Petunia’s Fingerless Gloves
Materials:
1 skein medium-weight yarn
Size 8 (US) double-pointed needles
Instructions:
Cast on 40 stitches, dividing between three of the needles. Place marker at beginning of row and join for working in the round.
Knit in a 3×2 rib (knit 3, purl 2) for 1 inch.
Thumb: Bind off the first 6 stitches, continue working the row in pattern. On the next round, loosely cast on 6 stitches, continue working the row in pattern.
Work the 3×2 rib for 5 inches, or as long as desired. Bind off loosely in pattern, weave in ends.
Cast on the second glove immediately.
Rose’s Baby Blanket
Materials:
140 yards medium-weight cotton yarn (approximately)
1 skein novelty yarn such as pompom or faux fur
Size 10½ (US) double-pointed needles
Size 10½ circular needles in 16” and 32” lengths
Instructions:
On one double-pointed needle, cast on 4 stitches.
Row 1: (Knit 1, yarn over) repeat to end. You now have eight stitches. Divide them onto three of the double-pointed needles and join for working in the round.
Row 2: (Knit 2, place a marker) repeat to end.
Row 3: (Knit to marker, slip the marker, yarn over) repeat to end.
Row 4: Knit all stitches, carefully slipping markers.
Repeat rows 3 and 4, switching to circular needles as needed.
When you can no longer fit more stitches onto the 32″ needle, the blanket will be large enough. Switch to the novelty yarn and bind off all stitches. Weave in ends.
Acknowledgments
Great things come in threes, so as soon as I started working on Princess of Glass, I knew that I would need to write a third book about the Westfalian princesses or it just wouldn’t feel right. But in order to write Petunia’s story I was going to need some help, especially since I was expecting my third child during the initial writing stage and caring for a newborn during editing!
Help came, as it always does, in the shape of friends and family who loved, supported, and fed me (and my children!) while I was working. Thank you all so much! In particular, my stalwart husband cooked, cleaned, took the two older children on long car rides, and held the baby late into the night so that I could work. Our favorite babysitter spent hours playing “restaurant” and Indiana Jones (thanks, Miranda!), while I hunched over my trusty laptop in the library. Thanks, too, to our local librarians, for providing me with a lovely place to work. (And, occasionally, nap.)
Special thanks to everybody at Bloomsbury for all their hard work and tireless cheerleading. Melanie Cecka, my beloved editor on seven previous books, gave advice and feedback in the early stages of this book. Michelle Nagler is due for some custom knitwear as thanks for leaping into the breach with me when it came time to edit. Tim Travaglini, he of the dapper bowties, got roped into the editing party as well, making this book truly a team effort.
But very special thanks go to Amy Jameson, my fantastic agent. Seven years ago I didn’t know what a literary agent did; now I couldn’t imagine the world without her. Her unflagging support, friendship, editorial feedback, and generally soothing presence make my books possible. And so, with great pleasure and the most sincere affection, I dedicate this book to her.
Also by Jessica Day George
Dragon Slippers
Dragon Flight
Dragon Spear
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Tuesdays at the Castle
Princess of the Midnight Ball
Princess of Glass
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data George, Jessica Day. Princess of the silver woods / by Jessica Day George. — 1st U.S. ed. p. cm. Summary: When Petunia, youngest of the dancing princesses, is ambushed by bandits in wolf masks on her way to visit an elderly neighbor, the line between enemies and friends becomes blurred as she and her sisters get a chance to end their family’s curse once and for all. [1. Fairy tales. 2. Princesses—Fiction. 3. Robbers and outlaws—Fiction. 4. Blessing and cursing—Fiction. 5. Magic—Fiction.] I. Twelve dancing princesses. English. II. Title. PZ8.G3295Prm 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2012011230
ISBN: 978-1-59990-948-6 (e-book)
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Dedication
Prologue
Traveler
Kidnapper
Kidnapped
Guide
Guided
Hidden
Guest
Witness
Chilled
Supplicant
Dreamer
Prisoner
Fugitive
Youngest
Worried
Assassin
Spy
Prayer
Conspirator
Gardener
Tested
Captive
Hunter
Dancer
Hero
Arsonist
Woodsman
Prize
Invisible
Petunia
Rescuer
Cloaked
Epilogue
Petunia’s Fingerless Gloves
Rose’s Baby Blanket
Acknowledgments
Also by Jessica Day George
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