Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Nepenthe is an orphan, raised in the Royal Library of Raine, and she’s become one of their best translators and scribes. One day, a young mage gives her a scroll that has so far defied translation – it’s a book written in an alphabet of thorns, […]
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Pattern: Kensington Mitts by Annie Modesitt from Jane Austen Knits 2011 Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in the cordovan colorway Needles: Size 4 DPNs My Kensington mitts are done, and boy do they take terrible pictures. You really need to be wearing these to appreciate them – it stretches the pattern out nicely, and the ribbed section
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Aislinn can see the Fae – an ability shared by her grandmother, who has taught her to hide that gift, for if the faeries ever found out she could see them, terrible things would happen to her. One place she’s found a sanctuary is her friend
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Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Set in the a small village outside London during Elizabethan times, this version of the fairy tale is the story of sisters Blanche and Rosamund Arden, who live with their mother at the edge of the village. They make a fair living gathering herbs there, because
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A LibraryThing Early Reviewers Book. This book is a good overview of the various mythologies and beliefs of the Celtic world. It touches on the old gods and goddesses, folk traditions, the roots of the Arthurian legends, and some interesting ideas about shamanistic practices. It’s got a more scholarly than new–agey tone to it (a
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The bulbs are out in nearly full force – the tulips are just about to come out (some early ones already are), and most everything else is already out. My favorites (the muscari) are out in the back yard, and the Solomon’s seal is starting to poke its way above ground. This was the first
My newest project (which I actually cast on last Saturday) is Annie Modesitt’s Kensington Mitts from the 2011 Jane Austen Knits. I’ll admit, when I saw the pattern, it immediately made me think of the Regency dress I’ve been meaning to make, because I’m planning on doing a short-sleeved dress, and since these are elbow
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. “Mirrinor – it was the Place of Islands, the Land of Still Waters, where every lake was strewn with islands, and every island was strewn with lakes. Indeed, it was hard to tell whether the region was mostly above water or below it. Tall snowmint trees
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Pattern: Ruched Yoke Tee by AnneLena MattisonYarn: Cascade Ultra Pima in the Juniper colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs Version two of the Ruched Yoke Tee is done. I did it with a smaller needle size this time, which is already definitely better. I still added a little extra length before decreasing the bust, but I had
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Sorcha is the youngest child of the Lord of Sevenwaters, and the only daughter. With their mother dead, she and her brothers mean everything to each other, and her brothers have protected her as she’s grown up. Their lives are shattered when their father takes a
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