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| Drink Bottle Cosy |
Check out Tami's Amis for more FO Friday goodness.
Richard.
Friday, April 13, 2012
FO Friday 13-04-2012
Is everybody having a good Black Friday? I've had a pretty good day here but have to prepare for a early start in the morning. As busy as I've been this week I've still managed to get something finished and here it is.
I've made this bottle cosy in Salvation Army Colours and plan on using it myself.
Check out Tami's Amis for more FO Friday goodness.
Richard.
Check out Tami's Amis for more FO Friday goodness.
Richard.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
WIP Wednesday 11-04-2012
WARNING
This post contains nudity. If you are offended by the sight of a naked terrapin don't read any further.
Now that that's out of the way, it's time to show of my progress (and there has been lots this week). All of my projects have seen some progress this week, and I've even managed to finish something for FO Friday, but you'll need to check back then to see what it is.
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| Crochenit Cot Blanket |
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| Segment 4 of the Daffodil Teacloth |
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| A Naked Tommy Turtle |
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| Men's Afghan Stitch Gloves - left palm |
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| Special Squares in Squares Blanket |
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| Slanted Scarf |
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| Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley |
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| Second Sleeve of Hoodie - Dawg by Drew Emborsky |
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| Rose Clan Dress Tartan Rug |
Just to finish off today, I have the bunting that Sue has been working on.
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| Bunting in Australian Sporting Colours |
As I was preparing these photos I was thinking about my New Year's resolutions and how these projects fit in. One of my resolutions was to knit and crochet from my stash but there are only 2 of these projects that use stash yarn (the crochenit cot blanket and the gloves), all the others had yarn bought specifically for them.
I also resolved to finish the year with no more WIPs than I started with. Since I started the year with 6 WIPs and I now have 9 (10 if you count the one I have to finish for Sue) then I need to finish a few of these before I start any more. I do have 8 1/2 months to get the total back to 6 so I'm in no hurry.
To see what others have been working on, check out Nicole's "Keep Calm, Craft On", Tami's Amis, Kristine's "Ambassador Crochet" and Ginny's "Yarn Along".
Richard.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Come and See, Go and Tell
Here are the youversion notes from this morning's sermon.
Matthew 28:1-20 NIV
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you." So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Come and See, Go and Tell
Can you imagine what it would have been like to witness the resurrection of Jesus. To be one of those first few who saw the empty tomb or even Jesus Himself. What a life changing experience. The guards were the first, they believed and yet it didn't change their lives. Believing is not enough. Jesus said to go into all the world and make disciples. There is a difference between believers and disciples. Come and see - this is an invitation to come to God and see what He has done. Go and Tell - there is a temptation to just sit at the feet of Jesus but He has told us to go into all the world. We must be active in our faith.
My Notes
The stone wasn't rolled away to let Jesus out but to let us in. Throughout the gospels Jesus tells people to come - "let the little children come ..." (Matthew 19:14) "Come to me ..." (Matthew 11:28). After tellign people to come He then tells them to go - " Go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19).
Why don't we tell more people about the good news that Jesus is alive?
Come and see, then go and tell!
May God bless you richly this week.
Richard
Matthew 28:1-20 NIV
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you." So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Come and See, Go and Tell
Can you imagine what it would have been like to witness the resurrection of Jesus. To be one of those first few who saw the empty tomb or even Jesus Himself. What a life changing experience. The guards were the first, they believed and yet it didn't change their lives. Believing is not enough. Jesus said to go into all the world and make disciples. There is a difference between believers and disciples. Come and see - this is an invitation to come to God and see what He has done. Go and Tell - there is a temptation to just sit at the feet of Jesus but He has told us to go into all the world. We must be active in our faith.
My Notes
The stone wasn't rolled away to let Jesus out but to let us in. Throughout the gospels Jesus tells people to come - "let the little children come ..." (Matthew 19:14) "Come to me ..." (Matthew 11:28). After tellign people to come He then tells them to go - " Go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19).
Why don't we tell more people about the good news that Jesus is alive?
Come and see, then go and tell!
May God bless you richly this week.
Richard
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Week That Was 07-04-2012
This week has been another busy one with the last week of term one at college and all the Easter happenings to prepare for.
For college, I had to make sure I had all my projects up to date and handed in as well as an Access assessment on Wednesday.
Thursday evening the church was set up for special prayers so there was no band practice. Friday morning was our Good Friday services followed by the Stations of the Cross.
Today we went to Bunnings to help on the barbecue, which Bunnings so generously make available for fund raising, after which I had about half an hour before I had to get ready to head off to Beechworth for a night market.
The night market proved to be quite profitable although it wasn't particular productive. It's very had to crochet when the only light available is the street lights. With the sales that I made tonight I will need to make up some more towels, another teapot cosy and a bookmark, so expect to see those items show up on FO Fridays over the next few weeks.
