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I finished my first (of many) October KAL projects this week! This first one is for the   Hops & Hanks Fall KAL , and it's knit with a new exclusive base of yarn available at  A Good Yarn Sarasota  called  A Good Yarn Fingering . You can choose from a 50g skein for $15 or a full 4oz skein for $32. I used a 50g skein in the Autumn Jewels colorway, and I have enough left over to knit another pair of socks or perhaps even a matching hat! Knit with A Good Yarn Fingering in Autumn Jewels Speaking of which....this pattern is from my back catalog,  the  Sweetest Baby Socks . When I originally designed these socks, I used one of my favorite superwash yarns for gifted items, Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock. Knit with Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Sunshine While I would still very much recommend this yarn, the put-up has changed for Shepherd Sock, which makes purchasing a skein of it specifically for this project a tad impractical (however, if you have a...

Win these needles in the Conversation Socks KAL ! How is it already October?! I feel like I've been saying this every month - and I probably have. At any rate, I'm excited that autumn is finally here: it's my favorite time of year, made better only by so many exciting things happening in the world of fiber. Next week is Spinzilla , but there are also a ton of KALs happening which I can't resist joining. Translation: I will be doing ALL OF THE THINGS and then some this month. The first KAL one that's near and dear to my heart, because it features my designs! The Conversation Socks KAL starts today, and it was officially announced last week here on the Knitter's Pride blog . Basically, you just have to knit any 1 of my 5 Conversation Socks  patterns during the month of October and tag your project with "KPConvoSocks" in your Ravelry notebook to be entered to win a Dreamz DPN Sock Set, generously provided by Knitter's Pride! While I'm thin...