A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers."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)Why 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 Knitting Yarns, twenty-seven writers tell stories about how knitting healed, challenged, or helped them to grow.Barbara Kingsolver describes sheering a sheep for yarn.
