Psalm 51: 7-15 (The Message) Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life.Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing.Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaosContinue reading “Sunday Lent 4”
Author Archives: Julie Cicora
Forget Your Perfect Offering by Sr. Diana
When I was a beginning, baby beader, I didn’t know that there are many brands and qualities of beads, so I have acquired a plethora of beads; some better than others. In the midst of Day 1 of Contemplative Knitting Beading, reflecting on Julie’s thoughtful commentary about what God needs to pull out ofContinue reading “Forget Your Perfect Offering by Sr. Diana”
Knitting Through The Night
I have knit socks in the past. My first pair of socks were tube socks which don’t have a heel but are knit in the round until they are deemed long enough to start the toe decreases. The kirchner stitch is used to join the stitches at the toe. This was over forty yearsContinue reading “Knitting Through The Night”
Rascally Rabbits by Rev. Patti Blaine
Rascally Rabbits I struggle with contemplative practices. I am fairly good at being silent, being still, being solitary. I am an extreme introvert, after all. My thoughts, though. They scurry and rabbit around like, well, rabbits. One thought can produce ten more, and off I go, sitting silent, still, solitary, but planning the next day’sContinue reading “Rascally Rabbits by Rev. Patti Blaine”
The Unfinished Afghan
My Aunt Rose was a knitter. I called her Aunt Rose because my parents had been best friends with Rose and Don before I was born. I grew up calling them Aunt and Uncle. We spent many weekends together during my childhood hiking and skiing together. Rose and Don had three children and thereContinue reading “The Unfinished Afghan”
Why Do We Make Things? By Br. Aidan
Why do we make things? What have we lost with our increasing isolation from the physical world and the skills that have allowed us to flourish within that world? How do we reconnect with our bodies, the earth, and one another? How does the act of making things change us, help us grow, heal us?Continue reading “Why Do We Make Things? By Br. Aidan”
Stash Examen
There is a lot we can learn about ourselves when we examen our stash. Believe it or not, there are some people who don’t have a stash. A friend of mine just buys enough yarn to complete a project. She knits up the project, sews it together, blocks it and then may wait weeks beforeContinue reading “Stash Examen”
Sunday – Lent 3
139 1-6 God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand.I’m an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking.You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight.You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence.I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead andContinue reading “Sunday – Lent 3”
Letting Go
My grandmother used to knit me sweaters and make me clothes. As I recall, I didn’t like the clothes she sewed. She was an excellent seamstress, but the clothes tended to be frumpy. I remember a brown corduroy jumper (a dress with no sleeves that required a blouse underneath) and an orange floral blouse. SheContinue reading “Letting Go”
Why am I Dropping Stitches?
Every knitter has experienced the feeling of angst when they discover a dropped stitch. It’s even worse when you have been knitting for years. Beginners are expected to drop stitches and it’s a wonderful teaching moment when you can teach a new knitter how to “ladder up” the dropped stitch and fix the mistake. ButContinue reading “Why am I Dropping Stitches?”
Contemplative Knitting 