A Life in Stitches Knitting My Way through Love, Loss, and Laughter

by Herron, Rachael

• ISBN13: 9781452100531
• ISBN10: 1452100535
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-03
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

In these 20 heartfelt essays, Rachael Herron-celebrated romance novelist by day, 911 dispatcher by night, and founder of the hugely popular blog Yarnagogo.com-shows how when life unravels there's always a way to knit it back together again, many times into something even better. Honest, funny, and full of warmth, Herron's tales, each inspired by something she knit or something knit for her, will speak to anyone who has ever picked up a pair of needles. From her very first sweater (a hilarious disaster, to say the least) to the yellow afghan that caused a breakup (and, ultimately, a breakthrough), every piece has a moving story behind it. This beautifully crafted and candid collection is perfect for the knitter who loves to read and the reader who loves to knit."Herron warms and breaks your heart by equal turns but never stoops to easy sentiment. All stripes of knitters will find themselves in these honest essays about love, loss, laughter and, of course, knitting. A Life in Stitches is like an afternoon with a friend, one who understands that we track the events in our lives by the yarns we've worked rather than by the calendar." - Adrienne Martini, author of Sweater Quest

Author Biography

Rachael Herron is the creator of Yarnagogo.com, which receives over 90,000 hits a month, and the author of the novel How to Knit a Love Song. She lives with her better half in Oakland, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 8
Introduction	p. 12
Casting On	p. 15
Slip Knot	p. 21
Wrap and Turn	p. 28
Backstitch	p. 35
Double Crochet	p. 41
Circular Knitting	p. 47
Pick Up and Knit	p. 52
Whipstitch	p. 59
Tree of Life	p. 65
Knit Two Together	p. 71
Basket Weave Stitch	p. 77
Stockinette Stitch	p. 84
Maidens and Flyers	p. 90
Duplicate Stitch	p. 96
Blanket Stitch	p. 102
Chain Stitch	p. 108
Negative Ease	p. 114
Join in the Round	p. 122
Drafting Triangle	p. 129
Repeat to End	p. 135
Yarnagogo's Easy Cabled Hot-Water Bottle Cozy	p. 142
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