Lela Nargi traveled across the country interviewing knitters at the beginning of the knitting craze. While learning how to knit herself, Nargi discovered the profound importance knitting has in the lives of the knitters she meets. Among the many wonderful knitting stories Nargi hears are those of Mel Clarke, Teva Durham, Edith Eig, Vickie Howell, Linda La Belle, Trisha Malcolm, Suzan Mischer and Clara Parkes.