Triangular Prayer Shawl

When I picked up a copy of The Prayer Shawl Ministry: Reaching Those in Need (Leisure Arts #4225) I knew this would be one of the first items I made. I am experimenting with different types of shawls, but something about the triangle shaped shawls keeps drawing me back.

I really liked the finished edging on this shawl. It gave the shawl a nice look when it was done.

Still am working on improving my pictures. When you click on the picture it gives you a better look at the structure of the shawl, but still limits the color. I'm having a hard time finding a place I can hang the shawl and still get good light. I love the look of the Homespun yarn though and I wanted to demonstrate how pretty it looks close up so I took some quick shots to show the pattern.

I started on the shawl shown on the cover of this book. I have a crochet/knitting group meeting this week so I may have another prayer shawl finished before next week's prayer shawl meeting. These work up much faster than I would have anticipated.

I am going to have to keep my eyes out for Homespun yarn sales. While I can keep working through my supply of worsted, many of these call for bulkier weight yarns.

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Textured Prayer Shawl

This prayer shawl was made using the Textured Bead pattern found in Crocheted Prayer Shawl Companion, The: 37 Patterns to Embrace, Inspire, and Celebrate Life that I'm finding to be a great resource. It worked up quickly and I found it was clear when a row was off. I like when I can catch a mistake quickly and resolve it so I don't have multiple rows to fix.

I have my second prayer shawl meeting coming up in a few weeks and I am pleased to say this is the third shawl I finished. It does have an option to add beads, but since I'm new to prayer shawls and I've never worked with beads I decided not to use that option for this shawl.

Up until now I've been using up yarn for my stash, or in the case of the first shawl I made, donated yarn from the Prayer Shawl Group. However, I started working on a shawl from The Prayer Shawl Ministry: Reaching Those in Need (Leisure Arts #4225) and I picked up some Lionbrand Homespun yarn to complete the project.

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Tribute to Darski

One of my favorite 18" Doll Designers has decided she is done with designing and donating her patterns to all of us. I am so grateful for all the patterns she's shared that I decided to go back and revisit the items I've made through the years. Sadly I don't have pictures for all the items I made with her patterns. However, I thought it would be nice to demonstrate how many children ended up with items made with her patterns. So thank you Darski. I have so enjoyed finding your new patterns at Crochetville. However, I am pleased to see you are still posting pictures of the clothes you love making there.



November 19, 2010 Original Blog Post here





December 1, 2010 American Girl Mrs. Claus Original Blog Post here




December 21, 2010 Holiday Dress Original Blog Post here



December 22, 2010 Mrs. Claus based on Darski's We Gather pattern. The original blog post is here.

July 1, 2011 American Girl Colonial Outfit Original Blog Post here

July 19, 2011 Witch Costume again based on the We Gather pattern Original Blog Post here

October 6, 2011 Another Pilgrim Doll Original Blog Post here

October 20, 2011 Mrs. Claus again it is one of the more popular outfits for donating Original Blog Post here

Blue Pilgrim November 26, 2011 Blog post here

Pilgrim Dress December 4, 2013 Original Post here

December 17, 2013 American Girl Christmas Dress Original Post here

December 18, 2013 Mrs. Claus Original Post here

American Girl Witch January 9, 2014 Original Blog Post here


Darski, I know I've made other patterns of yours, but I don't have them documented here. I know that I return to the We Gather pattern constantly, as you can see here. I also have made your Christmas Dress even more times than documented here. I am truly grateful for you sharing your gift. Thanks to you and other creative people I have been able to make gifts for family and friends. Now that most of those children have outgrown the dolls I've continued with my yearly doll donations. Without the genrous offerings of you and the other free designers my costs would make the donations much smaller.