That's it for this week, hope you all had a good one.
Richard.
For college, I had to make sure I had all my projects up to date and handed in as well as an Access assessment on Wednesday.
Thursday evening the church was set up for special prayers so there was no band practice. Friday morning was our Good Friday services followed by the Stations of the Cross.
Today we went to Bunnings to help on the barbecue, which Bunnings so generously make available for fund raising, after which I had about half an hour before I had to get ready to head off to Beechworth for a night market.
The night market proved to be quite profitable although it wasn't particular productive. It's very had to crochet when the only light available is the street lights. With the sales that I made tonight I will need to make up some more towels, another teapot cosy and a bookmark, so expect to see those items show up on FO Fridays over the next few weeks.
That's it for this week, hope you all had a good one.
Richard.
Friday, April 6, 2012
FO Friday 06-04-2012
This is my 14th FO Friday for this year and I have another FO to show. I'm still not sure if I can keep this up for a whole year but I'm certainly going to give it my best shot.
These are to go with the sunhat I finished last week. The detail at the top of these is the same as the detail that you couldn't see last week because the photo came out too bright.
Checkout Tami's Amis for more FO Friday goodness.
Richard.
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| Baby's Booties - White |
Checkout Tami's Amis for more FO Friday goodness.
Richard.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
WIP Wednesday 04-04-2012
Wednesday is here again and I have lots of WIPs to show you, here they are, in no particular order (well, actually they're in the order that I took the photos). I think I managed to a bit of every project except the tartan. I will have to get that back out now so I can work on it as well, especially since it's April Amazons in the theme-a-licious series run by Heather.
I've managed to do about a dozen rows on this while waiting for computers to boot up at college.
The body is now finished and I've started on a sleeve. I'm trying to do the sleeve in the round this time just so I can see how it works out and I avoid have to sew the seam.
This one could also fit the "April Amazons" theme, especially since it has to fit me.
Just 2 more rows added to this, but that still counts as progress.
I'm past the thumb and working my way up toward the fingers.
I should be making good progress on this as it's my main "go to" project at home.
All the bits of the body have been made so now it's just a matter of stitching him together and stuffing him before working on the shell.
As if all the other things I'm working on I had to start another project. This one has been rattling around my brain for a little while and I just wanted to see if was feasible. The next stage is to add triangles along each side and hopefully end up with a larger square.
And now for Sue's progress.
Six flags done and one more started. I think the plan is to knit them together at the end. This is being done in honour of the knitathon organised by Vic Minett over in Coventry.
As usual, checkout Tami's Amis, Ginny's Yarn Along, Kristine's Ambassador Crochet and Nicole's Keep Calm, Craft On for more magnificent WIPs.
Richard.
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| Slanted Scarf |
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| Toodler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley |
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| 2nd Sleeve of Hoodie - Dawg by Drew Emborsky |
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| Crochenit Cot Blanket |
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| Men's Afghan Stich Gloves - left palm side |
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| Daffodil Teacloth - Fourth Segment |
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| Tommy Turtle |
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| Squares within Squares Blanket |
And now for Sue's progress.
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| Bunting |
As usual, checkout Tami's Amis, Ginny's Yarn Along, Kristine's Ambassador Crochet and Nicole's Keep Calm, Craft On for more magnificent WIPs.
Richard.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Palm Sunday
No YouVersion notes today so you'll just have to put up with mine.
The reading for this morning came from Luke 19:29-44
We are always ready to cheer on winners when they are winning but we are also ready to mock them when they fail.
When Jesus rose into Jerusalem the people cheered but within a week they were calling for Him to be crucified. The people had seen all the miracles that Jesus had performed and thought that He had come to free them from their oppressors but instead He cleared the money lenders out of the temple, He told them to pay the taxes to Caesar and told them that giving of their poverty was worth far more than giving of their wealth, so they turned on Him and called for His blood.
Will you continue to support your leaders even when they don't do what you think they should? Please pray for our leaders, whether they be church, business or political, that they will know that God is with them and watching over them.
May God bless your richly this week.
Richard.
The reading for this morning came from Luke 19:29-44
We are always ready to cheer on winners when they are winning but we are also ready to mock them when they fail.
When Jesus rose into Jerusalem the people cheered but within a week they were calling for Him to be crucified. The people had seen all the miracles that Jesus had performed and thought that He had come to free them from their oppressors but instead He cleared the money lenders out of the temple, He told them to pay the taxes to Caesar and told them that giving of their poverty was worth far more than giving of their wealth, so they turned on Him and called for His blood.
Will you continue to support your leaders even when they don't do what you think they should? Please pray for our leaders, whether they be church, business or political, that they will know that God is with them and watching over them.
May God bless your richly this week.
Richard.
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