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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOLINE -- "Knit, purl and pray," say women at Christ the King Catholic Church in Moline. "Knitting provides an antidote to the current chaos of modern-day life," Sister Charlotte Seubert said. "Its ...

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 ...

On Sunday, Maggie Ducayet stood at the front of the sanctuary of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, turned and addressed the congregation. “Would everyone who has received or given one of our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...