God, Our Creator

~By Meg Saunders. To subscribe to her weekly devotional newsletter, “First Things,” from which this is taken, see the bottom of this post. “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness’ . . . So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created … More God, Our Creator

Clue #1 Errata

Missing Abbreviation: K1tbl: Knit one through the back loop. (This stitch is not actually used by itself in the clue, but is part of the C1RT and C1LT instructions.) Errors in Written Directions. The following two rows should be worked as follows: Row 9: K3; *P2, C1RT, P3, C1LT, P2, C1RT, P3, K2togtbl, YO* 3 … More Clue #1 Errata

Twisted Stitches and Other Matters in Clue #1

Clue #1, at the beginning of our KAL, represents the beginning of the story – Creation. To replicate the look of a field of green grass, this clue utilizes twisted stitches and traveling twisted stitches. These techniques belong to a family of stitchery called “Bavarian Twisted Stitches,” and have been all the rage – both … More Twisted Stitches and Other Matters in Clue #1

The Lenten Fast

If you are new to Lent, then after yesterday’s brief treatise on Lent, you might be saying to yourself: That sounds beautiful and meaningful. But…. why give up stuff for Lent? It’s the idea of fasting. Fasting usually means giving up food, but it doesn’t have to be limited to that. Lent is a time … More The Lenten Fast

Lent & Time

“Lord, who throughout these forty days for us didst fast and pray, Teach us with thee to mourn our sins, and close by thee to stay.” -Claudia Frances Hernaman (1838-1898). From the 1982 Hymnal, #142 v. 1. I can’t even spell liturgiologist, nor am I a pastor, nor even much of a theologian. But especially … More Lent & Time

Remembrance

Let all who name Christ’s holy Name Give God all praise and glory; Let all who know his power proclaim Aloud the wondrous Story! Cast each false idol from its throne, The Lord is God, and he alone; To God all praise and glory. -Johann Jacob Schutz (1640-1690), trans. Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897). From the … More Remembrance

The Road Ahead

Lent approaches like the opening of a tense little flowerbud. And all over the world, 225+ knitters sit with needles poised over seven balls of yarn, ready for the first clue of our Lenten Knit-Along to be revealed. The clues are prepared, ready to be shot out of my inbox like so many cupidian arrows, … More The Road Ahead