also here as a resource to help you! The Join button is on the landing page on Patreon for those wishing to learn more.If you are enjoying the audio podcast, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a rating or review to help other handspinners find it. Thank you so much!Until next time, Happy Spinning!Rachel & Rebecca

Links mentioned: Free guide: 3 Things You Need to Start Knitting → www.theknittingmamas.com/start Join the free Facebook community → www.theknittingmamas.com/group Today's Episode: Ditch the Distractions – How to Create More Focused Time for Knitting Ever feel like you know you *want* to knit, but life (and your phone) keep getting in the way? This episode is all about how to reduce distractions and make room for more calm, focused knitting time—even if your days feel nonstop. Inside this episode: How to create a space that supports your knitting habit Why making knitting your “default” activity is a game-changer Tiny mindset shifts that help you protect your creative time What works for me when I feel pulled in 10 directions COMING SOON: Phone Boundaries Mini Course A cozy, mini course to help you reclaim your peace (screen-free)—one stitch (and one phone boundary) at a time.

Avlea Folk Embroidery is sponsoring this week’s show with Sarah Resnick of Gist Yarn and Zollie Makes. Our focus this week is the range of products produced by Sarah’s two companies, specifically the beautiful Array crewel wool yarn/thread and Palette Scout, a versatile tool designed to help you select a color palette for your next project and/or change colors in a current project. The Array 100% wool thread is excellent quality and available in 114 colors with several shades of each color. The wool is sourced, processed, and dyed in the U.S. and comes on spools that contain 210 yd. If you’re color challenged and/or intimidated by selecting/changing colors, the Palette Scout is easy to use and can become your new best stitching friend, especially if you purchase the $5 DMC conversion pdf. Check out these and several other products at the respective websites and be sure to support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery.–Gary Listen to the podcast: This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses. Here are some links: Avlea Folk Embroidery website Gist Yarn website Gist Yarn on Facebook Gist Yarn on Instagram Gist Yarn on YouTube Zollie Makes website Zollie Makes on Facebook Zollie Makes on Instagram Zollie Makes on YouTube We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Sarah Resnick. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary To add yourself to our mailing list and be notified whenever we post a new podcast, provide your name and email address below. You won’t get spam and we won’t share your address.

A lifelong lover of fiber arts, Susan Strawn's career in textiles began in an unexpected corner: with training as a biomedical illustrator. She found cloth far more exciting than biology, so she turned her eye for detail to illustrating PieceWork magazine. She added photostyling to her duties, bringing textile stories to life and demonstrating the steps of various needlework techniques. After a decade on the staff of the magazine, she decided to devote herself to studying and writing about textiles, earning a PhD in Textiles and Clothing. Although her initial interest was in writing, she discovered that she loved teaching. She became a Professor in the Department of Fashion at Dominican University, with a roster of classes she loved to teach (and that would make a textile lover swoon to take). Now retired from the university, she is exploring the importance of textiles, especially knitting, in her own life through essays and illustrations. With a particular interest in everyday cloth and the insight it offers into women's lives, Susan's hands are always busy with needle, pen, or keyboard. Links Susan Strawn's website (https://susanstrawn.com/) Susan's Substack (https://open.substack.com/pub/susanstrawn/p/susan-strawn-meanders-through-the?r=bitk3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true) Discover Knitting America and Susan's other writings (https://susanstrawn.com/writing/) Knits of Yore (https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/knits-of-yore-download-in-hd) video The Gaman Mittens pattern (https://farmfiberknits.com/library/a8gLt51DTaq9lHTnogF0gA/) is available in the Farm & Fiber Knits library or in PieceWork September/October 2017. (https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/piecework-september-october-2017-digital-edition) Read about Susan's visit (https://farmfiberknits.com/cotswold-sheep-and-benedictine-nuns-of-shaw-island/) to the nuns of Shaw Island and their flock of Cotswold sheep No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/104985/no-idle-hands-by-anne-l-macdonald/) by Anne L. MacDonald A History of Hand Knitting (https://archive.org/details/historyofhandkni0000rutt/) by Richard Rutt Blazing Star Journal (https://www.agarts.org/blazing-star-literary-journal-archives/) from AgArts This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com (https://www.treenwaysilks.com/). You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed.

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* May Code - MAY25VP Using a Ball Winder and Swift video Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

Get tickets for Fandomonium LIVE @ The Peak Improv Theater on May 24thWe leap into a hobby space with some serious fandom crossover. Joined by guest player Kate of Red Door Fibre Studio, we gathered our craftiest panelisits for a series of games and challenges in the wooly world of fiber arts. Special thanks to Jenn for producing this episode.Send your fiber arts muses and musings to gateleapers@gmail.comSupport our PlayersCheck out Red Door Fibre StudioAnd follow them on Insta!Follow Jenn on InstaFollow Ash on InstaWe are an ad and listener supported podcast, but mainly listener supported. Consider supporting our production over at patreon.com/gateleapers. All supporters get ad-free audio episodes. Premium supporters get video recordings + a bonus monthly episode.Do you have a suggestion for a fandom we've not yet covered? Are you a podcaster, creative or performer who would like to be a guest on our show? Get in touch! gateleapers@gmail.comMusic: BoucheDag by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gateleapers-a-fandom-gameshow--5150861/support.

