Today’s first reading is from Jeremiah, telling us that if you turn from the Lord, you will be like the barren bush in the desert, but if you hope in the Lord, you will be like the trees near flowing waters. The end of the passage talks about your deeds, “To reward everyone according to…
Today’s toy is a crocheted lobster from the pattern Blue Lobster by Spin a Yarn Crochet. I love her rag doll patterns but do not like this lobster pattern. The pinchers in my opinion are not shaped right and the legs are too bulky. This pattern uses bulky “blanket” yarn, so I used the plush…
Today’s first reading is from the prophet Jeremiah where he tells God that people want to persecute him. Sometimes I ask God why. Why I have ailments or financial issues or something else that I think is unfair, since I try to be a good catholic and I trust in Him. And the days still…
Today’s toy is a knitted and crocheted elephant using the pattern, Elephant Baby Toy by Alexandra Fransisco. The yarn for the main part of the toy was Knit Picks Dishie in silver. The blue is Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Soft Secret in Navy. The orange is acrylic minis I received from Amazon. These are the…
Today’s first reading is from Isaiah and he tells us to cease doing evil and learn to do good. Isn’t that what we struggle to do every day! In the gospel, Jesus is teaching the disciples how to act because he will be leaving this world soon. It is from the end of Matthew’s gospel…
Today’s toy is a crocheted kitty. It is Violet the kitty by Little Muggles. I used minis from Hobby Lobby I love this cotton rosy and amethyst. I striped the cat because I didn’t have enough of one color for the cat. It was a fun project. I like working with cotton yarn.
Today’s first reading is from the prophet Daniel and he says that God has compassion & forgiveness and yet we still sin. We are a fallen people. We will never learn. In Psalm 79, it also says “may your compassion come quickly pardon our sins” In the gospel, Jesus is teaching us. He says “be…
Today’s toy is a crocheted bird I found on Instagram, but it is made with plush yarn from Big Twist instead of the recommended yarn. I added feet and loops on the top. I would rather make it with the thinner yarn. the Instagram account is olga_roskoshnaya.
Today’s first reading tells the story of Abraham’s faith and obedience when he is going to slaughter his only son, Isaac. Of course an angel intervenes and tells him to stop and then God rewards his obedience by saying he will have as many descendants as the stars in the sky. The second reading states…
Today’s toy is a crocheted penguin. Don’t like it. Crocheted with the Big Twist plush from Joann. It just looks like a weird bird. At least I am using up the thick yarn. I really prefer working with fingering weight yarn. This pattern is https://ravel.me/pocket-pal-penguin I added the beak look of an open mouth. I…
