[Nfb-krafters-korner] loom knit prayer shawl finally completed

Thu Jun 23 18:56:23 UTC 2016

Hi Nella;
Usually a prayer shawl has about 60 stitches in it.
Henry

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There are lots of shawl patterns available.  So you can do triangle or
rectangles and they give them to all size people with all different shapes,
so you make what you want and find a place in your area that collects them.

Joyce

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How wide do people usually make them?

Nella

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Another fact about Prayer Shawls are as the makers work on making the shawl
they can pray too for who they are making the shawl for or positive prayers
for who will be receiving it.  Many are donated to cancer centers or where
breast cancer treatments are given to keep the patient warm and encourage
them at this point of their lives.

Joyce

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Good Morning Nella;
A Prayer shawl is like a 5 foot long scarf that is not to wide. People
usually drape them over their shoulders and let them hang down in front of
themselves when they Pray.
People say that the Shawls feel like God has His arms around them, and is
gently hugging them.
Our Churches knitting group makes and gives them to people in need.
Hth.
Henry

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I have never seen a prayer shawl, what does it look like?

Also why is there a special shawl for praying?

nella

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Hello all,

I am so excited and proud to let my friends on KK know that after a year of
looming, I have finally completed a five-foot prayer shawl for my daughter.
it turned out beautifully. I used a long variegated colored homespun yarn in
shades of blue, red and gold. I used the ½ gauge Cindwood loom for the
project and knit in the trinity stitch pattern. The pattern of three knit, 3
purl, is a representation of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I got the pattern
from a needle knit prayer shawl class taught by Dixie last year.

My daughter is just so excited that her shawl is finally ready for her to
wear. Although it is actually too hot to wear a shawl right now, she will
use it in her air-conditioned apartment in a special place she has set aside
to pray.

I hope to soon have a picture of my daughter wearing the shawl to place on
our website to help promote our division. It will help demonstrate to all
that blind folks can and do make beautifully hand-crafted items.

Now on to my next project.

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