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Read Along Knit Along Sponsor Spotlight

September 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Read Along Knit Along is brought to you by LoveKnitting, Eucalan & Knitter’s Pride.

The Read Along Knit Along prize pack always impresses, and this one's no exception. Take a closer look at Knitter's Pride's Rainbow Knit Blockers, Eucalan fiber wash, and an exciting gift certificate from LoveKnitting. :)
Every time we do the Read Along Knit Along, we’ve managed to put together some pretty exciting prize packs. This go around, our excitement includes colorful knit blockers from Knitter’s Pride, a travel pack from Eucalan fiber wash, and a generous gift certificate from LoveKnitting. Let’s take a closer look at each prize, shall we? And if you’re participating in the RALKAL, just scroll to the bottom of this post to enter. 

Knitter’s Pride Rainbow Knit Blockers

The Read Along Knit Along prize pack always impresses, and this one's no exception. Take a closer look at Knitter's Pride's Rainbow Knit Blockers, Eucalan fiber wash, and an exciting gift certificate from LoveKnitting. :)
How adorable are these?! The rainbow color palette makes me think of a trendy kids toy, don’t you? Squeeing over the cute factor aside, you might be wondering what knit blockers even are. They are an alternative to individual pins for blocking your knitting (or crochet), particularly sections of knitting where you might want 4 or 8 pins lined perfectly in a row to even out an edge. Knitter’s Pride’s Rainbow Knit Blockers are great. They come in a sturdy box for safe storage, and they’re obviously nice to look at too. In addition, they’re rust proof, and the holes in their plastic tops can be used to even out tension across multiple blockers. Pretty awesome!

Eucalan’s Getaway Gang Pack

The Read Along Knit Along prize pack always impresses, and this one's no exception. Take a closer look at Knitter's Pride's Rainbow Knit Blockers, Eucalan fiber wash, and an exciting gift certificate from LoveKnitting. :)
Eucalan Delicate Wash is probably the most widely-recognized delicate “detergent” for blocking and washing hand knits and for good reason. Eucalan comes in 5 gorgeous scents: eucalyptus, lavender, grapefruit, natural & jasmine (Lavender is my current personal fave). They also have these cool wipes that serve as an on-the-go alternative to detergent pens for the inevitable day when you *gasp* spill something stain-y on something handmade. For the RALKAL giveaway, the winner will get a Eucalan Getaway Gang, a pack featuring two sample sizes of each scent of delicate wash, a travel mending kit, an emery board, and 6 of those awesome travel wipes too.

LoveKnitting Gift Certificate

Last but not least, LoveKnitting has also provided a generous $100 gift certificate for this prize pack. Our lucky prize pack winner will definitely have fun spending (Digital gift certificates aren’t exactly fun to photograph, but they’re sure fun to use!)

Enter to win the Read Along Knit Along prize pack

Must be over 18 and a Read Along Knit Along participant to enter (we validate entries). If you’re on mobile, you’ll need to click a button that takes you to the entry page. If you’re on the desktop site, you’re all good to go right here! Open to North America, Europe (including U.K.) & Australia. 

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The Read Along Knit Along is brought to you by LoveKnitting, Eucalan & Knitter’s Pride.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

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When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn, you immediately think sweater, right? 
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My wardrobe could use another handmade sweater - I’m thinking something simple, seamed and with a decent amount of ease for potentially wearing tucked in with jeans or skirts. 🤔 
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Yarn: @universal_yarn Fibra Natura Cobblestone in Antarctica and Dragon’s Breath, wound in thick skeins of 100% superwash wool that’s a light DK weight.
How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
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Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on / a.k.a. crochet provisional cast on, scrap yarn cast on
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I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
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I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
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The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
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I learned several names for this method while researching this video & post. Crochet provisional cast on, one-step cast on, scrap yarn cast on - if you know even more names for this technique, please share! 
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Working on a sample for some upcoming videos. It’s an overcast day with intermittent sunshine & I have a scruffy little sidecar. 🐶 Can’t complain! 
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What’s on your needles this week? 
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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