Chrissie's Lent Blanket Week 2

WEEK 2

Lent Day 5: The Lion

Monday 15^th February, 2016

Genesis 49:8-12 (ESV)

Colour light brown representing the Lion.

Lent Day 6: The Passover

Tuesday 16^th February, 2016

Exodus 12:1-13 (ESV)

Colour red representing blood on the doorposts protecting the people inside the house.

Lent Day 7: The Prayer

Wednesday 17^th February, 2016

1 Samuel 2:1-10 (ESV)

Colour grey representing Hannah’s barrenness.

Lent Day 8: The Priest

Thursday 18^th February, 2016

1 Samuel 2:27-36 (ESV)

Colour dark purple representing one of the colours of the Ephod worn by the priests - Exodus 28

Lent Day 9: The House

Friday 19^th February, 2016

2 Samuel 7:1-5, 11-17 (ESV)

Colour green representing the Cedar trees.  Solomon procured cedar timber to build the Temple in Jerusalem.

Lent Day 10: The King

Saturday 20^th February, 2016

Psalm 110 (ESV)

Colour light purple representing a King – royalty.

Sunday 21^st  February 2016

Sunday representing the sun. Yellow is the brightest colour of all colours. It is bright to engage and draw us to it.

Week 2 progress

Chrissie's Lent Blanket Week 1

Chrissie’s Lent Blanket

Crochet Pattern – Block stitch.

Instructions for this stitch can be found here:-

http://homemadeatmyplace.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/block-stitch-afghan-way-i-do-it.html

Lettering instructions found here:-

http://www.crochetednames.com/ebook.html

Yarn used any good quality 8ply Acrylic yarn

Main colours 2 different purples the colour of lent & white the colour of perfection and purity.

Instructions - Australian/English terms used.

Chain 141

Row 1: dc  into 2^nd stitch from the hook continue to end in dc.

Row 2: chain 3, treble stitch into first dc from previous row and continue to end of the row

Rows 3: – 7 continue working in treble stitch working in the letters.

Row 8:  Treble to the end

Row 9  dc  into 70 trebles (from previous row) increase 1 stitch then work dc to end of row.

Row 10  Start block stitch pattern.

I am using the devotionals from this web site:-

http://www.redeemer.com/learn/resources_by_topic/lenten_devotionals/

I read the devotional meditate & think about it and what colour to use.

Lent Day 1: The Dust

10^th February 2016

Genesis 3:14-19 (ESV)

Colour variegated brown yarn  representing dust & the serpent.

Lent Day 2: The Bow

11^th February 2016

Genesis 9:8-17 (ESV)

Colour variegated rainbow yarn representing the rainbow.

Lent Day 3: The Darkness

12^th February 2016

Genesis 15:7-12, 17-21 (ESV)

Colour Black representing darkness

Lent Day 4: The Test

13^th February 2016

Genesis 22:1-14 (ESV)

Colour scarlet representing sacrifice

Sunday 14^th February 2016

Sunday represents the sun. Yellow is the brightest colour of all colours. It is bright to engage and draw us to it.

Week 1 Progress