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"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 hat t...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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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).
