Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
A fast-paced account of the year Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way.
Clara Parkes left a career in the high-tech industry to pursue her passion for knitting. She lives on the coast of Maine in a farmhouse filled with yarn, where she is the publisher of KnittersReview.com and a contributor to Interweave Knits.



A fast-paced account of the year Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way.
Whether you've committed to exploring your own wanderlust or are an armchair traveler curled up in your coziest slippers, Knitlandia is sure to inspire laughter, tears, and maybe some travel plans of your own.
"Renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes uses the metaphor of knitting to tell her own story via twenty-two captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays."--Front jacket flap.