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New Cepheus Atom Monster - The Rad-Stalker (Mutated Deinonychus)
Here is a mutated variant of the classic pack-hunting dromaeosaurid, ready-made for the rules-light post-apocalyptic settings of Cepheus Atom.The Rad-Stalker (Mutated Deinonychus)The Rad-Stalker is a terrifying twist on pre-collapse cloning experiments gone wrong, further warped by centuries of background radiation. They are larger than their ancestors, measuring roughly 4 meters long, Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com0
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D100 Kull Era Atlantean Relics and Monster Encounter Tables For A Sword & Sorcery Sword of Cepheus 2nd edition
The Pre-Cataclysmic age of King Kull is a brutal world of crumbling obsidian towers, ancient serpent cults, and blood-soaked bronze. For a Sword of Cepheus (2nd Edition) campaign, navigating the untamed wilderness of Atlantis or the decaying cities of Valusia requires a unique blend of weird science-fantasy and raw grit.d100 Prehistoric & Sword & Sorcery Monster EncountersThese Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com0
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Wednesday Comics: DC, October 1985 (week 1)
My mission: to read DC Comics' output from January 1980 (cover date) to the end of Crisis. This week, I'm looking at the comics that were on stands in the week of July 4, 1985.
Crisis on Infinite Earths #7: This double-sized issue was heavily advertised in the previous month. Given that the number of crossovers also pick up this point, it feels like at over halfway done, Crisis is really getting started in earnest. Most of the issue, though, is Lyla explaining the retconned history of Krona and the creation of the multiverse to a group of heroes assembled from each of the 4 Earths. Then, Pariah tells his part in inadvertently releasing the Anti-Monitor. Blue Beetle is amusingly cast in the roll of testy, brass-tacks guy, and keeps telling them to get to the point.
The point is that a selection of the most powerful heroes form the Earths are going to take the battle to the Anti-Monitor, using Alexander Luthor as a gateway There seems to be the pattern of selecting the real heavy hitters, but also people with matter transformation or light powers, so we get 2 Supermen and Supergirl, of course, but also Firestorm, the Ray, and Dr. Light. Most of the team is tied up with fighting rock monsters of some sort, but Dr. Light and Superman make it to the Anti-Monitor's central machine being used to merge and annihilate the worlds. I don't recall that has his plan before, anyway, Anti ambushes them and starts beating Superman to death, but Supergirl hearing his cries, rushes to the rescue. She pounds the Anti-Monitor into his machine and keeps pounding him, telling Dr. Light to get Superman away. Supergirl manages to destroy the Anti's armor, but she's distracted for a moment to yell at Dr. Light to get out, Anti strikes back and bathes her in anti-matter.
Supergirl dies, but the machinery is destroyed and the Anti-Monitor has to flee. Dr. Light is inspired by the heroics she saw and vows to be less selfish. Earth-One Superman is, of course, devastated. The issue ends with a memorial for Supergirl one Earth where Batgirl eulogizes her friend.
This was a well-done issue and sort of sets the style of how "big character deaths" will be handled in events in the years to come.
DC Comics Presents #86: This is a Crisis crossover issue, Kupperberg and Hoberg/Hunt bring back a villain from Kupperberg's Supergirl run and give us a view of Supergirl's time just before Crisis #7. In fact, her emotionally supporting her friend Batgirl in Crisis #4 is portrayed again in this story. With the weird storms in the skies as a portend of doom, Supergirl and Superman are distracted by the unusual appearance of twin black holes in a certain sector of space. When they investigate, the Supergirl foe Blackstarr emerges from one of the holes. At first, they think she's the cause of the cosmic upheaval. Supergirl is quicker to be convinced otherwise than her cousin. Blackstarr for her part, views Superman as the culprit due to a misreading of the spacetime. Kara has to keep the piece until the other two see their errors, and they are all able to join forces, buying the universe a little extra time against the anti-matter wave pushing on it. Blackstarr disappears and Superman and Supergirl precede to the next, uh--Crisis.