  Thank you for tuning in to Episode 296 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 Events Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu (2nd Episode of the Month)   Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Pop Tart Pattern: None Yarn: Knit Picks Brava & Joann Big Twist Value Solids in Natural Colorway + variegated yarn (fingering weight held double) Hook:C (2.75 mm) Ravelry Project Page Made for Eme's birthday as a cute something to open. Gifted with a box of edible poptarts.   Cold Goat Farm Spinning Project Fiber: Cold Goats Farm; believe it is a merino/mohair batt (8oz) in a natural, undyed cream color 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: All of the spinning of the singles is done- finally.   David... Fold in the cheese socks Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein) 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- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt's Creek. I did a shorter than usual leg- 5.25 inches and 9.5 inch foot. The first sock 28 grams, using CC for toe and cuff, so I should have enough for a second pair of socks with this yarn.   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 nearly full.   Granny Square Tan Top Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. Hook: D (3.25 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled. Progress: Squares to date: 25 squares.   Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 90g of yarn to start About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy Progress: cast on 1st sock. Finished cuff and an inch or two into leg.   Dinosaur T-Rex and Pterodactyl Pattern: Dinosaur T-Rex and Pterodactyl by Anita Suriaa- $5.99 crochet pattern on Ravelry Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted Hook: 2.5 mm Progress: I've made T-Rex head and body. Thought I'd run out the yarn for the body (25g mini).   Brainstorming Advent brainstorm- Granny Wrap available on Ravelry. Kristina- foryouandyarn- reminded me that I love Ali's Starryeyesali's Ravelry Project Page.   From the Armchair The Crow Trap by Ann Cleves.  Amazon Affiliate Link. A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan. Amazon Affiliate Link. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer.  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 My cousin Ava knit the Storm Sweater by Petite Knit for her boyfriend Luke. Pattern available on Ravelry & the Petite Knit Website (~$8 knitting pattern)   KAL News The Splash Pad Party celebrates its 10th year and officially opens on June 1st. Save the date for some fun kick off events that day! Interested in sponsoring? Check out this link for details.   Events New Hampshire Sheep and Wool:  May 10-11 in Deerfield, NH Webs Tent Sale: May 16-17 in Northhampton, MA Sheep & Wool Festival at Coggeshall Farm: May 17 in Bristol, RI Massachusetts Sheep & Wool: May 24 & 25- Cummington, MA Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle, WA August 8-10     Life in Focus I shared an update on my Word of the Year for 2025: Welcome & some 25 in 2025 list.   25 in 2025 list 1) Donate Blood at least 4 times (January, March) 4) Go camping (scheduled for June) 10) Record 2-5 things I'm grateful for each day before bed (more days than not counts) 13) Get at least 2 massages at Oasis (1 in April) 17) Crochet at least 5 toys (1: hedgehog 2&3: Love Bugs, 4 pop-tart, 5 butterfly. WIPs-Another butterfly & TRex) 18) Use my spinning wheel at least once a month (Done monthly so far) 23) Buy a firebox and put important papers inside (working with Dan on list of things to put in it) https://www.thenokbox.com (Debbie, deafelis recommended) 25) Purge at least 20 items of clothing/accessories/shoes Probably have at least this much done   On a Happy Note Shucked musical. We had dinner at Democracy Brewing beforehand. Delicious tacos and good beer. Celebrating April Birthdays Decorating for Easter with Dad, Millie and Garret Celebrating Easter with the family! The Pulse on Netflix- my cousin Michael William Freeman was in the last few episodes. I survived tech week and had the forethought to take off Friday before opening weekend. Laura came in from NYC for my show. Opening of Kiss Me Kate!   Quote of the Week “Because the birdsong might be pretty, But it's not for you they sing, And if you think my winter is too cold, You don't deserve my spring.” ― Erin Hanson   ------   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link FearLESS Living Fund to benefit the Blind Center of Nevada Music -"Soft Orange Glow" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ 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.  

