The Knitting Sutra Craft as a Spiritual Practice

Both a meditation on craft and an affirmation for anyone seeking heartfelt comfort, "The Knitting Sutra" recounts Susan Lydon's membership in a remarkable community of craftswomen from all parts of the world, including sweater makers in Scotland and Navajo weavers.

<p><b>SUSAN GORDON LYDON</b> is a regular contributor to the knitting magazine <i>Interweave</i> and the <i>Knitlit</i> anthologies. The author of <i>Take the Long Way Home</i>, she has written for many national publications, including <i>The New York Times Magazine, The Village Voice,</i> and <i>Ms., </i>and<i> </i>she writes a column for the <i>Oakland Tribune. </i>A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, she conducts knitting workshops and is working on a new memoir of knitting<i>.</i></p>