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Clara Parkes

Biography

Clara Parkes

Clara Parkes, a celebrated raconteur and highly sought-after teacher, is the author of THE YARN WHISPERER, as well as THE KNITTER'S BOOK OF YARN, THE KNITTER'S BOOK OF WOOL and THE KNITTER'S BOOK OF SOCKS. She is also the founder and publisher of knittersreview.com, a biweekly e-newsletter that explores the pleasures and subtleties of yarn. She lives in Maine.

Clara Parkes

Books by Clara Parkes

Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World
by Clara Parkes - Nonfiction

Building on the success of THE YARN WHISPERER, Clara Parkes’s rich personal essays invite readers and devoted crafters on excursions to be savored, from a guide who quickly comes to feel like a trusted confidante. In KNITLANDIA, she takes readers along on 17 of her most memorable journeys across the globe over the last 15 years, with stories spanning from the fjords of Iceland to a cozy yarn shop in Paris’s 13th arrondissement.