Instructions and projects that celebrate the diverse beauty and creative possibilities of macrame and knots



Every day for a year, artist Windy Chien learned to tie a new kind of
knot and then shared the results on Instagram-revolutionizing knot art
and reinventing her life and career in the process. In The Year of Knots,
Chien describes how her knot-making project led her on a path of
discovery. The book combines projects, tutorials, and transformative
personal stories, all aimed at inspiring readers to make knotting-and
creativity in general-part of a meditative daily practice. The knots in
the book are gorgeously documented step-by-step for the many knot- and
macrame -obsessed readers out there wanting to try it themselves.
Knotted projects abound: a necklace, a key chain, a dog leash, along
with wall hangings and a hanging light. At the heart of the story is the
simple, empowering idea that a single year is all the time you need to
make a life-changing creative leap.