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Charity From the Heart: Knit Prayer Shawls

July 6, 2015 by Stitch&Unwind 4 Comments

Our friends at Rush Medical Center here in Chicago have recently reached out to us to let us know about their need for Knit Prayer Shawls.  The Palliative Care section of the hospital would like to help add a sense of comfort to the sickest of Rush’s patients.  In this case, these patients are bound to the hospital and need something to comfort them.

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By knitting or crocheting a shawl for someone in need, you will be helping to provide a bit of comfort to those who need it most.  The Palliative Care department will sit with the family and the shawl’s recipient and together, they will wrap the shawl around the patient, offering them warmth and a sense of an embrace.  Something so simple, is often the brightest thing that has happened for the patient in some time.  The shawls are often made while saying a quite healing prayer, or a prayer for peace, thus giving the recipient the power of the prayer while they rest.

The wonderful folks at Rush already receive a number of shawls from a local church, but they’d love to have more so that each patient has the opportunity to experience the warm embrace of a prayer.  The shawls could be knit or crochet and can be any color or pattern.  If you’re interested in helping, you can learn more about the prayer shawl in our recent blog post “Comfort with Crochet Prayer Shawls” and at shawlministry.com

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If you’d like to get started right away, here’s a selection of our favorite shawls that would work beautifully for this purpose.  You’ll find a selection of both simple free knit shawl patterns and easy crochet shawl patterns below that are perfect for this wonderful charity.

 Free Knit Prayer Shawl Patterns

Fluted Prayer Shawl

Prayer Shawl Patterns for Knitting

8 Hour Lace Shawl

Dummy Clap shawl

Candy Apple Knit Shawl Pattern

An Easy Shawl to Knit

Free Crochet Prayer Shawl Patterns

Free Crochet Prayer Shawls

Say a Little Prayer Shawl

11 Easy Crochet Prayer Shawls

Best Friend Prayer Shawl

Healing Prayer Shawl Crochet Pattern

Wrap and Go Shawl

Trinity Stitch Prayer Shawl

Perfect Red Shawl

 

For more information or to donate a shawl, please contact Rush via their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushprayershawls

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  1. Laura says

    July 9, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    This is great! I live like 5 blocks from Rush! I will get started on some shawls this weekend! Thanks! BTW The Facebook says the page doesn’t exist or was taken down..

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  2. susan schlaak says

    September 10, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    I’d like to take part in the Prayer Shawl Charity Drive but am having trouble getting the needed information. The link to facebook does not work, nor does a search on facebook.
    The video explaining the charity drive does not give an address where shawls can
    be sent. Also, I cannot find the link to enter for the Red Heart yarn that was mentioned.
    .

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    • AllFreeCrochet says

      September 10, 2015 at 2:12 pm

      Thanks for your comment, Susan. All of the info you are looking for can be found here: http://www.stitchandunwind.com/prayer-shawls-for-rush-charity-drive/

      Here is the address you can send your shawls to:
      Prime Publishing, LLC
      Attn: Prayer Shawls for Charity
      3400 Dundee Road, Suite 220
      Northbrook, IL 60062

      You will be automatically entered to win the yarn by donating a shawl. One person is selected at random
      Thanks!

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      • Norma LoPresti says

        February 14, 2017 at 7:36 am

        I have attempted to knit shawl On the Wings of a prayer by Jessica Anderson.
        Row 9 starting the eyelet pattern with 59 stitches does not work out,
        Please advise
        norma.lopresti@sympatico.ca

        Reply

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