Kim's Prayer Shawl

As I put this pattern together, my daughter asked about the choices for the stitches. I had not really given it much thought, but what a provocative question. Here is a break down of what it means to me. The Half doubles are Sturdy, and graceful, the V stitches represent Valiance, Vitality and Victory, the Bobbles represent bumps in the road. Between the bumps in the road, we have 2 Single Crochet stitches. They are small, and simple, Faith, and Prayer. Just like in the shawl, you cannot get to the next with out them. There are 52 Bobbles in each row of them, there are 52 weeks in a year. There are 5 rows of Bobbles, There are 5 years of bumps and concern in remission of cancer, before a person is considered a survivor. The Border is a shell, and much like the shell of a clam, it holds it all together, and keeps it contained. The optional fringe, allows the hurt and the grit to escape the ends. While I do not expect that you will share in my philosophies, I wanted to share the sp