SEYMOUR -- A group of women at Trinity Episcopal Church has been busy knitting and crocheting 23 blankets and lap robes for patients at the Veterans Affairs medical center in West Haven. The patriotic ...

PALM BAY, Florida (WESH) — A Melbourne woman is hand-knitting some lap blankets for patients at a cancer care center, and it’s all in memory of a loved one. “If I sit here, right, these lap blankets I ...

What started as an idea to make 20 lap blankets for seniors in a Tecumseh nursing home has turned into a quest to make sure all 60 residents get something handmade this Christmas. “I go home every ...

Dear Annie: Would you please remind people to call and ask before they donate items to charity, animal shelters, nursing homes and thrift stores? Years ago, when my husband was in a nursing home, a ...

When Rhonda Svendsen retired, she knew she wanted to keep helping people. Before leaving her career in human resources, Svendsen took on a two-month project to knit mittens, toques and scarves for ...

When Emma Sutton put a callout on social media asking strangers to knit and crochet blankets for the NHS hospice that was caring for her mum, she didn’t think there’d be much of a response. But her ...

• 18 x 100g balls of Elle Family Knit Chunky in stone shade no. 048 It can be very heavy on your wrists and shoulders when knitting such large pieces, so it is a good idea to place a large tray on ...