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Ten Poems about Knitting
Ten Poems about Knitting | Candlestick Press
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Candlestick Press offers completely unique and beautiful poetry chapbooks, which can to be given instead of a greeting card. The chapbooks are designed and printed in the UK on high quality, tactile paper and are packaged with a bookmark left blank for your message' as well as an envelope. People need only a stamp to send these lovely gifts on their way. The chapbooks are delightful and intellectually gratifying. They are objects of beauty and offer poems that are worthwhile, profound, and exhilarating to read. A pamphlet of irresistible poems about the joys of plain, purl, and cable stitches. The poems celebrate dexterity and companionship, and conjure the magical moment when the door of the local wool shop opens onto hushed knitters, heads bowed over patterns, flicking through the pages in search of the perfect cardigan. Poems by Emily Dickinson, Jane Duran, Sue Dymoke, Roy Fisher, Christopher James, Jackie Kay, Gwyneth Lewis, Liz Lochhead, Allison McVety, Jessie Pope, and Lydia Towsey.
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Lindy
Ten Poems about Knitting | Candlestick Press
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Autumn – overlooked my Knitting –
Dyes – said He – have I –
Could disparage a Flamingo –
Show me them – said I –

Cochineal – I chose – for deeming
It resemble Thee –
And the little Border – Dusker –
For resembling Me –

—Emily Dickinson

(Photo: yarn that I dyed with cochineal)

readordierachel Lovely color 3y
Lcsmcat That‘s beautiful! 3y
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Lindy
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A whole life of casting on, casting off
like the North sea. I watch wave after wave,
plain and purl, casting on, casting off.
I watch the ferries coming back, going away.
Time is a loop stitch. I knit to keep death away.
—Jackie Kay

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Lindy
Ten Poems about Knitting | Candlestick Press
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A perfect gift from a dear friend. 😊

Amabear Cute! 3y
Crazeedi Merry Christmas!!💗❄☃️🌠🎄🎁 3y
Lindy @Crazeedi Same to you, Diane! (edited) 3y
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Suet624 SUCH a perfect book for you. Wonderful gift. 3y
batsy When friends know you so well ❤️ 3y
LeahBergen That IS perfect! 👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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