Trust in the Lord

Psalm 118:8; Hebrews 13:5-6, 8

It’s better to trust in the Lord than in men,

‘Cause people will fail you again and again.

It’s not that they mean to; they simply fall short

Of our expectations for love and support.

But God isn’t like that. His love never fails,

And even in trials, His goodness prevails.

He never will leave us. He’s faithful and strong.

He’s righteous and holy and can’t do what’s wrong.

The Lord is our helper, defender, and friend.

On Him and His Word we may safely depend.

He keeps every promise. He listens and cares,

And He is the One who can answer our prayers.

Chorus:

I trust You, Lord Jesus, and call on Your name.

Today and forever You’re always the same.

Owl Afghan

   It seems to be that season in my life when friends and relatives are getting married. Hopefully I can keep up on afghans. This one pleased me more than usual. I like it so much that I didn't even mind fidgeting with French knots for the owl eyes.

   The afghan is adapted from Margaret MacInnis' Waffling Owl Afghan block, which is a free Ravelry download. I used Caron Simply Soft yarn, and the drape is beautiful. I knit the blocks in 4 strips of 5 squares each, and I added seed stitch to the side edges of the blocks.

The wedding is today.

Blessings to the happy couple!

Stars and Squares Afghan

The recipients of this afghan eloped.

They can keep me from coming to the wedding, but they can't keep me from knitting an afghan!
Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture. ~ Afghans are very hard to photograph.

   The pattern is The Quilt Look Afghan from Lion Brand ~ and I followed it almost exactly. If I were to make it again, there are some things I would do differently ~ but I probably won't.

   The directions for the stars say to switch to circular needles when you get enough stitches. I didn't. Instead, as the work progressed, I kept my stitches on the double points by corking the ends. I used only four needles, which left me with one needle with less stitches than the others. This one I didn't cork, giving me an extra reminder of where the end of the round was.