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 ...

To get the prayer shawl started, Hinds used Size 11 needles and estimates she cast about 100 stitches. Each additional friend worked several inches before passing it on.

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… ...

A variety of prayer shawls, blankets and baptismal blankets are crocheted and knitted by members of the prayer shawl ministry at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley. In addition ...

Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people ...

The ministry has made over 500 prayer shawls and 1,000 prayer squares over 14 years of operation. Some of these creations have led to comforting those in times of need.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Calling all knitters! Andwell Health Partners is seeking donations of shawls and lap blankets for our Peaceful Passage Program. We ask that the shawls be approximately 46-56 inches ...