I’m so excited that for most of you, this will be your first steek! Eek! I love how brave you all are, and I really hope your trust in me pays off. The best part is, we've got a bunch of experienced steekers who can help us through this with moral support! But we don't need to worry about all that yet. Today we focus on the first clue. It's been a bit of a wait but it's officially out! If you have already purchased the pattern, check your inbox for a notification about the pattern update, then refresh your Ravelry library to download the newly added Clue 1 file. If not, you can still grab it here. There’s also a few tutorials waiting for you here on Skool! Just head over to the Classroom tab and find the Rujuu course. Let the fun begin! I can’t wait to see all your amazing projects! P.S. A little note on spoilers! To keep things simple and fun for everyone this year, we won't be using spoiler photo covers or separate clue threads. This means you'll likely see WIP photos out in the open as each clue is released. If you're starting a bit later and want to keep the surprise, it might be best to hop back on here only when you're ready to see the images.

Thr good news is the yarn weights between the Wensleydale and Romney/Alpaca are closer than I thought they'd be. Surprisingly, the off white, 2 ply Wensleydale fingering/sport is noticeably thinner than the 3 ply black fingering, even blended with silk/mohair. A double strand of silk/mohair should help. Debating on the Lilac. I have to find a proper match of silk/mohair for that one. Otherwise I kind of like the combo. I'm still short on 'C', the off white. I remembered I have some Felted Tweed that could work. ☺️ Oh, and I got gauge!! 😁

I have enough grey/brown Romney/Alpaca for the main and border, or I could go with a black border, or just us the black Wensleydalewith silk/mohair doubled for 'B'. I don't have enough of 'C'. May have to dive through that sock yarn pile. 😁 Thinking....

Is anyone considering holding a kidsilk in tandem to give some fuzziness? ..... or, more importantly, would it be stupid to hold a kidsilk for only a few motif sections instead of throughout the entire sweater? (E.g. would stripes of halo look silly?)

I have been thinking about how often knitting and crochet projects stall and how much quiet guilt we attach to that. A project gets put down for a day.Then a week.Then it lives in a bag while we tell ourselves we will come back to it soon. In my experience, projects do not stall because of skill or motivation. They usually stall because life changes, energy dips, or the project asks for more decisions than we have space for. A few things that genuinely help when something feels stuck. Try reducing the project to just five minutes of stitches. No finishing, no fixing, just five minutes. Change the context rather than the project. A different room, chair, or time of day can make a surprising difference. And ask one honest question. What do I need from this project right now. Enjoyment, learning, or something easy to hold. I am curious, when a project stalls for you, what usually helps you move forward or let it rest without guilt?