My two projects right now are still the baptismal gown and the Jamal mitts. I think I have made enough progress on the second mitt to decide what to do with the first one, and I am getting ever nearer to the finish line on the gown. This gown has gone much more slowly than I expected it to, but that is in part because of the delays in the baptism, leading to me adding length to the skirt, and in part beause the skirt is the same circumference as a sweater for me, only longer than I usually make the bodice for my own sweaters.

The kids and I are hoping to be finished with Sense and Sensibility in the next week, but at the same time are enjoying the dénoument. I'm still reading Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories and picked up Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages again, which is good reading for me.

We are just about to start the Around the World Stitch Along sale in preparation for the cast on and kick off of the full event on Tuesday, July 15. My bundle of five patterns (on PayHip and Ravelry) will be on sale for 25% off beginning at 5:00 pm PDT on Friday, July 12, through the end of the day PDT, Friday July 19, 2024, using the coupon code SAL2024. Mine is not the only sale bundle, either. We have 27 designers this year, all with beautiful patterns available to make and each with five patterns for sale. I love this event. It is not too large, and we really get to know the designers and participants. I hope you can join us either in our Ravelry group or on Instagram. We have different ways to participate on both platforms, and prizes for games and finished objects.

Besides that, I have a surprise, one day, sale on my pattern Saint Veronica, both on PayHip and Ravelry. On Saturday, July 13, the Feast of Saint Veronica, for 24 hours (again, PDT), the pattern is 30% off with the coupon code SaintVeronica.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 9:25 AM