In 2017 alone, the prayer shawl ministry of four combined Catholic churches in northeastern Connecticut donated 73 shawls and 33 lap robes to anyone who wanted them. The shawls are small things, ...

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 ...

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 ...

These knit poncho style sweater shawls are adorable and such an easy layer to throw on! They come in different colors and ...

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 ...

(WHTM) — Wednesday’s hometown heroes are going through miles of yarn! A group of women at Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill are knitting and crocheting 125 shawls for children at Penn State Hershey ...

The same agency that procures transplant organs for New Jersey recipients has a monthly knit night. There, knitters and crocheters make comfort shawls for the families of organ donors. They even have ...

Amid the harried life to which all of us can relate, Linda Gebhart of Hampton finds peace in the contemplative art of knitting. She is looking for like-minded people — even non-knitters — for a new ...

For some, the word “knitting” conjures up images of grannies wearing shawls, sitting in rockers knitting ... shawls. Bah(hhhhh) to that! For the third consecutive year, our friends and neighbors – and ...