Knitting pearls writers writing about knitting
"The rhythm, ritual, and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature. In [this book], two dozen writers write about the transformative and healing powers of knitting. Lily King remembers the year her family lived in Italy, and a knitted...
| Other Authors: | Hood, Ann, 1956- (Editor) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction /
- Ann Hood
- Clothes for the living /
- Steve Almond
- Knitting took me halfway round the world /
- Anne Bartlett
- Unraveling /
- Cynthia Chinelly
- Casting off a spell /
- Melissa Coleman
- Big maroon sweater /
- Michael Collier
- The
- Unravelers /
- Stephanie Mannatt Danler
- Handmade at home /
- Jared Flood
- Wool /
- Nick Flynn
- Why, yes
- I can knit my way out of a wet paper bag... /
- Diana Gabaldon
- The
- Red vest /
- Debra Gwartney
- What happened in Scotland /
- Jane Hamilton
- My mother-in-law, her knitting, and me /
- Cathi Hanauer
- The
- Italian hat /
- Lily King
- The
- Museum of the lady with only one neck /
- Perri Klass
- How we spend our days /
- Christina Baker Kline
- On knitting /
- Ann Leary
- The
- Dinosaur sweater /
- Caroline Leavitt
- The
- Thirty-first stocking /
- Laura Lippmann
- Possitive capability /
- Maile Meloy
- Knit your bit /
- Stewart O'Nan
- An open letter to all my unfinished projects /
- Clara Parkes
- Why I don't knit /
- Jodi Picoult
- Creation myth /
- Robin Romm
- Sarah with an H /
- Bill Roorbach
- Just this /
- Dani Shapiro
- Emma's lessons /
- Samantha van Leer
- The
- Santa stocking /
- Lee Woodruff
- Contributors' notes
- About our knitting stores.
- PATTERNS: Classic cuffed hat (Purl Soho)
- Paintbrush lace cowl (Hill Country Weavers)
- Cherry seed stitch tea cozy (Churchmouse Yarns & Teas)
- Chimes cowl (Loop)
- Stonehaven stole and scarf (The Yarnery)
- Rivulet cowl (Knit Purl).