Knitting pearls : writers writing about knitting

Large Print 2016

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 that helped her daughter adjust to her new home. Laura Lippman explores how converting to Judaism changed not only Christmas but also her mother's gift...

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ISBN:

9781410488619

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

383 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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Contents:

Introduction / Ann Hood
Pattern: classic cuffed hat: Purl Soho, New York, NY
Clothes for the living / Steve Almon
Knitting took me halfway round the world / Anne Bartlett
Unraveling / Cynthia Chinelly
Casting off a spell / Melissa Coleman
Big maroon sweater / Michael Collier
Pattern: paintbrush lace cowl: Hill country weavers, Austin, TX
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
Pattern: cheery seed stitch tea cozy, Bainbridge Island, WA
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
Pattern: chimes cowl: Loop, Philadelphia, PA
On knitting / Ann Leary
The dinosaur sweater / Caroline Leavitt
The thirty-first stocking / Laura Lippman
Positive capability / Maile Meloy
Knit your bit / Steward O'Nan
Pattern: stonehaven stole and scarf: The yarnery, Saint Paul, MN
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
Patterns: rivulet cowl: Knit purl, Portland, OR
Just this / Dani Shapiro
Ema's lessons / Samantha van Leer
The Santa stocking / Lee Woodruff

LCCN:

2015047595

Control Number:

2868541

Other Authors:

Hood, Ann, 1956- editor

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