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The shawls that we knit or crochet are given away to those who are sick, grieving, pregnant, engaged to be married,...anyone who is in need of prayer.
The mystery of the Prayer-Shawl is not in yarn or the needles, but in the action of God. Our hope is to discover as God is working in the lives of the ones we are praying for. God is also working in the lives of the knitters and crocheters.
Anyone interested in knitting or crocheting a shawl is welcome. This can also be a time to learn to knit or crochet. It is easier than you may think!! Join us! Come see what we are about. Established May of 2006 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Contact: Paula Jesteadt
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Sunday Mornings during the Sunday School hour 9:40 - 10:40 am.
Choose a person to pray for from the list. If you have someone in mind that's fine too, we'll add them to our list.
Choose your yarn. You need 3 - 6 oz. skeins.
Everyone has a favorite. Some enjoy the suggested yarn, Lion Grand: Homespun, but you can use any kind you prefer.
Choose a shawl pattern. If you have a favorite shawl pattern-use it! Each shawl can be unique. See below for ideas.
Sit, Knit & Pray - The heart of this ministry is the prayer. Find a quiet place to knit alone. Some knitters find it helpful to light a candle. There are many formal prayers that can be said.
Keeping a Journal - For each shawl you make, we ask that you bring a 6" piece of yarn and the wrapper to a group meeting. It will be added to a Prayer Shawl Journal. This is a record for the church and our ministry.
The Blessing - Before the shawl is given away it is blessed. There are two ways to do this. One is to hand it around during a knitting circle and say a prayer of blessing. The second is to bless the shawls during a worship service. We feel it is fitting for the congregation to lift up the shawl and person in prayer.
When the shawls are delivered, it is said that the shawl is a hug from God and the congregation. |
Patterns
Knit Pattern: Garter Stitch - Using size 11 needles cast on 63 stitches. Knit two skeins. Cut 12" pieces for the fringe from the 3rd skein. Finish knitting the third skein. Add the fringe. Finished shawl should be 26" x 60".
Crochet Pattern: Using a size M hook, chain 54 stitches. Chain 1, turn, single crfochet to the end. Do 3 rows of single crochet. Chain 3 and do 3 rows of double crochet. Continue alternating 3 single and 3 double. Finished shawl should be 26" x 60".
Lap robes for men should measure 45" and 3-4 skeins or yarn.
For more information on yarn and patterns go to www.lionbrand.com. Do a search on "Prayer Shawls" and read the articles that appear in the newsletters. Patterns and prayers can also be found at www.shawlministry.com.
Prayer of Blessing
(for a completed Shawl)
May God's grace be upon this shawl...
Warming, comfoting, enfolding and embracing.
May this mantle be a safe haven...
A sacred place of security and well-being...
sustaining and embracing in good times as well as difficult ones.
May the one who receives this shawl be cradled in hope,
kept in joy, graced with peace, and wrapped in love.
Blessed Be!
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