Recommended Reading
There are many books that focus on the benefits and joy of knitting. Here are some of our favorites:
- Knit for Health & Wellness: How to knit a flexible mind & more by Betsan Corkhill
- Love in Every Stitch: Stories of Knitting and Healing by Lee Gant
- The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, M.D.
- Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting edited by Ann Hood
- Knitting Heaven and Earth: Healing the Heart with Craft by Susan Gordon Lydon
- Mindful Knitting: Inviting Contemplative Practice to the Craft by Tara Jon Manning
- Zen and the Art of Knitting by Bernadette Murphy
- Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World by Clara Parkes
- The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting by Clara Parkes
- Knitting Ephemera: A Compendium of Articles, Useful and Otherwise, for the Edification and Amusement of the Handknitter by Carol J. Sulcoski
- Knit Red: Stitching for Women’s Heart Health by Laura Zander
- The Knitting Way: A Guide to Spiritual Self Discovery by Linda Skolnik and Janice MacDaniels
- The Creativity Cure: How to Build Happiness with your Own Two Hands by Carrie Barron, MD and Alton Barron, MD
- Crochet Saved My Life: The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Crochet by Kathryn Vercillo
- Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life by Sutton Foster
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