The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice

The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice

• Knitting
• Sutra
• Nirvana
• healing

Available for the first time in paperback, <i>The Knitting Sutra</i> reveals how women can learn to knit their way to nirvana.<br> <br>When Susan Gordon Lydon was coping with a broken arm, her craft took on new significance. While knitting was essential to strengthening her hands, it also provided her with a newfound sense of peace and creativity. Immersed in brilliant colors, textures, and images of beautiful sweaters, Lydon found healing and enlightenment in a way she had never imagined. Capturing this journey of discovery, <i>The Knitting Sutra</i> recounts her remarkable membership in a community of craftswomen around the world, from sweater makers in Scotland to Navajo weavers, and the adventures that her craft led her on. <br><br>As she masters new techniques and conquers old obstacles, Lydon’s story conveys how the lessons she learned from knitting, such as stillness and interdependence, later sustained her through a cancer diagnosis and even the incapacitation of her hands. <i>The Knitting Sutra </i>is<i> </i>both a meditation on craft and an affirmation for anyone seeking heartfelt comfort.