Do your blessings have a name?

Thanksgiving 2010

i got a new one Thursday before Thanksgiving lunch ... her name is Tori and she is going to be my 1st DAUGHTER IN LOVE!!!!  As we circled up to say the blessing Thursday, Bubba suggested we go around the room and share something we were thankful for.  He began, and Tori followed after him.  Then our son, Paul, started to share his blessings and when he finished he turned to Tori and said he had one more thing to ask . . at which point he proposed and sweet Tori just beamed as she resoundingly replied YES!!!! and i cried (duh!) as Paul slid the ring onto her finger ... and  from there, hugs abounded ... squeals resounded ... and lunch was just the best ever!!!

The rest of the day was a sweet time of simplicity ... sharing a meal with family and friends, and then throw in a nap during the afternoon football games and knitting throughout the evening as leftovers were warmed up and enjoyed again ...  sometimes i think we get so busy with the preparation that we are too distracted or tired to enjoy the purpose and those that we invite over to share it with!

Knitting often proves the same theory:  it doesn't have to be complicated to be beautiful!  Knit So Simple is more than just a title . . . given the right yarn and needles it becomes a calling card that echoes a lifestyle .. and the following lace pattern can be adapted from washcloths to prayer shawls, and any other yarn that seeks to be shared ....

Using a thin weight mohair, slip the first stitch on every row to make a chain edge.
Cast on 33 stitches (over two needles so it would be nice and loose) on a US #3 needle and work garter stitch (Knit every row) for 3 ridges and then begin the pattern -
Rows 1 and 3 (WS) Purl
Row 2 - Slip 1, * Yarn Over, Knit 3 Together, Yarn Over, Knit 1 * Repeat from * to* ending Knit 1.
Row 4 - Slip 1, Knit 2 * Yarn Over, Knit 3 together, Yarn Over, Knit 1 * Repeat from * to * ending Knit 3.

End by working 3 more ridges in garter and binding off - not too tight!

O Give Thanks unto the Lord .... His Love Endures Forever!  Ps. 136