Fury of Firestorm #40: Conway and Clark/Akin/Garvey bring Ronnie to graduation day. While Firestorm makes an appearance there isn't a super-villain and very little in the way of superheroics. Instead, Ronnie first has to deal with accusations of cheating (his grades have gotten better, but its due to absorbing knowledge from Stein when they were in gestalt) which he overcomes by taking an oral exam, and the bullying of Cliff Carmichael, which he conquers by not being so reactive. His newfound maturity helps to patch out a disagreement with Doreen. The two plan to go to Vandemeer College--but so is Carmichael. Firestorm also gets served notice Felicity Smoak is suing him, and Ronnie and Stein meet Ronnie's Dad's new girlfriend--Smoak!
Hex #2: I picked up this issue as a kid, but it was the last one I would get for a while. I think the place I usually bought comics didn't carry the title, because most of the covers I never remember seeing. Fleisher and Texeria/Janke pick up where the 1st issue left off, and they keep a breakneck pace up pretty much the whole issue. We rewind to the skies above Vietnam to meet the troops in the helicopter that almost crashes into Hex. He helps the survivors out of the wreck, and while they are on the run from Borsten's soldiers, the information Hex has allows them to piece together a bit of what is going on. One of the soldiers, Harris, is black, and is a bit hostile toward Hex due to his Southernness, understandable given the events of the era he came from, and Hex's Confederate uniform. They still manage to work together to stay alive though. When, Stiletta reappears and offers them help breaking into Borsten's complex to get them home, they all jump at the chance.
It's all a setup. Two of the soldiers are killed by a trap, and Harris susses out Stiletta is a robot leading them into an ambush. Hex and Harris have to fight their way out, but Harris is caught behind an energy fence. Hex can't get to him, so the other soldier tells him to get out, which Hex does. Again, he's on the run on a stolen motorcycle in the desert.
Justice League of America #243: Conway and Tuska/Machlan continue the story from last issue. Aquaman and Mera return to the base to find the team gone to Canada. Meanwhile, Vixen frees the group put in a hole under a boulder by Amazo, and Martian Manhunter and Gunn explore the mystery of how Amazo got out the Fortress of Solitude and what he's up too. They learn of prospector Jake MacGregor's grudges and obsessions, now assumed by Amazo. Ultimately, J'onzz confuses Amazo by appearing as MacGregor, giving Aquaman the opening he needs to defeat the android.
In the aftermath, Aquaman announces he's leaving the team to save his marriage. He seems an abrupt exit, but I think Conway realized that the King of the Seas was a poor fit for the idea of a more street level team based in Detroit.
Tales of the Teen Titans #58: Wolfman and Patton/Tanghal finish up the new Fearsome Five story. Most of the issue is the fight between the Titans and the Five, accentuating the theme of the Titan's teamwork allowing them to hold their own against their more powerful foes. In the end though, it's Jericho that really saves the day for them, and so at the end of the issue they officially make him a member.
The Fearsome Five is also likely hampered by Psimon disappearing. He's whisked away by the Monitor to appear in Crisis on Infinite Earths #1.
Victor undergoes surgery to make him Cyborg again due to his injuries, and the team rallies around him to show their support.
The editorial tells us this is the last original issue of Tales. Reprints will begin with the next issue, starting with a reprint of the new Teen Titans first appearance.
Vigilante #23: Kupperberg and Smith/Mitchell continue the story from last issue, but slow things down to deal with Marcia's and Adrian's relationship. There's a strange storm in the sky (the Crisis most likely) as Marcia demands answers from Adrian about what's going on. And honestly, it's overdue. It is difficult to sympathize with him because he's been behaving so erratically, so Marcia has every reason to think he's mentally ill. And she might be right! At first, he's able to convince her to give him more time, but when she catches him with a gun preparing to look for the killer Vigilante, he's only option to keep her from walking out is starting to tell her the whole story.
