Winner + WIP Wednesday

Happy WIP Wednesday! I'm starting today off in the most fun way possible - announcing the winner of the Manos Alegria giveaway for the Holla Knits blog tour! The lucky person is lindaran; I will be in touch with you to arrange for the delivery of your prize. Thanks so much to everyone who entered this contest!

And now, onto the WIPs - I only have a few still on the needles after a pretty productive 3-day weekend! I finished and blocked the top yoke of the Lake Michigan Tee, then seamed and picked up for the body to knit in the Knight colorway of Skein Top Draw Socks. It's kind of at an awkward-to-photograph stage at the moment:

I made a little bit of progress on the destash Rikke hat, though it's probably not very interesting to look at. It is, however, very soft, and I think my aunt will look good in it!

I also started working on the stitch pattern section of the Bowdoin Hat from Holla Knits, which I am knitting with a skein of Sincere Sheep Tenacious Sock in the incredibly vibrant Vit C colorway. This project is pretty timely because there is a giveaway happening on the designer's blog this week, giving you a chance to win a copy of the Bowdoin Hat pattern, a skein of KnitPicks Stroll Fingering, and a mini bento bag project carrier! Click here to check out the giveaway, and be sure to share it with a friend!

That's it for me as I prepare to head to Columbus this weekend for the TNNA trade show, but I'll be back here on Friday to share which projects I have recently finished!

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