From the Book - First edition.
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 --
I can knit my way out of a wet paper bag... /
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 --
Positive 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
About our knitting stores.
PATTERNS: Classic cuffed hat (Purl Soho)
Paintbrush lace cowl (Hill Country Weavers)
Cherry seed stitch tea cozy (Churchmouse Yarns & Teas)
Stonehaven stole and scarf (The Yarnery)
Rivulet cowl (Knit Purl).