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Word of the Day - Fortitude Synonyms for fortitude West Virginia floods of 2016 A Little Sweet... Quill Shawl, finally completed by Leslie! New project for Leslie: Reyna Shawl Reyna Shawl, pattern by Noora Laivola. Yarn is Unplanned Peacock Studio's Peacock Sock in the colorway Gummi Shark, from the Tailfeathers Club. Leslie also has a lovely skein of yarn from Unplanned Peacock's Rainbow Unicorn of Love Yarn Fundraiser. Buy a skein of yarn and Natasha will donate 10 pairs of socks to a homeless shelter for teens.  Beth has been working with some interesting postcards, including a miniature postcard with a fascinating tiny British postage stamp. She also worked with Patrick County middle school aged kids with the Reynolds Homestead and the STEM camp.  A Little Tart... Fortitude by Hugh Walpole Fortitude TV Show: 9 Must-Read Books for Fortitude fans “A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.” - Jacqueline Bisset “Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain.” - Emile Dorian A Little Unexpected... Building a bunny house requires some fortitude Baby goats are fun. Beth enjoyed a visit with her cousin and visited the beautiful Rocky Knob picnic area. Holiday weekend, yard sales, working the shop and candy store. Your hosts wrap things up and will return in a couple of weeks with a new word. 

    Natalie’s finished We Need A Little Christmas by Lollipop Yarns   Lish’s Reyna Shawl with the beautiful Bohemia Fibers hand dyed yarn   This week’s episode is brought you you by…     Stash-A Place For Yarn is located on The 600 Block in the Central Arts District of downtown St Pete.  Stash is nestled among an eclectic array of boutiques, restaurants and art galleries.  It is the place for luxury yarns, classes and connecting with other fiber lovers.  Paty Lyon’s will be teaching several classes in Dec.  Year end clearance is coming between Christmas and New Year’s both online and in the shop!  Check out the website at stashstpete.com.     Main Street Gallery is a local art and craft studio and offers a variety of services for individuals and businesses including custom screen printing, vinyl decals, graphic design, t shirts, custom artwork, murals and much more. Main Street Gallery carries products from local artists and crafters including hand knitted items and cigar box guitars.   This week’s segments include In our Hands, Masterpieces,Craft with us, Comfort Zone.   Natalie was called out on Facebook by Kenny’s Grandma! :) In our hands: (6:53) Alicia Sock Recipe: A Good Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl- McPhee, with Knit Picks Felici in Highland colorway   Natalie: Dream Stripes by Cailliau Berangere in Araucania Ranco Solid in a pink and red color.  This is for my husband’s grandma. Uncle's Christmas Stocking by Dorene Delaney Giordano using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Sport in white and Amethyst Heather. NOTE: Here is a link to knitting joggless stripes in the round   Master Pieces:(12:50) Alicia: Reyna by Noora Laivola with Bohemia Fibers Barefoot Bohemian Sock in Penny for Your Thoughts colorway. A hand dyed yarn from the AMC series of The Walking Dead. Sock Recipe: A Good Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl- McPhee, with Patons Kroy Socks in Grey Brown Marl Gramps by Tin Can Knits with Lion Brand Wool-Ease in worsted Oxford Grey and Cranberry colorway Entrechat by Lisa Chemery with Cascade 220 Superwash in Lilac. (Inspired by JoseyBug) ZigZagular Socks by Susie White with JoJoLand Melody Superwash Basic Newborn Hat by Jennifer Jackson with Caron Sheep(ish) in Robin Egg colorway Baby Loafers by BebeKnits on Etsy with Caron Sheep(ish) in Robin Egg colorway   Natalie: 3 Top down socks with a fish lips kiss heel using lollipop yarns We need a little Christmas, Dancing Dog Dyeworks Twist Sock Ham & Eggs colorway, and one with some Patons Kroy Sock in the Fern Rose Jacquard colorway 2 mismatched hats for my SIL’s twins.  I knit a hat but instead of decreasing I just seamed up the top.  So cute! A hat for my SIL’s 4 year old that I made up.  I knit a hat and put a B on it. Note: Better Than Yarn Citric Acid Soak tutorial.   Craft with Us (32:14):   ElvesWorkshopalong:  A craft along where we are encouraging our listeners to start crafting early for the holidays so they can relax and enjoy the season.   Please check out and support these sponsors who have been gracious enough to donate to our Elvesworkshopalong.               Comfort Zone:(48:27) Alicia will be closing on her home on Tuesday! She touches on friendships and everyone thawing out and visiting more. Natalie is all about budgets and bullet journals.  Check out her new blog at growinguprush.wordpress.com   Thank you for joining us for episode 20 of Mastering the Knits.We’d like to thank our sponsors Stash a place for Yarn and Main Street Gallery and also all our SantaSponsors who have donated to the ElvesWorkshopalong. You can find shownotes at masteringtheknitspodcast.com or on our ravelry group Mastering the Knits Podcast.   You can email us at masteringtheknits@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @MtKnitsPodcast and Instragram as Mastering_the_knits_podcast.  I am knottyknitter17 and Natalie is barknknit on Twitter, Instragram, and Ravelry.

Title - March 4. 2016   Introductions Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and Periscope EmGem on Pinterest   Shouts outs Monknitker from Washington DC introduced herself We have 7 reviews on iTunes! Yay, thanks!   What's knitting now Emily Stranger Cardigan by michiyo in Araucania Nature Wool Solids in a light denimish colour Stovetop by TinCan Knits in Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca colour way Chartreuse Man of Aran Socks by Kate Atherly in Anzula Squishy colourway one red shoe Dish cloth in Hemp for Knitting Karla- Socks -Nicole C Mendez Self Striping Sock Yarn. - Fish Lips Kiss Heel ( Kate Atherly’s book Custom Socks with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel or Hat Top Thumb Joint Heel by Lara Neel (Fork in the Road socks) )   Sweater - Daelyn Pullover by Isabelle Kraemer in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Icicle Heather.   FO’s - Emily Reyna by Noora Laivola in Crystal Palace Yarns Sausalito Vanilla Socks with afterthought heel (ala Yarn Harlot blog post) in CaterpillarGreen’s Concrete and Tulips   Karla None - almost Daelyn Design features Emily- I had to frog a few rows of Reyna but no biggie Karla - Nothing worse than having to tink a couple rows of Daelyn   Spinning Finished spinning and plying a traditional 3-ply in 100% merino   Stash Enhancement Emily-  Sweet Fiber Cashmerino 20 in spiced pumpkin for ‘waiting for rain’ Riverstone yarns lace weight 80/20 merino silk in gentle moss Cascade 220 in white for swatches Seasonless Mini collection by Jane Richmond and Shannon Cook   Karla - 6 skeins of Swans Island rambouillet and alpaca wire sock blockers and bent ended darning needle Fidra - Gudrun Johnston Harvest Fling - Dani Berg   Best laid plans Emily - Master Knitter program over spring break.  + a million other things, mostly shawls Karla - Fidra this weekend for the secretary at work and Harvest Fling for my Teacher Candidate work on blocking report for TKGA Master Knitter Level 1 Talky Talk Emily -Got Scholarship Found sock book - it was in the car all along   Karla - Knitting Retreat was AWESOME!   Adventures in Mommyhood Emily- All the sickness. So many words and letters and numbers. Nursing baby.   Karla- Teeth! no no no.   Inquiring minds Tell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page

