This week we have passed out 5 prayer shawls to different individuals. It is sad that these people are experiencing this personal difficulties but I am so glad that we could do something to comfort them. The story for each person that receives these is different but is seems like cancer is at the top of the list lately.
At this point we are officially out of shawls. I do have one that is almost complete but that will take me another day. I am going to get to work on restocking right away and hope others will be able to help as well.
If you do not knit or crochet you can help in another way. We need more yarn for shawls. The yarn that is most often used for these is Lion Brand Homespun. We would greatly appreciate donations of either money to purchase the yarn or if you would rather pick out the yarn yourself that is great as well. If you would like to purchase the yarn it is available over the internet at lionbrand.com. To save on shipping is is available at Michael's Arts and Crafts, JoAnn's, A.C. Moore and Wal-Mart. The patterns for the shawls usually call for all the yarn to be the same color. Each shawl takes 3-6 skeins depending on the pattern. The most popular patterns are the ones that call for 3. Please check dye lots to make sure they match. Yarn is manufactured in groups. The color varies slightly from one to the next. The dye lot number is stamped on the skein of yarn.
If you have any questions about the shawls or anything else please e-mail me at leclaire91402@yahoo.com
Thank you!
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