Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Prayer Shawl Recipients - May 2012



There was no earlier posting concerning this month but having an update now here it is.

Every so often we will be updating this list (as shawls are made for those on the list) so that doubles aren't made.

  • Cindy Ramsey (preferred color:  blue) ***WIP***
  • Lori Rock (preferred color:  red, purple, gold, green, anything vibrant)
  • Judy McNease
  • Krystal Hobeck
  • Robin Young
  • Sara Thompson
  • Sarah Lawhon
  • Nicole Mayer-Young
  • Lori Damiani ***WIP***
  • Starlene Breiter (preferred colors:  green, pink)

As always, if you see this list and feel someone could be added to it, please send an email to us @ PhoenixFlame.HealingCenter@gmail.com!






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Prayer Shawl for an "Angel"

This shawl came from yarn originally meant for another purpose.  However the yarn decided it would be better served in this way.  The double stranding of yarns throughout makes for a very "cushy" fabric.  It's almost akin to the squish one finds when lying down on an extra fluffy pillow!  It feels very much like a miniature bear hug as well.  The purple and green are variegated across different shades giving a lovely rippling affect to this shawl.  There is also a spiritual reference in the choice of color, purple is typically associated with the Divine and green the earth.  Perfect for someone wanting to connect with those energies.  It's grounding and soothing and sure to be a joy to the recipient!



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Friday, April 27, 2012

Prayer Shawl Recipients List - April 2012


There was no earlier posting concerning this month but having an update now here it is.

Every so often we will be updating this list (as shawls are made for those on the list) so that doubles aren't made.

  • Cindy Ramsey (preferred color:  blue)
  • Lori Rock (preferred color:  red, purple, gold, green, anything vibrant)
  • Dondra DeMichele ***WIP***
  • Judy McNease
  • Krystal Hobeck
  • Robin Young
  • Sara Thompson
  • Sarah Lawhon
  • Nicole Mayer-Young
  • Lori Damiani ***WIP***
  • Starlene Breiter (preferred colors:  green, pink)

As always, if you see this list and feel someone could be added to it, please send an email to us @ PhoenixFlame.HealingCenter@gmail.com!



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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Goddess Watch Over Me Shawl...

I started this shawl in November of 2011 with every intention of  having it finished by Yuletide of that same year.  A few months past that I'm finally nearing the end (after taking several weeks off of working on it) and I find myself running into an unexpected snafu.   I can't find the last skein to finish it!

I share this story about this shawl with you all because I think there is some sort of merit in it.  I know for sure I have enough to finish it, that I just need less than half (maybe even less than a quarter) of a skein to finish the last bit.  And yet Divine Intervention has brought me up short.  To me this means that it isn't time to finish it yet and until something happens I will not be able to.

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Since I had started this post I found that I was in fact mistaken.  I did not have any more of the color I started it with and had to in fact go on to not one but two other colors (I used all of my second color as well).  As much of a disaster as this seems it could be the colors work!  To me it reminds me of a field of crocuses (the only flower I think think that has these exactly colors).  I couldn't quite block it because it was too big and I had no proper surface to pin it on - for lack of space of all things!








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Prayer Shawl Recipients List - March 2012

Last month we didn't get a chance to update so many things were up in the air.  However this month starts off with another person's shawl being finished and one being taken on for someone on the list!

Every so often we will be updating this list (as shawls are made for those on the list) so that doubles aren't made.

  • Cindy Ramsey
  • Lori Rock
  • Dondra DeMichele ***WIP***
  • Judy McNease
  • Krystal Hobeck
  • Robin Young
  • Sara Thompson
  • Sarah Lawhon
  • Nicole Mayer-Young
  • Lori Damiani (pattern chosen, pending supplies)

As always, if you see this list and feel someone could be added to it, please send an email to us @ PhoenixFlame.HealingCenter@gmail.com!

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Prayer Shawl Recipients List - January 2012

Every so often we will be updating this list (as shawls are made for those on the list) so that doubles aren't made.

  • Cindy Ramsey
  • Lori Rock
  • Dondra DeMichele ***WIP***
  • Judy McNease
  • Krystal Hobeck
  • Robin Young
  • Angel Jackson ***WIP***
  • Sara Thompson
  • Sarah Lawhon
  • Nicole Mayer-Young
  • Lori Damiani

As always, if you see this list and feel someone could be added to it, please send an email to us @ PhoenixFlame.HealingCenter@gmail.com!



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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Pink Loveliness Prayer Shawl



Before starting this ministry I received guidance via a dream to make a pink shawl for a dear friend of mine.  At the time I merely made a mental note that it should be done, whom it was for and the color and put it in the back of y mind.  I had no design in mind for the yarn and so opted to wait for further instruction.  It came sporadically via random thoughts but not quit in full form.  At one point while going through my yarn stash I noted a small amount of a variegated pink that I had decided I couldn't stand.  It had been relegated to the bottom of my yarn bag because I just couldn't personally stand to use it in anything and the bright idea I had had when I bought it had not quite worked out well.  Never one to throw something out I kept it for whenever it would find use.  Being that my dream has indicated that the shawl would be pink this seemed like the perfect use to me.  Later I came across a book about prayer shawls and went through noting patterns I liked and reading the stories of each of the shawls.  While I couldn't immediately settle on any one shawl I figured that between this book, the other versions, the website, and the various shawls that had been made for this purpose before that I would find something.  At long last I settled on a simple k3,p3 rib pattern.  As the yarn was variegated too busy a stitch pattern would be too much and take away from the calming effect intended for these pieces.

At long last (I can't quite recall when I started it) I have finished it.  Measuring a grand 65" in length working in a plain ribbing became tedious after awhile and while I would not give up on it (because I was told to make it and I couldn't ignore that) I am glad that I can finally put it down!

 When I was first given the direction to make this shawl, I really didn't know why.  But we can all use a hug or prayers or at the very least good thoughts so I figured it would have a purpose at some point - even if it was just to keep her warm.  However, in the time that followed I noted that she suffered several instances that were trying and emotionally tough on her.  As I spoke with her fairly often and as we are good friends I was privy to numerous goings on in her life.  As these unfolded I saw the need for the shawl, as well as why it was to be pink.  Pink is the color of the heart chakra - it represents love and compassion, not only for ourselves but for others, family, friends, and the entire world.  It can be hard to encompass the last one at times, afterall who wants to love their enemies?  But it is important to do so, it leads to wholeness rather than division and ultimately heals the soul.  The first place to start loving however is the self, and I feel that this shawl will help do that.  Not only will it be a loving hug, but a symbolic reminder of those who have been loved and loss, a reminder of gratitude, and that all is not lost.



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