The power of knitting : stitching together a fractured world / Loretta Napoleoni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Napoleoni, Loretta, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knitting.

Knitting--Patterns.

Genre:

Patterns.

Patterns (Instructional works)

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

xiii, 205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]

Summary:

"Whether we're facing anxiety, loneliness, or uncertain times, knitting is a powerful tool for survival--and a metaphor for life. Join economist and lifelong knitter Loretta Napoleoni on a voyage through history, following the yarn of social, economic, and political changes--and a personal journey of discovery as well, purling and stitching every step of the way in this remarkable exploration of the power of knitting." -- Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction: knitting the patterns of love, politics and economics, pattern of the pussy power hat

Why do we knit? Pattern of wig hat

Opening the yarn cage, pattern of World War II service socks

Knitting for the revolution, pattern of the French Revolution phrygian cap

Feminism's love-hate relationship with yarn, pattern of a knitted bikini

Wool is cool, pattern of a Rastafarian hat

The magic of the knitting networks, pattern of rib stitch poppy

Knitting in the age of neuroscience, pattern of a knitted brain

Let's knit together, re-stitching society, pattern of unisex vests

Epilogue: all you need is love, pattern of a knitted heart.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202).

Other Format:

Online version: Napoleoni, Loretta. The power of knitting

ISBN:

9780593087190

0593087194

OCLC:

1154075940