More hats!

Finishing a few projects as the new year begins. A preemie cap and a chemo cap.

My latest passion is making hand quilted hearts for people.

Final summer projects

Finished a cotton prayer shawl I started in May. Will take it back to the beach to donate. Made a walker bag for my mother that I hope will work with her big walker that folds easily for travel and her smaller one with wheels for use inside her facility.

Tour de Fleece 2023

Spun on wheels and spindles, plied some and started knitting this summer, everywhere I went.

Cotton Prayer Shawl

Recent spinning.

Latest caps

Recently finished a cotton chemo cap and an acrylic baby hat.

Shawlette

Tried a new shawl pattern I found when organizing my knitting stuff. I enjoyed it, although I might have stolen some of the yarn for a previous project. It’s Knitting Fever Painted Cotton in Rose Bowl The pattern is Picasso.

Experimenting with Blessing bracelets.

One More Final Prayer Shawl!

This one is ultra soft for a special friend who may not remember me when I return in the fall.

Final Prayer Shawl of the Season

Leaving prayer shawls in Hatteras. This is another knitted from donated “Homespun” which is very soft, with eyelash cast-on and decreases and “Knitting into the Mystery” knit 3 purl 3 body pattern. I tell people that I am on the production side; others are responsible for distribution.

Another Prayer Shawl!

Finished another homespun prayer shawl. One more on the needles before I leave the island.

Merino and corriedale handspun prayer shawlette.

Latest Chemo Cap; cotton for warm weather.

Hatteras Prayer Shawl

Updated my Prayer Shawl pattern for my current knitting group in Hatteras Village. I cast on (to odd multiples of 3) and bind off with the dishcloth pattern everyone seems to know then use the Trinitarian K3 P3 “Knitting into the Mystery” pattern for the body. I usually use 3 or 4 strands on big needles, with eyelash added on both ends. I am pleased with it and with the improved ease of teaching it. I added a triangle pocket.

Another Chemo Cap finished!

Started a Spring theme.

Theology Thursday: Mark 11:17

Jesus is famous for his parables. In the last week of his life on earth, Jesus dramatically clears the temple of money changers. As recorded in Mark 11:17 he says, “ Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” He is quoting two different OT verses, Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11. Both are quoted nearly verbatim from the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible) although in this case, the Greek translation is a literal translation of the Hebrew. Both verses should have been familiar to anyone who witnessed the scene.

So, was Jesus just throwing a tantrum, in contrast to his mild manner throughout the rest of his ministry? That could mean it’s ok for us to follow his example since we know nothing Jesus does is a sin. Or is this a special case and there is more to it? Some say this is Jesus acting out a parable. The location of the event was the court of the gentiles at the Temple. Evidently the elitism of the Jews had prompted them to edge the gentiles out of the court designated for them and filled it with tables of money changers. Jesus is making it obvious that it is unacceptable to violate God’s clear instructions for his house to be a house of prayer for all nations, not just his chosen people, the Jews. The scene must be important because it’s recorded in all four gospels. Jesus loves us and shows it in many ways, not just by giving his life for us.