Here you can see a little more of those slippers I mentioned last week. I restarted the toe, both because I didn't like the fabric I was getting with the smaller needles and because the rate of increase on the toe was too steep, and looked a little too elfin. They are toe up, and I used the Middle Eastern cast on, sometimes called Turkish cast on, because which better one to use for an Arab lady who is making slippers themed on an Arabic wind? I decided that my swatch from last week would be blocked and turned into a bookmark, and voilà: I have another finished object for the year!

Also, I finally got some photos of the Kabsa mitts worn. If you would like to beta knit the mitts from last week and make at least one of them, I would truly appreciate it. Please contact me to receive the pattern for free and the details for the beta knit.


We are still reading Little Town on the Prairie, though we are rather close to being finished, only four chapters to go. I am nearly finished with Babel, too. We start our Songs of Praise study group next week, and I am so excited!


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