Short episode this week with Wendy flying solo in front of the Christmas tree! WIPs include the Sinusoida Socks and Rhinebeck Cowl. FOs include one sock and The Force Awakens hat. We draw the winners of the Spilly Jane Knits Mittens and Knitted Gift Wraps as well.  SHOW NOTES Shout Outs: No KAL/CAL this month!  I think we all need a break during the holidays.  We will have some fun in 2016, including a year long Socks That Rock stash down for those with stash problems like Sheila! On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Sinusoida Socks by Louisa Sisson in White Birch Fiber Arts sock in the "You Know Nothing, John Snow" colorway Rhinebeck Cowl (personal design) in Into the Whirled sock yarn with a paintbox gradient set from Fiber Optic Yarns. Rate Your Date: Wendy finished: The Force Awakens by Hannah L in scrap worsted yarn One Sinusoida sock Whirlwind Romance: Nothing Future Dates: Wendy plans on knitting Cache Cache Cowl by Kiki Kawaii, probably in some Socks That Rock from stash. Baubles & Bling: Nothing this week Gossip & Innuendo: We drew a winnder of Spilly Jane Knits Mittens! We also drew a winner of Deborah Tomasello's Hand Knitted Gift Wraps! Fiber Events We will post a new list of events in January 2016.  Stay tuned!

Episode 233:  OOOOO The Force Awakens!

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Our final episode is here. This week's WIPs include Crosshatch Socks, Fox Paws Shawl, Lillian Fay cardigan, a generic toe-upsock, and the Dream Baby blanket. FOs include Going Up socks, Granny Square washcloth, fingered mittens and a Yowza Weight It #4. Featured Baubles and Bling include Tunisian crochet hooks, a gradient set from Woolbearers and sock yarn from Backyard Fiber Works. We choose the winners of the School Colors KAL/CAL and the Double or Nothing eBook. Thank you to everyone who has watched and supported us! Knit With Heart.  SHOW NOTES Shout Outs: We draw winners of the final KAL/CAL at the end of the show.  We also draw a winner of the Double or Nothing eBook.  Sheila has already contacted the winner of the Blue Moon Fiber Arts KAL/CAL.  Sheila is sending out all of the random membership list drawing yarn prizes and we plan to use up the remaining money in the podcast account to purchase pattern prizes.  Thank you SO much to those who have donated recently!  It was very sweet and it will definitely help defray the overseas shipping costs.  That being said, we do need to spend down the podcast account, so from this point on we no longer need donations.  We want to make sure that every donated prize and every penny of donated money goes back to the podcast audience!! On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Lillian Fay Cardigan by Ellen Mason in Dream in Color Classy in the Flamingo Pie colorway Fox Paws by Xandy Peters in 5 colors of Sundara Yarn from deep stash. Crosshatch socks in Knit Picks Felici in the Sprinkles colorway Sheila is working on: Generic Toe Up sock in Blue Moon Fiber Arts heavyweight Dream Baby DK Baby Square Blanket in Plymouth Dream Baby DK Scrap Blanket ideas Rate Your Date: Wendy finished: Going Up socks in Knit Picks Felici sock in the Dark Side colorway. Sheila finished: "Glitten" (half glove, half mitten) loosely based on the Knotty Gloves pattern by Julia Mueller. Rectangle Granny Square washcloth Yowza Weight It Shawl 4 by Susan B. Anderson in Tess Yarns One BMFA Heavyweight sock Whirlwind Romance: Wendy is spinning a Fiber Optic Silk and Merino gradient braid in the Plum to Green colorway Future Dates: Wendy will knit the Baby Round Neck Side Opening Sweater by OGE Designs in Backyard Fiber Works yarn.  She will also frog the Lillian Fay sweater and knit Daelyn Pullover by Isabelle Kraemer instead. Sheila will knit Match and Move shawl by Martina Behm Baubles & Bling: Wendy purchased: A gradient set from Woolbearers Two skeins of sock yarn from Backyard Fiber Works in the Marine and Reed colorways Sheila purchased: Dreamz Tunisian crochet hooks from Knitter's Pride  Gossip & Innuendo: We drew a winners of the final KAL/CAL and the Double or Nothing eBooks.  Check your Ravelry PMs to see if you were drawn for a random prize giveaway! Thank you so much to everyone who supported us, watched us, cheered us on, donated to us, participated in the group, came up to us at festivals and just generally gave us love.  We will miss doing this because of you.  Knit With Heart and hopefully we'll see you on the group (it is not closing), Instagram and at various fiber events!!! If you are interested, Wendy has a new Wordpress blog where she and her friend DianeInOz post about their many and varied crafting adventures.  Although there are knitting posts on this blog, it also covers all of the other stuff Wendy loves to do, along with posts about her ongoing weight loss journey.  You can check it out HERE and it is called Rabbit Hole Crafters.  If you want to see only the posts by Wendy, you can click on the word Wendy in the category cloud that appears when you read a post and it will show you all of Wendy's posts.

