Carpet Quote by Kate Jacobs

“Because she couldn't knit she just crocheted”

— Sandra M. Gilbert

My mum taught me to knit when I was a child, and I turn to it, for some weird reason, when I'm feeling depressed.

— Jo Brand

Mum is a fantastic knitter - she taught me, too, but I can only manage simple things.

— Rachel Khoo

“My mother taught me to knit when I was seven. I forgot about knitting until one day I saw Marion at the counter with…

— Anita Shreve

It took me years and years of trial efforts to work out that there is absolutely no knitting triumph I can achieve that my…

— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

My mother knitted a lot, but I never did; it was no fun.

— Sonia Rykiel

“Sarah looked down at the partially—perfectly—finished sweater on her lap and found a smile. “Not even close.” “Pull out a strand of your hair.…

— Bella Andre

“A week later, I was struggling through a scarf. I made a mess of it, randomly adding stitches, dropping stitches, then adding even more.…

— Kathryn Vercillo

My grandmother taught me to knit, and as I knit, my mind returns to my childhood.

— Elena Roger

I knit the afternoon away. I knit reasons for Elijah to come back. I knit apologies for Emma. I knit angry knots and slipped…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I have knitted before, but I gave that up.

— Evan Peters

“When you knit, if you get something wrong and keep knitting, then when you discover it, you have to rip out all those rows…

— Lani Diane Rich