Knitting Memories:Reflections on the Knitter's Life4167

Sometimes it is a cherished knitted item that starts a story, sometimes the quest for another skein of the perfect yarn, sometimes the way knitting is worked into a memory - there is a reason that a yarn might be a tale or a thread, drawing us along as these knitters do with their stories of the knitter's art. Raveling or unraveling, knitters such as Lily Chin, Betty Christiansen, Teva Durham, Clara Parkes, Carroline Herzog, and Lela Nargi take us into their confidence, sharing with us the whimsy, the insights, and the plain pleasure that the age-old craft of knitting has brought into their lives - and now ours.

Sprinkled throughout the text are quaint pen-and-ink illustrations, some by the authors and others from vintage pattern booklets. An extensive list of book resources, organized according to themes that surface throughout the book, is included. With all this and more, Knitting Memories offers something for every knitter.

About the Editor

Editor Lela Nargi is a writer and knitter who lives in Vermont. She is the author of Knitting Lessons: Tales from the Knitting Path and Around the Table: Women on Food, Cooking, Nourishment, Love ... and the Mothers Who Dished It Up for Them.