Episode 267:  So Long and Thank For All the Love!

This week's WIPs include the Lillian Fay sweater, Fox Paws, Going Up socks, modified Rye socks and a "Glitten" loosely based on the Knotty gloves. FOs include finished washcloths and one Rye sock. Baubles and Bling this week were a custom lanyard for Sheila to wear her ID badge at work. We review the double knitting eBook Double or Nothing and draw a winner of the My Own Backyard shawl pattern. We will draw more random prize winners in the next episode as well as a winner of the eBook giveaway.  SHOW NOTES Shout Outs: This month's KAL/CAL is any project in your favorite Sports Team or School colors! Show your team/school loyalty! This KAL/CAL will run through December 31st. If you have a sports fan or school student, this would be the perfect opportunity to knit a Christmas gift! Sheila is also hosting a Blue Moon Fiber Arts KAL/CAL that will continue through December and includes any projects made from Blue Moon Fiber Arts yarn. On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Lillian Fay Cardigan by Ellen Mason in Dream in Color Classy in the Flamingo Pie colorway Fox Paws by Xandy Peters in 5 colors of Sundara Yarn from deep stash. Going Up socks in Knit Picks Felici sock in the Dark Side colorway. Sheila is working on: Rye socks by Tincanknits in BMFA STR in the Garden Daze colorway "Glitten" (half glove, half mitten) loosely based on the Knotty Gloves pattern by Julia Mueller. Rate Your Date: Sheila finished: Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth by Ruth Slate in kitchen cotton One Rye sock Whirlwind Romance: Nothing Future Dates: Wendy will knit an Inspira Cowl by Graphica. Sheila will knit socks, a Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf by Zona Sherman and a cowl from Wollmeise scraps.  Her 2017 goal is to use up her scraps. Baubles & Bling: Sheila received a phlebotomist themed lanyard for her work ID from Wendy for Christmas (it came later than her other presents). Gossip & Innuendo: We drew a winner of the My Own Backyard pattern by Jennifer Lassonde! BOOK REVIEW: Double or Nothing: Reversible Knitting for the Adventurous by Alisdair Post-Quinn.  You can purchase a copy HERE on the Fallingblox Designs webpage. This book is definitely not for a new knitter unless you are extremely adventurous and willing to take on a challenge!  It is more suited to an experienced knitter or an adventurous intermediate knitter. We really liked a lot of features in this book.  First, it takes you through a series of double knitting projects where you can learn how to take double knitting to another level - double knitted lace, double knitted cables, double knitted colorwork and intarsia, etc.  Often there is a small sample project you can make to try out the new technique so you don't have to commit to a huge project.  That means you could learn the basics of the techniques in this book simply by making the swatch samples.  If you find you enjoy double knitting techniques, you can then move forward to one of the projects,  We also liked the detailed and nicely photographed tutorial pictures.  These are key any time you are learning a new technique and this book really does them well.  Likewise, all of the patterns were nicely photographed so you could really see the double knitting and how it differed on either side.  Finally, we liked that the author wove his own story about his knitting throughout the book.  Although the tone occasionally tended toward the bombastic in the author's story sections, they do connect the book with a personal narrative that makes for an enjoyable read.  All in all, this looks like an interesting challenge for people who want to do more with the double knitting technique and we would recommend it for those knitters. If you would like to win a copy of this book, enter the contest on our Ravelry page and tell us which pattern piques your interest! ALSO: We are still drawing prizes for random people on our Ravelry group membership list as we begin to wind down the podcast.  We will draw another batch of prizes in the next episode so stay tuned. Fiber Events None until 2017

