Knitting Again
I’m knitting again
Following a pattern
To the letter
Knitting baby pastels
Yellow
Green
White
I have no idea where I’m going
No idea what I’m doing
Just following instructions
Step by step
Placing markers
Signposts for direction
I’m uncomfortable
It isn’t making sense
I’m not sure where I am
I prefer to be in control
To know where I am going
Then
Pattern writer
Instructs changes
Slipping stitches
Onto waste yarn
Suddenly this knitted mass falls into shape
And I can see
I had not realised
I’m knitting from the neck down
A first for me
A seamless top
With raglan sleeves
Side fastening
Quickly now it takes shape
I am thrilled
How often do I stall progress
Because I cannot see the road ahead
How often I need
To just trust
The Great Pattern maker
He knows best
He knows the bigger picture
He Knows
I need to learn
To look for the signposts
To trust
To follow
To believe
He knows best!
Words and Pictures © Denise Stanford 2012
Within the Vine 
so true my dear friend, so wonderful when we can look back and see how it comes together
For me, I have to read right through a sewing pattern and see it all in my head and know that I will be able to sew the item..before I am willing to start the pattern..mm…fear of getting stuck and not knowing how to do a certain step. No wonder I am in a rut, and scared to get out of my little world, full of predictability, and step into a new place where I am not sure of the next step. It gets down to choice and trust, and following HIS pattern for my life, because my agenda is like a messed up ball of wool..
Oh Deb i am so honoured you visited my blog thank you soooo much x x x
You are not alone… there are many who like to cross every t dot every i thinking by doing so they will avoid ‘ disaster’ an difficulty
Trouble is we cannot avoid these things they will happen to the good and the bad regardless of whether we deserve it or not.
And by being ‘in control’ we miss the surprises, the spontaneous, and mystery revealed – we also miss discovering how resourceful we can be.
Be patient with your self Deb you may discover the wool that looks tangled is something wonderful waiting to be revealed strand by strand x x x