Ten women put down their knitting needles, pushed their yarn bundles aside and stretched arms across a table. They placed their palms onto the bright fibers of a newly knitted prayer shawl. “Everybody ...

On a blustery, frigid night in January, a group of women gathered around the warm inviting fireplace in the lobby of Valley View Hospital with their knitting. Spilling over their laps from their ...

When Valerie Romanello was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2012, she was determined to beat the disease. And she found an unusual ally in that battle -- a hand-knit shawl. "When I got my first ...

She got out her own knitting needles and yarn and got to work on another prayer shawl. “Being able to do it for someone else was a wonderful feeling,” she said. “After being a recipient, I knew how ...

Knit three, purl three … over and over, totaling more than three million loops on knitting needles, for 22,000 hours. That’s what it takes to create 1,100 prayer shawls. And that’s exactly what a ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Several congregations in Huntsville and other cities have found tangible ways to wrap people in prayer through making and giving away crocheted shawls and hand-knit blankets. The ...

If you buy something through my links, I may earn a commission. These knit poncho style sweater shawls are adorable and such an easy layer to throw on! They come in different colors and knit styles so ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR SUN SPOTS: Calling all knitters! Andwell Health Partners is seeking ...

Marisa Nöldeke, trans. from the German by Katharina Sokiran. Stackpole, $29.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-8117-3861-3 This lovely collection from knitting blogger Nöldeke provides avid crafters with an array ...

This weekend artist and designer Nick Cave’s pop-up Soundsuit Shop will feature Chicago designer Anke Loh’s hand-knitted shawls from her fall 2010 collection. As she’s done in previous collections, ...