Prayer Shawl update

I started the prayer shawl in the feather and fan pattern and got WAY lost with at least 12 extra stitches. I found out I can't count and pray for someone at the same time. With all the YOs I just couldn't see me frogging back and picking up stitches so I just frogged it out and started over. The yarn and the pattern weren't exactly a good match anyway. So I switched to Prayer Ministries K3P3 and knit in the purls and purl in the knits on the next row. This was going to take forever. I liked the rhythm of it but I was getting nowhere fast. Frogged again. Now I'm doing a crochet pattern from Bev's Country Cottage,the name is Blanket for Baby or Laprobe. Actually it's one that I and my MIL have used for afghans and I'm just going to do it shawl size and hope I have enough yarn....crocheting eats yarn like nothing else. It is flying along though. That is what I like about crocheting. Once you get the pattern in your head it goes so fast. I'm hoping 3rd time is the charm. Wish me luck.