Hello there and welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 34 – Sock Season
 
In this episode, I cover: CALs, Yarn review; Final Destination; En Route; Designs in Progress; Feeding the habit; Quick News Beats; Big Uo and J’adore?
 
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1 - #SockAlong 2018 CAL
This CAL is starting to shape up rather nicely.  Here’s what you can look forward to:
It runs from Saturday 29th September – 31st October 2018.
You can join in with crocheted or knitted socks.
Designers, podcasters and yarn dyers are getting involved with the CAL.
You can get the full details closer to the CAL start date on both Ravelry and Instagram (#SockAlong2018)
Tamara is organising a blog hop which will start on the 15th of September, two weeks before the CAL starts.
The chatter thread(s) will be available on Claudia (Crochet Luna’s Ravelry page), the FO thread will be hosted by Kathryn from the Crafternoon Treats podcast Ravelry Group and I will head up the Instagram # and information.
Behind the scenes, we are pulling together some great crocheted sock patterns for you to try out. These range from free to paid for and beginner onwards. 
My blog hop is all about choosing the right yarn for crocheted socks and that will come out before the CAL starts so that you have time to get your paws on yarn if you need to.
There will be prizes for winning entries into the Ravelry FO thread and those using #SockAlong2018FO
The CAL officially starts on 28th September when a bunch of us will be gathered for a picnic at Yarndale.

 
 2 – Yarn review – ‘Tor’ – Blacker’s 2018 birthday yarn
Blacker Yarns sent the podcast some of their latest birthday yarn to squish and review.  I asked for some extra skeins so that another clan member could also have a squish with it.  I sent three of the mini skeins to Jo (@jofeatherandthreads on Instagram) and I have been playing with the other three mini skeins.
Jo's full yarn review is up in the yarn review Ravelry thread in The Crochet Circle Group. 
 

 

 
3 – Final Destination
I finished yet another Loft which is a crocheted DK version in gorgeous wine colours.  Again, this is in Knit by Numbers by John Arbon Textiles and will be available to squish on their show stand.
 
When I was over in Northern Ireland, Louise at Lighthouse Yarns gave me some vintage Irish linen.  I have about 1kg of this linen left after I crocheted up a Zeens & Rogers Market Bag for a friend. 
 
 
 
I did manage to whip up a pair of my standard socks using the Alley Cat (AKA Dirty Tiger) yarn that I bought over at Ewe & Ply in July.  I have used West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply for the contrast heel and toes in colourway ‘Poppy Seed’.
 
 
 
4 – En Route
Time is 100% against me at the moment.  I have very little personal crocheting time and so things like my summer top have languished in a project bag.  I am desperate to get to it but I just have too many design and show deadlines at the moment.  
 
My Verity V neck is my only real WIP at the moment.  Once this episode is out, I plan on getting some time back for me, myself and I. 
  
5 - Designs in Progress
Here is the pashmina/cowl that I have been working on, called Arete.  You can see where it will be steeked - where the stitches differ.  It's going to be nail-biting stuff!
 
 
 
6 – Feeding the habit
I took a little look in my Stash Palace the other month and felt a little overcrowded by it all.  That is usually a good time to stop spending or at the very least, slow it down and concentrate on making things instead.  I even declined more Icelandic wool from my Dad…
 
That said, I had some lovely t