The group of women sat around a table at Broadway Court Estates Friday, crochet hooks in hand, as activities assistant Sarah Ivie dumped bags of new skeins of yarn on the table. “Oh, I like that one,” ...

FARGO – Mildred Hall sits surrounded by skeins of colored yarn, her fingers flying in an intricate dance that produces items of comfort and beauty for people who might be struggling. At 84, Hall has ...

“By knitting in a very contemplative way, we’re praying for the person who’s going to get the shawl,” said Teresa Knipper, of Princeton, founder of the Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Paul Roman Catholic ...

Fremont has several prayer shawl ministries, individuals and church-sponsored groups who knit or crochet light-weight, shoulder-sized shawls. These are given to people who need them. The knitter or ...