A Life in Stitches

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

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.
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jam 🍯@daymarkist
4 stars
Jan 29, 2022

Lovely memoir with a heartwarming collection of essays involving knitting. As a knitter, it was delightful to read about how a lifelong fiber enthusiast feels working and shaping yarn--especially when it so closely matches my own. However, some of the parallels she attempted to draw between her knitted objects and her life are thin at times, which makes her memoir a pleasant read, but not an enduring one.

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Thea Lizabeth@thealizabeth
5 stars
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Apr 3, 2022
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Nov 17, 2021
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Eleanor Martin@martian77
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Sep 30, 2021

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