Knit and Crochet Bible Study

Month: May 2010

  • My TO-DO list

    For God so loved the world He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

    My name is TerryAnn, and I am stackaholic

    I am full of ideas of things I want to make or do. Every day I scour the internet for more ideas and then I add them to my  stack of To Dos. I print them off or make a note and add it to a stack so I can find it easily when I gather the supplies. This stack of things to do is so large it currently has a bookcase, several shelves and my desk so covered I don’t need to worry about dusting because you cannot see them.

    Unfortunately my TO DO list is ten times longer than my GOT IT DONE list.

    I am already pulling out patterns for items I want to make as Christmas gifts: afghans, dish towels, hats, etc

    I am working on granny squares for my local Knit and Crochet Bible Study group to make blankets, scarves and slippers..

    There are 4 boys within my family and friends circle that will be born within a couple months of each other. Baby items are on the list.

    My sister wants snowmen she can add to her holiday table display.

    I am trying to make teddy bears to add to my etsy store.

    I need to write another bible study.

    I have to clean the house and do laundry.

    I must catch up on writing newsletters and sending them out in a timely manner.

    And the list goes on and on.

    There is nothing on this list  that will be life changing if I do not complete them.

    However, there is one thing that is life changing and makes a life/death difference. Accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior.

    You see, Romans 3:23 tells us “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  ALL have sinned, everyone. No, I have not murdered anyone or stolen a car, but I have gotten mad and said cruel, unkind things in a moment of anger.  The wages of sin is death begins Romans 6:23.  Notice it is singular, not  plural. Sin results in death. Well I am writing this, so I have obviously not died. So what is death? Death is eternal separation from God.

    I guess I blew it. I have sinned and God doesn’t want me. NO!! Because as Paul Harvey used to say this is the rest of the story.

    Read the rest of Romans 6:23, it starts with a very important word, but; but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  It’s a gift!  A free gift. I don’t have to pay a thing. 

    I have this teddy bear I have recently knitted. If I want to give it to you what must you do?

    You must reach out and accept it.

    So how do you accept the gift that God is offering you? Romans 10:9 says that if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

    There is only one catch to this. You must do it before your body dies. And that could happen at any moment. In my own life I have witnessed death of loved ones by illness, and also instantaneous. That moment of death is too late.   Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation 2Corinthians 6:2.

    Have you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior? Do you want to do so now?

    With all sincerity in you your heart pray to accept Him as Lord and Savior right now.

    This link to the Billy Graham website can offer more help as you seek to accept God’s gift of eternal life.  How To Know Jesus

  • What to do with granny

    No, not that granny!!    This one!! 

    My local Knit Crochet Bible Study is working on granny squares this summer. We plan to get together in the fall and sew them into blankets, scarves, slippers, etc for local Social Services.

    I got started on some squares from my stash. I used 3 different colors. They blended well together with a fourth color.

    But as I completed several squares I found I did not have enough to complete a good sized afghan, so I searched my local WalMart, JoAnn’s and Hobby Lobby. One color still remain unavailable.

    So I finished off by making several rows of border around all the squares I had completed.  Here is the finished project.

    If you’d like to learn how to crochet a granny square, check out the video in my previous post.

  • Granny Square

    I tried to get creative with the title, but as you can see, I just stuck to the basic Granny Square.

    Speaking of basics, do you know how to make a granny square?  If you can chain and make a double crochet, you can make a granny square.

    The ladies in my local Knit and Crochet Bible Study have decided they want to make granny squares using miscellaneous yarn from their stash (or as an excuse to go to a yarn shop for more yarn. Me? Would I do that? My favorite verse is she shops for the best yarns)

    But before they could make the granny squares they had to learn how. So in an effort to help them I have created a how-to video to help.

    I am still having trouble with the volume, once I finish the encoding it drops so you may have to turn your speakers up a bit.  I also added some pop-up instructions on the screen for further assistance.

    The thing I like best about granny squares is that you can make them any size you desire.  I have a number of afghans made full size and baby size in one big piece.  Others I have made are several squares seamed together.  You can make square of various sizes and incorporate them into one piece.

    Overall it is a fun stitch, easily transportable, and versatile. I’d love to see pictures of your completed projects from granny squares. Here are a couple of mine.

     

    This was a Christmas gift I made last year. Using some Peaches’n’Cream cotton yarn the granny square became a dishcloth.

    This granny square grew to be 45 inches square and finishes off this baby ensemble.

    There are other ways of making the granny square, check out other patterns and find the one that is your favorite.

  • 4 Little Sheep

    Despite my love for knitting and crocheting, there are other crafts in my life.  This post has no yarn in it, except for the child’s glove, the cheap kind you get for 99 cents when winter begins. Use the left over one from that pair where one was lost.

    My granddaughter came to visit me and taught me a  song. Her mommy (a creative woman, she takes after her own mom, that’s me) had made sheep/shepherd gloves to use when the little ones in her Toddlers for Jesus class sing Little Sheep.

    I have created a video with instructions on making the gloves followed by my granddaughter singing the song with me.  Because I goofed up singing some of the words I have written them into the video.

    This would be great for upcoming Vacation Bible School events, for Sunday School lessons, and for fun at home.  Check it out.