Oops! I had this post nearly put together before we left on vacation, and then, well… vacation happened. I brought my computer with me, and didn’t even open the bag it was in. Anyway, just a quick note to tell you – The Sweater is close. Very close. Okay not that … More Progress
Soakers! The one thing that I really wanted to make Naomi before she was born, and one thing of many that I really didn’t get around to before she was born. Time to invoke my favorite parenting phrase: “Oh well!” I was also a little intimidated. Would they really work? Having seen just how wet Naomi … More Soaker City
Hi! Naomi here, temporary correspondant. My mama is trying to do homework or something, so she decided it’s my turn to contribute to the family business. Mama likes to write about yarn and wool and stuff, which is okay I guess, but I don’t see the big deal. Those things taste like dust and … More Five Months and Counting
Of late, I have mostly been posting pictures of completed items. This is not because of the illusion it creates of speedy knitting – and believe me, an illusion it is – but because I have barely had time to make that many posts. I have been meaning to change that, and now that I … More Taking Stock
Hey look, June happened! Did it ever. The beginning was a whirlwind of class and more class, and the rest of it has been a slow and steady recovery, wherein we find that even with almost nothing to do, we still don’t have enough time. At least the things that we now don’t have enough … More Loons in June
I’m going to start this post like I usually start such posts: with a story. Theology, like other areas of study, searches for truth that transcends experience, but it has little meaning to an ordinary person like me apart from experience. Hence, stories. WARNING: This is long, and I’m going to be rather transparent – … More Theology of a Mom’s Body
Some time last year I started to knit a summer sweater. It was out of yarn that I won as a special prize at the Maryland State Fair years ago, but it wasn’t really something that I would ever have picked for myself (I don’t really think of myself as a periwinkle person, and I … More Summer Sweater Narrative
Spinning is a gift to myself. Specifically, it’s a gift of time, to make something beautiful out of time that is not being shared with anything else. Since time is increasingly precious to me, it only makes sense to spin the most beautiful things that make me the most cheerful. This merino/silk braid from Fiber … More Spun Time
Over three years ago, when we moved to Ambridge, Mom and I started matching fair isle sweaters. The idea was that it would be a big long project that we could work on together to keep us connected across state lines. Then she joined me in Osborn Fiber Studio, which took up most of our … More Switching Burners
The most complicated two weeks of my summer are over. I have completed Greek Exegesis – two weeks of intense, in-depth Greek grammar and interpretation for several hours a day. Plus homework almost every night, and starting an online class right in the middle of it. Mom came up to help us out again, setting … More Finishing Things
Osborn Fiber Studio 