Lots of stuff going on at Handknit Heroes Central… and a lot not going on, too!

First: Upcoming Events!

I’ll be at Sock Summit in booth 726 in Portland, Oregon from August 6 to 9– hope to see you there! We’ll have comic books, t-shirts, and some snazzy new knitting patterns, including our first sock pattern. The sock pattern is an intermediate pattern, but it’s a fun one for sock knitters.

I’m also going to be at the Seattle Mariners Stitch n Pitch on August 27. This should be very exciting– I love baseball, and have wanted to go to a Stitch n’ Pitch since I first learned about it. I’m definitely looking forward to cheering for the Royals (I often cheer for the away team… somebody should!) and spreading more Handknit Heroes joy around the world!

Play Yarn Dash, Enter to Win Stuff

From July 15-31, the Handknit Heroes home page has an image for Play Yarn Dash, a type of online scavenger hunt where you log your visit at participating fiber and yarn related companies to enter and win cool prizes donated by the participating shops. Find the corresponding link on one of our other pages to log your visit. Play Yarn Dash is free to play, and you get a free knitting pattern when it’s all over.

Keep the Fleece!

The Keep the Fleece deadline for the Worlds Longest Scarf project is approaching in September. If you’d like to participate in the Handknit Heroes scarf and team, let me know– we’ll get you set up!

Meanwhile the Keep the Fleece contest has a deadline of September 1st. Handknit Heroes is proud to be a category sponsor for the GI Joe category for any natural fiber item made by a man.

What Else is (Not) Happening

Unfortunately, we had a minor setback in producing the comic book. Among other delays (writer’s block: mine), Marc threw his back out and is laid up. So he’s resting up and we’re sending him lots of get well wishes.

His pain is your gain, though. Since Issue #3 is going to be delayed, we’re sending out a special bonus pattern to all subscribers at the end of August. It’ll be a fairly easy pattern– if you knitted the bag from Issue #2, you’ll be able to make the pattern in Issue #3, and I think you’ll enjoy both knitting and wearing it. It’s my way of giving Marc a break in the schedule so he can recover, while still giving our subscribers something fun to enjoy while you wait for him to recover.

Shoutouts

A BlogHer Blog Shoutout! Thanks!

Unrelated to HKH, but still cool: “Hilariously, Yumi’s power is related to knitting and the little outfits she creates for Kansuke. Once he steps into one of her outfits, Kansuke becomes human-ish and has the ability to fight on his partner’s behalf.“