Knitting Pearls
In Knitting Pearls, two dozen writers delve into the transformative and healing powers of knitting. Lily King recalls the year her family lived in Italy and the significance of a knitted hat that helped her daughter acclimate to her new environment. Laura Lippman reflects on how converting to Judaism changed not only Christmas celebrations but also affected her mother's gift of a knitted stocking.
Jodi Picoult shares memories of her grandmother and how through knitting, she felt a connection to that everlasting love. Meanwhile, Bill Roorbach recounts his freshman year in college, where knitting provided solace for his broken heart and aided in his journey to find love once again. Other contributors to this anthology include Steve Almond, Ann Leary, Christina Baker Kline, Lee Woodruff, as well as knitting luminaries like Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed and the Yarn Whisperer, Clara Parks.
With knitting patterns from renowned stores such as Purl Soho, Hill Country Weavers, and Churchmouse Yarns, Knitting Pearls offers a collection that is by turns delightful and heartbreaking, joyous and wise. These personal stories by award-winning writers celebrate moments of loss and love intertwined in the rhythm, ritual, and pleasure of knitting.
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In Knitting Pearls, two dozen writers delve into the transformative and healing powers of knitting. Lily King recalls the year her family lived in Italy and the significance of a knitted hat that helped her daughter acclimate to her new environment. Laura Lippman reflects on how converting to Judaism changed not only Christmas celebrations but also affected her mother's gift of a knitted stocking.
Jodi Picoult shares memories of her grandmother and how through knitting, she felt a connection to that everlasting love. Meanwhile, Bill Roorbach recounts his freshman year in college, where knitting provided solace for his broken heart and aided in his journey to find love once again. Other contributors to this anthology include Steve Almond, Ann Leary, Christina Baker Kline, Lee Woodruff, as well as knitting luminaries like Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed and the Yarn Whisperer, Clara Parks.
With knitting patterns from renowned stores such as Purl Soho, Hill Country Weavers, and Churchmouse Yarns, Knitting Pearls offers a collection that is by turns delightful and heartbreaking, joyous and wise. These personal stories by award-winning writers celebrate moments of loss and love intertwined in the rhythm, ritual, and pleasure of knitting.
