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Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting

Ann Hood

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Description:A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers.“The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life triumphs and disasters…These essays will break your heart. They will have you laughing out loud.” —Ann Hood, from the introductionWhy does knitting occupy a place in the hearts of so many writers? What’s so magical and transformative about yarn and needles? How does knitting help us get through life-changing events and inspire joy? In Knitting Yarns, twenty-seven writers tell stories about how knitting healed, challenged, or helped them to grow. Barbara Kingsolver describes sheering a sheep for yarn. Elizabeth Berg writes about her frustration at failing to knit. Ann Patchett traces her life through her knitting, writing about the scarf that knits together the women she’s loved and lost. Knitting a Christmas gift for his blind aunt helped Andre Dubus III knit an understanding with his girlfriend. Kaylie Jones finds the woman who used knitting to help raise her in France and heals old wounds. Sue Grafton writes about her passion for knitting. Also included are five original knitting patterns created by Helen Bingham.Introduction / Ann HoodKnitting Pattern: "Banks" Fingerless Mittens / Helen BinghamThe Pretend Knitter / Elizabeth BergThe Perfect Gift / Lan Samantha ChangBlood, Root, Knit, Purl / Andre DubusTo Knit a Knot, or Not: A Beginner's Yarn / John DufresneHome Ec / Hope EdelmanKnitting Pattern: "Bingham" Cabled Head Wrap / Helen BinghamSoft, Warm, and Fuzzy / Janice EidusLooped Yarn / Martha FrankelTeaching a Child to Knit / Sue GraftonKnitting in Kathmandu / Jessi HempelTen Things I Learned from Knitting / Ann HoodKnitting Pattern: "Bowden" Coffee Cozies / Helen BinghamJudite / Kaylie JonesWhere to Begin / Barbara KingsolverThe One-Year Marriage / Jennifer LauckKnitting a Family / Anne D. LeClaireKnitting: Epic Fail / Marianne LeoneI Bought This Pattern Book Last Spring / Elinor LipmanKnitting Pattern: "Ashworth" Ruffled Slipper Socks / Helen BinghamThe Supernatural Power of Knitting / Alison LurieStraw into Gold / Joyce MaynardFailing Better / Bernadette MurphyHow Knitting Saved My Life. Twice / Ann PatchettThe Clothes Make the Dog / Taylor M. PolitesKnitting Pattern: Clovis's Perfect-Fit Sweater / Taylor M. PolitesHigh-Strung Knitter / Elissa SchappellKnitted Goods: Notes from a Nervous Non-Knitter / Elizabeth SearleWhat Are You Making? / Ann ShayneCrafty Critters / Suzanne Strempek SheaFound Objects / Anita ShreveWhy Bother? / Jane SmileyKnitting Pattern: "Fisher" Lacy Wrap / Helen BinghamWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting. To get started finding Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers.“The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life triumphs and disasters…These essays will break your heart. They will have you laughing out loud.” —Ann Hood, from the introductionWhy does knitting occupy a place in the hearts of so many writers? What’s so magical and transformative about yarn and needles? How does knitting help us get through life-changing events and inspire joy? In Knitting Yarns, twenty-seven writers tell stories about how knitting healed, challenged, or helped them to grow. Barbara Kingsolver describes sheering a sheep for yarn. Elizabeth Berg writes about her frustration at failing to knit. Ann Patchett traces her life through her knitting, writing about the scarf that knits together the women she’s loved and lost. Knitting a Christmas gift for his blind aunt helped Andre Dubus III knit an understanding with his girlfriend. Kaylie Jones finds the woman who used knitting to help raise her in France and heals old wounds. Sue Grafton writes about her passion for knitting. Also included are five original knitting patterns created by Helen Bingham.Introduction / Ann HoodKnitting Pattern: "Banks" Fingerless Mittens / Helen BinghamThe Pretend Knitter / Elizabeth BergThe Perfect Gift / Lan Samantha ChangBlood, Root, Knit, Purl / Andre DubusTo Knit a Knot, or Not: A Beginner's Yarn / John DufresneHome Ec / Hope EdelmanKnitting Pattern: "Bingham" Cabled Head Wrap / Helen BinghamSoft, Warm, and Fuzzy / Janice EidusLooped Yarn / Martha FrankelTeaching a Child to Knit / Sue GraftonKnitting in Kathmandu / Jessi HempelTen Things I Learned from Knitting / Ann HoodKnitting Pattern: "Bowden" Coffee Cozies / Helen BinghamJudite / Kaylie JonesWhere to Begin / Barbara KingsolverThe One-Year Marriage / Jennifer LauckKnitting a Family / Anne D. LeClaireKnitting: Epic Fail / Marianne LeoneI Bought This Pattern Book Last Spring / Elinor LipmanKnitting Pattern: "Ashworth" Ruffled Slipper Socks / Helen BinghamThe Supernatural Power of Knitting / Alison LurieStraw into Gold / Joyce MaynardFailing Better / Bernadette MurphyHow Knitting Saved My Life. Twice / Ann PatchettThe Clothes Make the Dog / Taylor M. PolitesKnitting Pattern: Clovis's Perfect-Fit Sweater / Taylor M. PolitesHigh-Strung Knitter / Elissa SchappellKnitted Goods: Notes from a Nervous Non-Knitter / Elizabeth SearleWhat Are You Making? / Ann ShayneCrafty Critters / Suzanne Strempek SheaFound Objects / Anita ShreveWhy Bother? / Jane SmileyKnitting Pattern: "Fisher" Lacy Wrap / Helen BinghamWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting. To get started finding Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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