Thank you for tuning in to Episode 141 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast.    Full Show Notes can be found on my website.   This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles Brainstorming From the Armchair KAL News Contest, News & Notes Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Prairie Bag Works, Lilliput Yarn, Stitched by Jessalu and Plum Deluxe     Off the Needles   Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala in the Serpent Colorway Hook: H (5 mm) Pattern: Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf by Jess Coppom (Free crochet pattern) 490.5 meters   Second Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala in the Spirit Colorway (#212) Hook: H (5 mm) Pattern: Dawn to Dusk Triangle Scarf by Jess Coppom (Free crochet pattern) 533.6 meters   Baby Barefoot Flower Sandals Pattern:  Baby Barefoot Flower Sandals by Esther Chandler (free crochet pattern) Yarn: leftover fingering weight yarn Hook: C and one marked 0 (very old hook) Link to first pair & second pair 6 grams each: 49.8 meters total    JustRight & BigTime Dishcloth Pattern: JustRight and BigTime Dishcloth by Deborah Ellis (free crochet pattern) Yarn: Lily Sugar and Cream held with Aunt Lydia's crochet cotton #10 Hook: I Cotton thread almost gives it a subtle scrubbly quality. Green one: 73.9 meter Cream one: 69 meters I also made 4 other dishcloths using Sugar and Cream cotton yarn in various patterns. 160 more meters Easy Breezy Swim Cover Up  Yarn: We Are Knitters The Cotton In Salmon Pink Hook: F Pattern: Easy Breezy Swim cover up Used 4.3 skeins- 911.6 meters, 430 grams   Summer Fun Socks Yarn: Paton’s Kroy Stripes in the Dads Jacquard colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams   Stash Dash Total as of this episode: 8662.4 meters!   Stash Dash- Knit Girllls Podcast KAL that runs May 25-August 27th. Find Stash Dash Rules here. I'll be participating!   On the Needles   Portland 2018 Socks Yarn: Lane Cervinia Forever (75% wool, 25% nylon) Pattern: Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)   Dan’s Slate Socks Yarn: Paton’s Kroy Stripes in the Slate Jacquard colorway + black Pattern: Non-Euclidian heel by Sarah Jordan Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Adding black to make it go further   Hibernate Rainbow Blanket Pattern: Hibernate Blanket (free crochet pattern) by Yarnspirations Design Studio Hook: K (6.5 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Bulky (gray- 7 skeins) & Knitters Brewing Company  fingering (24-30g each of red, orange, yellow, green blue and purple). Brainstorming   Another Hibernate blanket. I'd like to re-finish the bottom of my Swoncho (I'm adding length), and the 2 crochet stockings before I head out on vacation in August.  I'm thinking ahead for a trip coming up in August: Parallel bars crochet shawl and maybe the Beloved: Bonnet pattern by Tin Can Knits. From the Armchair  Two new podcasts I'm enjoying a lot right now: The Knitting Hook up  Losing 100 Pounds with Phit-n-Phat In my Travels Dan and I went back up NH to my cousin's lake house this weekend. We visited with my cousin Meagan who was up from Florida. We kayaked. I walked, and knit and crocheted... just what I needed to clear my head during this busy month. KAL News   Slay the Stash 2018 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 that are soooo pretty we don’t want to touch them. In 2018, we are turning those sacred skeins into beautiful projects you can enjoy-- and maybe win a new beautiful skein of yarn from one of our sponsors along the way! Full details and rules can be found here. July Post Tune in to hear if you're the June Winner! Slay the Stash 2018: Sponsor List January: KnitCircus February: Kathryn Frank Fiber Arts March: Blue Skin Yarns April: BlueberryChick Yarn May: Legacy Fiber Artz June: Knitters Brewing Co July: Fish Belly Fiber Works August: SixandSevenFiber September: Fi