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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan follows four Chinese immigrant mothers and their daughters, whose lives are shaped by memory, culture, and the distance between generations. Each chapter offers a different voice, moving between past and present, and between China and the United States.
Through stories of family, loss, resilience, and misunderstanding, the novel shows how relationships are formed over time — and how much can remain unspoken. Some moments are warm and familiar, while others are more difficult or sad.
Taken together, the stories form a larger picture of how people come to know each other, and how that understanding continues to change.
Part 2 takes place the following evening, Wednesday, April 8, at 6:15pm. Same Zoom link 🙂
Mitered squares are a form of modular knitting and crochet, where each piece is worked individually and shaped as it grows. The square is formed by decreasing toward the center, creating a diagonal line that brings the edges together.
This way of working in pieces has been used for generations in blankets, garments, and household textiles. It allows makers to build something slowly, one section at a time, often using what is available or left over. Each square can stand on its own, but also becomes part of a larger whole.
Because the structure is repetitive and self-contained, mitered squares are well suited for listening. The hands learn the rhythm, and the work can continue without needing to hold the full pattern in mind.
Over time, the individual pieces begin to connect, forming something that carries both the smaller moments and the larger shape.
This month’s making focuses on pieces that come together over time.
Project ideas:
Make one or more squares or modular pieces while listening
Work on a project made in sections or panels
How to knit a mitered square tutorial by Nimble Needles 🙂 https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/how-to-knit-a-mitered-square/
I’m making pieces for the Squiggle Kite Shawl Knitting Pattern by Degen!
A two-part Stitch & Story session featuring The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, paired with mitered square knitting. A quiet space to listen, make, and reflect.
Three folktales travel from West Africa to Southern Africa — from Anansi’s clever threads to unexpected visitors at the door. This month, we pair bold, Kente-inspired colorwork with stories carried by voice and memory
February’s Stitch & Story explores Danish hygge through cozy knitting and winter listening. We’ll share The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen alongside comforting stitches, featuring the Sophie Shawl by PetiteKnit as our hygge knit highlight.
Join us for Stitch & Story on Tuesday, January 6 at 6:15 PM (Central), a relaxed Zoom gathering where we listen to a Nordic folktale and stitch together from the comfort of our own spaces.
This month’s story, Jack of Sjöholm and the Gan-Finn, is a winter sea tale about survival, careful making, and the urge to rebuild what failed. We’ll pair the listening with Fisherman’s Rib, a slow, rhythmic stitch well suited to cozy, attentive making.
Bring any portable project, make a small swatch, or simply listen along. Cameras on or off — tea, blankets, and knitting encouraged.