Introductions Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and Periscope EmGem on Pinterest Shouts outs Manicsoprano introduced herself. What's knitting now Emily Stranger Cardigan by michiyo in Araucania Nature Wool Solids in a light denimish colour Stovetop by TinCan Knits in Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca colour way Chartreuse Reyna by Noora Laivola in Crystal Palace Yarns Sausalito Vanilla Socks with afterthought heel (ala Yarn Harlot blog post) in CaterpillarGreen’s Concrete and Tulips Dish cloth in Hemp for Knitting Karla- Socks -Nicole C Mendez Self Striping Sock Yarn. - Fish Lips Kiss Heel ( Kate Atherly’s book Custom Socks with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel or Hat Top Thumb Joint Heel Hby Lara Neel (Fork in the Road socks) ) Sweater - Daelyn Pullover by Isabelle Kraemer in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Icicle Heather. FO’s - Emily Dish cloth. One sock. Karla Slippers - Mush Boots by Lise-Ann Michel in 2-ply Fundy Fog Cottage Craft 100% Wool. Aside - Yarn is an amazing value for a 100% all canadian wool. Design features Emily- Nada Karla - Nada Spinning Karla - 200 grams of New zealand Merino Wool from Sharon at Homespun Haven Stash Enhancement Emily-  Winter Vogue Knitting. Madeline tosh sock in birtch red yarn for mom’s socks Karla - Tea Swap with Sticks + Twine Podcast. Thank you Porthardy1! Best laid plans Emily - Finish something Karla - Pick back up Ghost Dance by Beth Whipkey - in handspun batt from Caliope’s fibers & Snake toy Talky Talk Emily - Submitted scholarship. Can’t find Sock book Karla - Classes are going well -master knitter scholarship submitted & awarded! -knitting retreat in February with Amy Singer still spaces left Sarah’s Year of Knitting Clean wholesomeknitting.com Karen Clements - so generous! Make things club Adventures in Mommyhood Feeling better!! + Chest X-ray.   Independence! (a little)   Karla- Starting to mimic sounds, showing understanding of association of objects. Still loves crows. Draw on all the things.   Inquiring minds Tell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page

Introductions Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and Periscope EmGem on Pinterest   Shouts outs greenapalone - Angela from Louisiana! (Bio teacher) vanessafalle - Whitehorse Yukon! (SHEEP) What's knitting now Emily Stocking Advent in Cascade vintage. (Hibernation) Stranger Cardigan by michiyo in Araucania Nature Wool Solids in a light denimish colour Stovetop by TinCan Knits in Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca colour way Chartreuse Reyna by Noora Laivola in Crystal Palace Yarns Sausalito Vanilla Socks with afterthought heel (ala Yarn Harlot blog post) in CaterpillarGreen’s Concrete and Tulips Dish cloth in Hemp for Knitting Karla- New Years Day Cast ons were: Socks - using Kate Atherly’s book Custom Socks with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel or Hat Top Thumb Joint Heel Hby Lara Neel (Fork in the Road socks) in Nicole C Mendez Self Striping Sock Yarn.   Sweater - Daelyn Pullover by Isabelle Kraemer in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Icicle Heather.   Slippers - Mush Boots by Lise-Ann Michel in 2-ply Fundy Fog Cottage Craft 100% Wool. FO’s - Emily A pair of tube socks for Bug - Sweet Georgia Gliteratti Mini Skein   Karla Fish Kiss Lips heel pattern in Zauberball Starke 6 in the domino colourway. Vasama slipped cable. Rosalie Ear Flap Hat Mary Maxim northland wool Take Three Hat - Ear Flap Hat in Brigg & Little Roving Rib and Cable Hat - Elena Bulky Maya’s Shawl by Justyna Lorkowska in Martha Stewart Alpaca Bankhead Hat by Susie Gourlay in Donegal Tweed Design features Emily- Nada Karla - Bind Off on Maya   Stash Enhancement Emily-  Kate Atherly’s book Custom Socks A skein of Lopi (Straight from Iceland!!) Karbonz DPN’s sock set. Lamb bone buttons   Karla - Owl tote for Christmas, Campside Cardi Pattern, poufyiest pompom   Best laid plans Emily - I want to make the Man of Aran socks for my Mom for her birthday. And in the future the Clayoquot Cardigan by TinCanKnits in Lopi with the sheep buttons for me.   Karla - Everything I want is currently on the needles, so no plans at the moment... Except for the snake toy for babe.   Talky Talk Master Knitter Fair Isle and BYOP classes are going well. More classes coming.   Karla - Gearing up for knitting retreat in February with Amy Singer Adventures in Mommyhood All the words. Cough that won’t quit. Independence! (a little)   New sounds, no words yet. Cardboard boxes are the best.   Inquiring minds Tell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page  

