Cheaper Than Therapy: Joy, healing & life lessons in fiber

by Annie Modesitt (editor), Evelyn Bourne-Gould (contributor), Anne Marie Gunther (contributor)

28 Essayists discuss the positive impact that knitting, crochet, spinning & all fiber in general have had on their lives. Funny, touching, moving and inspirational, this collection reaches into the soul.

Contributors:
Essays in the volume written by:
Evelyn Bourne-Gould, Alice H. Boxer, holly christmas, Nancy Duffy, Miriam Felton, LeAnne Frank, Kate Giali, Amie Glasgow, Regina Gonzalez, Anne Marie Gunther, Marie Harriman, Catherine Kittrell, Marta Kosh, Gail Lucas, Ellen R Margulies, Francine Marrs, Minnie McKain, Kate McKiernan,
Mary Anne Mitchell, Carie Morrison, Janice Farrell Pea, Grace Peng, Dawn Penny, Laurie Perry, Amy Pezzoni, Amy Polcyn, Elizabeth Rees, Amy Ripton, Holly Scalera, Melissa Shaw

Genres: Nonfiction, Knitting, Health, Essays

120 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 2005

About the author

A native of Ohio, Annie taught herself to knit at age 25 before a move from NYC to Texas. The Texas tenure didn't last, but knitting did, and upon her return to the NY area Annie began knitting for other designers and designing for major knitting magazines. Her work has appeared in Interweave Knits, Vogue Knitting, Knitters Magazine, Cast On, Family Circle Easy Knitting, McCalls Needlework and several family oriented magazines.

Author of Confessions of a Knitting Heretic, Knitting Millinery and editor of the 2006 Accord Crochet Pattern A Day Calendar and the collection of fiber essays, Cheaper Than Therapy, Annie has contributed to many knitting books including Stich N' Bitch, Scarf Style, Wrap Style, the Vogue Knitting Book, and Weekend Knitting and Holiday Handknits. Twist & Loop (Potter Craft, 2006) and Men Who Knit And The Dogs Who Love Them (Lark, Jan 2007) Annie's the inventor of the astoundingly clever Flip Knit, a low tech, portable alternative to knitting videos.

Annie knits using the Combination Method and believes that there truly is no wrong way to knit. She lives in St Paul, MN with her husband, kids and assorted pets.

Reviews

[Lanea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have an essay in this book.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have an essay in this book.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of essays on the theraputic benefits of knitting/crocheting. Some were very, very good, most were pretty good and a few were awful.

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am biased. I contributed one of the essays.