Episode 266:  Holidays 2016

This week's WIPs include the Lillian Fay sweater, Fox Paws shawl, Going Up sock, Grandma's Favorite washcloths, and a modified Rye sock. FOs include the Four Seasons sweater, the Recoleta cardigan, the Lemongrass pullover, washcloths, footie socks, the Wurm hat, headbands and vanilla Halloween socks in BMFA Punkin Chunkin colorway. Featured baubles and bling include our Christmas gifts to each other and new Knitpicks Felici. We have a big announcement at the end of the show, along with drawing 11 prizes!!!  SHOW NOTES Shout Outs: This month's KAL/CAL is any project in your favorite Sports Team or School colors! Show your team/school loyalty! This KAL/CAL will run through December 31st. If you have a sports fan or school student, this would be the perfect opportunity to knit a Christmas gift! Sheila is also hosting a Blue Moon Fiber Arts KAL/CAL that will continue through December and includes any projects made from Blue Moon Fiber Arts yarn. On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Lillian Fay Cardigan by Ellen Mason in Dream in Color Classy in the Flamingo Pie colorway Fox Paws by Xandy Peters in 5 colors of Sundara Yarn from deep stash. Going Up socks in Knit Picks Felici sock in the Dark Side colorway. Sheila is working on: Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth by Ruth Slate in kitchen cotton Rye socks by Tincanknits in BMFA STR in the Garden Daze colorway Rate Your Date: Wendy finally blocked: Recoleta by Joji Locatelli in Berocco Inca Gold Lemongrass pullover by Joji Locatelli in Malabrigo Twist in the Ravelry Red colorway Four Seasons Jumper by Sarah Crawford in Briar Rose DK in the Glory Days colorway One Going Up sock Sheila finished: Vanilla socks in BMFA, Punkin Chunkin colorway Three washcloths Vanilla footie socks Wurm Hat by Katharina Nopp in Cascade Yarn Generic and Calorimtery Headband in Cascade Yarn Whirlwind Romance: Nothing Future Dates: Wendy will knit another sweater from yarn salvaged from her old sweaters Sheila will slippers and more socks Baubles & Bling: Wendy purchased: Felici Sock Yarn in the Lost Lakes, Beyond the Wall and Toucan colorways. Wendy received dishcloths, hand towels, hotpads/mitt and a dunkin donuts gift card. Sheila received an organ donation survivor bracelet from Greco Girl Jewelry on etsy and a dunkin donuts gift card. Gossip & Innuendo: CONTEST: My Own Backyard BY Jennifer Lasonde!  Tell us in our Ravelry group which gradient you would use to knit this shawl for an opportunity to win a copy of the pattern in our next episode. BOOK REVIEW of Double or Nothing: Reversible Knitting for the Adventurous by Alisdair Post-Quinn will be featured in our next episode, along with a contest! ALSO: We are drawing prizes for random people on our Ravelry group membership list as we begin to wind down the podcast.  We've had a great 5 years but at this season in our lives, we just don't have the ability to keep recording.  Stay tuned for the final episodes as we give away all the prizes we've amassed to our loyal viewers.  And check the end of the show to see if you are one of the 11 names we drew this week. Fiber Events None until 2017

