Knitting by Blind Faith

I have not felt much inspired to knit this past week. There must be something in the air, as my friends are going through the same thing.

RAM’s first sock is finished, but I ended up frogging his second sock because I was one off on the stitch count. It’s going to be felted! It shouldn’t matter. But I just have this thing where I would always know and so it would always bother me.

So I started all over. Then, I found this gappy area in the stitches I didn’t like, so I tinked back to fix it. I went beyond the mistake and reknit. I watched for it to appear, and when it didn’t, I just kept on knitting. Then, I looked, and there it was again, right in the same spot!

So I am leaving a mistake and opening myself to the lesson God is trying to teach me. First, let go of the pride. Not everything has to be perfect. If we could be perfect, we wouldn’t need a Savior and the gift of His grace, which covers all our sins and imperfections (much like felting covers knitting mistakes).

Second, if RAM’s socks are knit with love, isn’t that the most important thing? After all, God commanded us to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

God keeps trying to teach me this lesson, to see the big picture and let go of the details. Maybe someday, I’ll actually get it. (I have a thick head, so it might take awhile.)

So, hopefully, all this learning means I will have socks to show you on Friday. If not, then the next lesson is patience.