HARTFORD, Conn. -- When Elaine Wiatr's friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn't be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. Wiatr chose a purple shawl that ...

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 ...

The pews of the Mill Hall United Presbyterian Church were adorned with colorful items the Prayer Shawl Ministry needleworkers ...

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 ...

“I look at the friends who knitted this as my guardian angels. I think it’s much easier to get through things if you feel the love and support of others. It makes you feel very special.” A group of ...

They are warm and welcome, "a joy, a gift and a blessing," said the wife of someone who received one and they can bring comfort not only to the recipient, but to the giver as well. They're prayer ...

Illness and bereavement can bring on a need for warmth and comfort. That need is being fulfilled through a prayer shawl ministry. At Maple United Methodist Church a shawl ministry was born two years ...

MARTINSBURG — After 16 years and 2,000 beautiful creations, members of the prayer shawl group at Tuscarora Presbyterian Church have found a way of using their God-given talents to touch the lives of ...

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 ...

Many contemplative, prayerful acts involve repetition of action: walking a labyrinth, reciting the Divine Office or saying the rosary. So why not knitting? As their needles flash and click, veteran ...