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Knitting Heaven And Earth (Paperback)

By: Susan Gordon Lydon (Author)

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Susan Gordon Lydon’s groundbreaking book The Knitting Sutra offered a new way for knitters to look at their craft—as a healing and meditative endeavor instead of a granny hobby or an indulgent pastime. The first book without knitting patterns to capture the knitting audience, it has been widely imitated, but no other book has endured so well. And the idea of knitting as meditation has caught on—it is often cited as the new yoga. With Knitting Heaven and Earth Lydon again breaks new ground, this time following the emotional ties that become bound up in her handicrafts.

The new book was inspired by Lydon’s advancement as a knitter. As her stitches grew finer, she found that her life came into focus and her emotional wounds began to heal. When faced with a series of wrenching events–a heartbreaking romance, the death of her father, a devastating diagnosis of breast cancer—Lydon found new reserves of strength in knitting. Through it all, the skeins of sumptuous yarn and colorful thread helped her make sense of the trials of the heart.

Bringing elements of spiritual and historical lore into play, Lydon explores the connections that handicrafts forge, both in knitting circles and across generations, through her own experience and her encounters in the knitting community. Woven into the story are vivid accounts of projects she has undertaken, from a luxurious and fantastically expensive scarf that comforted her friends in their own dark hours, to the texture of the cashmere sweater knitted at her father’s deathbed. More than the gifts of scarves and sweaters to the ones she loves, it is the knowledge that she is passing her knitting knowledge to a new generation—like her daughter, Shuna—that buoys her spirits and gives her hope. As the author writes, "Let a thousand knitters bloom."

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Knitter, writer, and retreat leader Susan Gordon Lydon has a firm handle on the intense connection between emotional health and artistic creation. In this beautifully written memoir, she shares ways in which her knitting has carried her through life's harder passages, resulting in powerful lessons as well as unexpected personal growth. With plenty of richly detailed description of the yarns, processes, and beauty and/or imperfection of her finished projects, Lydon draws readers into the fascinating world of knitting. Evocative passages allow readers to share in Lydon's triumphs and trials while underlining the importance of accepting everything that life brings.

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