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    The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting
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    The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting

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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.
    -From the preface

    In The 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, "No matter how perfect any one sweater may be, it's only human to crave another. And another, and another."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJun 7, 2016
    ISBN9781524721442
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    • 5/5
      Well written essays mixing knitting with everyday life. Not to knitterly to exclude those who don’t, but complex enough to keep a knitter’s mind busy. Loved every minute.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed the contemplations and parallels she raised. I felt like I was listening to a thoughtful friend and yarn lover.