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& 10 essays
Lost Knitting Diaries
of the Famous
Monster in
the Closet
Crafty
Man vs Skein
Immortality
The Underpants
Knitters of Great
Fussing-on-the-Wold
Advice from a Poncho
The Knit Stitch:
Theme & Variations
Knittin’ with a Whip
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damned Barbara Walker, thereÕs no talking to her.Ó

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 It itches a stash of knitting cartoons
ÒFrom beyond the grave, your grandmotherÕs restless spirit
cries out to know why that beautiful blue merino cardigan with
the traveling cables is still in the back of your bottom drawer.Ó

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 ÒI donÕt know which to buy.
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more than alpaca, but less than cashmere.Ó

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franklin habit
###is a writer, illustrator,
photographer, and master-
- mind of the popular knit-
ting blog The Panopticon
(the-panopticon.blogspot.
com), which features a mix
of essays, cartoons, and
the continuing adventures
of Dolores the sheep.
Franklin knits and spins
in Chicago, sharing a
Hardcover, 6x6, 112 pages
75 cartoons, 10 essays small apartment with
ISBN 978-1-59668-093-7 an Ashford spinning
$12.95 wheel and colony of sock
October 2008 yarn that multiplies
alarmingly whenever
his back is turned.