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Winding Down the Read Along Knit Along

November 13, 2017 1 Comment

The Scarf of Dreams by Heidi Gustad - a mystery knit along design inspired by The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The biggest and best Read Along Knit Along yet is winding down this week. Officially it ended yesterday, but there are enough people super close to finishing that we’ll savor this really fun knit along for a few more days. The giveaway has been extended for a couple more days, and if you participated in the RALKAL, even if you’re nowhere near finishing on time, you can enter to win an awesome prize pack at the bottom of this post.

Since the holidays are barreling toward us all like a runaway train, today I’m going to go ahead & share some favorite WIP shots and finished projects from RALKAL. These shots all came from the lovely Hands Occupied Ravelry Group, where we’ve been discussing The Night Circus as we knitted our mystery infinity scarves, and from folks on Instagram who have shared their progress using #ralkal & #scarfofdreams. 

@zuezuesknots' The Scarf of Dreams
via @zuezuesknots
 

@egonzalez74's The Scarf of Dreams WIP
via @egonzalez74
 

The Scarf of Dreams WIP @hpknittingguild
via @hpknittingguild
 

@antiquotidian's The Scarf of Dreams
via @antiquotidian

RALKALIRL

I want to give Chicago’s Firefly Fiber Arts (a favorite local yarn shop)a huge shoutout today too! They so graciously allowed me to host the first ever in-person Read Along Knit Along weekly meetup, aptly nicknamed RALKALIRL, in their shop every Friday night for the last 6 weeks. This coming Friday, we’ll be hosting a final RALKALIRL where we’ll have a fashion show for everyone who completed The Scarf of Dreams, and I can’t wait to share the action. We’ll also have our drawing for our RALKALIRL prize pack, which should be fun. For a peek at the fun we’ve been having at Firefly this fall, check out #ralkalirl on Instagram, and if you’re in the Chicago area, you’re welcome to join us from 4-8 pm this Friday, 11/17. :)

The crew at one of our RALKALIRL evenings at Firefly Fiber Arts in Chicago.
via @fireflyfiberarts
 

@sage_elle_o_v_e and Heidi at RALKALIRL
via @sage_elle_o_v_e 
 

Last call for the RALKAL giveaway!

The RALKAL prize pack is open for entries for a couple more days (I’ll post the winner in the Ravelry Group and in the next Picks of the Week). Up for grabs: A skein of Leading Men Fiber Arts Soliloquy yarn in the Evil Queen colorway, a gift pack of Eucalan Delicate Wash in 5 amazing scents, plus a Love+Leche lotion bar that comes in a drawstring bag that makes a great a mini project bag.

  Leading Men Fiber Arts' Soliloquy yarn in Evil Queen
To enter the giveaway, use the box below. Open to US, UK, Canada, Denmark, Germany & Australia. 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! Full terms & conditions available by clicking the link in the box provided.

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Giveaway prizes were provided by Leading Men Fiber Arts, Eucalan & Love + Leche.

Filed Under: Knit Along, Knitting Tagged With: kal, knit along, ralkal, ralkalirl, read along knit along, the night circus, the scarf of dreams

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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  1. Becky

    November 17, 2017 at 11:05 am

    I am so excited to learn I won! I enjoyed this RAL/KAL so much that I feel like I won a prize already with my beautiful cowl! This was also my first venture in to audio books and I’m hooked now. Thank you for a wonderful experience and the lovely prize!,

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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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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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Peg boards and craft room organization go together Peg boards and craft room organization go together like peanut butter and jelly. So, as you can see, do latch hook tools and screwdriver organizers! 🪛 
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I think this trick translates to any tool with a thick handle, so leather working tools, punch needles, print making tools, etc. should work! What other tools am I, a needlecrafter, blanking on right now? 
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