News: Join in on the Juneteenth Make Along hosted by The Black Knitter (on ig and YouTube), cast on 6/11 or later and finish projects by 7/3 to qualify for prizes!  Projects using designs, yarns, fiber, notions, or bags from black owned fiber artists and small business owners qualify!  Some prizes might even be from Valkyrie Fibers! Through Pride Month Lauren is hosting a fundraiser for Point of Pride, who help trans folks get access to gender affirming healthcare.  Donating money is rad as hell, but Point of Pride also gives out affirming/supportive notes with the free binders/shapewear that they send out.   Here’s the link to their letter writing program: https://www.pointofpride.org/letter-writing 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/ Emily will be vending at PopCon Indy from 8/25 - 8/27 https://popcon.us/popcon-indy/   FO:   Lauren - Vanilla hat in Knit Picks Stroll Koi Pond colorway - Lake Rainbow paint and sip painting (with a bonus Appa!)   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/ - Vanilla socks in Lang Jawolle self striping colorway - 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/     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 Arkaik fibers Human Behaviour colorway https://arkaikfibres.com/ 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:   Lauren - two skeins of Make it Tweed by Rico Creative   Emily - Lego Dots sew on patch   Occult Corner: we talk about the many colors of Jasper, a very pretty aggregate quartz!    Self Promotion:   The Pronoun Pal Kickstarter will debut on 6/13!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kittywithacupcake/pronoun-pals-a-pride-pin-collection   Emily will be offering her Zodiac pin collection on her website in July, you can display your Big Three in Emily’s signature style!   Totally 90’s merch is now available on Emily’s website!   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 in July