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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, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. 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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