News: No news from us this week!

FO:

Emily - Vanilla socks in Queensland Collection, Perth Base

Lauren - Flower Moon pouch and Strawberry Moon pouch from our Power of the Full Moon club.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/1028038844/power-of-the-full-moon-quarter-two

WIPS:

Emily - Vanilla socks in BaH Yarns To Go Boldly colorway, Kracken Base https://www.brendaandheatheryarns.com/

- Waxing Moon - Full Moon Version, pattern available in the Fiber Coven Discord https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/waxing-moon-shawl---full-moon-sample

-knit in the Earl Grey Alice in Wonderland Advent colors  https://earl-grey-fiber-co.myshopify.com/

Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

- Vanilla socks in Opal Sweet & Spicy, colorway 6755

- Vintage knit afghan

Acquisitions:

Lauren - Storyteller yarn Mini skeins and a tarot inspired sticker from Knits and Knots Tahoe https://www.knitsandknotstahoe.com/

- Teal Torch Knits TTK Sock base, Rainbow Sherbert and Lemon Lime Fizz colorway https://tealtorchknits.com/

- OnLive Supersocke, colorway 2462

- Mr. Valkyrie found me some cool ram’s horns in the woods!

Emily - None

Occult Corner: The magic and mythology surrounding crossroads!

Shameless Self Promotion:

Emily’s Kickstarter has launched with great success!  Do you need witchy merit badges?  You know you do.  There’s new stretch goals now of some super kawaii tarot inspired charms!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/magical-merit-badges-a-witchy-pin-collection

News: No news from us this week!

FO:

Emily - Colorwork hat design in Ella Rae DK https://woolery.com/ella-rae-dk-merino-superwash-yarn.html Look for the pattern coming out for free through The Woolley soon!

- DK weight woven scarf in Malabrigo Arroyo, warp Pearl colorway, weft Marta colorway

Lauren - Pink moon pouch from our Power of the Full Moon club

WIPS:

Emily - Vanilla socks in Queensland Collection, Perth Base

- Granny strip crochet blanket

Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

- Vanilla socks in Opal Sweet & Spicy, colorway 6755

- Vintage knit afghan

Acquisitions:

Lauren - stickers and cards from Geneva Bowers www.GenevaB.com www.GDBee.store

Emily - Moon phases mug from JaMpdx www.jampdx.com

Occult Corner: Moon phases and magics!  The Hood Witch has a great cheat sheet for all you witchy folks https://www.thehoodwitch.com/8-phases-of-the-moon

Shameless Self Promotion:

Witch’s Brew Knee-High sock pattern from Emily now available for free to Patron and is for sale through the usual locations https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/witchs-brew-socks

Quarter 4 of the Power of the Full Moon Club is available for pre-order in Emily’s Etsy shop!  Each month included a Valkyrie Fibers mini skein, spell pouch patter, hand poured tea light, art postcard with a full moon ritual, plus some little extras! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake

Emily’s Kickstarter has launched with great success!  Do you need witchy merit badges?  You know you do.  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/magical-merit-badges-a-witchy-pin-collection

News: No news from us this week!

FO:

Emily - Vanilla socks in Regia

- Buck moon pouch from our Power of the Full Moon club

Lauren - Vanilla shortie socks in Havirland Yarns, Pax Sock base, an old Stranger Things themed colorway https://www.etsy.com/shop/havirland

- another marled vanilla beanies for eventual gifts or donation

WIPS:

Emily - Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Old Rusted Chair, Rebel Girl colorway, Sock base https://oldrustedchair.com/

- Vanilla socks in Queensland Collection, Perth Base

- DK weight woven scarf in Malabrigo Arroyo, warp Pearl colorway, weft Marta colorway

Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

Acquisitions:

Lauren - iPad Pro 11” plus Apple Pencil

Emily - rad stickers from Quill and Crown on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuillandCrown

Occult Corner: Silphium, the plant the Romans ate and screwed into extinction! It was supposedly delicious, and good for many medicinal uses, but we’ll never know, thanks to those horny Romans.

Shameless Self Promotion:

Quarter 4 of the Power of the Full Moon Club is available for pre-order in Emily’s Etsy shop!  Each month included a Valkyrie Fibers mini skein, spell pouch patter, hand poured tea light, art postcard with a full moon ritual, plus some little extras! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake

Emily also has a Kickstarter campaign that launches on 8/17!  Do you need witchy merit badges?  You know you do.  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/magical-merit-badges-a-witchy-pin-collection

kittywithacupcake.com has all your pertinent links to all things Emily!

