For a friend

 

Recently I made my favourite shawl pattern for a friend.

She wasn't planning on finding out the gender of her baby, so she asked me if I could make the shawl in white, pink and blue.

It was fun to do and she was very pleased with it..

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys

To all who celebrate Easter

 

Today is Good Friday and I have been reflecting on the courage Jesus had to endure the humiliation, torture and crucifixion in order to pay for sins that we committed.

But a lot can happen in a few days, and Jesus overcame sin and death by rising from the dead on the third day.

For those who believe He did this for us- taking our place and bearing the punishment for sin so that we can have right standing with God- He offers eternal life. There is joy in knowing that Sunday is coming.

I am having family here for Resurrection Sunday and I am preparing a roast lamb dinner, vanilla slices, apple roses pastries. 

With the four of us unable to actually get to church, we will be taking communion to remember and honour Christ... For us, home is church... not ideal, but our hearts are in it, and for Him.

My fibromyalgia and angina are bad, so I am resting up today and tomorrow. I will be using all my spoons on Sunday. But I am nevertheless looking forward to thanking our Saviour and rejoicing on the holiest of days for us Christians.

Preparing this lunch will be a sacrifice for me, but nothing compared to the one Christ faced to redeem us and pave the way to eternity with Him.

If you are interested in becoming a Christian, here is the link...  Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys

So who taught you to knit?

 

I have been knitting and crocheting since I was about 8 years old. 

I am eternally grateful to my paternal grandmother who taught not only myself but my twin sister to knit and crochet.

She had the patience of a saint as I found out trying to teach my daughters and their daughters. They lost patience and threw in the towel far too early. However, I have since found out that one of my granddaughters now crochets. 

She made a mess of her blanket she was crocheting and she brought it to me to mend. It was a sweet time with lots of laughs.

As you know, I aways have crocheted and knitted projects at home and it makes me joyful. I love being creative.

When I was a younger woman when my children were in school, my neighbour and I would spend many an afternoon knitting. She was very clever with knitting...

Even today you will often find me knitting or crocheting with my twin and we laugh and relax.

We both are grateful to Nana... and I hope I have passed the art on like she did.

So who taught you to knit?

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys

My newest project

With the cooler Autumn evenings, there's nothing quite like starting another project. 

This time I am knitting a blackberry stitch pink cardigan for my 2 year old great granddaughter.

I have dragged out my bamboo circular knitting needles- size 4mm to knit her cardigan in 8 ply acrylic yarn.

Again I will be using my favourite pattern, using the largest size. 

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys