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 --
Possitive 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).
From the Large Print - Large print edition.
Introduction / Ann Hood --
Pattern: classic cuffed hat: Purl Soho, New York, NY --
Clothes for the living / Steve Almon --
Knitting took me halfway round the world / Anne Bartlett --
Unraveling / Cynthia Chinelly --
Casting off a spell / Melissa Coleman --
Big maroon sweater / Michael Collier --
Pattern: paintbrush lace cowl: Hill country weavers, Austin, TX --
The unravelers / Stephanie Mannatt Danler --
Handmade at home / Jared Flood --
Why, yes, I can knit my way out of a wet paper bag / Diana Gabaldon --
The red vest / Debra Gwartney --
Pattern: cheery seed stitch tea cozy, Bainbridge Island, WA --
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 --
Pattern: chimes cowl: Loop, Philadelphia, PA --
On knitting / Ann Leary --
The dinosaur sweater / Caroline Leavitt --
The thirty-first stocking / Laura Lippman --
Positive capability / Maile Meloy --
Knit your bit / Steward O'Nan --
Pattern: stonehaven stole and scarf: The Yarnery, Saint Paul, MN --
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 --
Patterns: rivulet cowl: Knit purl, Portland, OR --
Just this / Dani Shapiro --
Ema's lessons / Samantha van Leer --
The Santa stocking / Lee Woodruff.
