Welcome To Mom's Knitting Room

Welcome to my blog page. My site will update from time to time. You may on occasion see items rearranged or removed. So don't think you're going "crazy". I am still learning to navigate within the blog world.
My knitting experiences have been very slight. I have only been knitting about four years. Learning the "ropes" and "ins and outs" of knitting from my mom who has been knitting for over 50 years. I have had the privilege of having many talented women and men teach me their "tricks of the trade". They have been generous and patient with me as I learn this craft.
You might wonder why its taken so long for me to catch the "bug" of knitting, but until recently it occurred to me that this long lived art would die with my mom as she is the only one of three siblings who can knit and crochet. So in order to keep the tradition alive and hopefully pass this on to future generations in our family, I ventured out on this new journey and chapter in my life.
There are many knitters out there so willing to help "newbies" along this expedition of knitting. Along the way, I have been able to impart some new techniques, skills and information to my 80 year old mom. I've been able to introduce her to fabulous fibers as well. . . . .
Who said "you can't teach an old dog new tricks?!"

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Ram's Horns Project Cont'd

Here are the final photos of my Ram's Horns. You can see that the boney matter is similar in shape and size to its outer counterpart. Once the inside has been removed the second photo shows how clean and hollow it is. The third photo shows the actual boney substance that was inside the horn itself and the final photo is the finished product. I don't plan on varnishing it or mounting it to any planks of wood. I want to keep it as is.

"These horns are from the same ram. Rams fight and bang up their horns taking chunks of them. The fibers found may be the fiber from the ram he was fighting with.

Horns are supported by bone that grows about 1/2 way into the horn. This bone supports the horn and makes it rigid and attaches it firmly to the skull. The bone part is alive and has a blood supply to it. The horn part is not alive (kind of like fingernails). S.B of
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God has made such beautiful creatures and its amazing to see the wonders of His hands. These animals produce fiber for clothing, meat for consumption and beauty for the eyes. We must learn to treasure these animals.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A Parable-FORGIVENESS IS LIKENED TO A WOMAN WHO KNITS A SOCK

She decides to knit, so also you decide to ask forgiveness,but as she knits she drops a stitch here and there or she adds one because she has miscounted. Turning the heel is what makes a sock to fit the foot and closing the toe gives the warmth and finishes the sock.
If she goes not back to pick up the lost stitches and to remove the extra ones then she has labored for nought because the sock will not rightly fit.

SO ALSO IS THE WORK OF FORGIVENESS IN US. WE LABOR IN VAIN IF WE DO NOT GO BACK AND MAKE RIGHT WHAT WE DROPPPED OR REMOVE WHAT WE ADDED BY OUR OWN MISDEEDS. ONE MUST TURN FROM THE STITCHES OF THE WORLD AND IN SO DOING ONE WILL RECEIVE THE WARMTH OF A GOOD FIT.

Those who have ears let him hear and understanding, understand.
smoore and her LORD