The baptismal gown will not dry! Curse you winter! In the meantime, I am working on this stocking, and hoping to have it finished before Thanksgiving. The color on this is more of. a reddish violet, it looks more maroon in the picture. Once the gown is finished, finished, finished, and the stocking is completed, then I will permit myself to cast on something new. There are a lot of deadline knits/crocheted projects that I am starting to get a little nervous about, but I have over a week to finish most of them.

And that something new is likely to be something chosen from the amazing 221 Gift A Long designers! I am participating as a designer again this year, and always look forward to and enjoy making other designers' patterns at the end of the year. Chatter has started on Ravelry already, and you can follow along on Instagram, as well. (Though, is anyone else frustrated that IG is getting rid of the ability to follow hashtags? Now, I will not be able to see all the posts regarding the GAL!) Please join us in the fun and camaraderie in whichever way you can. There are games and prizes, hundreds and hundreds of participants to chat with, learn from, and admire. You will have access to all the participating designers, who will be happy to answer any of your questions and help with your projects. Make a gift or two for the holidays, or make something for yourself!

As a participating designer, I have a bundle of 20 patterns on sale on Ravelry, beginning tomorrow at 5:00 pm / 1700 Eastern Standard Time (2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time) through the end of the day (EST) November 27, 2024, using the coupon code giftalong2024. Because I know some people have trouble using Ravelry, I also have the same bundle of patterns on sale at my PayHip store, with the coupon code giftknitting for the same duration.

We are getting closer with Emma, I have finished both Double Grudge Donuts Doughnuts and Lemon Tart and I've gotten a tiny bit of reading in on Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages. I'm not sure what I think of the Lemon Tart/Sadie culinary series. It is written by an LDS author, from an LDS publisher, and that is fine. However, it gets some non-LDS things, not quite wrong, but a little off. Also, I started the next book in the series, and she identifies American scones as a deep fried item, which is only true in Utah, and makes the main character say disparaging things about tea, rather than just drinking her peppermint tea and being happy.

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Labels: Books, Design, Giftalong, Homemaking, Knitting, Patterns, WIP, Yarn Along

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 7:55 AM