Lauren is having a Loki themed shop update on Sunday 8/15 at 9am PST.  There will be a restock of Glorious Purpose and Kneel as well as a new, retro looking, self striping colorway called For All Time. Always.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe

News: No news from us this week!

FO: Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

- Two marled vanilla beanies for eventual gifts or donation

WIPS:

Emily - Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Old Rusted Chair, Rebel Girl colorway, Sock base https://oldrustedchair.com/

- Vanilla socks in Regia

- Waxing Moon - Full Moon Version, pattern available in the Fiber Coven Discord https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/waxing-moon-shawl---full-moon-sample

-knit in the Earl Grey Alice in Wonderland Advent colors  https://earl-grey-fiber-co.myshopify.com/

- Lace Shawl design with beads in Knit Picks Luminance Lace in the Kind colorway

Lauren - Vanilla shortie socks in Havirland Yarns, Pax Sock base, an old Stranger Things themed colorway https://www.etsy.com/shop/havirland

Acquisitions: None this week!

Occult Corner: Tarot for Yes/No questions, from us two tarot newbies.  We do some live readings about less personal topics!

Shameless Self Promotion:

Quarter 4 of the Power of the Full Moon Club is available for pre-order in Emily’s Etsy shop!  Each month included a Valkyrie Fibers mini skein, spell pouch patter, hand poured tea light, art postcard with a full moon ritual, plus some little extras! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake

News: The Stripes in Space Shawl MKAL has officially blasted off and will run through the end of July!  See our social media and public Patreon posts to lean more!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripes-in-space-mkal

FO:

WIPS:

Emily - Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Old Rusted Chair, Rebel Girl colorway, Sock base https://oldrustedchair.com/

- Vanilla socks in Regia

- Granny Stripe crochet blanket

Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

- Spinning in mystery deep stash and Malabrigo Nube Lavanda (66) colorway, intended to become a fingering weight two ply

- Vanilla shortie socks in Havirland Yarns, Pax Sock base, an old Stranger Things themed colorway https://www.etsy.com/shop/havirland

Acquisitions:

Emily - McKay’s Books http://www.mckaybooks.com/ Second hand copies of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitting Without Tears and The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery

- Craft South http://www.craft-south.com/  some cute fat quarters of fabric to sew some lavender sachets

- Haus of Yarn http://www.hausofyarn.com/ Old Rusted Chair, Upload colorway, Sock base; Malabrigo Sock in Persia colorway, Malabrigo Rios in Cumparsita colorway

- Sapphire and Sage   http://sapphiresagebtq.com/  Some cute pocket rocks!

Lauren - Gorjue lipstick in the Spicy Tuna Roll and Cheese Pizza shade https://gorjue.com/

- Stasher silicone zip bags www.stasherbag.com

- A whole box of snacks from her partner’s fire crew

Occult Corner: The west coast’s most famous haunted house, The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California.  For a good overview of the history, Lauren recommends episode 79 of the Lore podcast “Locked Away”

Shameless Self Promotion:

Lauren will be having a shop update on Sunday 8/1 at 9am PST!  There will be a new lace weight base, avocado dyed BFL Tweed and Flutter Lace, and a new self striping colorway “Glorious Purpose” inspired by the new Loki series. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe

Quarter 4 of the Power of the Full Moon Club is available for pre-order in Emily’s Etsy shop!  Each month included a Valkyrie Fibers mini skein, spell pouch patter, hand poured tea light, art postcard with a full moon ritual, plus some little extras! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake

The MKAL is no longer a mystery!  All the clues are revealed and the pattern is available in full (see link in the news section)

News: The Stripes in Space Shawl MKAL has officially blasted off and will run through the end of July!  See our social media and public Patreon posts to lean more!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripes-in-space-mkal

FO:

Lauren - Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Mitchell’s Creations Drunken Unicorn Colorway, Lagniappe base  www.mitchellscreations.com (a second one, for a friend)

WIPS:

Emily - Lace Shawl design with beads in Knit Picks Luminance Lace in the Kind colorway

- Colorwork hat design in Ella Rae DK https://woolery.com/ella-rae-dk-merino-superwash-yarn.html

- Vanilla socks in Regia

Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

- Spinning in mystery deep stash and Malabrigo Nube Lavanda (66) colorway, intended to become a fingering weight two ply

- Vanilla shortie socks in Havirland Yarns, Pax Sock base, an old Stranger Things themed colorway https://www.etsy.com/shop/havirland

Acquisitions:

Emily - Gorjue lipstick in the Send Noods shade https://gorjue.com/

- Beam watercolor palette Spectrum 11 https://www.beampaints.com/

Occult Corner: Architecture as a fictional character, from gothic horror literature to modern cartoons!

