So, I over shot on Rich's second sock. It's kind of the first sock, which was already completely knit, but in the wrong size. I frogged it down to the right spot on the toe increases, and started knitting again. Then, I knit about two inches past where I needed to start the heel. So, you can see that my mind is really firing on all cylinders right now.

Now that Amira's birthday has past and I have given her the mitts, I can share the finished picture with you! These are made with a burgundy Classic Elite Lush from my ancient stash. It is truly lush, with a fiber content of half angora and half merino wool. Our weather just got colder again, so I know these will help keep her warm at work and when she is out in the frigid air.

I had intended to start knitting the larger version of Saint Patrick using this yarn for my Malabrigo March project this month. I might still begin it in this month, but with everything else going on, it will not be finished this month. If you don't already subscribe to my newsletter, check out the link below, as this pattern will be re-released in an expanded form with both sizes of the shawl when the rights to it return to me. My newsletter subscribers will receive an extra discount when that happens.

Please keep praying for our family. We are being held up by those prayers. We are seeing God's hand in our lives and the lives of our family members in so many ways. If you want to help in a financial way, please consider checking out my stash and book offerings on Ravelry.

We still haven't finished Three Bags Full, but we are close. When I reminded Rich that it was written by one of his people, he said it made the whole story make more sense.

Our local theater has been running Tolkein Tuesdays, and it has made me want to read the books again. We require our kids to read the books before they see the films, so Nejat finished Fellowship of the Ring just as we drove to the parking spot at the theater. She literally finished the last paragraph when Rich got the car in park. Unfortunately, she didn't finish Two Towers in time for that movie, but we do own them at home, and said she could watch them with us as soon as she finished the book. If, by some miracle, she finishes that and Return of the King, or even just to the point before the scouring of the Shire (Blast You, Peter Jackson for leaving that out of the films!), we will let her watch.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 10:15 PM