First published 2022
Pedro Martinez never expected his retirement from professional baseball to lead him into the world of fiber arts. After hanging up his cleats, the former pitcher discovers an unlikely passion for crochet while helping his daughter prepare for her first child. What begins as a simple attempt to make a baby blanket transforms into an obsession with creating tiny garments and toys. Martinez struggles to master tension and stitch patterns while navigating the skepticism of former teammates and the craft community alike. His calloused hands, once famous for throwing fastballs, now work delicately with cotton yarn and miniature hooks. As he progresses from clumsy beginner to confident creator, Martinez finds himself building an unexpected bridge between his athletic past and artistic present. The story follows his journey through dropped stitches and tangled yarn toward discovering that creativity and competition share more common ground than he imagined.
Genres: family-life, parenting, how-to
Vibes: heartwarming, inspirational, uplifting
Tropes: found-family, passion-project
57 pages · Paperback · Independently published