The stretch continues, as today’s “big reveal” is a commission I’d forgotten to tell you about. But, like all commissions, it came to me in a rather funny manner. It all started with a note left for me at the shop, which said something vaguely about a person named “Danielle,” some “Alpaca – Llama spun … More 3 Llama Objects
On the second day of Christmas, my true love got from me… Jared and I have a tradition four years in the running now: we knit each other hats for Christmas. But, being largely practical people (as opposed to fashionable), we can only collect so many useful hats. So sometimes our hat is not a … More Two Sides of Hat
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… It’s Christmas! Really and truly. We even got some wintery mix yesterday that left a carpet of thickish frost to look snowy in the morning. And this, our last Christmas without little children for a very long time, was perfectly lovely. Jared and … More A Cardigan- or Vesty-type Thing!
Thanks to everyone who bought things last week, and who looked at my wares desiring to support us! I appreciate you guys SO much. Whether by gift or sale, nearly everything has a home now (several of them in my closet [my hypothetical closet whose contents mostly live on the floor]). The last week before … More Stories of Going Somewhere and Nowhere
It’s two weeks before Christmas, you haven’t found a gift for that special somebody, and you’re starting to get panicky. Never fear! Osborn Fiber is here, with some delightful hand-knit items for sale. I have things back from Sweetwater that didn’t sell, and while I’ve set a few things aside to be Christmas gifts, I’d … More Last Minute Christmas Shopping?
Advent comes at a very inconvenient time of year for those of us in school. I know exactly why this is: both were designed to be in harmony with the agricultural year. The liturgical year starts after the harvest is over, walking closely through the story of Christianity from December through May, leaving the busy … More Anticipation
We got a bit of sad news yesterday: we will not be able to have the home birth we planned. Not because it would have been unsafe, but because of other factors out of our control. We’re very disappointed and a bit angry, and still processing. (Baby girl is still healthy, exactly on target for … More Breakup Knitting
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Better late than never for an update, says I, and a week after Thanksgiving I finally have a few minutes in these wee hours that I should be sleeping that I can, instead, share our recent vacays with you. The holiday was spent mostly with my family (aside from a marathon of Lincoln and Abraham … More Thankful Thursday and Fall-with-my-credit-card Friday
This post has nothing to do with knitting or yarn or spinning or very much else. I am doing something I’ve never done before, as a participant in the blogosphere: I’m writing a response to someone else’s blog. The response is to my new blog-friend Carson T. Clark’s post called “According to NPR, I don’t have … More On the Concept of a “Relationship with God”
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