Sorry we took a little unexpected month long break there! We both had a super busy September! We're excited to be back though!  News: Kitty With A Cupcake and Junkyarn will be having a trunk show at Brooklyn General in late September for a NY metro area yarn crawl - Exclusive yarns from Lauren will be featured at Knits and Knots Tahoe for the Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl 9/21 - 9/24 Emily will be vending at Bitchcraft Fair in Louisville on 10/1 https://bitchcraftfair.ticketspice.com/bitchcraft-fair-louisville-2023 Emily will be vending at the World Oddities Expo in Baltimore on 10/7 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-oddities-expo-baltimore-tickets-465041560827   FO: Lauren - Ancestors’ Journey sock test knit in upcoming self striping colorway for Serendipitous Wool’s 5 year anniversary, pattern by Disturbing the Fleece https://www.disturbingthefleece.com/ - Jeweled Facets crochet shawl by Knot Bad Britt  https://www.knotbadbritt.com/patterns/p/jeweled-facets in the Dreamhouse Mini Skein Set, a sample for the Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl     WIPS: Emily  - 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 - a second Kino Cowl, an Andor inspired pattern in collaboration with Fifty Fathom Knit https://www.etsy.com/shop/FiftyFathomKnit           Acquisitions:   Lauren - 3 foster kittens named Jacen, Ezra, and Sabine! - Camtono safe - LothCat ring from Rocklove Jewlery - Sabine hoodie from Her Universe   Emily - neat pins from Disney featuring Figment, Bandleader Mickey, and Chopper   Occult Corner: Why was arsenic like catnip to the Victorians?   Self Promotion:     Lauren will be offering exclusive mini skein kits through Knits and Knots Tahoe for the Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl