racecar knitting

I procrastinate horribly.
That said. I'm still working on my knitted gift that is due today! Yikes!

I'm so tempted to cut corners. It seems to easy in my mind to finish out this pattern the way I want! However, I know if I do that, it won't look like the picture...I really want it to look like the picture. :)

I realize that at times when I'm following knitting patterns that I often 'make up' my own stitches or patterns. I'll leave the set design and go my own way.
Some people applaud me and say that I make all my knitting my own.

When I really examine 'why' I do this...it's not very pretty. I'm a controlling person. Some girl who likes to have her way and enjoys life the most when things are going according to her design. However, sometimes the results of my decisions make my life look nothing like the picture God has designed for my life.

It's just knitting. It's just how I follow patterns. But I recognize these flaws in myself...just like I see the last eight stitches I made will have to be frogged. haha. I love how creating, designing and just enjoying crafts you can see 'God'.

What are you letting Him show ya?

Hugs and rainbows.

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The knit side...

In lighter news. I am knitting one item a month for this whole year! Right now I am working on a special...it's due very soon project! I'll post pictures when I'm finished!! I'm unable to post what it is because I'm afraid this person will read this and figure it out before I can gift it. haha.

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elegant crimes

(Photo taken from the Flickr group)
I have been attempting to create this pinwheel blanket for my new nephew. He isn't born yet...and I have spent the last 2 months procrastinating/psyching myself up to start on this. After I heard that my sister was pregnant I knew I wanted to knit her something for the new little one!
But this project has pretty much been the hardest project(next to socks) that I have done so far in my knitting career. I have taught myself how to start a diameter project with dpns, 2 circs and the magic loop method! But I still have NOT gotten anywhere past the first 4 rows!
I am not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've read forums, help guides etc, but I am going no where. It's gotten so bad I even pulled out my crochet hook thinking a crochet blankie would be easier! However, I quickly put that away, because I love knitted objects and I really want my new nephew to have something knitted from ME.

I even managed to buy a really good durable yarn for the project! He's not getting a stash blankie, but a brand new hand picked yarn from the LYS in Spokane! (that's like 170 miles for me)

I'm frustrated. Not sure what I need to change up.
I thought I would blog about it...because I have spent almost 4 days picking it up and starting and doing it over and over and frogging and fragging, swearing and yelling. lol. I even prayed about it. haha.

Hopefully I will figure it out and it will be a pic of MY pinwheel you see soon.

God bless you little nephew. I hope I get this done by the time you get here. heehee.

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a lot of everything

Casting on a new knitting project!
I always need something to kick me into gear. Winter is almost over and I'm losing that feeling of cold that is only cured by being under a giant ball of yarn. I'm also losing that feeling to sit, knit and watch movies. :P


I added some buttons to my side bar. They are quick links to what I do on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and Stumbleupon. In other words, "ways SarahLynn wastes time." :)


There are also new links in my blog roll. Some of them I've been faithfully reading for a while. "Hi Deb and Norm!" and my bff jill Jana Rogers. She is my coffee buddy in the spirit. (Last time we met in person I wasn't old enough that my parents let me have coffee! But, we always talk about that grand day when we can sit for a chat and a good cup o'joe!).
I also adore reading missionary blogs. I discovered a couple of weeks back a blog written by David Brainard. He was a missionary to the native american indian peoples wayyyy back in the day. You should check him out because he was an amazing brother in Christ and disciple of Jesus.

I have felt like praising God for all sorts of things lately. And lists always do it best.

• Nathan
• Knitting
• My Kids
• Sunshine
• JavaScript
  
• ukuleles!

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7

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