{"product_id":"knitting-yarns-writers-on-knitting-paperback","title":"Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Hood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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 \u003cem\u003eKnitting Yarns\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant, funny, and moving, \u003cem\u003eKnitting Yarns\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to delight knitting enthusiasts and lovers of literature alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755724112160,"sku":"9780393349870","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a75d44cf57b94c3fbca2dbcaf14bf79.webp?v=1780066977","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/knitting-yarns-writers-on-knitting-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}