Knitting Quote
October 5th, 2019
Would anyone know who wrote this lovely knitting quote? Please comment below if you know where it comes from. Thanks! -Mama Lisa
“And when life became too frenzied, she took up her knitting, and breathed a while to the rhythm of the stitches and rows, until her smile returned and her mind was calm.”
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October 9th, 2019 at 4:41 pm
This is from A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens
October 9th, 2019 at 6:46 pm
Hi Ann, I can’t find it in the book “A Tale of Two Cities.” Please let us know the chapter. Thanks!
November 18th, 2019 at 6:09 pm
I searched through the full text of several of Dicken’s novels, including A Tale of Two Cities, and I did not find this quote. Although there WERE a lot of women knitting in his novels, and they were often underestimated by those around them.
November 17th, 2020 at 4:34 pm
I think I found the one who wrote this; scroll down to August 9 on this Facebook page, her name is Helen Riddle…
https://www.facebook.com/pg/williamsgansey/posts/
“Groeten uit Amsterdam, The Netherlands”
Palma