Crisis on Infinite Earths #7: This double-sized issue was heavily advertised in the previous month. Given that the number of crossovers also pick up this point, it feels like at over halfway done, Crisis is really getting started in earnest. Most of the issue, though, is Lyla explaining the retconned history of Krona and the creation of the multiverse to a group of heroes assembled from each of the 4 Earths. Then, Pariah tells his part in inadvertently releasing the Anti-Monitor. Blue Beetle is amusingly cast in the roll of testy, brass-tacks guy, and keeps telling them to get to the point.
The point is that a selection of the most powerful heroes form the Earths are going to take the battle to the Anti-Monitor, using Alexander Luthor as a gateway There seems to be the pattern of selecting the real heavy hitters, but also people with matter transformation or light powers, so we get 2 Supermen and Supergirl, of course, but also Firestorm, the Ray, and Dr. Light. Most of the team is tied up with fighting rock monsters of some sort, but Dr. Light and Superman make it to the Anti-Monitor's central machine being used to merge and annihilate the worlds. I don't recall that has his plan before, anyway, Anti ambushes them and starts beating Superman to death, but Supergirl hearing his cries, rushes to the rescue. She pounds the Anti-Monitor into his machine and keeps pounding him, telling Dr. Light to get Superman away. Supergirl manages to destroy the Anti's armor, but she's distracted for a moment to yell at Dr. Light to get out, Anti strikes back and bathes her in anti-matter.
Supergirl dies, but the machinery is destroyed and the Anti-Monitor has to flee. Dr. Light is inspired by the heroics she saw and vows to be less selfish. Earth-One Superman is, of course, devastated. The issue ends with a memorial for Supergirl one Earth where Batgirl eulogizes her friend.
This was a well-done issue and sort of sets the style of how "big character deaths" will be handled in events in the years to come.
DC Comics Presents #86: This is a Crisis crossover issue, Kupperberg and Hoberg/Hunt bring back a villain from Kupperberg's Supergirl run and give us a view of Supergirl's time just before Crisis #7. In fact, her emotionally supporting her friend Batgirl in Crisis #4 is portrayed again in this story. With the weird storms in the skies as a portend of doom, Supergirl and Superman are distracted by the unusual appearance of twin black holes in a certain sector of space. When they investigate, the Supergirl foe Blackstarr emerges from one of the holes. At first, they think she's the cause of the cosmic upheaval. Supergirl is quicker to be convinced otherwise than her cousin. Blackstarr for her part, views Superman as the culprit due to a misreading of the spacetime. Kara has to keep the piece until the other two see their errors, and they are all able to join forces, buying the universe a little extra time against the anti-matter wave pushing on it. Blackstarr disappears and Superman and Supergirl precede to the next, uh--Crisis.
Fury of Firestorm #40: Conway and Clark/Akin/Garvey bring Ronnie to graduation day. While Firestorm makes an appearance there isn't a super-villain and very little in the way of superheroics. Instead, Ronnie first has to deal with accusations of cheating (his grades have gotten better, but its due to absorbing knowledge from Stein when they were in gestalt) which he overcomes by taking an oral exam, and the bullying of Cliff Carmichael, which he conquers by not being so reactive. His newfound maturity helps to patch out a disagreement with Doreen. The two plan to go to Vandemeer College--but so is Carmichael. Firestorm also gets served notice Felicity Smoak is suing him, and Ronnie and Stein meet Ronnie's Dad's new girlfriend--Smoak!
