Knit and Crochet Bible Study

Category: Patterns

  • Stitched in Christ

    After much procrastination, prayer, hard work, editing, and more prayer, a second ‘Knit and Crochet Bible Study Devotional/Journal’ is now available in Kindle and paperback formats on Amazon.

     

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    I have no big testimony. I live a simple life. I often wonder how God can use someone who enjoys yarn crafts and loves teddy bears. Then I found the verse in Matthew 18 about seeking Him ‘like a little child’. To me this means look for His love, mercies, and grace in the simple things.

     

    This is not intended as a deep study of Scripture. It is designed to encourage you to “be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10); to seek Him in the small things, even in the gift of knitting and crochet He has instilled in you. It is designed to encourage you to seek a deeper relationship to become ‘Stitched In Christ’.

     

     

    I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery.  Col 2:2 MSG

  • You Will Survive

    Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourself.  Rom 12:10 NIV      

    It is easy to proclaim your love for Christ when life is good.  But it is in the hard times that you find the strength of His love.

    One of the hardest battles is cancer in any of its many forms. In my own life I lost a sister as a child to cancer that formed in the brain; a very dear friend battled breast cancer and won, then it returned 2 more times before she went to her home in heaven; and my father joined them after fighting lung cancer and its return in other parts of the body.

    Maybe that is one reason I love and appreciate this free pattern I found online.  This shawl makes a wonderful gift for man, woman or child. It is a quiet expression of your love and concern for the recipient. The pattern is called the “Survivor’s Ribbon Shawl” and offers 2 options: with or without crosses.  SurvivorShawl-leukemia SurvivorShawl-pinkjpg

     

    The pattern also includes a list of the various colors and the diseases linked to each color, a prayer, and care instructions.

    It is difficult to struggle through the cancer in your body. It is also difficult to  watch someone you love as they struggle through. I found this article from CancerCenter on talking with someone with cancer that might be helpful.

    And above all else, pray.  Accept the strength and peace that is beyond all understanding. You are not alone.

  • I Know the Plans I Have for You

    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11

    This is a wonderful verse. God has plans for my life. In fact He had plans from the very beginning. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. says Jeremiah 1:5. 

    Though these promises were made to Jeremiah, I know I can claim them for myself.

    God has plans for me, but I don’t always follow His plans.  But He doesn’t give up on me. Psalm 138:8 says The Lord will work out his plans for your life – for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.

    I have one teddy bear pattern I enjoy using. Every time I knit this bear it comes out different. Here are some of the bears, all from the same pattern:

     

     

    That last one looked more like a mouse than a bear so I added whiskers and a long tail.  It is the same pattern, but yarn, stuffing, needle size and tension made some variations in His appearance.

    No matter what I do every bear and every person created in the image of God is unique as well.  Some have quirks, abilities, disabilities, etc. But everyone is made in the image of God.  He has plans for you. Seek Him and follow Him.  Allow Him to create you as He desired even before you were formed in the womb.

    Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing.  Isaiah 26:4 MSG

    Do you have a favorite pattern? Tell us about it in the comments below.

  • Unfinished Life–Week 10

    My knit/crochet attention deficit disorder and startitis joined forces and bit me in the tushie this week.

    Several months ago I made these fingerless gloves as a teaching tool for the knitting cables class I teach at Michaels.

    These are made to be bulky so they can be worn over a pair of gloves.

    I made these from some Caron Simply Soft yarn I had in my stash. This is not the recommended yarn.  Though we had a mild winter this year, I did wear them often with and without the gloves and they are already showing wear.

    So I decided to make another pair, this time with some Red Heart Super Saver yarn I had in stash.  I finished one glove then got startitis fever and set the project aside.

    Browsing one day I found this beautiful victorian style neck warmer.

    I went shopping and this yarn jumped into my basket.

    Which very quickly became this:

    So when we popped in disk 1 of the 55th anniversary blue ray enhanced The Ten Commandments I decided to work on the 2nd wristlet.

