handmade by stefanie

What a difference a week has made....for some projects! With the Royals in the World Series, I found myself doing a tour of dimly-lit bars to watch as many games as I could (my very lucky husband actually got to go to Game 2 at Kauffman Stadium last Wednesday!). This meant that I needed to work on projects which didn't require too much of my attention, and so my go-to project became a pair of socks which I never blog about (more on them later this week) and the sleeves for my Pennant Cardi . The night the Royals won the World Series, I finished the sleeves and was ready to join them to the body of the sweater as soon as I got home! Of course, now I need to spin the yarn which I'll be using for the colorwork in the yoke.....so this project will be on the back burner til that happens. Even though my Broad Shoulders KAL project doesn't leave the house, I managed to make some some decent progress - as you can see, I finished the left front and am now about halfway through...

Fall's arrival has given me major startitis, and in addition to the Broad Shoulders sweater KAL I'm leading now through December 13, I've been unable to resist several more -alongs which are taking place in October, such as..... Weekend KAL This is a freeform KAL happening now through October 30th, and participants can knit any project from Jen Geigley's Weekend for a chance to win a mystery prize (knowing Jen, it'll be totally awesome)! To me, this book is absolutely perfect for handspun yarn, and I've already picked out a few skeins from my stash to use this month. If you missed my review of this great new book, click here to get caught up . Then check out all of the KAL details here on Jen's website !   Toy-along This one's happening here in the Victorian Studio Podcast group on Ravelry , and it's another freeform KAL allowing participants to knit or crochet any toy project they like for a chance to win some great prizes! I have be...