isa reviewed A knitter's home companion by Michelle Edwards
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3 stars
In this heartwarming collection of stories, patterns, and recipes, beloved knitter essayist Michelle Edwards tells us about her family, friends, and community and the role knitting has played throughout her life in her relationships with all of them. Like a good friend, A Knitter's Home Companion, inspires us to laugh, cry, remember, be thoughtful, cook, and, of course, pick up our needles, sometimes to express our creativity, sometimes to celebrate, sometimes to soothe, and sometimes to simply pass the time.
Divided into four chapters-Motherhood, Home, Community, and Legacy-A Knitter's Home Companion, is a sweet reminder of the power and compassion that we can express with two sticks and a string. With illustrations by Edwards, delightful photographs by Jen Gotch, and projects and recipes included throughout, there's something to captivate the eyes the hands, and the heart on each and every page of this enchanting book.
First: Eventually, …
In this heartwarming collection of stories, patterns, and recipes, beloved knitter essayist Michelle Edwards tells us about her family, friends, and community and the role knitting has played throughout her life in her relationships with all of them. Like a good friend, A Knitter's Home Companion, inspires us to laugh, cry, remember, be thoughtful, cook, and, of course, pick up our needles, sometimes to express our creativity, sometimes to celebrate, sometimes to soothe, and sometimes to simply pass the time.
Divided into four chapters-Motherhood, Home, Community, and Legacy-A Knitter's Home Companion, is a sweet reminder of the power and compassion that we can express with two sticks and a string. With illustrations by Edwards, delightful photographs by Jen Gotch, and projects and recipes included throughout, there's something to captivate the eyes the hands, and the heart on each and every page of this enchanting book.
First: Eventually, I gave up.
Last: From the heart and the heartland, a bushel and peck of thanks to all.