The making of a prayer shawl is a spiritual practice which embodies thoughts and prayers for the receiver. It is a gift freely given with no strings attached. Made in prayer, as prayer, for prayer, the shawls are passed on hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart.

A prayer shawl or blanket embraces the recipient with the unconditional love of the Lord. It is a gift reaching out to those in need of comfort and solace as well as in celebration and joy. Prayer squares are given to those going on mission trips, working for social justice. Many blessings are prayed into every item we make.

Friday, August 24, 2012

You know you are a "yarn lover" when ...

  • You have four different things on your needles.
  • You spend the time you aren't knitting/crocheting searching the www for yarn or patterns or supplies or yarn stores or ...
  • When you leave town for any reason, you check out any yarn store you can find wherever you go.
  • You can't go to bed before knitting "a few rows."
  • You would rather knit than take a nap.
  • Your stash keeps growing even though you keep knitting!
  • Instead of listening to music on your MP3 player, you listen to Lion Brand podcasts.
  • You stop someone at the grocery store to ask about the pattern for the sweater their toddler is wearing.
  • You just can't delete the Knitting Daily episodes on your DVR. You might need to know that stuff one of these days!
  • You are subscribed to get emails from PatternWorks, Knit Picks, Lion Brand, Vogue Knitting and even more yarn websites on a regular basis.
  • You are an active member of Ravelry - http://www.ravelry.com/ (a knit and crochet community)
(This is not all there is. Updates coming.)
Posted by Christine at 11:19 AM

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