The idea for this shawl happened all at once, as these things often do. And it happened in church, as it often does to me. We were visiting the Church of the Ascension in that fancy area of Pittsburgh called Oakland, and over the side chapel I spotted this. I was lucky to have my … More Behind the Design: Rose of Sharon
Hello, everyone! This will seem terrifically random and out of context if you are reading it before April 8th, 2012. But it may still be useful to you, because it is a Tutorial on how to perform mattress stitch between two garter stitch selvedges. Here’s the story: Mattress stitch is a lovely technique which, if … More Mattress Stitch on Garter Selvedges
Thanks for yinz’s votes; you definitely helped me narrow down the selection for the tri-color hat I hope to produce shortly. At least, you helped me narrow it down a little. By which I mean almost none… so I did the only reasonable thing one could do; I skeined up all twelve colors and went … More Swatchfest ’12
I have a bag of Kirby Meritime samples – one of each, to be precise. What would you do, if you had a bag of colors sitting by your side, and a paper to avoid writing? You play, of course. My idea: A hat, big and slouchy, with a loud combination of three colors, definitely … More Way Too Much Fun
It’s time? It’s time? Did she just say it’s time?! The launching of a brand new yarn is a freakishly exciting thing, especially when you’ve been working on it as long and hard as my dear mother has. If we were a big name brand, we would have a widely published newsletter, a whole team … More Kirby Meritime for Sale
Good morning! I know it’s two hours after noon where I am, but on the day after two weeks of Jan terms have been completed, that totally counts as morning. I had a blast, I learned, I laughed, I read, I wrote, I had deep thoughts. And, of course, I knit. Oh, how I knit. … More Cloche Coveting
This is my 500th post. 500! Coming as it does so near the turn of the year, this seems an appropriate time to do a little reflection on this blog, and everything that has happened to me through it, because of it, and since I started it back in May of 2009. If I were … More 500
Jesus has so many names, it is hard to keep track. By the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn had so many names that I was quite confused, and he had only lived for eight-some years and just become king! In a fictional context like that, I learned that titles don’t have … More Behind the Design: Morning Star
This year, mom and I both experienced that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Well, that’s not exactly true. We gave each other gifts of yarn that were hard to give up, but ended up surprising each other when we loved what we received even more than what we gave away. I … More Twelve Yarns A-Changing
This is a big one, you guys – a big reveal that we have long been waiting to share with you. Mom has been dyeing her little heart out in the Maryland branch of Osborn Fiber Studio, and now I can show you what’s in store for this spring. During my few years of exposure … More Eleven Brand New Colors
Osborn Fiber Studio 