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Indulge Yourself With Easy Elegance

Hi {!name_fix} - Woosh! October is gone. I hope you enjoyed Beaded Crescent Neck Lace. As a bonus, I plan to post in the next week or so about how you can resize Beaded Cresent for future projects if you want to.

Since the word might not have gotten out as well as I had hoped, I've extended the entry deadline for submissions to October's KAL Photo Challenge page. Upload a picture of your completed or in-progress Beaded Crescent Neck Lace through Nov 9. The photo collection will be open to popular choice voting Nov 10 - 15. You could win with a picture of your fabulous project! More info

Let's kick off November's KAL! Easy Elegance Mitts are easy to make, yet look so classy. Knit them with or without beads. For the beaded version, you will learn several ways to knit smaller-holed beads into yarns that are thicker or textured.

The pattern will be available to KnitHeartStrings members as a FREE DOWNLOAD around November 10th. Watch your email inbox for announcement or check the Free KAL area to not miss out! You can gather your materials and supplies now with this Shopping List so that you are ready to knit.

Note: Premium Level members have early access now. Check the Premium Area for your bonus pattern via Ravelry Delivery that includes both the mitts and a coordinating hat.

October Prize Drawing congratulations go to Betsy (BMoran) who won the Special Edition Kit for Swags of Lace Cresent Scarf. Thanks to everyone who entered.

November's Prize Giveaway is over a pound of assorted quality Dale yarn -- 11 balls in all. Great for one-skein projects and scrap-ghans. Take a look!

Happy knitting!

p.s. Have you heard? A premiere event is going on over at Ravelry. It's the 2013 Indie Design Gift-A-Long, KAL/CAL of epic proportions being held on Ravelry by an elite line-up of over 170 worldwide independent designers, including yours truly Jackie E-S/HeartStrings! More info