Lots to talk about in this week’s Midweek Chat. Topics on our list include Patreon articles, stitching on vacation, Stitched Stories kits (stitchedstories.com), changing colors on the Botany Bay sampler, creating altar pieces and Edna Sanabia’s Easter communion liner, Yvette Stanton’s Substack article on slow stitching, and what the back of our needlework may or […]

Links mentioned: Free guide: 3 Things You Need to Start Knitting → www.theknittingmamas.com/start Paid guide: Become a Knitter in 5 Simple Steps → www.theknittingmamas.com/guide Join the free Facebook community → www.theknittingmamas.com/community   What if the secret to feeling calmer, more focused, and less anxious wasn't another app… but your knitting needles? In today's episode, we're talking about dopamine—and how knitting can give your brain the feel-good reward it craves without the crash. Inside this episode: Why knitting is a healthy way to trigger dopamine (and how it compares to social media) What happens in your brain when you knit A simple way to use knitting as part of your morning or evening routine My personal shift from nighttime scrolling to knitting—and why it changed everything  

This week’s Fiber Talk guest is embroidery artist Alexandrina Dordea. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and the EGA Sampler U, at egausa.org. Alexandrina is a self-taught Romanian artist who uses tambour embroidery, stump work, goldwork, beadwork, and punch needle techniques to create outstanding needle art. Her current interest is creating […]

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code - APR25VP My Favorite Fair Isle Techniques video Carrying Fair Isle Floats video Intarsia vs Duplicate Stitch video Slow Motion Flicking Knits and Purls video Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

Welcome to Episode 418 of our knitting and crochet podcast! We are Jocelyn and Diana, two Canadian friends who love to craft, caffeinate, and converse about fibery goodness. Come join us for some expert enabling, carefree craft alongs, and of course the chaotic unscripted Patreon ads. Other Links Fireweed Fibre Co. https://fireweedfibreco.com/ Get 10% off with code… Continue reading Episode 418 – April 6th Live

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s chatting time. This week Cindy and Gary logged into the online talking system to discuss new Patreon content; tariffs, supply chains, and their potential impact on our stitching stash; hackers spoofing LNS websites; creating needlework art for churches and public places; hoarding stash for that “special project;” and storing […]

Knitting and wool are so essential in the Faroe Islands that in the early 1800s, exports of sweaters and socks made up about half of the economy. Today, the nation of about 55,000 people has 8+ knitwear brands, 2 active spinning mills, and 70,000 ewes. Sissal Kristiansen, the owner of knitwear company Shisa Brand, started an initiative called The Wool Islands to celebrate the heritage and potential of Faroese fiber. “We owe it to our past and our future to utilise the natural resources that we have, and on the Faroe Islands, that is wool,” she says. The first project of the Wool Islands was a 15-minute documentary that takes viewers on a sweeping journey through the Faroese landscape, meeting shepherds, knitters, and of course sheep. Available to watch free on YouTube and the project's website, the film welcomes you to the small country, which is located in the North Atlantic between Shetland and Iceland. Today, the economy of the Faroe Islands relies on tourism; the film shows how enticing a destination it is for knitters, spinners, and textile lovers. Sheep and knitting are everywhere in the Faroe Islands, but maintaining the quality and value of the local wool depends on visitors, locals, knitters, and consumers to recognize its unique importance. Drawing on the natural colors produced by the native sheep, Faroese knitting patterns are characterized by graphic, highly contrasting stranded patterns that generally carry floats over less than five stitches. Sissal's designs for Shisa Brand feature bold traditional motifs in contemporary silhouettes and scales. Some of Shisa Brand's iconic garments feature black-and-white geometric patterns, and the ready-to-wear items are handmade by local handknitters using Faroese wool. Undeterred by wool's reputation for scratchiness next to the skin, she celebrates the lofty texture, warmth, and silkiness of the dual-coated fleece. Hearing Sissal speak about her home and her passion for Faroese wool will leave you yearning to wear Faroese knitwear, knit with Faroese yarn, and visit the country's wool islands. Links Shisa Brand website (https://www.shisabrand.com/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shisabrand) Find The Wool Islands film and resources about wool in the Faroe Islands at the program's website (https://www.thewoolislands.com/) Watch a panel (https://youtu.be/O07UJxisLeg?si=mUwdb82UIJfXW4gk) moderated by Isabella Rossellini featuring Sissal and other Faroese designers and producers, hosted by the Scandinavia House in April 2024 Read Sissal's “Legacy of Wool: Faroese Gold” in Farm & Fiber Knits (https://farmfiberknits.com/legacy-of-wool-faroese-gold/) Føroysk Bindingarmynstur (Faroese Knitting Patterns), the collection of Faroese knitting motifs documented by Hans Marius Debes, is available from Navia. (https://www.navia.fo/en/knitting-patterns/1151-foroysk-bindingarmynstur.html) Yarn grown in the Faroe Islands is available from Navia (distributed in the US by Kelbourne Woolens. (https://kelbournewoolens.com/collections/navia) Spinnaríið við ánna (Spinnery by the River) (https://kyrra.fo/pages/about-us) produces 100% Faroese yarns at a family-owned micro mill. Snaeldan (https://snaldan.fo/) mill produces yarn and knitwear in the Faroe Islands. Signabøgarður tógv (https://www.facebook.com/siignabogardur) offers 100% Faroese wool yarn. This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com (https://www.treenwaysilks.com/). You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. KnitPicks.com has been serving the knitting community for over 20 years and believes knitting is for everyone, which is why they work hard to make knitting accessible, affordable, and approachable. Knit Picks responsibly sources its fiber to create an extensive selection of affordable yarns like High Desert from Shaniko Wool Company in Oregon. Are you looking for an ethical, eco-friendly yarn to try? Look no further than Knit Picks' Eco yarn line. Need needles? Knit Picks makes a selection for knitters right at their Vancouver, Washington headquarters. KnitPicks.com (https://www.knitpicks.com/)—a place for every knitter.

