Conversational Theology

Something else which has made this year’s SBL more fun has been the knitting I brought with me. Most of the papers, even when they are interesting and well-presented, are not the kind of thing I need to be taking detailed notes on. So, to keep me alert, and to make best use of the time, I have been knitting during the sessions. This is also, I have discovered, an excellent way of meeting new people, and also a way of it being okay to be on your own in the spare minutes between sessions. I have finished one scarf and one Veyla. I will knit on the plane, but probably not the other Veyla, since double pointed needles are easily dropped and I don’t fancy trying to recover one that’s rolled through five rows of seats on the plane. So I think I will start something new with the wool I bought at my favourite yarn store in Chestnut Hill – I had a 20% off loyalty card that I remembered to bring with me! It’s bright pink baby alpaca and I think it is going to be a Peaks Island Hood as a present for a friend.

A few months ago I was playing around with some fabric designs to be printed via Spoonflower. This week, one of my designs is in their competition. Please vote! If I win, I get some free fabric plus my design goes on sale to others. Pretty cool, huh?

So, I’ve just signed up for another craft exchange. Typically in these things, people have blogs which recount all their craft work on a regular basis with lots of pictures, so it’s easy to get a good idea of what your partner might like. I’m not sure that my discussions of biblical hermeneutics are going to be that helpful for my partner, so I’ve put together a little photobucket gallery which should help a bit. It includes pictures of most of the things I’ve made over the last year or so, plus the mini quilt I was sent in the last exchange (it’s the pink and green disappearing ninepatch with the cream border). I hope that helps a little bit.

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