![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When she refuses, the archduke has it stolen. Before long, an archduke arrives and offers Annabelle riches in exchange for the box. She begins to cover her entire cold, drab town in rainbow knitwear – including buildings and trees. But there is extra yarn, so she knits sweaters for others – classmates and teachers and even animals. When Annabelle finds a box filled with multicolored yarn, she does what you might expect – she knits a sweater. Full of beauty and humor, it’s a book that will likely stick with you after the story is done. This concept of making an impact on the world, one small piece at a time is at the core of Extra Yarn. But I would imagine there’s a lot of satisfaction in creating an item of clothing out of nothing and a ball of yarn. The extent of my self-crafted wardrobe is limited to ironing letters on a t-shirt, which I promptly threw on stage at a concert (don’t worry, I had another shirt underneath). I’ve never knitted anything in my life (or is it just “knit”?). ![]()
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