Cyberpointers makes this week’s show possible. Our guest is Suzie Vallerie, owner of The Enriched Stitch needlepoint shop and new owner of The Caron Collection line of threads. In addition to the daily business of operating a thriving needlepoint shop, Suzie designs and paints her own canvases and hosts retreats and classes in the Victorian […]

  Thank you for tuning in to Episode 295 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 Some Years Later Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Events On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Some Bunny Loves You Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Some Bunny Loves You Colorway (Yarnable April 2023 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- cream base with speckles of purple, blue, rust. Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link. Get $5 off with coupon code BostonJen   Belle the Butterfly #3 Pattern: Belle the Butterfly $4 pattern from Theresascrochetshop on Etsy Hook: C Yarn: leftover DK yarn from stash Ravelry Project Page   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Cold Goat Farm Spinning Project Fiber: Cold Goats Farm; believe it is a merino/mohair batt (8oz) in a natural, undyed cream color 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: 3rd bobbin done and onto the 4th. This is the batt that never ends! Getting closer but still not done.   Calendula Christmas Quilt Pattern: Calendula Quilt by Elena Fedotova available on Ravelry for $7.50 US. Yarn: Big Twist Value Solids in Ivory, Deep Red, Varsity Green, Aqua, Medium Rose, Gray Hook:  G (4.0 mm) Ravelry Project Page I used Canva to help me figure out color placement to extend out the quilt pattern. I am seaming squares using the Mattress Stitch. I had the 2 color (on the diagonal) granny square memorized but totally forgot how to do those. Here's a helpful video I found that helped refresh my memory. Goal: 6 per week Progress: 19 2 weeks ago & 12 last week (week 7 & 8)- 106 in 8 weeks- avg/13 per week 129 not attached and 48 attached. Current draft is 18 rows and 16 columns- 288 squares. 177 done/ 111 to go- 61% done   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 I started in September 2023- due to finish in August 2024. This month, I finished the squares for the last month's kit.   Let's Get Basted Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Let's Get Basted Colorway (Yarnable November 2024 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- cream with gray, purple, tan/brown and small blips or orange. Spiral pooling. Progress: about 2 inches away from heel of the first sock.   David... Fold in the cheese socks Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress- almost to heel on the first sock     Brainstorming I was inspired by Jenna(716knit) at the Fiber Witch Festival, had on a marled scrappy shawl that was gorgeous! It got me thinking that I really want to start something with my Legacy Fiber Artz minis from previous year advents. Maybe a Granny Stripe blanket? Or perhaps another Recollections crochet blanket. I made one in the summer of 2022 (check out my Ravelry Project Page). It uses fingering weight yarn held triple and treble crochets. You work each row right to left and cut each time. between each set of clusters you use a main color. Debating using Fibernymph 10g minis from last year's advent for those rows (notes say it used- about 8g per row but that's held triple which might just be too annoying). I'm debating making a smaller blanket that will live on the backseat of my car, draped over. Mostly for the pop of color with my gray interior but I bet the kids would use it when they're back there. I'd also like to make a crocheted granny square tank top for the summer so I could potentially use some of my minis for that. Do you have any ideas for me?   From the Armchair   The Wandering Purl YouTube channel- I have a Gilmore Girls sock sized bag from Bethany and I know lots of you are fans of her, but I didn't realize she had a channel!  Enjoying her content, check it out. White Lotus- Season 3: it was a slow burn of a season with some seriously cringy content but I loved how the finale came together.   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.   Some Years Later I wore my Construction Zone top April 4th.   Construction Zone Pattern: Construction Zone by Heidi Kirrmaier ($7.50 US knitting pattern) Yarn: Tempting Ewe Yarns Luxe Aran (90% Merino/10% Silk) in the Grey Goose Colorway. 