“You've heard about the knitter's handshake? Two hands go in for the grab-and-shake, but at the last minute, they veer to the closest sleeve or band and grab it instead while we ask, "Did you knit this?” — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
“All knitterly creation stems from one simple element: yarn. It is the baker’s flour, the jeweler’s gold, the gardener’s soil. Yarn is creation, consolation,… — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
“You've heard about the knitter's handshake? Two hands go in for the grab-and-shake, but at the last minute, they veer to the closest sleeve… — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
“Asking a knitter what he or she plans on doing with the yarn he or she just bought is like asking a squirrel what… — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
“Most of my yarn is for knitting, but some of it has a more complicated destiny as support staff: It is there to make… — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
“I'm cashmere, for God's sake," it grumbles. "I deserve better than Rubbermaid.” — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
“Hand-dyers are never in competition with each other. Rather, we push each other to expand our worlds.” — Clara Parkes Copy Share Image
