Clara Parkes

“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…

— Clara Parkes

“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…

— Clara Parkes

“Asking a knitter what he or she plans on doing with the yarn he or she just bought is like asking a…

— Clara Parkes

“All knitting is choreography.”

— Clara Parkes

“Most of my yarn is for knitting, but some of it has a more complicated destiny as support staff: It is there…

— Clara Parkes

“I'm cashmere, for God's sake," it grumbles. "I deserve better than Rubbermaid.”

— Clara Parkes

“Hand-dyers are never in competition with each other. Rather, we push each other to expand our worlds.”

— Clara Parkes