2 skeins 340 yards total Needles: US 9 | 5.5 mm Ravelry Project Page   I've been wearing my handknit sweaters as April has been cold and rainy! Aurealis (Ravelry Project Page) Silverlining (Ravelry Project Page) Freewheeler (Ravelry Project Page) Mom's socks   Knitting in Passing   At a recent rehearsal for Kiss Me Kate, my fellow cast member, Janet, told me about this yarn company her friend Katie Aucella owns called Claws Out Yarn- here's a link to her shop. You can also find Claws Out Yarn on YouTube Channel & Instagram   In My Travels Tune in to hear more about my trip to the Fiber Witch Festival in Salem. I loved meeting up with friends, Monique (Windswept Monique on Instagram) who brought me 2 skeins of beautiful wool yarn that she's allergic to, to sell/raffle off for FearLESS Living Fund. I met up with Ryan kollerskrafts and Jenna 716knit and shopped around with them and we grabbed lunch after. It's always a joy to see bag maker and podcast sponsor Jess of Stitched by Jessalu. Into the Whirled- Cris + James who were there selling jewelry which you can find under the shop name westand28. I believe they will be at Maryland Sheep & Wool. Check them out on Instagram too. They had beautiful handdyed silk cordage bracelets with sterling silver. Each color has meaning. I couldn't decide!   Heart pendant (similar to this one). Mom- fine silver (.999) metal clay. Jess also introduced me to Fiber Witch Festival organizers Ana Campos (Circle of Stitches). Emily  (Kitty with a Cupcake). I purchased a progress keeper that's a floppy disk in yellow w/ a rainbow on it. Dragon Hoard Yarn- Myth Fingering in one of her show special colorways- Gardens of Persephone I purchased a project bag (Gardener's Magical Craft Shelf bag) and beautiful sticker with hand drawn art from Dawn Kathryn I had lunch with Ryan and Jenna at Turner's Seafood I visited Circle of Stitches yarn store in Salem. I purchased a mini skein from Cryptic Hollow Fibers, 9 inch circular socks needles from ChiaoGoo. & 2 cute stickers. I was so happy to run into Val (valtherizzle) as I was checking out! I also shopped at Modern Millie's, Re-find (2 pairs of earrings) & Oak & Moss- where I purchased a lemon button fern.   KAL News The Splash Pad Party kicks off soon! It will be our 10th year (even though yes we took last year off). Mark your calendars: June 1- July 31   Events Gore Place Sheep Sheering Festival- Saturday April 26 from 10a-5p in Waltham, MA. Connecticut Sheep & Wool: Saturday April 26 from 9a-4p in North Haven, CT Yarncentrick: May 2 in Fredrick, MD Maryland Sheep & Wool: May 3 & 4 in West Friendship, MD New Hampshire Sheep and Wool:  May 10-11 in Deerfield, NH Sheep & Wool Festival at Coggeshall Farm: May 17 in Bristol, RI Massachusetts Sheep & Wool: May 24 & 25- Cummington, MA   On a Happy Note I found old photos of theater and dance friends which I brought to rehearsal. My friend and I went to Gretchen Rubin's Q&A for her new book Secrets of Adulthood (Amazon Affiliate link). Dan and I went to the Oligo Nation Gala to support our friend John who was receiving an inspiration award. I wore a fun dress from Poshmark and Mom's jewelry. Kris' birthday dinner at a local mexican restaurant. Dad, Jeff and I enjoyed a video chat organized by my cousin Jimmy. Repotting some plants. Hoping they take. Dinner with Megg at Scutari in Hanover, MA I visited Vico Style on Charles St in Boston- found 2 dresses that could work for Kiss Me Kate & 1 just for me. Visited with my Dad, Millie and Garret over the weekend and we decorated for Easter. Rehearsal for Kiss Me Kate is going well!   Quote of the Week   Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice. -Joseph B. Wirthlin   ------ Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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Tired of ending your day on your phone… and feeling worse than before? This episode is your gentle nudge to try something better. We're exploring how knitting can become a powerful tool for mindfulness—and how to actually make time for it, even if your days feel nonstop.   Inside this episode: Why knitting calms the nervous system How it helps you trade mindless scrolling for meaningful rest My favorite ways to fit in 5-minute knitting moments A simple breathing exercise to pair with your stitches And… the first official invite to join my 5-day Phone Down, Needles Up Challenge!   Join the Challenge (starts April 21!): www.theknittingmamas.com/challenge   Mentioned in this episode: Download my free guide: 3 Things You Need to Start Knitting → www.theknittingmamas.com/start Grab the beginner-friendly guide: Become a Knitter in 5 Simple Steps → www.theknittingmamas.com/guide Join the free Facebook community → www.theknittingmamas.com/group   

This week's show is sponsored by the Embroiderers' Guild of America and the 2025 EGA National Seminar, Needlework Faire, Nov. 11 to 16 in Dallas, Texas. All of the details are at egausa.org, then select the Events page. One of the features of the national seminar is a new event called Sampler U, a two-day […]

