I love getting yarn as a gift. It seems to hold a special energy, a yet to be discerned potential that is almost limitless. What will it be? It’s up to me, the knitter to determine. Although yarn can be made into many things, I have discovered that some yarn is better suited to someContinue reading “Buying Yarn for a Friend”
Tag Archives: Contemplative knitting
Sacred Stitches
By Mark Brummitt, Phd. “So great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1). There’s a lot more to knitting than meets the eye, you know. Picture this: June 1990. Manchester, England, England. I’d be 23, I guess. Wait. 23, I know. I’ve just finished my first year in seminary in London and I’ve been sent onContinue reading “Sacred Stitches”
“Pick yourself up… ‘n’start over again.”
by Mark Brummitt, Phd “Rich wounds yet visible above in beauty glorified” (Bridges and Thring). I can be ruthless. “Don’t knit if you don’t like ripping out,” I’ve been known to tell people—typically other knitters who watch in horror as I rip out a whole sleeve. “Ripping is knitting,” I say. Ruthless. I’ll rip rightContinue reading ““Pick yourself up… ‘n’start over again.””
Mindless Repetition – the good and the bad
I always like to have something simple on the needles. I call it my TV knitting. It’s usually a sweater body or sleeves where all I have to do is knit every stitch. It’s mindless repetition. Mindless repetition can get boring even with TV providing entertainment. My thoughts take over and start needlingContinue reading “Mindless Repetition – the good and the bad”
True Confessions by Brother Aidan
Confession time. I’m the Knitting Monk, and I’m writing Lenten reflections on contemplation and knitting. I also haven’t touched my crafting of any kind, knitting included, since the pandemic began. Oh, I stitched a few lines on a quilt, but that doesn’t count. I tell you this, not for absolution, but because I have foundContinue reading “True Confessions by Brother Aidan”
Bonus Material: Scrubby Pattern, Zoom Class and Where to get the book. Scroll Down for the meditative post!
If you would like to go deeper, the book is out and available. It is full of stories similar to what you have read in the blog. If you would like a copy, you can buy it here. SCRUBBY PATTERN: ScrubbyCast on 27 stitches or the number that you need to make this as wideContinue reading “Bonus Material: Scrubby Pattern, Zoom Class and Where to get the book. Scroll Down for the meditative post!”
When Struggle Becomes…..Gratitude by Rev. Georgia Carney
A package arrived in the mail from a close friend maybe a year ago, though it may be more like 2 years, and I was excited to open it. There was a card in it and some goodies and under all of that was a yellow bag with something soft in it. Hmmmm….whatever could itContinue reading “When Struggle Becomes…..Gratitude by Rev. Georgia Carney”
Time – The Most Precious Gift by Rev. Karulynn Koelliker
We do not know how much time we have. It is a precious commodity and a most generous gift when we choose to “give it away”. This realization struck me about 20 years ago. Each year we are asked to ponder our resources and give sacrificially. Instead of dollars what I was able to giveContinue reading “Time – The Most Precious Gift by Rev. Karulynn Koelliker”
Why Scrubby? by Rev. Karulynn Koeliker
I’ve been drawn to most fiber related endeavors, where some form of “needle” is critical, since I was 6 years old. (That was many decades ago). I have developed a very experienced sense of touch. The better it feels the more expensive it is likely to be. I enjoy working with fibers that feel goodContinue reading “Why Scrubby? by Rev. Karulynn Koeliker”
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”
Contemplative Knitting 