First published 2025
Maya discovers her grandmother's abandoned crochet basket after the funeral, filled with half-finished projects and cryptic notes. Each unfinished piece seems meant for someone specific in their small Vermont town. As Maya learns the stitches her grandmother never taught her, she uncovers family secrets woven into every pattern. The local yarn shop owner becomes an unlikely mentor, teaching Maya techniques while sharing stories about her grandmother's quiet acts of kindness. Maya must decide whether to complete the projects herself or let her grandmother's final gifts remain unfinished. Through dropped stitches and tangled yarn, she learns that some gifts take generations to complete, and that love can be passed down through the simplest acts of creation.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Vermont
136 pages · Hardcover · Sona Books