This week's podcast is presented by Stephen and Michelle. We hear from:· Michelle in Dorset who is wondering what Rochelle is up to at Casey Meats;· Katherine, who is wondering why the Grundys need money when they don't seem to spend much money on anything; · Ros, who has a huge amount of sympathy for Clarrie;· Jade, who wonders why Clarrie is worried about money already;· Laura, who has identified some storylines that have gone missing;· Tracey, who thinks that Rochelle needs to be told about depression;· David from Carmarthenshire, who has spotted a howler;· Vicky, who loved Wednesday's episode and Friday's too;· And finally Katherine again, with some advice for Rochelle;We also have emails from Kathleen from London and Chris in Indiana.Plus: we have the Week in Ambridge from Suey, a roundup of the Dumteedum Facebook group from Witherspoon and the Tweets of the Week from TheoPlease call into the show using this link:www.speakpipe.com/dumteedum Or send us a voicenote via WhatsApp on: +44 7770 764 896 (07770 764 896 if in the UK) – Open the WhatsApp app, key in the number and click on the microphone icon.Or email us at dumteedum@mail.comHow to leave a review on Apple podcasts: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/podcasts/pod5facd9d70/mac*****The new Patreon feed for Dumteedum is at www.patreon.com/DumteedumPodcast and the subscription rate is £5.00 per calendar month plus VAT. And don't forget to cancel your existing Patreon subscription if you have one, as we will continue to put the podcast out on that feed through February to give Patreons time to transfer over.*****Also Sprach Zarathustra licenceCreative Commons ► Attribution 3.0 Unported ► CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..."You are free to use, remix, transform, and build upon the materialfor any purpose, even commercially. You must give appropriate credit."Conducted byPhilip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/Funded ByLudwig ► / ludwigahgren Schlatt ► / jschlattlive COMPOSED BY / @officialphilman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message!This is a solo episode with host, Stephanie Socha.  The two main topics are YarnCon 2025 and my final trip to JoAnn Fabrics. This was my first time attending YarnCon, a trade show type event for the knitting, crochet, hand dyers and yarn community. Vendor booths from IL and surrounding states show their beautiful product, much of it hand made, hand dyed and all of it stunning! Below is a list of the vendors from the 2025 show that just took place last weekend (4/5 and 4/6) in Chicago.https://yarncon.com/pages/copy-of-vendorsThe building that YarnCon was held is a historic beaux arts architecture and art deco design.  The link below is the resource I used in this episode.Beaux Arts ArchitectureFinal Shopping at JoAnn FabricsThe second part of this episode is a recap of my final trip to JoAnn Fabrics before they close forever.  A common issue with most shoppers I have heard from and chatted with is that the discounts are not really discounted.  The prices were raised to MSRP and then slightly discounted.  These prices are higher than a JoAnn shopper would have paid prior to the company closing announcement.  If you plan to make one more trip to JoAnn's, I share tips on what to look for and how to shop the discounts in your favor while enjoying the nostalgia  one last time.  Support the showINSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

In this episode Sasha dives into what it takes to set herself up for a successful spin of 16 ounces or more. Sampling is a crucial part of the process; by letting herself start with experimentation and play, she figures out how to achieve both a fun spin and one that results in a yarn that she loves.  Mentioned in this episode:  The Sheepspot Podcast:  Episode 15: All About Sampling Episode 22: Get to know your default yarn Episode 59: Sampling for a Project Episode 95: 3 Tips for Knitting with Handspun Podcast Freebie inside The Flock:  Spinning Records You can find the script for this episode HERE. You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot's free online community for inquisitive spinners. Here's the link to the Podcast search page and playlists. 

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code - APR25VP Can You Use Human Shampoo on Dogs? (Article from American Kennel Club) To summarize, human shampoo messes with their pH balance, and can cause skin irritation. Using a Ball Winder and Swift video Staci's interview with Judy Graham I forgot about this one - Judy interviewed me, too! Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

Enjoying the ad-free show? Please consider supporting it! Patrons get monthly bonus episodes, perks, and priority on their knitting questions. Lots of lively conversation, a book club and knit-along too! www.patreon.com/verypinkknits Many thanks to Turtlepurl for supporting the podcast! Check out the self-striping yarns on their website - www.turtlepurl.com Coupon code information: For 15% off the total purchase *Excluding mini skein bundles or knitting needles* April Code - APR25VP Crafted Cardigan Short video on the Baby Surprise Jacket construction Using a Ball Winder and Swift video Knit*Minute - Find that End! Our links Polly's Instagram Polly's Ravelry Notebook VeryPink Instagram Verypink.com VeryPink Knits YouTube Channel Staci's Ravelry Notebook Sign up for the free VeryPink Knits weekly newsletter

