A touching story of grief and healing utilizing knitting and friendship as the catalysts. As a knitter, I understood the relaxation and peace that comes as a result of knitting, I just never looked at it as restorative and healing, until now. ( )

Mary Baxter is trying to rebuild her life after the death of her five-year-old daughter. As the parent of a young daughter myself, that in itself was enough to bring tears to my eyes throughout the book. When Mary joins a knitting group and realizes she isn’t the only one suffering, she learns the importance of moving through the stages of grief with friends. Each person she meets in the knitting circle has their own story, their own struggles, their own sadness, and we see how knitting has helped them cope. The book also shows Mary’s efforts to rebuild her marriage and her relationship with her mother. It is an emotional novel, and I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t want to get teary-eyed in front of fellow commuters. (Yup, I had to stop reading in several parts because I didn’t want to be known as the weird chick who sobs on the train.) ( )

This is the story of Mary, a woman whose 5 year old daughter dies unexpectedly. Her mother suggests that she learn to knit to help her with her grief. Mary joins a knitting circle and as time goes by she learns each members story of love, loss, and personal tragedy. An emotionally charged book that moves the soul. I have never knitted in my life so I wasn't sure if I would get into it, but I really did, in fact, it made me want to learn to knit. ( )

A novel about the process of grief told through a woman who loses her child suddenly. An easy read with lovely characters, who over the course of the novel, all tell their stories of loss. Very sad, but overall an uplifting story. ( )

When Mary's five year old daughter Stella dies she doesn't believe that anyone can know or understand her pain. But when she joins a knitting night at the local Sit and Knit she finds out that everyone has losses of their own. Heart breaking, but ultimately hopeful. Not for the faint of heart. ( )