  This week’s episode is brought you you by… Stash-A Place For Yarn is located on The 600 Block in the Central Arts District of downtown St Pete.  Stash is nestled among an eclectic array of boutiques, restaurants and art galleries.  It is the place for luxury yarns, classes and connecting with other fiber lovers.  Paty Lyon’s will be teaching several classes in Dec.  Year end clearance is coming between Christmas and New Year’s both online and in the shop!  Check out the website at stashstpete.com. Main Street Gallery is a local art and craft studio and offers a variety of services for individuals and businesses including custom screen printing, vinyl decals, graphic design, t shirts, custom artwork, murals and much more. Main Street Gallery carries products from local artists and crafters including hand knitted items and cigar box guitars. This week’s segments include Master Status, Master Plan, In our Hands, Masterpieces,Craft with us, Study Hall, Simply Selfie, Raise your hand, and Comfort Zone. Master Status: (2:42) Alicia has been taking a look at the gauge worksheets and lining up resources. Natalie organized notes for my blocking essay and have been working on the colorwork swatch. Natalie mentions difficulty with the colorwork swatch Master Plan: (5:08) Natalie plans on knitting more swatches and questions. Alicia plans to knock out the rest of the swatches. In our hands: (6:53) Alicia: Reyna by Noora Laivola with Bohemia Fibers Barefoot Bohemian Sock in Penny for Your Thoughts colory. A hand dyed yarn from the AMC series of The Walking Dead. Natalie: Simple striped hat of my own design using some knitpicks Swish DK Bell, the Garden Elf by Ala Ela using knitpicks Wool of the Andes Sport for Maria’s Kindness elf (on hold) Uncle's Christmas Stocking by Dorene Delaney Giordano using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Sport in white and Amethyst Heather. Working on some coffe cup cozies Master Pieces:(12:50) Alicia: Pom Pom Peds by Purl SoHo in Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in Wellies Heather. Sock Recipe: A Good Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl McPhee in Twist Sock from Mint Rain Hand Dyed Yarns in Rainbow colorway. 80% merino, 20% Nylon Natalie: Carmen’s Wonder Woman costume! Top down sock using the fish lips kiss heel in Mint Rain Hand Dyed Self Striping Twist Sock in her Great Pumpkin colorway. Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure using Knitpicks Hawthorne Fingering in the Blackbird colorway. Warm Ribbed Winter Hat by Lucy H. Lee using Knitpicks Comfy Worsted in Peapod colorway Galahad Scarf by Kerry Robb in Knitpicks Swish Worsted in the Hollyberry colorway. Crackerjack by Stacey Simpson Duke using Knitpicks Swish DK in White, Honey, Dusk, Twilight Craft with Us (32:14): ElvesWorkshopalong:  A craft along where we are encouraging our listeners to start crafting early for the holidays so they can relax and enjoy the season. To view details about how to enter, visit the thread on ravelry here. The knitmore girls have piggybacked onto this and are doing the Grinchbombalong. Please check out and support these sponsors who have been gracious enough to donate to our Elvesworkshopalong.  