TULSA, Okla. — Every Tuesday morning, a tight-knit group gathers inside Williams Lodge at Gathering Place. "We've been meeting mostly since the park opened," said MaryJo Wimbish. There are regulars, ...

Tim Sorg carefully sheers a year’s worth of fleece from one of Nan Harvey’s Leicester Longwool heritage breed sheep. The fleece is washed, combed and spun for use in knitting projects.

In the Fireplace Lounge at Commons, the couches are pulled together, and students are sitting, leaning, or lying on them — hands busy knitting, and mouths busy chatting. It’s Monday night, time for a ...