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 294 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. 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 Events Contest, News & Notes Ask Me Anything On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu Find Stitched by Jessalu at the Fiber Witch Festival Marketplace: April 12-13 in Salem, MA. The Market is 11a-5p Sat & Sunday and market tickets are still available. Pre-purchase or tickets will be available at the door for either day. The 3-5 slot each day is free, so go find Jess and her beautiful bags there!   Off the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Aila's Daisy Socks Yarn: On The Round Nimble Sock (85%/15% SW Merino/Nylon) in the Forage colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 & US 2 Progress: Cast on 60 sts. Worked 1x1 ribbing. Increased up to 64 sts. Switched to US 2 needles for colorwork.  Then decreased back to 60 sts shortly after, a few rows later back to 56 sts. Knit about 2 inches before turning the heels.   How Time Flies Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the How Time Flies 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 yarn- cream base with pink, green. January 2024 Yarnable Colorway: Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Cold Goat Farm Spinning Project Fiber: Cold Goats Farm; believe it is a merino/mohair batt (8oz) in a natural, undyed cream color 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: 3rd bobbin done and onto the 4th. This is the batt that never ends!   Calendula Christmas Quilt Pattern: Calendula Quilt by Elena Fedotova available on Ravelry for $7.50 US. Yarn: Big Twist Value Solids in Ivory, Deep Red, Varsity Green, Aqua, Medium Rose, Gray Hook:  G (4.0 mm) Ravelry Project Page granny squares- 1 color or 2 (colors on each half a diagonal) I used Canva to help me figure out color placement to extend out the quilt pattern. I am seaming squares using the Mattress Stitch. I started working on this after being inspired by NDJen04's video about her scrappy blanket- you can find that find on YouTube. I had the 2 color (on the diagonal) granny square memorized but totally forgot how to do those. Here's a helpful video I found that helped refresh my memory. Goal: 6 per week Progress: I am still ahead of schedule!   Some Bunny Loves You Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Some Bunny Loves You Colorway (Yarnable April 2023 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- cream base with speckles of purple, blue, rust. Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link   Inclinations Cowl Inclinations Cowl by Andrea Mowry ($7.00 Knitting Pattern available on Ravelry & her website. Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Yarn: 2 skeins of handspun Color A: Fiber Addict Designs 100% Merino in the Wild Plum Colorway- Ravelry link. Color B: Candombe, I think the fiber is from Malabrigo- Ravelry link. My Ravelry Project Page Living in my FearLESS Living Fund bag from Stitched by Jessalu. Bags are still available! Check them out.   Dinosaur T-Rex and Pterodactyl Pattern: Dinosaur T-Rex and Pterodactyl by Anita Suriaa- $5.99 crochet pattern on Ravelry Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted Hook: 2.5 mm Progress: I've made T-Rex head and body.   Brainstorming   T Jaik flower crochet patterns- check them out on Ravelry. They are so realistic I didn't think they were actually crochet photos! Teddy Bear Eyeglasses holder by Tanya Naser-  free crochet pattern available on Ravelry. Eme's Very Hungry Caterpillar Socks   From the Armchair The Crash by Freida McFadden.  Amazon Affiliate Link. Colored Television by Danzy Senna.  Amazon Affiliate Link. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. Amazon Affilitate 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 On Wed night before music rehearsal Megg asked me to help her cast on a Love Bug with Bernat Blanket to practice for school. (free crochet pattern on Ravelry). Yarn has a lot of twist, got all tangly and we stayed after to untangle it together while other cast members performed on stage. On the first night of rehearsal one of my cast-mates asked about my knitting and through that conversation we figured out we've worked together before. She was the choreographer when I was in a production of Crazy for You at a local community college when I was in high school. I wore my Aurealis sweater (Ravelry Project Page) one night to music rehearsal and my friend Deana complimented it and I told her I knit it! Laura's sock drawer! How gorgeous is this?   In My Travels Vegas trip for BOSS Reseller Remix & FearLESS Living Fund 2025 Awards We gave away 2 $5,000 scholarships Mom's friend Crystal got a fearless tattoo on her arm. We enjoyed visiting the Sphere to see the Postcards from Earth documentary. We checked out the Bellagio Conservatory for their beautiful display of Easter decor/flowers. Knitting at craps table with Jeff. The manager told me he doesn't see many firsts anymore but I was the first person he'd ever seen knitting in a casino before. He came back a few minutes later asking what I was making- definitely intrigued. It took until the last day- walking through New York New York to find Wizard of Oz slots Mom loved best. It was obviously a bittersweet trip. Ryan Wilson said it best when he said before talking about 2 winners- in some ways this is the most important year because its the first one without Mom and we're still doing it. If you want to see the awards presentation, here's a link to video on my YouTube channel.   