Coupon Codes: Rainstorm Studios Etsy - Closed Sept 3rd through Sept 8th and will open with a new update. Use code: ELVES2015 for 15% off through November 30, 2015 Mint Rain Hand Dyed Yarns:  ELVESWORKSHOP 15% until nov Sew for Ewe on etsy masteringtheknits15 for 10% off to run from sept 1- nov 30th Erin.lane bags ELVES15. FOR 15% the entire shop KnittyKittybags on Etsy elves2015.  20% and active until 12/1/2015. Stash-A Place for Yarn: FiberSeed10.  2 10$ giftcards are the prizes. The Fiber Seed Unwind yarn company Quince and Co Top Down - reimagining set-in sleeve design Knitting Rose The Unique Sheep - a cute children’s book with patterns that we will be reviewing. The story of the Unique Sheep. We will be reviewing this book in a future episode too. Marianne - Jamberry Consultant - new catalog out! Byvikink Letterpress Co. Sarah Lamantia - Gold Canyon Candles Karen Bachman from iKNITitiaves Ottlite Anne Weil of Flax and Twine donating Knitting without Needles coming out sept 1st. Bohemia Fibers- 2 skeins… 2 for you or if you want to be generous, you can give to a friend Daizie Knits Twist Fiber Studios KnittingDaddy has donated a copy of his pattern Scrappy Sock yarn New one this week: k8terpillar   Study Hall: (37:40) Natalie taught a class yesterday and now taking a break until Jan. Alicia has been teaching a beginner Knitting 101 series will finish up tomorrow. Classes start back up in January.   Simply Selfie:(38:55) Alicia mentions Zenni Optical, hosting family get togethers and closing chapter of Project Linus. Natalie talks about Halloween at their house, house decorating, birthday parties, work, and Thanksgiving   Comfort zone:(48:27) Alicia shares Purls of Wisdom from ten year olds. Natalie is enjoying her nativities.   Thank you for joining us for episode 20 of Mastering the Knits.We’d like to thank our sponsors Stash a place for Yarn and Main Street Gallery and also all our SantaSponsors who have donated to the ElvesWorkshopalong. You can find shownotes at masteringtheknitspodcast.com or on our ravelry group Mastering the Knits Podcast.   You can email us at masteringtheknits@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @MtKnitsPodcast and Instragram as Mastering_the_knits_podcast.  I am knottyknitter17 and Natalie is barknknit on Twitter, Instragram, and Ravelry.

Introductions Karla - K-Rae on Ravelry and Karlacrafts on Instagram, Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest Emily -  EmGemKnits - Instagram, and Ravelry . EmKnits on Twitter and Periscope EmGem on Pinterest   Shouts outs ADDcrafter? Romperlust?   What's knitting now Emily Stocking Advent in Cascade vintage. Stranger Cardigan by michiyo in Araucania Nature Wool Solids in a light denimish colour Stovetop by TinCan Knits in Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca colour way Chartreuse Reyna by Noora Laivola in Crystal Palace Yarns Sausalito Karla- Fish Kiss Lips heel pattern in Zauberball Starke 6 in the domino colourway. Vasama slipped cable. Rosalie Ear Flap Hat Mary Maxim northland wool   FO’s - On the fly shawl in Caterpilliargreen in the Beta colourway   Karla-Possum Zag toque - Stripy Ziggy Stripy Zaggy by Kate Bostwick. Zealana Rimu 60% New Zealand Merino, 40% Brustail Possum Take Three Hats in Briggs and Little Country Roving Two Izzy Dolls for refugees   Design features Emily- dropped a stitch on an advent stocking.   Stash Enhancement Emily-  All the books   Karla - Only gift purchases   Best laid plans Emily - Christmas advent. Git R Dun   Karla - All the Christmas knitting! After socks for Mom, will be casting on Sleepy Snake and Mischievous Mouse, a pair of mittens for a friend’s daughter, Mark’s Bankhead hat, Magic Loop Teddy   Post Christmas Plans - Sweaters for me! Daelyn Pullover & Sand pullover   Talky Talk Fair Isle and BYOP classes are going well. More classes coming. Craft and Draught Knitters advent 2016 Adventures in Mommyhood Ladybug Hugs Independence! (a little)   Inquiring minds Tell us about you! Join us on Ravelry or our Facebook page