Zen And The Art Of Knitting: Exploring the Links Between Knitting, Spirituality, and Creativity

I expected to think this book was rather silly and woo woo. Well, it is, slightly -- the title is pretty self-explanatory and sufficiently descriptive -- but if you can suspect your cynicism for a little while, it gives some interesting and worthwhile perspectives on why people knit and how it fits into their lives. There's also a nice set of instructions for making an afghan, and I'm keen to start.

While I thought leaving the different stitch patterns between patterns to be kind of wonky, I did enjoy the book as a whole. As I become more and more involved in the craft, I find that I identify more with Ms. Murphy.

Repetitive and not particularly interesting. Kind of a "duh" kind of book. But not so bad if you're into self-help and knit or if you don't know a lot about Buddhism in practice.