Prayer Shawl pattern

May 29, 2006 11 Replies
L

Good Morning,



Some of my Mom's friends have been knitting Prayer Shawls for years. I finally did a search on the internet and discovered what these shawls are all about and wondered if anyone has a favouite pattern. I did download some off the Lion Brand site, but wondered if there were others that were even nicer.



thanks...Linda in B.C.



P.S. I stopped by Michael's this afternoon to check out the Lion Brand Homespun. I quite liked the yarn, but of course the colour I liked best appeared to be discontinued. I think it was called Adirondack...gorgeous shading.. Ah well, I will pick out something else.


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I do not know about prayer shawl specifically but the yarn store has some very nice shawl patterns by fiber trends. I have seen the homespun color you are talking about and it's beautiful but the yarn stretches for me when I wash something made with it, maybe it's the way I knit though as I am used to crochet.

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Linda you have to come down to the Loom or Bee hive....LOL but do bring your wallet as well. I find when I do go in either store, I never come out empty handed.

Els

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Thanks for the invitation Els.....you are such an enabler :) I've been to The Loom in Duncan, and find it quite overwhelming. The yarns are stacked to the ceiling! The Beehive Shop in Victoria is awesome. Have you ever visited Mad About Ewe in Nanaimo??? Gorgeous yarns. The Wool Shop in Parksville is quite good too.

...Linda in B.C.

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E

Linda, I have not gone to either, thus we have to exchange trips....LOL

I will let you know when I make it up to Nanaimo, and we can have a coffee together

Els

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Sounds great! Mad About Ewe is not a large shop, but they have lovely yarns. It's located in the Old City Quarter very near downtown.

...Linda

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That is a date, for sure. I will talk Eimear in coming along.

The loom is indeed a bit overwelming, I often think what if there is a fire, how do I get out of here. Most of the time though, I browse and often find nice sock yarns or the butterfly cottons to knit for the Grand kids.

Els

Nice day today, no rain .....

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E

That ought not to be too difficult! The problem is that then you will discover the guilty secret that I am on first name terms with the staff there! LOL!

Eimear

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OK Linda, you will hear from us soon...LOL

Els

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Okay, email me offine and we'll figure out a day to meet at Mad About Ewe, and go for coffee or lunch or ???

...Linda

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a google search for prayer shawl patterns and got a couple of page loads...click on above url make sure the last equal(=) sign is in the url too.. higz Cher

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Linda that sounds great, and I leave it to Eimear to call the shots, so it fits into her work schedule. I will let you know by E-mail what the plans are.

Els

PS: I will bring my wallet, but better have a budget, so we do not get off the deep end.

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