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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