Lydia Hoffman is a cancer survivor, and owner of a Seattle knitting
shop called A Good Yarn. She delights in her knitting classes and
has just started a new one. The first class, consisting of three
women, is a disaster. One is irritable, another lacks basic
confidence, and the third is a miserably unhappy teen. It's evident
that they do not enjoy each other's company.

Lydia dates her gorgeous UPS deliveryman, Brad. Both are concerned
about Lydia's sister Margaret, who works in the shop. Margaret
definitely is not herself. Lydia has other family concerns, namely
her mother, who is badly diminished by her husband's death.

Elise Beaumont is retired and, thanks to a crooked real estate
developer, broke and homeless. All she can do is live with her
daughter, wait for the pending lawsuit, and hope she eventually
will get some money back. Intrigued at the thought of knitting
lessons, she heads down to Blossom Street to check out A Good Yarn.
On her way, for some reason, her thoughts turn to her ex-husband,
Maverick. Later she discovers that Maverick also will be staying
with their daughter, and the thought is intolerable. What will she
do?

Bethanne Hamlin is devastated by her divorce. Her sixteen-year-old
daughter Annie, damaged by her father's leave-taking, is headed for
certain trouble. Yet Annie insists her mother take knitting lessons
and signs her up at A Good Yarn. Meanwhile, Bethanne must find a
job --- and soon. But she has no marketable skills. Or does
she?

Courtney Pulanski is spending her senior year of high school with
her grandmother in Seattle. She's bored, lonely and overweight.
When her grandmother treats her to a sock knitting class at A Good
Yarn, she goes along with the idea.

Cutting back and forth to each woman's story, A GOOD YARN takes the
disparate threads and (okay, I can't resist) knits them together
into one warm and snuggly shawl of a tale as the knitters form a
supportive community. Readers' interest never lags as they root for
each character's triumph over her struggle. The identity of a
generous fairy godperson is a delightful addition to the plot. I
personally found the ending to be wrapped up just a bit too tidily;
however, others will no doubt find it to be a satisfying
conclusion. A truly enjoyable read.