Mutual Appreciation Society or Shameless Blog Plugging

I think it's amazing that my sweet friend Meg of And So the Days Are Filled... managed to write almost more about my blog than I have so far written in my blog!! Meg is far and away the fastest knitter I have ever seen. Not because the needles are flying when she's going at it, but because she just keeps chuggin' along. There is absolutely nothing that stops her and no pattern that truly intimidates her. And that is why she is my Knitting Nanny! Everyone should have one. When I faced (what I thought at the time to be) my darkest hour with Rogue (little did I know there were going to be so many more dark hours with that one!) she sent me this fabulous piece of knitting motivation:

Just look at the knitting and think of Aragorn's speech as the warriors of Middle Earth prepare for their final battle: their against-all-odds attack on the gates of Mordor in a last-ditch attempt to distract the Eye of Sauran away from Frodo and his all-important quest. Are you remembering it?

Aragorn, armed with Isildur, carrying that kingly glint in his eye as, for the first time in his life, he leads his men knowing he is the rightful heir to the thone of Gondor. Do you have it?

The wind is whipping in the banners. A trumpet sounds. Aragorn's mighty steed proudly bears Aragorn at the helm of his army, battleworn but invigorated by the spirit of justice and good. What does he say? Can you hear him? He says:

"There may come a time when men of the world will lay down their arms and give up the fight against evil. BUT THAT IS NOT THIS DAY! TODAY WE RIDE INTO BATTLE!"

OK? Fired up? Now, look at the knitting. Aragorn says:

"There may come a day when knitters will give up in the face of a mistake. When they will put that knitting away forever in a dark drawer, never to be worked on again. BUT THAT IS NOT TODAY! TODAY WE KNIT!!!"

Phew! How can you not want to tackle that nasty cable after this!!!