In these 20 heartfelt essays, Rachael Herron-celebrated romance novelist by day, 911 dispatcher by night, and founder of the hugely popular blog Yarnagogo.com-shows how when life unravels there's always a way to knit it back together again, many times into something even better. Honest, funny, and full of warmth, Herron's tales, each inspired by something she knit or something knit for her, will speak to anyone who has ever picked up a pair of needles. From her very first sweater (a hilarious disaster, to say the least) to the yellow afghan that caused a breakup (and, ultimately, a breakthrough), every piece has a moving story behind it. This beautifully crafted and candid collection is perfect for the knitter who loves to read and the reader who loves to knit."Herron warms and breaks your heart by equal turns but never stoops to easy sentiment. All stripes of knitters will find themselves in these honest essays about love, loss, laughter and, of course, knitting. A Life in Stitches is like an afternoon with a friend, one who understands that we track the events in our lives by the yarns we've worked rather than by the calendar." - Adrienne Martini, author of Sweater Quest