My October pen & ink lineup is finally settled 🍂
I finally settled on my October pen & ink lineup, and I’m really happy with how these pairings came together. 🍂
I started with a much larger pile of possibilities, so I swatched everything first and let the colors narrow it down. The final six are:
• Golden Journey — Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo
• Pelikan M200 Apricot Achat — Pilot Iroshizuku To-ro
• Tortoise Estie — Esterbrook x Bungubox Kingfisher
• Bordeaux Kaweco Sport — Birmingham Pen Co. Iron Ore
• Slate Blue TWSBI Eco — Van Dieman’s Nightfall
• Purple Monteverde Ritma — Pilot Iroshizuku Syun-gyo
The swatch page is probably my favorite part of the process. Seeing all six together made the final choices so much easier — and I love that the overall palette feels very October without being aggressively orange/brown.
Which pairing would you pick as your favorite?
And what are you all inking up for October?