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A Life In Stitches: Knitting My Way Through Love, Loss, And Laughter (2011)

by Rachael Herron(Favorite Author)
3.84 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
1452100535 (ISBN13: 9781452100531)
languge
English
publisher
Chronicle Books
review 1: I have been reading Rachel's blog sporadically for many years. This book of stories was like spending an evening having a wonderful series of conversations with her. As a knitter, I fully appreciate her method of linking her life events to her knitting. Her craft is so interwoven with her life that I started to understand the way it has been interwoven within my own life.Rachel's voice is so strong through this book that I feel I would know her anywhere, and I also want to read her other books, even though I usually would not pick them. I know I will enjoy her style.
review 2: I have read Rachael's blog for years, and some of her stories here are familiar. What is new, however, is the depth and background of the some of her life events that she did not reve
... moreal on her blog. I've always admired Rachael; she comes across as someone I'd want to have as my friend, and her essays do not disavow me of this. I laughed, I cried, and my fingers itched to knit (although I'm definitely not as skilled), but even if you don't knit feel free to read this book on a dark, gloomy Sunday, as I did, and your day will become much brighter. less
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xinelmichii
Super enjoyable, like wearing your favorite sweater but better. Some chapters made me cry.
steinbeck
I think I found a new favorite knitter author. Sorry, Yarn Harlot!
Ithu
Essays about knitting and cats - what could be better?
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