Closely Knit: Stories from a Knitting Group

Jacqueline struggled to knit with fingers that don’t bend. Knitting soothed Barbara during stressful times. SiuYin knit to connect with her mother. Suki invented a new way to knit. Joanne, a military wife, is grateful that needlework helped her develop deep, lasting friendships. Steve urges other men to knit. Knitting gives Peggy a needed break from technology. Jessie still hopes to finish her first hat. Closely Knit is a knitting group, started by Linda Hart, which now has over 175 members. In this book, Linda and 40 members share their knitting stories and take the reader through a journey that starts with the beginning of the group and continues with the many ways that knitting has enriched and changed each of the member’s lives. Linda adds her stories about knitting emergencies, knitting to promote health, the best first knitting project, an irreplaceable 1948 Christmas pattern, and how her life changed because someone once asked her, “Will you teach me to knit?” As Linda introduces each writer, she invites you into this lively and diverse group. Color photographs connect you with the writers and their projects. Whether poignant or funny, these stories by ordinary people celebrate the friendships that grow when people knit together and are as universal as they are personal. This book is for anyone who has ever been in a knitting group or has thought of joining one. This book is for anyone who has had a friendship begin because someone asked, “What are you knitting?” This is a book for anyone who has ever given or received a knitted gift. Closely Knit is a heartwarming book to share with the knitters in your life. For more information about Linda Hart or Closely Knit: www.thehartofit.com or www.facebook.com/closelyknit