InThis collection (patterns included!) helps explain why knitting is so often thelife sport of the literary set. . . . [It] includes a top-flight list of contributorsincluding Maile Meloy, Dani Shapiro, Diana Gabaldon, Jane Hamilton and fiberrock star Jared Flood.Engaging . . . tangled stories of family relationships, expectations and traditions . . . compelling, regardless of the readers experience with the craft.