Shameless Self Promotion:

Quarter 4 of the Power of the Full Moon Club is available for pre-order in Emily’s Etsy shop!  Each month included a Valkyrie Fibers mini skein, spell pouch patter, hand poured tea light, art postcard with a full moon ritual, plus some little extras! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake

The MKAL is no longer a mystery!  All the clues are revealed and the pattern is available in full (see link in the news section)

News: The Stripes in Space Shawl MKAL has officially blasted off and will run through the end of July!  See our social media and public Patreon posts to lean more!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripes-in-space-mkal

FO:

Lauren -Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Spectre 4 colorway

WIPS:

Emily - Lace Shawl design with beads in Knit Picks Luminance Lace in the Kind colorway

- Buck Moon Pouch design (its still a secret though)

Lauren - Aura Sweater by Gingko B https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aura-sweater  in Valkyrie Fibers Suri Fluff

- Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Mitchell’s Creations Drunken Unicorn Colorway, Lagniappe base  www.mitchellscreations.com (a second one, for a friend)

Acquisitions: None this week!

Occult Corner: Widdershins and Deosil!  What are these words and where do they come from?

Shameless Self Promotion:

The MKAL is no longer a mystery!  All the clues are revealed and the pattern is available in full (see link in the news section)

Emily has a new pattern out!  Knitting on Ice, adorable and cozy leg warmers made with fingering weight and mohair held double. Can be worn scrunched up for a retro look or pulled up to keep those calves warm.  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knitting-on-ice

Lauren’s self striping colorway Progress (based on the Progress Pride Flag!) is back in stock for pre-order (or ready to ship, depending on when you see this) on High Twist BFL and Matte Sock.  If you wanted to knit Emily’s new leg warmers, there is some OOAK Suri Fluff in stock as well! https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe

News: The Stripes in Space Shawl MKAL has officially blasted off and will run through the end of July!  See our social media and public Patreon posts to lean more!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stripes-in-space-mkal

FO:

Emily - Vanilla socks, toe up, in Valkyrie Fibers High Twist BFL, Spearmint Tea and Witch’s Brew colorways

Lauren - Linen Stitch bandanna cowl inspired by Emily’s Foul Temptress pattern in handspun https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foul-temptress

- Ripple Crop Top by Jessie Maed Designs in handspun https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-crop-top

WIPS:

Emily - Lace Shawl design with beads in Knit Picks Luminance Lace in the Kind colorway

- Vanilla Socks, cuff down in Regia self striping yarn

Lauren - Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripple-bralette in Valkyrie Fibers Matte Sock base, Spectre 4 colorway

Acquisitions:

Emily - Gift of a sheepy project bag from her Mother in Law

- Spider Plant and Samurai Sansevria from Grow General

- Pocket rocks of various types!

Lauren - sampler pack from Woodstock Coffee Co  https://www.thewoodstockcoffeecompany.com/

Occult Corner: Our last color to chat about: gold! 

Shameless Self Promotion:

The MKAL is no longer a mystery!  All the clues are revealed and the pattern is available in full (see link in the news section)

Our Patreon has a lengthy video of Lauren’s partner dyeing a sock blank and sharing his opinion on trees. https://www.patreon.com/posts/53372792

Emily has updated her etsy shop with lots of lovely candles!  Go get that Blueberry Cheesecake smelling one before it sells out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyWithACupcake

Lauren is having an exciting shop update on Sunday 7/11 at 9am PST, there will be the brand new self striping colorway Progress (based on the Progress Pride Flag!) on High Twist BFL and Matte Sock.  In the event that what has already been dyed sells out, a preorder option will go up in the shop.  There will also be some OOAK Suri Fluff! https://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkyrieFibersTahoe