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Featuring WWE Hall of Famer Tito Santana! Raw and SmackDown Live review, SummerSlam predictions, roster split returning, Bobby Lashley missing time due to injury, The Rock "quietly retires" from pro wrestling. #askChris questions, live trivia, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing the 1988 SummerSlam PPV. Join us live!
LIVE with NXT/205 Live's Kenneth Johnson! Luke Harper asks for release, Ronda Rousey taking time off to start family, Sasha Banks tries to quit WWE before WrestleMania. Raw and SmackDown Live Superstar Shakeup review. #askChris questions, live trivia, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing the #1 draft picks in WWE draft history.
Thank you for tuning in to Episode 155 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. For full show notes including photos, please check out my website: www.downcellarstudio.com/155 This week's segments included: Off the Needles On the Needles Brainstorming From the Armchair Crafty Adventures KAL News Events Contest, News & Notes Life in Focus Ask Me Anything On a Happy Note Quote of the Week Off the Needles Winter Storm Hat Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) Yarn: King Cole Merino DK in the Irish Navy and Aran (cream) colorways purchased from Yarn's End $7 for 50g skein Pattern: Winter Storm Hat by Gabrielle Vezina Kaiya Mei Hat #1 and #2 Pattern: Kaiya Mei by Jamie Hoffman (free knitting pattern) Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 6 (4.0 mm) Yarn: Worsted weight leftovers. Hat #1- baby girl hat using solid purple and speckled red/blue from Sunsoaked yarn Hat #2- baby boy hat using worsted weight scraps- navy and white. Colorwork patterns from Tin Can Knits Strange Brew ebook. Hattie’s Stripey Shrug Pattern: Confection Baby Shrug by Tonya Wagner (free knit pattern) Needles: US 8 (5 mm) for the body and US 7 (4.5 mm) for the ribbing Yarn: Knit Picks Felici Worsted in the Surfs Up Colorway KFI Scrappy Socks Yarn: KFI Luxury Indulgence Cashmere in Colors 601 + 602 ( 70% Merino, 25% Nylon, 5% Cashmere goat)- DK Skacel Kenzie- worsted: 50% Wool, 25% Nylon, 10% Alpaca, 10% Angora, 5% Silk Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Pattern: OMG heel by Megan Williams Cast on 48 stitches. On the Needles Amanda’s Birthday Socks Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Needles: US 1.5 (2.5mm) Yarn: Yoshi & Lucy, Isabel Base in the Commissioner color way (gray with blue flecks) Olaf Pattern: Frozen’s Olaf Amigurumi Doll by ChiWei Ranck (free crochet pattern) Yarn: leftover white worsted weight yarn from stash Hook: C (2.75 mm) Holly Press Fibers Boxy Pattern: Worsted Boxy by Joji Locatelli Needles: US 7 (4.5mm) and US 8 (5.0 mm) Yarn: Holly Press Fibers - Sheepish (fingering weight) base in colorways: Flower Petal, Rambler in the Wilderness & Seeking You & 3 skeins from stash Holding fingering weight double. Brainstorming Autumnal Mitts Yarn: Bijou Spun (75/25 Yak/merino) US 6 Needles Pattern: Autumnal Mitts by Jo Bangles Found 1 finished mitts. Makes to sense to finish the pair! From the Armchair I reviewed the book Finish by Jon Acuff Crafty Adventures I made a birthday hat for my niece Hattie. A quick and satisfying project! KAL News Slay the Stash 2019 Each month you can declare a skein of yarn to knit/crochet/weave to its very end. Let’s use up those older special skeins (purchased before 2019) - and maybe win a new beautiful skein of yarn from one of our sponsors along the way! Check out the February Post Use and follow #slaythestash2019 on Social Media Official Rules for 2019 Slay the Stash Sponsor List- 2019 January- Fish Belly Fiber Works February- KnitCircus Yarns March- Holly Press Fibers April- Fibernymph Dye Works May – Another Crafty Girl June- Flying Finn Yarns July- Sponsored by WindsweptMonique– yarn TBD August- Knit Style Yarns September- Artistic Lilly October – Infinite Twist November- 716 Knit December – Hypnotic Yarn Pigskin Party We wrapped up the Pigskin Party on February 4th. Grand Prizes will be announced on Episode 156. Scope out the prizes! Tune in to hear if you won a January participation prize. Special Thank You to this season's Pro Shop Sponsors AdoreKnit Bags By Awesome Grannie Designs of Acadia Fibernymph Dye Works Infinite Twist Inner Yarn Zen JD Studios480 Jennifer Lassonde Designs Knit Style Yarns Knitcircus Yarns Knitters Brewing Company Lilliput Yarn Prairie Bag Works Queen City Yarn Rainy Day Fiber Co. Rising Tide Fiber Co. Sunsoaked Yarns The Woolly Thistle YumiYarns Events 17th Annual New England Textile Arts Network's Spa Knit and Spin, February 23-25th in Freeport, ME Free Admission Farm Fiber Days at the Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market January 27 at Russell's Garden Center in Wayland, MA (March 3) Knit North Yarn Crawl, North Shore, MA March 14-17 CT Sheep & Wool: April 27 9-4 rain or shine Contest, News & Notes During the month of February, I’m discounting my World of Difference Shawl pattern to $5 and will donate $2** from each sale to the A World of Difference Institute. Thanks to everyone who has already checked out my 2nd new design published in 2019- the Tan House Brook Hat (designed to match my Tan House Brook Shawl. Be sure sign up for my email newsletter to get a heads up about my new designs and the coupons and promo offers. On February 9th I put the My Own Backyard on Ravelry for FREE as a tribute to my mom on her birthday. SO many of you downloaded it. If you cast on please use #myownbackyardshawl and tag me- Bostonjen1 on Instagram so I can see! I have a new hat & cowl pattern going into testing soon. If you're interested, please PM me on Ravelry or keep an eye out in the Testing Pool Group in Ravelry. Life in Focus I reviewed my January goals, progress, and what's working well for me in achieving my goals for the year! Ask Me Anything Suzanne emailed to ask "I would be interested in hearing you discuss why you prefer to use Evernote over the Notes app in the iPhone and how you shifted from one to the other. I use the Notes app by default but have been hearing more about Evernote. What are the pros and cons? Do you have any tips if I want to transition? Thank you for being a great knitting friend. " I discussed Evernote and how I use David Allen's Getting Things Done Method On a Happy Note Booked a trip to Barcelona and Porto with my friend Laura. Do you have any tips? Please share in Episode 155 thread! I did a massive clean out of the studio. We bought a new fridge and finally have an ice maker for first time in 10 years. I met up with my friend Robb hadn’t seen in awhile. We went to a jazz class together! I got over the nasty cold/cough that’s going around in about a week. Seems like a record We had our friends' daughters- Carina and Ella- for a sleepover. We had fun painting, building forts with the rubber puzzle piece floor mats. We watched a movie, ate Dan's snowflake pancakes and had a blast! Mom’s birthday & Hattie’s first birthday- celebrated last weekend! Quote of the Week “Reviewing your past is one of the best ways to understand who you really are and how you’ll work best on a goal. Keep in mind that perfectionism can’t stand self-awareness. If you’re self-aware, you’re more likely to know and accept your limitations, which means you won’t fall for the promise of a perfect performance.” ― Jon Acuff, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done ------ Thank you for tuning in! Contact Information: Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Twitter: Instagram: BostonJen1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio!
Featuring a LIVE Q&A from Former WWE Tag Team Champion Kenn Doane! Rhyno retires, NXT TakeOver: New York moves days, RAW Christmas Eve/SmackDown Live Christmas episodes postponed. Live Q&A and trivia, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing the 1993 Slamboree Pay-Per-View. Join us live!
Former WWE Star Lanny Poffo and Associate Producer Evan Ginzburg Discuss '350 Days' documentary! Raw and SmackDown Live review. Brock Lesnar cuts promo at UFC 226, re-enters USADA test pool; will be eligible to return to UFC on or after January 8, 2019, Eric Bischoff doesn't get Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship reign, Kane receives criticism for wrestling while running for mayor; is it time for him to retire?, Gary Michael Cappetta criticizes Kenny Omega vs. Cody match at G1 Special, Chris Jericho on Vince McMahon's reaction of TNA going head-to-head with WWE. Extreme Rules predictions, wrestling trivia, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing the "Ready to Rumble" movie.
Featuring Former WWE Referee Jack Doan! Raw and SD Live review, Hell in a Cell predictions, Lance Russell passes away, cease & desist on Young Bucks from WWE, why Jeff Hardy can't wear face paint, why 205 Live has closed out Raw, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing and Grading Armageddon 2000 and Judgment Day 2002. Join us live!
Featuring a LIVE Q&A with former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger! Bobby Heenan passes away, Jim Cornette done with GFW, Starrcade returning on 11/25, Brandi Rhodes blasts WWE return of Starrcade; Cody wants Goldust on card, offered spot to team with him, Paige cleared to return, Jinder Mahal passes Ric Flair. Raw & SmackDown Live review, and more! No Mercy predictions. Flavor of the Week: Reviewing and Grading No Mercy 2008, 2016. Join us live!
Featuring a live Q&A with former WWE star JTG! Big Show having hip surgery, Kazuchika Okada tops PWI 500, Brooke Hogan on what would make Hulk Hogan return, Bobby Lashley on pro wrestling future. Raw and SmackDown Live review, No Mercy trivia, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing and Grading No Mercy: 2004-2007. Join us live!
Featuring a Q&A with former Impact Wrestling X Division Champion DJ Z! SummerSlam trivia, Ric Flair hospitalized, Possible stable forming with Big Cass, Anderson & Gallows, Alberto El Patron stripped of GFW Championship, Booker T explains why he left TNA, Raw & SmackDown Live review, SummerSlam predictions, and more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing and Grading SummerSlam 2015 & 2016. Join us live!
Featuring a LIVE Q&A with former WWE Referee Marty Elias! Bayley injured; out of SummerSlam - Taz thought it was a work, Eva Marie officially gone from WWE, Steve Austin comments on the importance of kayfabe, Sting says that he can still wrestle, but choices not to, WWE could be bringing "Taboo Tuesday" back for SmackDown Live episode, GFW Knockout Sienna accuses Charlotte for stealing her gimmick, Raw & SmackDown Live review, and much more! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing and Grading SummerSlam 2011-2014. Join us live!
Special guest former WWE tag team star Caylen Croft! Extreme Rules and Raw review, a word to illogical Roman Reigns antagonists, toughly-digested segment of Charlotte and Ric Flair. Why Ziggler vs. Corbin again? Will CM Punk ever fight a UFC match? Trivia! Flavor of the Week: Reviewing the PPV matches from Roman Reigns since 2015. Tune in live! VIDEO OF THE WEEK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeuA6vLPc48