Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction,
including The Book of Magic, Magic Lessons, The World That We Knew,
Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club
Pick), the Oprah’s Book Club Selection Here on Earth, The Red
Garden, The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The
Marriage of Opposites, and Faithful. She lives near Boston.
Lisa Hoffman, knitwear designer and knitting teacher, lives in New
York City with her husband, Andrew. She has three grown children
living near and far. Lisa Hoffman's designs have been
published in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits,
and Knitwear Magazines. She has designed projects for
Artyarns, Be Sweet, Blue Sky Alpaca, June Cashmere, Long Island
Livestock, Tahki Stacy Charles, Vijay Fibers, and others. She has
projects published in books including Alice Hoffman's Survival
Lessons, Vogue Knitting: Mittens and Gloves, Iris Schreier’s
One + One series, and 60 Quick Baby Blankets, among others.
She has original patterns for sale on her Ravelry.com site Lisa
Hoffman Knitting. She currently works and teaches knitting classes
in New York City.
“A beautiful book that takes flight and transports knitting to a
magical place. I was enchanted by it all.”
*—Nicky Epstein, knitwear designer and author of Nicky Epstein’s
Knitted Flowers; Knitting on the Edge; Knitting Over the Edge; and
Knitting Beyond the Edge*
“The Hoffmans have invited us to enter a magical world where
adventures are enchanting, mysteries abound, and knitting projects
and dreams come true.”
*Shirley Paden, knitwear designer and author of Knitwear Design
Workshop*
“Faerie Knitting celebrates how stories and knitting can work their
magic and save our lives. From the first page, I was
enchanted.”
*Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and editor of Knitting
Yarns and Knitting Pearls*
“What a lovely gift, especially for the dreamy knitter as
comfortable in the world of fantasy as she is in the world of
wool.”
*Vogue Knitting*
"In this unusual volume, bestselling novelist Alice Hoffman and
knitwear designer Lisa Hoffman take knitting into the worlds of
fairy tale, magic, and fantasy. I … was intrigued by the
imaginative ferment of these creative cousins. (Also: the knitting
designs are beautiful.)"
*Mason Dixon Knitting*
"Like something … from under the Christmas Tree."
*Knitting I Love (YouTube)*
"The stories tell of the power of women and power of knitting, the
magic of making and storytelling in ways that many knitters — and
writers who knit, and knitters who write — will find familiar. It’s
an interesting concept and the stories and knitting patterns are
enjoyable alone and in combination."
*Craft Gossip*
"The book is beautifully photographed … with easy to navigate
charts, guides, and diagrams to make things extra helpful. One
thing I love about this book is the sheer variety of projects …
Each story in the book blends nicely with the accompanying project
and reads just like a classic storybook … feels like a special
vintage book. One of my favorite projects from the book is … the
Blue Heron Shawl, which also graces the cover. I'm such a
shawl fanatic and this one is absolutely exquisite."
*Fiber Flux*
"When Alice Hoffman – the Alice Hoffman … releases a new book with
her cousin, master knitter Lisa Hoffman, you sit up and pay
attention … With patterns like the ‘Amulet Necklace’ and ‘Witch
Gloves,’ it’s just in time for Halloween. Perhaps weaving patterns
from the Hoffman cousins’ book may be just the thing to unspool a
bout of writer’s block this winter."
*Writer Magazine*
"This book is a delightful collaboration …with strong girls and
women at their center. The patterns and stories mesh wonderfully
each enriching the other to create a timeless collection. The
photography lifts the book to an otherworldly realm, full of mist
and magic. This is an imaginative book that can be used to knit or
read some enchantment into your life."
*Knitty.com*
"Faerie Knitting is a beautiful book, lavish. Alice Hoffman … knows
her way around spells and enchantments. Faerie Knitting inhabits
the timeless, nameless country we expect from traditional tales ...
.Her heroines solve problems, fight enemies, and find love ... and
better still, the stories tap into perennial fears and hopes that
also feel extremely timely … these women are concerned with far
more than the arrival of a prince. The textile arts … are natural
and necessary aspects of magical tales. All the stories are set in,
or include, the natural landscape. The colors and yarns she selects
evoke wood and garden … motifs cleverly echo the storytelling. The
effect is beautifully disorienting ... quite dramatic. It’s a fine
book, Faerie Knitting. This is one that will sit near my knitting
and reading chair for quite some time."
*Mason Dixon Knitting*
As featured in the 2018 Buzzfeed Holiday Gift Guide for
Knitters
*Buzzfeed*
“Brilliant… the perfect book for lovers of books and of
knitting.”
*Bookstr*
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