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Sara Webb for the glorious hairstyling, Janel Auueile, for the splcndid makeup, and Tessa Grul for ass i stance willi wardrobe.

Jennifer and John Webley and family, for the use of thcir home in Occidental, as weli as Ocean Song Farm and Wilderness Center in Occidental, CA, for the photography locations.

My knit team: Cathi Aifin, Lauren Tax, Jenny Maliki, Sandi Rosner, and I )ylan Wilde. A very spenal shout out to Sandi, for the superlative math skills, meticulous editing, and amazing trust.

Alchemy's many wonderful retail parlncrs around the world.

Charles Miedzinski and all faculty, Staff, and lcllow students of the Arts and Consciousncss Department at John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, Califomia; l.on Anthuny, my college mentor; and the irrepressible Bcverly Wailace, who laught me to knit.

Modest Mouse, Joanna Newsom, Bright liyes, Radiohead, and Austin's piano.

Clara Cabrera, my belovcd friend and brillianl studio assistant. Flannah Gallagher, Lyndsey Roush, and Marilyn Webster for their ycars of dedication to tłic Alchemy work family.

The goud doctors, nurses, and technicians at the Breasl Care Center of the University of California at San Francisco, and the Redwood Radiology Oncology Center.

The Quilt C.ollective. Spring always comes. Ii 1'ollows winter, it preccdes su mm er, and nothing has yet to stop ii. All blessings for helping me remember and trust. Cathi Arfin, Amy Berman, Hannah and Ueather Blanton, Sylvia Bors, Clara Cabrera, Stary Cohen, Lauren Lax, Jenny Maliki, Natalie Marcrum, Wen da Marronc, Clara Paikes, Witt Fratt, Lori Saeco, Marę Smith, Ellen Webster, Marilyn Webster, and all The Wilde Oncs—Adrienne,

Allison, Ann Austin, Austin, Clio, Cis, Dylan, Jennifer, Susan,

and Svlvia.

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My grandniothers, Thelma and Eslellc, for their resilience, gen erosity, and unfathomable courage.

My parents, Kay Webber and Jan Webber, for everything they always did and continuc to do to love me; and my parents-in-law, Ann and Bill Wilde, for loving me as one of their own. Sister Shuwn Webber Kipfer for her daily emails of light and love, and for always believing in me.

My sun and my moon and my stars—Clio and Dylan and Aus tin. Jf I were to writc an entire book based on the topie, I could never express my love and gratitude to you Ihrce, who make nie whole. Thank you for your compassion, patiencc, and trust.

about the author

Giną Wilde is internationally acclaimed for rreating speclacular rolors and luxury blends of fiber in her linę of elegant band painted natural yarns, Alchemy Yarns of Trans for ma tion (wwwalrhemyyarns.com). Wilde, who liolds a Master's Degrec in Arts and Consciousncss, is an innovative knitwear designer whose work has appeared in Himri Knit Holiduus, The Kniiier's Book ofYani, Folk Knits, and hilcriveave Knits magazine. The daughtei of a talented painter and aformerbeauty queen, Wilde is a renowned speaker on the topics of co lor, knitting, and trans-formation. In the course of her career, she has been a sculptor, weaver, musician, studio arts teacher, performance arlisl, and an arts administratur.

Wilde lives in the country an hour nurth of San Francisco, with her family, including her beloved partner, Austin, two amazing da u gh ter s, Dylan and Clio, and a menagerie ot animals. She en joys playing guitar, flower gardening, and traveling to faraway placcs, intemal and cxlernal.

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