About this episode
News: Emily has a free pattern coming out on 4/12! The Vanilla Macaron shawl is a garter stitch crescent shaped shawl specially designed for sock sets that are too pretty to hide in socks, pique your appetite for crescent shawls with this free pattern and then look into the Macaron Box collection. The next chance to get Emily’s merch in person will be in Louisville at the Spring Into Derby Art Fair, April 22-24 https://www.paristown.com/springintoderby FO: Emily - Several pieces of original art featuring watercolor backgrounds and ink drawings of various animals Lauren - Improvised yoga socks in Havirland, Sotterly Sock base ‘Bug Hunt At Outpost Nine’ Starship Troopers inspired sock set https://www.etsy.com/shop/havirland , sock recipe is available as a blog post for patrons! - Comfort Zone Hat designed by Emily, knit in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Ruby Red colorway, size large on size 2 needles for a baby sized hat https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/comfort-zone-hat WIPS: Emily - LOTR sock design in Valkyrie Fibers High Twist BFL base, Shadowfax and Tinuviel colorways - Slipped Stitch Macaron Box crescent shawl design in Junk Yarn Totally 90’s Witch sock set https://www.junkyarn.com/ - Vanilla Socks in Knit Picks Felici, Game Over colorway Lauren - Northeasterly, scrappy blanket in DK - LOTR sock design in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Bill The Pony and Thranduil colorways Acquisitions: Emily - A haul of art supplies, including watercolor paper pads, gouache paints, and Posca pens Lauren - hand painted card and echinacea seeds from a friend - two packages of DK scraps from lovely Coven members to feed the blanket! Occult Corner: We chat about the Malleus Maleficarum, the OG witch persecuting manual from the 1400’s. http://www.malleusmaleficarum.org/table-of-contents/ Self Promotion: The Macaron Box collection of crescent shawls using sock sets will debut in Emily’s Ravelry and Payhip stores on 4/12 with the Vanilla Macaron shawl and the Lavender Macaron shawl (featuring eyelets and a lace edging) at the introductory price of $5. As more designs get added to the collection the price will increase, but savvy knitters who buy now will receive additional patters for free as the collection updates *wink* The Fiber Coven will be hosting Lauren’s There And Back Again KAL for all of 2022, see the public blog post on our Patreon for all the details!