One of my Daily Guideposts devotionals, Helping Others Find Jesus, is posted on the Guideposts website! I hope you enjoy it!
Michael’s Gray and Brown Scarf I had just written a scene in Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 5: Prisoner where my character Michael gives the heroine a very significant scarf. When looking for a stitch pattern, I found the one used in “#31 Comfort either for a Lady or Gentleman” in The Lady's Assistant , volume 2 , published in 1842 by Mrs. Jane Gaugain, pages 125-126 (click on the link to view and/or download the free PDF of the digitally scanned book). When I did test swatches, it turned out to be a pretty eyelet pattern that looks like branches or vines winding upward. I tried the pattern as a parallelogram scarf and discovered that the pattern has a changeable orientation, looking vertical or diagonal depending on how you looked at it. So I decided to use this pattern, knitted as a parallelogram, as Michael’s scarf. I decided to use a smaller needle and add a slip stitch in the pattern to make the eyelets a bit more close and less lacy. When paired with a brown an
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I enjoyed the read.
Yes, just being there for someone with the very little things at times, even if we are unawares, can be so helpful. Just offering someone a glass of water at the right moment might even save a life.
When I get more time, I really would like to get into your books. I already have Protection For Hire. I hope they are doing well for you!
Have a great week!