News:

• Emily and Kemper will be having a festive Barbie trunk show at the Barbie Party at Freeman’s Creative in Durham, NC on 7/22 https://www.freemanscreative.com/

FO:

Lauren - Vanilla hat in Arkaik fibers Human Behaviour colorway https://arkaikfibres.com/ held double with Make it Tweed

WIPS:

Emily  - Maema cardigan by Pip and Pin  https://www.pipandpin.ca/shop/p/qkhuxyly0m9upaofgle03mar2nrx4o in Junk Yarn, Penelope colorway, Boss Sock base https://www.junkyarn.com/

- Northeasterly Blanket in Lantern Light Fellowship of the Rings Advent calendar mini skeins https://www.lanternlightyarn.com/

- Mount Pleasant top from Pip and Pin Designs https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mount-pleasant in Junk Yarn cotton in He’s Just Ken (pink) and Mermaid (lavender) https://www.junkyarn.com/

- Witches Brew socks in the Steven (Steven Universe) self striping from Valkyrie Fibers https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/witchs-brew-socks

Lauren - Heirloom Temperature Blanket by Suraya Hossain in Valkyrie Fibers Rainbow Temperature Gradient https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heirloom-temperature-blanket

- Vanilla hat in Anzula Fibers held double with Make it Tweed

- multipurpose wearable tube improvised design in Rapunzel Fiber Arts Chaos Theory handspun

- Meiloorun Shawl by Knit Graffiti https://knitgraffiti.com/shop/meiloorun/ in undyed yak, two skeins from Sister Ananse Yarn, fingering weight yak blend base in the Dreamland and Etherial colorways https://naimabondart.com/collections/hand-dyed100-merino-wool-yarn and a sock set from Serendipitous Wool https://www.serendipitouswool.com/

Acquisitions: None this week, try again next week, capitalism!

Occult Corner: Emily tells us about the origins of Tarot as an occult practice from its beginnings as a regular European card game.   We learn about the Tarot de Marseilles deck, from which most modern tarot decks are descended.

Self Promotion:

Emily will be offering her Zodiac pin collection on her website in the summer of 2023, you can display your Big Three in Emily’s signature style!

Lauren will be having a big Star Wars themed update in early August as well as a “Clone Wars Women Take No Shit” self striping collection on July 16th