Hex #2: I picked up this issue as a kid, but it was the last one I would get for a while. I think the place I usually bought comics didn't carry the title, because most of the covers I never remember seeing. Fleisher and Texeria/Janke pick up where the 1st issue left off, and they keep a breakneck pace up pretty much the whole issue. We rewind to the skies above Vietnam to meet the troops in the helicopter that almost crashes into Hex. He helps the survivors out of the wreck, and while they are on the run from Borsten's soldiers, the information Hex has allows them to piece together a bit of what is going on. One of the soldiers, Harris, is black, and is a bit hostile toward Hex due to his Southernness, understandable given the events of the era he came from, and Hex's Confederate uniform. They still manage to work together to stay alive though. When, Stiletta reappears and offers them help breaking into Borsten's complex to get them home, they all jump at the chance.
It's all a setup. Two of the soldiers are killed by a trap, and Harris susses out Stiletta is a robot leading them into an ambush. Hex and Harris have to fight their way out, but Harris is caught behind an energy fence. Hex can't get to him, so the other soldier tells him to get out, which Hex does. Again, he's on the run on a stolen motorcycle in the desert.
Justice League of America #243: Conway and Tuska/Machlan continue the story from last issue. Aquaman and Mera return to the base to find the team gone to Canada. Meanwhile, Vixen frees the group put in a hole under a boulder by Amazo, and Martian Manhunter and Gunn explore the mystery of how Amazo got out the Fortress of Solitude and what he's up too. They learn of prospector Jake MacGregor's grudges and obsessions, now assumed by Amazo. Ultimately, J'onzz confuses Amazo by appearing as MacGregor, giving Aquaman the opening he needs to defeat the android.
In the aftermath, Aquaman announces he's leaving the team to save his marriage. He seems an abrupt exit, but I think Conway realized that the King of the Seas was a poor fit for the idea of a more street level team based in Detroit.
Tales of the Teen Titans #58: Wolfman and Patton/Tanghal finish up the new Fearsome Five story. Most of the issue is the fight between the Titans and the Five, accentuating the theme of the Titan's teamwork allowing them to hold their own against their more powerful foes. In the end though, it's Jericho that really saves the day for them, and so at the end of the issue they officially make him a member.
The Fearsome Five is also likely hampered by Psimon disappearing. He's whisked away by the Monitor to appear in Crisis on Infinite Earths #1.
Victor undergoes surgery to make him Cyborg again due to his injuries, and the team rallies around him to show their support.
The editorial tells us this is the last original issue of Tales. Reprints will begin with the next issue, starting with a reprint of the new Teen Titans first appearance.
Vigilante #23: Kupperberg and Smith/Mitchell continue the story from last issue, but slow things down to deal with Marcia's and Adrian's relationship. There's a strange storm in the sky (the Crisis most likely) as Marcia demands answers from Adrian about what's going on. And honestly, it's overdue. It is difficult to sympathize with him because he's been behaving so erratically, so Marcia has every reason to think he's mentally ill. And she might be right! At first, he's able to convince her to give him more time, but when she catches him with a gun preparing to look for the killer Vigilante, he's only option to keep her from walking out is starting to tell her the whole story.
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Meditations on the classic In Search of the Unknown (Module B1, written by Mike Carr in 1978) module Adapted To OSR Rpg systems especially The Adventurer, Conqueror, King Second Edition - Part Six
Arriving at the iron docks of Krag-Ghar is a jarring sensory assault. The humid air smells of sulfur, stagnant lake water, and melting pig iron. Huge, soot-stained chains dangle from the cavern roof to steady the suspended stalactite city above, while the green glow of phosphorescent moss reflects slickly off the carapaces of the Chitin Regime guards. This blog post picks right up from Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com0
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REVIEW CORNER: PURR EVIL # 1
PURR EVIL # 1 Writer: Mirka Andolfo Artist: Laura Braga Inker/Background Assistant: Giovanni Manca Colorist: Bryan Valenza Letterer: Fabio Amelia Cover Date: July 2026 Rating: 07/10 The latest release from…
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Born Under the Wrong Sign, But Destined to Change Everything.
TIGER GIRLS Coming Soon from Maverick In a World Marked by the Zodiac, One Girl Must Decide Whether to Accept Her Fate—or Rewrite It FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 29, 2026…
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The Downloaded
yt4The Downloaded Author: Robert J. Sawyer Published: 2024 by Shadowpaw Press When you pick up a book by Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer, expectations are naturally high. His impressive body…
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FIRST LOOK AT MOON EATERS
UNLEASH A BRUTAL WORLD OF CULTS, CRIME, AND FERAL MYTHOLOGY Hearts will pound in this ferocious, neo-noir nightmare, where a fugitive and a cult hunter fight to survive one savage…
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Renegade Game Studios Names Dhaunae De Vir Director of Roleplaying Game Brand
Veteran World of Darkness publisher and former White Wolf business development lead joins Renegade to help steward its rapidly expanding RPG portfolio
?Renegade Game Studios is an award-winning publisher of tabletop games and roleplaying games, known for brands including Heroscape, Axis & Allies, Vampire: The Masquerade, G.I. JOE, Transformers, and Power Rangers. Most recently, Renegade launched the Dungeon Crawler Carl Roleplaying Game, which became the most-funded game in BackerKit history.De Vir brings more than fifteen years of experience in roleplaying game publishing, licensing, and business development, with deep roots in the hobby.Early in her career, De Vir founded Biblioteca Oscura, the Spanish-language licensed publisher for various World of Darkness lines. Under her leadership, the company published more than 35 titles and ran a V20 crowdfunding campaign that became the fifth most-funded crowdfunding project in Spain across all categories. She also distributed the Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Deluxe books across Europe after founding the V20 Europe initiative, and produced a 1,200-person Vampire: The Masquerade event in Madrid.Recently, De Vir has held business development and partnerships management roles at Paradox Interactive and White Wolf where she led the international expansion of World of Darkness roleplaying games across languages, territories, and licensing partners. She also co-created and spearheaded the Storytellers Vault, a community content platform that opened new ways for fans to create, share, and publish material for World of Darkness. She is also an advocate for the ethical use of AI through the AI Ethics Alliance, which she founded in Brussels. Through this alliance, she works to shape responsible AI practices by connecting education, governance, and cross-sector collaboration, with a focus on helping organizations and communities understand and adopt AI in ways that are ethical, inclusive, and socially beneficial.“Dhaunae has spent her career building real, lasting communities and partnerships.” said Scott Gaeta, President & Publisher at Renegade Game Studios. “Our RPG business has rapidly expanded, and Dhaunae is exactly the kind of leader we need to help steward that growth while strengthening the relationships that make these games thrive.”“I am thrilled to join Renegade as Director, RPG Brand,” said De Vir. “I have spent much of my career working with roleplaying communities, licensed worlds, and passionate fanbases, so this role feels like a natural next step. Renegade has shown real care for the brands it publishes, and I am excited to help grow these lines while honoring what makes them meaningful to players.”De Vir’s arrival comes as Renegade continues to grow its RPG division. With upcoming 2nd Editions of its Hasbro RPG line just announced, the EXODUS RPG in partnership with Wizards of the Coast and based on the upcoming video game from Archetype Entertainment, and as it prepares to release the Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG based on Matt Dinniman’s smash hit LitRPG series of the same name.Fans should also look for an announcement very soon about a new franchise joining the Renegade RPG line-up.
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A 1d100 Random Prehistoric Swamp Encounters On Retro Pulp Venus Table For Cepheus Engine rpg & 2d6 Old School Science Fiction Rpg
Welcome back to the steaming, perpetual overcast of Cytherea! Adapting this setting for the Cepheus Engine (and classic 2D6 sci-fi systems) means swapping generic fantasy descriptions for explicit mechanical hazards: Endurance (END) checks, Survival skill throws, vacuum/hazard suit tracking, and raw UWP-style planet side dangers.The untamed, hostile wild of Pulp Venus — where planetary Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com0
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Yalla! Is an Arabic Middle-Grade Graphic Novel From Oni Press for English Readers About Immigrating, Learning a New Language…and Fighting Monsters?!
Join the Magical, Heartful Adventure Next Summer from Debut Writer Ameen D.B., Illustrator Ismael Hernández, and Oni Press! COVER BY ISMAEL HERNANDEZ PORTLAND, OR (JUNE 29, 2026) AHLAN WA SAHLAN! Oni…
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2000 AD Prog 2489 preview
2000 AD Prog 2489 UK RELEASE DATE: 1st July £3.99 LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 15th July $7.99 COVER: STEVEN AUSTIN In this issue: JUDGE DREDD // THE OUBLIETTE by Ken…
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MTG | Marvel Super Heroes Product Guide
The mighty heroes, scheming villains, and sidekicks in between have been unleashed in Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes! Released on June 26th, the newest set features incredible illustrations,…
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RICH REVIEWS: SUPERGIRL: Truth. Justice. Whatever.
Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home. Director: Craig Gillespie…
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SLAMMIVERSARY results
Triple threat match Elayna Black defeated Indi Hartwell and Mara Sadè by pinfall Singles match Ricky Sosa defeated Eric Young by pinfall TNA X Division Championship Ultimate X match Cedric…
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FORBIDDEN DOOR results
Singles match Drilla Moloney defeated Daniel Garcia by pinfall TBS Championship Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match Maika defeated Skye Blue by pinfall AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Divine…
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Nimble and Goblins
My gaming group got together last night and did our first session of our Parsulan campaign using Nimble. Basically, we completed character generation and did one combat to try out the rules. A faerie beloved by a village they happened to be stopped in is kidnapped by goblins and the party went after them. They took out about 10 of them, but the group with the faerie got away.
The system worked pretty well. Despite our unfamiliarity, it certainly went faster than 5e would have.
Besides the Nimble rules, the players used the Local Experience tables I had come up with for the various important places. These are the characters:
g'Mbalisto (Tug): A dwarf Oathsworn (a Paladin, essentially) from the Lightbearer Republic. He's also been a gladiator in Mayura in the past.
Pan(demonium) (Gina): A darkling Songweaver (bard) from the Durendine Confederation. A forrmer rabble rouser and busker.
Frea (Andrea): A human (thought changed into a more felinoid form by a curse of a wizard of Abraxad) Cheat (thief).
Tamarra (Kathy): A human Shepherd (a cleric, more or less) from the Lightbearer Republic. Her parents died in the Kakharoth Wastes.
Aelarion (Bob): Human Stormshifter (the stuff people like about the druid). He's from a small town near the Dagard Mountains.
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Integrating Adventurer Conqueror King System II (ACKS II) with the legendary, chaotic, and maximum-gonzo DNA of Dave Hargrave’s Arduin Grimoires - Random Fey & Fairy Encounters
Here is a d100 random encounter and prompt table designed specifically for the Adventurer Conqueror King System Imperial Imprint (ACKS II). This post picks right up from Integrating Adventurer Conqueror King System II (ACKS II) with the legendary, chaotic, and maximum-gonzo DNA of Dave Hargrave’s Arduin Grimoires - Converting The Techno PC Class To ACKS II Part IIBecause ACKS II Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com0
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Video of the Day – SYFY: Doctor Who’s The Master in 2 Minutes, 2017
The post Video of the Day – SYFY: Doctor Who’s The Master in 2 Minutes, 2017 appeared first on Blogtor Who.
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Ridgeline Stripes Crochet Hat
What's better than a new crochet pattern? What if we make it a set? Say hello to the Ridgeline Stripes Crochet Hat! This reversible design creates a textured beanie with two looks, featuring Katia Merino Baby. And it's part of the Hat of the Month Club 2026! Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links; materials provided […]
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