The Yarn Whisperer

My Unexpected Life in Knitting

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Needlecrafts & Fabric, Knitting, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Clara Parkes ISBN: 9781613125779
Publisher: Abrams Publication: September 3, 2013
Imprint: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book Language: English
Author: Clara Parkes
ISBN: 9781613125779
Publisher: Abrams
Publication: September 3, 2013
Imprint: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Language: English

Stockinette, ribbing, cables, even the humble yarn over can instantly evoke places, times, people, conversations, all those poignant moments that we've tucked away in our memory banks. Over time, those stitches form a map of our lives. ùFrom the preface InáThe Yarn Whisperer: Reflections on a Life in Knitting, renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and explores the ways in which knitting can be looked at as a metaphor for so many other things. Put simply, ôNo matter how perfect any one sweater may be, it's only human to crave another. And another, and another.ö

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Stockinette, ribbing, cables, even the humble yarn over can instantly evoke places, times, people, conversations, all those poignant moments that we've tucked away in our memory banks. Over time, those stitches form a map of our lives. ùFrom the preface InáThe Yarn Whisperer: Reflections on a Life in Knitting, renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and explores the ways in which knitting can be looked at as a metaphor for so many other things. Put simply, ôNo matter how perfect any one sweater may be, it's only human to crave another. And another, and another.ö

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