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Summary: Renewed my reasons to knit again- balance and spirit
Review: Busy and unbalanced are two words to describe my life lately. Knitting appeared again recently and then this pearl of a book. Susan successfully makes the link between heart, hands, and spirit...helping one in the course of reading and knitting to find balance and a sense of self within spirit again. Fabulous stories from Native American to Sufi, from the British Isles to Florida wetlands. I bought several copies for my knitting friends.
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Summary: Blah
Review: I anxiously awated this books arrival. It wasn't what I expected at all. I thought that there would be some substance to the "yarns" written about. I was basically bored. I have read other books about knitters and was fascinated. I am a knitter but one who has only been doing the craft for a year. I loved Knitlit. The knitting Sutra doesn't even come close.
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Summary: this is a post script
Review: please add this P.S.as the openning sentence to my review: Although reference to knitting, types of yarn and stitches abound, this little volume is anything but a book about knitting.
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Summary: A really lovely book.
Review: Susan Gordon Lydon's journey into knitting is described in loving, honest detail and is a truly absorbing read for anyone interested in the development of their spirituality or in handcrafts. The connection between repetitive, fine handwork and comtemplative thought will cause you to look at your crafts with new eyes. Definately recommended.
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Summary: Analyzing the Patterns Looking for Common Threads
Review: The common threads running through this little work are that spirit and handwork are entwined. There are home truths in the book that I have discovered in my own experience. One of the most fascinating is how the hands remember what the head has forgotten. Women tell me they haven't knitted or crocheted in decades, yet they begin to work as soon as I put yarn and needles in their hands. The repetition of movement in knitting and also of crochet is beneficial as a mantra, reducing stress, inducing a nearly trancelike state, and making time stand still. Laborare est orare. Work is prayer. Indeed. Yes, it's addictive. Ah well. There are destructive habits and constructive habits. My home is full of book and yarn and friends. Some of my friends share both addictions with me. And with Susan Gordon Lydon as well. We trade books and patterns and help and praise. And I have already given one of my friends this lovely little book.
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Summary: Analyzing the Patterns Looking for Common Threads
Review: The common threads running through this little work are that spirit and handwork are entwined. There are home truths in the book that I have discovered in my own experience. One of the most fascinating is how the hands remember what the head has forgotten. Women tell me they haven't knitted or crocheted in decades, yet they begin to work as soon as I put yarn and needles in their hands. The repetition of movement in knitting and also of crochet is beneficial as a mantra, reducing stress, inducing a nearly trancelike state, and making time stand still. Laborare est orare. Work is prayer. Indeed. Yes, it's addictive. Ah well. There are destructive habits and constructive habits. My home is full of book and yarn and friends. Some of my friends share both addictions with me. And with Susan Gordon Lydon as well. We trade books and patterns and help and praise. And I have already given one of my friends this lovely little book.
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Summary: A Little Gem!
Review: The Knitting Sutra is beautiful, garment-journey, fashioned of pain and joy, light and color, lovingly knitted in the"intarsia" style, by Susan Lydon. . As I read the knitting needles clicked and the words and content became , rows of textured wool nubs, bits of heathered yarns, fragments of shiney gem-like color, all fitting together and patterned into a small hard covered book. Be prepared, the Knitting Sutra takes one on a transcendental journey where time moves quickly thru sunlight and shadow, the heavy texture of yarn juxtaposed against the empty spaces between stitches. With Lydon , you travel through loops of story, spirit, philosopy and the material plane. . Be sure to buy some extra copies just to give as gifts.
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Summary: A Little Gem!
Review: The Knitting Sutra is beautiful, garment-journey, fashioned of pain and joy, light and color, lovingly knitted in the"intarsia" style, by Susan Lydon. . As I read the knitting needles clicked and the words and content became , rows of textured wool nubs, bits of heathered yarns, fragments of shiney gem-like color, all fitting together and patterned into a small hard covered book. Be prepared, the Knitting Sutra takes one on a transcendental journey where time moves quickly thru sunlight and shadow, the heavy texture of yarn juxtaposed against the empty spaces between stitches. With Lydon , you travel through loops of story, spirit, philosopy and the material plane. . Be sure to buy some extra copies just to give as gifts.
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Summary: A Gentle Gem of Wisdom
Review: The Knitting Sutra is that rare book of self-discovery in which the author not only invites you in for a comfortable chat, but also leaves you with little epiphanies of your own. Though I know Susan Lydon personally, I was still amazed at her journey to the heart of knitting, and how closely it was tied to her spiritual awakening. Reading this book inspired me to find meaning and purpose in the ordinary activities of my own life, rather than searching outside. What a delightful antidote to the arrogance and bombast of our global corporate culture!
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Summary: For everyone who knits, crochets, or sews with passion
Review: This book moved me to tears. It expressed what I'd been grappling to understand since I started to crochet two years ago. This beautifully written, personal journey is truly insightful and moving.
I used to spurn womanly crafts such as sewing and knitting. But when I tried crochet two years ago I was immediately addicted. Somehow, this was what I had been searching for. I struggled to understand and express why I fell in love with crocheting. Finally I read this book and found my answer.
Crocheting has become my way of connecting with other women both past and present. There is an instant fellowship when you meet someone and find out that they knit, crochet or sew. Crochet has also become my means of creating something tangible and physical in this electronic world.
The author's stories of how women throughout the ages have put the heart and souls into their crafts were very moving and informative. I loved the story about the Guatemalan mother who when asked her greatest achievement pointed out her magnificent weavings and said "anyone can have children".
I also identified with Ms. Lydon's quest for mastery of knitting-- that feeling of wanting to be proficient at something challenging. "The Knitting Sutra" is about far more than knitting but it's hard to read it and not be inspired to try knitting or some other art or craft.
If you love any sort of handicraft and do it with passion then I heartily recommend this book.
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