Episode 265:  An Announcement at the End

 SHOW NOTES Oops! This is NOT episode 364! This week is a parade of FOs! We show a sweater, lots of socks, a sample scarf, hats and Sheila's complete gradient color set. Clearly, we've been busy. Featured baubles and bling include two skeins of White Birch Fiber Arts self striping sock yarn, as well as a pattern from Wooly Wormhead. Festival season is officially over until Spa in Maine in February! Shout Outs: The new KAL/CAL is any project in your favorite Sports Team or School colors! Show your team/school loyalty! This KAL/CAL will run through December 31st. If you have a sports fan or school student, this would be the perfect opportunity to knit a Christmas gift! Sheila is also hosting a Blue Moon Fiber Arts KAL/CAL that will continue throughout the year and includes any projects made from Blue Moon Fiber Arts yarn. On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Fox Paws by Xandy Peters in 5 colors of Sundara Yarn from deep stash. Going Up socks in Knit Picks Felici sock in the Dark Side colorway. Sheila is working on: Vanilla socks in BMFA, Punkin Chunkin colorway Rate Your Date: Wendy finished: Recoleta by Joji Locatelli in Berocco Inca Gold One Going Up sock Sheila finished: One vanilla sock in BMFA Punkin Chunkin Endeavour Socks by Nathan Taylor in String Theory Fiber Arts Caper sock, Bye Bye Blues colorway Beginner's Stitch Sampler Scarf by Kristina Tucker in Berocco Vintage Chunky Dustland Hat by Stephen West Ribbed Watchman's Hat by Channah Koppel in Patriot's themed colors Gradient Wrap Cowl, Mitts and Hat based on the pattern Gradient Wrap Cowl by Elizabeth Smith Whirlwind Romance: Nothing Future Dates: Wendy will knit Rubbish Mojitos Hat by Wooly Wormhead Sheila will knit headbands for her nieces and a Wurm Hat by Katerina Nopp Baubles & Bling: Wendy purchased: White Birch Fiber Arts self-striping sock yarn in I Green of Dreamie and Electric Tentacle colorways. Gossip & Innuendo: The next fiber event is Spa in Freeport Maine, February 2017 Fiber Events None until 2017

Episode 264 (Not 364!) Parade of FOs

 SHOW NOTES This week's WIPs include Recoleta sweater, Going Up socks, vanilla socks, and a Beginner's Stitch Sampler Scarf. FOs include one Going Up sock, vanilla socks in Koigu and a Snuggle Sack with matching hat. Featured baubles and bling from Rhinebeck include Turtle Purl yarn in the Nano colorway, Gypsy Girl Creations in Tackle and Glacier Bay colorways, Crazy Dog Yarns in Maple Leaves in the Fall colorway and Fiber Optic Gradient set in Cherries Jubilee colorway. We picked 4 more winners of the charity shawl KAL too! Shout Outs: The new KAL/CAL is any project in your favorite Sports Team or School colors! Show your team/school loyalty! This KAL/CAL will run through December 31st. If you have a sports fan or school student, this would be the perfect opportunity to knit a Christmas gift! Sheila is also hosting a Blue Moon Fiber Arts KAL/CAL that will continue throughout the year and includes any projects made from Blue Moon Fiber Arts yarn. On The Dance Card: Wendy is working on: Recoleta by Joji Locatelli in Berocco Inca Gold Going Up socks in Knit Picks Felici sock in the Dark Side colorway. Sheila is working on: Vanilla socks Beginner's Stitch Sampler Scarf by Kristina Tucker in Chunky Berocco Vintage Rate Your Date: Wendy finished: One Going Up sock Sheila finished: Vanilla sock Snuggle Sack and Hat (see her project page for details) Whirlwind Romance: Nothing Future Dates: Wendy wants to knit Fox Paws by Xandy Peters and will rip out old sweater that are too large and reknit sweaters that fit Sheila will finish what she has, and work on baby gifts. Baubles & Bling: Sheila purchased: Turtlepurl Yarns Self-Striping sock yarn in the Nano colorway Gypsy Girl Creations yarn in the Tackle and Glacier Bay colorways Crazy Dog Yarns in the Maple Leaves in the Fall colorway Fiber Optic Yarns gradient set in Cherries Jubilee   Gossip & Innuendo: We picked four more winners of the Shawl Charity contest! Wendy will attend the Fiber Festival of New England - her only event this whole year. Fiber Events None until 2017

Episode 233: OOOOO The Force Awakens!

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