More than an act of charity, the act of knitting itself is a comfort to the one who knits. “There’s a lot of mystery, a lot of synchronicity” in knitting a shawl, said Buick.Although there is no set ...

We visited the prayer shawl ministry at St. James Episcopal Church in Lothian, Maryland, where members gather to knit and crochet shawls they hope will provide not only physical warmth but ...

I asked her if she would send me the pattern. So now I had patterns and the yarn and started working on a prayer shawl. I continue to knit prayer shawls - for all the comfort, peace, and strength ...

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 ...

This Israeli designer is bringing her Oct. 7-inspired shawl to Manhattan’s Vogue Knitting Live conference Liza Rodrig’s design moves from dark to light in homage to the process of recovering ...

Her knitting reaches a bigger stage — in shawls that swirl from iconic singer Stevie Nicks’ shoulders, elaborate blankets for productions of the Broadway musical “Frozen,” and recently ...