Boston Public Market Fiber Fest- Sunday March 23 from 10a-5p. Free Admission Megg, Riley and I went in the morning. Riley wore her crocheted flowered top (Ravelry Project Page). I wore my Aurealis (Ravelry Project Page)- finally got good FO photos for my Project Pages. I purchased punch needle coasters for my car cup holders from Gina the Botina We also purchased mini skeins from 2 makers- that I sent home with Riley East Coast Yarn Co Wild Violet Fibers Riley picked out a delicious cinnamon roll from Union Square Donuts that we shared. Megg got some cute crafty projects for her kids for Easter/graduations.   Events   Fiber Marketplace- April 5th at the Union Bluff Hotel in York, Maine (kick off party on the 4th at the Yarn Sellar store) Fiber Witch Festival: April 11-13 in Salem, MA Gore Place Sheep Sheering Festival- Saturday April 26 from 10a-5p in Waltham, MA. Connecticut Sheep & Wool: Saturday April 26 from 9a-4p in North Haven, CT Yarncentrick: May 2 in Fredrick, MD Maryland Sheep & Wool: May 3 & 4 in West Friendship, MD New Hampshire Sheep and Wool:  May 10-11 in Deerfield, NH Sheep & Wool Festival at Coggeshall Farm: May 17 in Bristol, RI Massachusetts Sheep & Wool Festival- May 24 & 25 in Cummington, MA   Contest, News & Notes   I heard about GoSadi in Vogue Knitting email. Have you heard of it?   Ask Me Anything Instagram- Knitbakecook- Do you ever have crafting slumps? If so, how do you overcome them? Yes! Sometimes it helps just to lean into that, don't pressure yourself and then lean back in when you get the urge. More often, what works best is to start something new (or pick back up something that is exciting you). Ideally something small like a hat or a toy so you get that dopamine hit of finishing something fun to get those creative juices flowing. Search your Ravelry favorite or queue, browse Instagram or Pinterest and let yourself day dream a little. Creative time should be fun so find the fun and you'll be excited to get back into things. Instagram- ndoyal- When are you coming to the PNW?! I am planning to go to Flock in August. Instagram- nukerklein- Have you been or are you planning to go to VT Sheep & Wool in the fall? This year it's October 4-5 (Dad's birthday- so likely not this year) Check out this vlog from 2024 trip to VT Sheep & Wool. NDoyal- Dates for Splash Pad Sunday June 1 through Thursday July 31st. Would folks be interested if we did Zoom events Sunday 6/1?   On a Happy Note St. Patrick's Day at my cousin's. Emelie "cutting" my hair. Lea made us acrylic pieces with Mom's funeral flowers in them. Keychain, bottle opener and bookmark Riley sleepover- Sample sale (bought matching PJs). Silly pics in the closet before bed. Ushering for Rent at The Company Theatre. Addams Family Musical and Lolita with Megg Dinner with Liz My favorite massage therapist is back at Massage Envy Bike riding with Dan Dinner out at a local Italian place for a friend's birthday. Thrifting and finally watching Kiss Me Kate (movie) with Megg   Quote of the Week One of the pleasures of getting older is that one can get so much nearer to one's own people, and that the dear ones of them become dearer all the time. –Willa Cather   ------ Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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Welcome back to The Viall Files: Going Deeper with Barbie Ferreira Wait… is this podcast about us?!?! We're extremely excited to welcome Barbie Ferreira into the studio to talk about everything from Euphoria, to her upbringing, chosen families, being a grandma's girl, her new movie Bob Trevino Likes It, and more! You won't want to miss.  “I've made therapists cry.” Check out the trailer for Barbie's new movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKtziqR0LI Listen to Humble Brag with Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff! Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humble-brag-with-crystal-and-cynthia/id1774286896 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humblebragpod   Listen To Disrespectfully now! Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disrespectfully/id1516710301 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCh8MqSsiGkfJcWhkan0D0w   Start your 7 Day Free Trial of Viall Files + here: https://viallfiles.supportingcast.fm/  To Order Nick's Book Go To: http://www.viallfiles.com  Are you struggling with any sort of dating, relationship, or life dilemma? Do you want all the answers? Email asknick@theviallfiles.com with your question in the subject line to express interest in appearing on the show!  To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/theviallfiles   Thank You to Our Sponsors: SKIMS - Check out SKIMS best intimates including the Fits Everybody Collection and more at https://www.skims.com/viall #skimspartner Open Phone- OpenPhone is offering our listeners 20% off of your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/viall  Prolon - To help you kickstart a health plan that truly works, Prolon is offering The Viall Files listeners 15% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Nutrition Program! Just visit https://prolonlife.com/viall to claim your 15% discount and your bonus gift. Fox Entertainment -  Don't miss the all-new season of Farmer Wants A Wife Thursday on FOX  OUAI - The OUAI to a healthy scalp starts here. Go to https://www.TheOUAI.com and use code VIALL for 15% off any product.  Timestamps: (01:49) - Intro (04:07) - New Movie (14:55) - Making Therapist Cry (24:51) - Found Families (39:20) - Modeling (42:00) - Euphoria (56:10) - Cooking (01:00:38) - Relationships (01:06:41) - What Do I Want (01:14:45) - Knitting (01:18:37) - What's Next? (01:20:45) - Outro Episode Socials: @viallfiles @nickviall @nnataliejjoy @barbieferreira @ciaracrobinson @justinkaphillips  @leahgsilberstein @dereklanerussell