Knit and Crochet Bible Study

Month: October 2022

  • What is a Knit Crochet Bible Study

    What is a Knit Crochet Bible Study

    Take a look at your Bible Study group. Everyone sits around a table or in some group setting. Bibles are open and pens are poised for note taking. Some will say very little, fearful of sounding unintelligent. Others willingly share their knowledge and ideas. But the focus is the Lord.

    Now take a look at the knitting or crochet group. Everyone sits around, project in hand, with conversation and laughter around. The ease of the setting makes it easy to talk and share.

    Let’s combine the two. Take the ease and comfort from the knitting/crochet group setting and add the conversation guidelines of the Bible Study which is to be focused on the Lord. While the others are working on projects, one person reads the lesson and scripture. Discussion questions are stated.

    With the relaxed atmosphere and yarn in hand, a sense of sharing instead of studying prevails. For many, holding the project makes it more comfortable to join in the conversation. Insights are made with in-depth discussions into how the Word has affected the lives of those involved.

    That is a Knit and Crochet Bible Study. A few guidelines I suggest include:

    • All conversation must be God honoring. This is not a stitch and bitch session. Are you mad at your husband or children? You can speak but no demeaning words may be spoken. Male bashing will not be allowed.
    • You must be respectful of all persons whether in the room or not.
    • Prayer requests are confidential. They are not to be discussed outside the group. They are not to be forwarded with email.
    • Prayer requests must not be something that would be harmful information about another. Every family has secrets. Honor those secrets. Seek counsel from your pastor or another trusted person on a one-to-one basis.
    • Respect each others view. Don’t argue the gospel. Don’t speculate on the gospel. Use the Word as written.
    • There is only one gospel, but when it comes to knitting and crochet, there are many techniques. Just because someone doesn’t do the stitch or hold the yarn the same way you do doesn’t make them wrong. Work together without criticism of needlework abilities.

    And there you have a Knit and Crochet Bible Study.

    With that that in mind, grab your Bible, yarn, needles and/or your hooks; let’s get started.

  • A Good Foundation

    For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.  – I Cor 3:11

    A good foundation will hold firm whether it is our knitted project or our Christian faith.

    Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into
    practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the
    streams rose, the winds blew and beat against that house and it fell with a great crash. –  Matt 7:24-27

    The foundation is the base upon which any project will stand. You can make the most
    beautiful of stitches and a pattern that is intricate but if the foundation row is not secure the entire item will ravel at the first sign of wear.

    Do you remember the song we used to sing in Sunday School? It went like this. (By the way, it‟s OK if you sing along.)

    A wise man built his house upon the rock,
    a wise man built his house upon the rock,
    a wise man built his house upon the rock,
    and the rains came tumbling down.
    The rains came down and the floods went up
    the rains came down and the floods went up
    the rains came down and the floods went up
    and the house on the rock stood firm.
    A foolish man built his house upon the sand,
    a foolish man built his house upon the sand,
    a foolish man built his house upon the sand
    and the rains came tumbling down.
    The rains came down and the floods went up
    the rains came down and the floods went up
    the rains came down and the floods went up
    and the house on the sand fell flat.
    author unknown

    To begin any knitting project you must first “cast on” a series of stitches. In crochet, we chain a foundation row. These stitches form the base, the foundation of the project. Our life is like that, filled with stitches that are woven together to create a pattern. We need a firm foundation to keep the stitches of our lives from unraveling.

    Scripture gives us a pattern for our lives and directs us to “cast” onto Christ.
    For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
    I Cor 3:11

    Once the foundation is laid, we are guided through the knitting/crochet (building) process.

    For through him we have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God‟s people and members of God‟s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built
    together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. – Eph 2:18-22

    In other words, to keep our lives securely stitched in the peace that comes only from God. We must “cast on” to Him.

    When a project is finished we must “cast off” (also referred to in knitting patterns as binding off) the stitches. Once we are “cast on” to God, David tells us to “cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you”. Psalm 55:22. 

    Cast on to God and be knit in His peace. Cast off your old life and become new in Him (see 2 Corinthians 5:17). Cast your burdens, worries, fears, and anxieties on to God and cast off from your old self. The outer edges must be secure or all the stitching that is between them will unravel.

    With Christ as our foundation we will face opposition (purl stitch), we will move in various directions (cable stitch), and we will find intricacies that make us unique (fair isle) but in all this we will stand firm because of our solid foundation, Jesus Christ.