MORE ABOUT PRAYER SHAWLS

 

 

I find inspiration for patterns on the internet and in books published about prayer shawls.  A shawl does  not have to done in a specific design it can be any pattern or style that you prefer. 

This is a self fringing shawl that I had heard about but had never seen the pattern for.  So I researched it and off I went knitting away merrily.  It was fun and easy.  The hardest part for me was unraveling the 5 stitches that are cut and then made into the fringe.  The purl side is the correct side and it has a self rolling collar. 

http://www.knitting4peace.org/mm_uploads/website.Pattern.Shawl.Self-fringing.20113.pdf  is where I got the pattern.

 Fringe is often put on a shawl but I confess that I hate making fringe so I often leave the shawls I make fringeless or put a small border on the bottom.

This is a sample of what I call my mindless shawl. 60-66 stiches and knit away until it is the correct length usually about 60 inches for mine.  The first has a  small crochet loop on the bottom.  The bottom photo is simply a plain shawl with no fringe.

Prayer shawls are a way I share my love of knitting and crocheting and a calling I feel I have. 

I wanted to l find a way to send love to my sister who was beginning chemo for colon cancer.  The prayer shawl ministry helped me to feel as though I was there to help her through that time when I could not physically be there.

I find that making them helps me forget my pain and allows me to help others.