Group Hug Wrap

When the theme for this round was announced, I knew that I would be doing a prayer Shawl. It just made sense. My first thought was the Serenity Prayer, I learned it many years ago. I still recite it, most days, as it has become an ingrained part of my world.

While swatching the stitch, looking for the perfect accompany stitch, My work was set down to tend to some other things. When I returned, and looked at the rows I had completed. I saw them. People, with their arms extended, separated, and ensconced under this glorifying arch.

It was an immediate breath, held, while I snapped the picture. Yes, that is what I saw. The capelet designed itself from there. Each row, each person, supporting, embracing, empowering the next. Just like in a group hug.

Serenity is not a place for me, it is not perfect weather, glorious Sun Sets, Beautiful Waters. All of those things are comforting, and beautiful, but for me, Serenity is realized when the world around me is in sync. When peop