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 ...

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 ...

NORRISTOWN >> A group of women at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Norristown are using their spirituality, their knitting needles and a rainbow of colors to reach out to Pope Francis during ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — As cold weather continues to stir, one resident at the Good Samaritan Society is getting people warmed up for the season. After moving here four years ago, independent ...

Two Worcester County sisters are amazed that the little bit of red, white and blue yarn that they twist and knot into a prayer shawl makes such a difference to the ailing veterans at UMass Memorial ...

WATERLOO REGION - When Maryanne Themistocleous was a young teen, her mother told her she’d never learn how to knit. She sure proved her wrong. Themistocleous taught herself how to knit and crochet at ...

It's been a while since I reviewed a shawl book, but this one is worth the wait. "Inspired shawls, 15 creatie patterns for year-round knitting" by Laura Zukaite has patterns for many skill levels. The ...