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Another RALKAL is in the books!

April 5, 2017 1 Comment

Join the Read Along Knit Along, make a pair of fun socks & enter to win a bundle of prizes!
Thank you, everyone, for another successful Read Along Knit Along! With all of the extraordinary circumstances happening in my life last month, I appreciate SO MUCH how everyone came together to keep talking about books and socks while I was indisposed. I have big plans for the next Read Along Knit Along, which we’ll do this fall! Like huge plans – a design inspired by one of my favorite books ever, a design I’ve been envisioning for over a year, and BIG prizes. Seriously. Everything is for sure in the development stages, but keep your eyes peeled for announcements coming late this summer. I can’t wait!

Giveaway winners!

On to what you’re here for – the announcement of the giveaway winners. :) Congratulations to Ravelry user debwendler for being our first RALKAL finisher, and she’s won literary-inspired yarn from Skeins in the Stacks. Congrats are also in order for knittingibird for winning the overall RALKAL giveaway prize, a copy of Barbara Walker’s A Treasury of Knitting Patterns (the source of the rickrack rib stitch used in this design) as well as a gorgeous skein of ColorPurl High Street yarn in Deep Space (the gorgeous blue yarn you’ve seen in all of the photos for this KAL!).

ColorPurl High Street Yarn in the Deep Space colorway - a rich combination of royal blue and navy hues.
A huge thank you to ColorPurl and Skeinsinthestacks for sponsoring yarn giveaways during this RALKAL! The giveaway book was provided by me. 

Filed Under: Knit Along, Knitting Tagged With: giveaway, kal, Knitting, ralkal, read along knit along, reading, the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad (she/her) is a craft book author & designer specializing in yarn crafts. Her work combines vintage and modern design elements, prioritizing color and graphic motifs. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. DebbieW

    April 5, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    Thanks for a great RALKAL, both book and pattern! I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next installment, I always love finding out about other people’s favorite books and I definitely appreciate learning new knitting patterns!

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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), and I’ve been helping yarn crafters untangle various techniques on the internet since 2010. I got my start here, as a blogger, and since then I’ve shared more than a few tutorials here and on YouTube as I’ve grown as a pattern designer. 🧶 

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