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Publisher
MBI Pub. Company
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
An essay collection chronicling how knitters have turned to needlework to get through difficulties both personal and historical. Most knitters know: Getting through a difficult time often means knitting through it. It’s this home truth--and all the homespun wisdom behind it--that comes through clearly in the writings gathered in this book. These pieces--some by contemporary writers like Donna Druchunas and Sherri Wood, others excerpted from the...
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English
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Seventh in the nationally bestselling Knitting mystery series.
Spring has sprung for the knitters of Fort Connor, Colorado, and the House of Lambspun. But for one of Kelly Flynn's pals, things are unraveling...
After Kelly's friend Jennifer is attacked by a stranger, their close-knit group of friends escapes to a ranch retreat in the mountains to stitch and talk. But they're in for a shock when the owner of the ranch turns out to be Jennifer's attacker-and...
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Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Beloved, easy-to-make patterns from the global knitting phenomenon As the DIY trend and slow fashion movement continue to build steam, more and more audiences are seeking new crafts and hobbies as a reprieve from the busy, digitally focused world. Enter We Are Knitters: Knitspiration for Knitting Anywhere and Everywhere . Building on their brand's aspirational lifestyle and focus, this new book brings a global mind-set to knitting with beautiful photography...
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling knitting writer Clara Parkes, comes a new collection of essays and stories drawn from the yarn-loving, stash-collecting, close-knit community of knitters. This addictive-to-read anthology celebrates yarn -- specifically, the knitter's reputation for acquiring it in large quantities and storing it away in what's lovingly referred to as a "stash." Consider contributions from knitting and teaching luminaries, including:...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. Yarn Harlot tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed. Over 50 million people in America knit. The average knitter spends between $500 and $1,700 a year on yarn, patterns,...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This paperback edition of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's popular Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again reminds us of the joy we felt upon first encountering her hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters, and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people. For the 60 million knitters in America, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) shares stories of knitting...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Inside All Wound Up, New York Times best-selling author and self-proclaimed Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee spins her third yarn on knitting for the 60 million knitters in North America who collectively spend $45 billion a year on knitting-related merchandise. In her trademark style, McPhee talks about knitting, parenting, friendship, and--gasp!--even crocheting in essays that are at times touching, often hilarious, and always entertaining. Fans...
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English
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"These involving stories, along with Macomber's familiar characters, continue the Blossom Street themes…that readers find so moving." -Booklist
Come back to Blossom Street, where you'll find everything you're looking for, from yarn and flowers, to friendship… Enjoy again the beloved series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
There's a new shop on Seattle's Blossom Street-a flower store called Susannah's Garden, right...
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Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Georgia Walker has her hands full balancing the demands of her yarn shop and the demands of raising her teen daughter, Dakota, by herself, and relies on the friendship and support of the members of the Friday Night Knitting Club, but when unexpected changes throw the women's lives into disarray, Georgia begins to fear the new changes may be too much to handle.
12) Knit the season
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Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Dakota Walker travels to Scotland to spend the holidays with her Gran, along with her father, grandparents, and others, and the group of family and friends reminisces about past Christmases that were spent with Dakota's mother, Georgia Walker.
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Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A New York Times Bestseller Knitting aficionado and notable artisan Clara Parkes delves into her storied travels with this inspiring and witty memoir on a creative life enriched by her adventures around the world.  Building on the success of The Yarn Whisperer, Parkes’s rich personal essays invite readers and devoted crafters on excursions to be savored, from a guide who quickly comes to feel like a trusted confidante. In Knitlandia , she...
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