Prayer Shawls and Other Things

One American custom many UK knitters have embraced is the idea of prayer shawls.  The idea is that they are made for a specific person, and you think about, and pray for, that person as you knit.  The finished shawl gives the recipient a special hug every time it is worn.

A few years ago I was given a prayer shawl by a friend, Jen, in Wales.  It is knitted from Welsh wool and it is close whenever I need a bit of extra warmth.

I recently made a prayer shawl for a friend down in Scotland.  Well, it is more of a shawlette/scarf.  But the idea is the same.

I have various men in my life who would NOT appreciate a shawl.  So I have made them prayer hats!  The idea is exactly the same.

The first was for John, Jen’s husband.  I spun the yarn from Welsh wool and knitted it to one of my patterns from Glorious Gradients.

Hats 2 and 3 were for two more men friends.  George is a city boy, and John a hill walker.  I found two perfect hanks of aran yarn in Felt Fusion’s Etsy shop.  The one for George was called Bad Behaviour and the one for John was Moody Bird!!

This is George’s hat:

This is John’s hat:

And this is a pic they sent me from their Prison Fellowship Scotland office!