After finishing her rows, she passed the piece on to each friend who took over the knitting. The prayers and best wishes grew along with the rows of pinks, purples and lime greens. “That’s the ...

When Valerie Romanello was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2012, she was determined to beat the disease. And she found an unusual ally in that battle -- a hand-knit shawl. "When I got my first ...

Ten women put down their knitting needles, pushed their yarn bundles aside and stretched arms across a table. They placed their palms onto the bright fibers of a newly knitted prayer shawl. “Everybody ...