Oooo I Gotta Have....Faith!

That's who runs through my head sometimes when I'm knitting....yeah that's right, George Michael. Don't laugh. I'd rather hear him than other voices I can't recognize.
This is something I've learned about knitting...faith and trust. I will be knitting something and reading the pattern thinking "Oh that's not gonna happen" then George kicks in singing to me "Ooooo you gotta have...faith!" I just keep knitting and have faith that the pattern maker knows more than I do. Which is always the case since I've only been knitting a few months. Then before you know it, it does happen and I have a lovely finished project. I love how that happens. Like magic. You start with a bunch of string and two sticks, add a pattern, a little work, a little faith and before you know it, you have something that will make someone you love happy and warm.
Another thing that keeps running through my head is "knit with love, not haste." I find myself rushing through the end of a project because I have thismuch patience and I can't wait to finish. When I find my fingers moving faster than my brain, my mantra becomes "knit with love, not haste." When I start thinking about the person I'm knitting for, it slows my hands down and makes me want to knit well and not fast.