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A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting go of Yarn by Clara Parkes
theangrystackrat's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
nikkislix's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
j_lange's review against another edition
5.0
Human beings and their collecting habits are kind of strange when you think about it. The wider fiber arts community (Knitters and Crocheters) have a unique relationship to their collections of yarn, and this collection of essays explores how folks have come to view, manage, love, mark time with, and feel a sense of control or comfort through their particular collection of yarns. Themes around family, illness or crisis, and life upheavels are visited by a variety of writers. I thought it was an enjoyable essay collection, a quick read, and interesting in order to prompt some self-reflection.
jbarr5's review against another edition
5.0
A Stash of One's Own Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of Yarn by Clara Parkes
Love to read stories of other knitter's concerns with having enough yarn to last their lifetime.
This is a book from other knitter's about how to they feel about the subject matter.
Should be a relaxing read as it will relate to me directly.
Most are very well known knitters to me, some are new. Each chapter features one author who is a knitter.
Loved the story about inheriting something from your mother-I got the knowledge of learning from my mother and am very happy with what I can create with it, for others.
Love hearing what yarn means to others as it does to me. Love section on the contributors and their life.
I received this book from Net Galley and this is my honest review.
Love to read stories of other knitter's concerns with having enough yarn to last their lifetime.
This is a book from other knitter's about how to they feel about the subject matter.
Should be a relaxing read as it will relate to me directly.
Most are very well known knitters to me, some are new. Each chapter features one author who is a knitter.
Loved the story about inheriting something from your mother-I got the knowledge of learning from my mother and am very happy with what I can create with it, for others.
Love hearing what yarn means to others as it does to me. Love section on the contributors and their life.
I received this book from Net Galley and this is my honest review.
ashsalt's review against another edition
3.0
There are some excellent essays here. And there are some that aren't worth the space they take up in the volume. And there are some which, if they really wanted to do their specific topics justice, would need to take up more space, use more words, and analyze more thoroughly.
That last category may be the most frustrating. The essays that discuss feminist aspects of fiber crafting merely skim the surface of their topics, often adopt an awkard tone, and smack of white feminism rather than intersectionality.
Overall an interesting topic from many interesting voices--just don't expect exacting cultural commentary from the essays.
That last category may be the most frustrating. The essays that discuss feminist aspects of fiber crafting merely skim the surface of their topics, often adopt an awkard tone, and smack of white feminism rather than intersectionality.
Overall an interesting topic from many interesting voices--just don't expect exacting cultural commentary from the essays.
cmcahill's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
I loved this book. 23 essays by fiber enthusiasts reflecting on their fiber stash or lack thereof.
febrfebrfebr's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
crankyisgood's review against another edition
For me, this book worked a hundred times better in print than on a kindle. The last essay, by Debbie Stoller on stash as a feminist issue, resonated most for me; the several essays on loss felt like foreshadowing as my parents age.
annieb123's review against another edition
4.0
If one thing is pretty much universal about knitting nerds it's 'The Stash'. We joke about it, sometimes feel guilty about it, sometimes revel in it... in short, most of us can't pass up a sale, charity resale shop, going out of business sale (*sigh*), or any other place which has the potential for stash enrichment without at least having a look. There are, apparently, knitters who have one project going at a time and who buy supplies for that project and only that project, knit on it until it's finished and then move on... those people are outliers... they are not in the statistical norm.
We knitters even have acronyms built up from our shared experience... LYS (Local Yarn Shop), SABLE (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy), WIP (Work In Progress), UFO (UnFinished Object) and a million others.
This book is a collection of essays and musings by some of the best known knitters and designers, authors and fibre-philosophers. A casual look at Ravelry or Craftsy will contain page after page of patterns or mentions of the contributors to this book. The book contains an introduction (worth reading!), 23 essays (ditto) and closes with an 'about the authors' section that is well worth taking notes from to inspire follow up reading.
The voices in this volume are varied, as in all such compilations. You'll find whimsy and serious reflection. I tried to read this collection as a box of chocolates, one at a time, savoring the individual nuances.. but honestly read it like I generally eat a box of chocolates, having 'just one more' until the box is empty.
Lovely book, and not just for us knitting fanatics. I think it's a good window into our stashing mindset and justifications... so if you're close to a knitter, this could explain a lot.
Four stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.
We knitters even have acronyms built up from our shared experience... LYS (Local Yarn Shop), SABLE (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy), WIP (Work In Progress), UFO (UnFinished Object) and a million others.
This book is a collection of essays and musings by some of the best known knitters and designers, authors and fibre-philosophers. A casual look at Ravelry or Craftsy will contain page after page of patterns or mentions of the contributors to this book. The book contains an introduction (worth reading!), 23 essays (ditto) and closes with an 'about the authors' section that is well worth taking notes from to inspire follow up reading.
The voices in this volume are varied, as in all such compilations. You'll find whimsy and serious reflection. I tried to read this collection as a box of chocolates, one at a time, savoring the individual nuances.. but honestly read it like I generally eat a box of chocolates, having 'just one more' until the box is empty.
Lovely book, and not just for us knitting fanatics. I think it's a good window into our stashing mindset and justifications... so if you're close to a knitter, this could explain a lot.
Four stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.