    Unfortunately I forgot I made the 1st one smaller to fit tighter on my hand. Yep, you guessed it.

    I am now making another set just like this one 

    How was your week?

  • De-Stash Giveaway

    I am offering up a de-stash prize package via my other website. Enter now for your chance to win.

    A couple of weeks I won, not one  but two giveaways during the 31 Days of Giveaways by Corchet concupiscence.

    Overjoyed at my winning I grabbed a few items of stash and offered up some items myself.

    Go to the giveaway posted on her site RIGHT NOW and enter.  There are only a few hours left, so don’t delay.

    Click here to go to the giveaway.  Thank you Kathy for hosting this fantastic month of giveaways.

    Here is a sneak peak at the prize package.  Wouldn’t it be great to start the new year with some yarn and patterns and a tote bag to carry your latest project!

     

  • Colors of Salvation: the ORANGE panel

    In our Colors of Salvation story we are making a project that will allow us to use panels of various colors to tell the Salvation story.

    Today we begin with the color orange. Orange in this story represents the fire of hell. Romans 3:23 tells us All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

    Born as sinners, we are condemned to life in hell. Not the physical death, but the spiritual second death life eternally separated from God.  It is  described in Revelation 21:8 But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.  Sin is not measured by how big a sin it is. Sin is sin. A lie is a sin as murder is.  Sin, no matter how big or how small, separates us from God. Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death.

    The stitch pattern for this part of the story are fairly easy to do. Just as it is fairly easy to sin.

    The stitch pattern in crochet is called The Alternate Stitch.  The pattern is accomplished by making a single crochet and a double crochet stitch in the same stitch. Skip a stitch and do another single and double crochet in the next stitch.

    Click here to  view a video demonstration of this stitch pattern.

    The stitch pattern in knit is called Vertical Weave

    The vertical stitch is made in a 2 row pattern.  In the first row (right side) “ K2 *slip 1 as if to purl, k1, yo, psso, K2. Repeat from * across

    Row 2 (wrong side) Purl across.

    Click here to view a video demonstration of this stitch pattern.

    You may download a PDF version of the project at: http://www.knittingbiblestudy.com/patterns/ColorsOfSalvation_patternKC.pdf

    Join us on facebook to discuss your progress.

    Next month we will work on the GOLD color

  • Colors of Salvation Knit/Crochet-along

    As a child in Sunday School we took colored pieces of construction paper and learned the story of salvation through the representation of each color.

    I have taken each of these colors and various stitch patterns to create a Colors of Salvation Afghan.

    Each stitch and color represents a segment of the story of God’s love, forgiveness, and promise of Heaven.

    Many others joined in 2 years ago for the first Colors Of Salvation Knit/Crochet-along.  It was so much fun I want to do it again.  This time, with videos demonstrations of each set of stitches.

    Whether you knit or crochet, this project is a fun way to advance your skill by learning new stitch combinations; review scripture while working through the project.

    This project is very versatile.  You can make a full size afghan or a smaller lapghan.  One person commented she made it smaller and stitched the sides to make a tote.

    Once you learn the stitch patterns, find your favorite and make that pattern into a scarf.

    I will post a video demonstration of the first set of stitches on Saturday, Sept 17, then new pattern stitches each month.  The colors will be worked as follows:

    • Sept:  Orange
    • Oct:    Gold
    • Nov:   Purple
    • Dec:   White
    • Jan:    Blue
    • Feb:  Green
    • Mar:  Black & Red Edging and Seaming

    You can download the pattern at: 

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    Will you be joining us?   Follow along on the Facebook page for more information and comments.

  • And the Winner is…..

    Congratulations to Ambar, selected via random dot org. I will be shipping to Ambar 7 skeins of yarn, 2 knitting pattern books, a printed copy of the Salvation Colors Afghan, a set of knitting needles and a crochet hook.

    I wish I could send something to everyone who commented. Each of you have a wonderful testimony. I was excited to read each of the comments.

    I will plan another contest soon. This was a lot of fun.

  • 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.