This novel juggles many story lines that sometimes seem overwhelming to the reader, even for someone who likes complexity. The main character of this story is ultimately Walker & Daughter, the yarn shop Georgia opens to support her daughter Dakota. The more successful the shop, the more women who visit and loiter and eventually the Friday Night Knitting Club evolves. The focus of the novel is on how knitting gives women a sense of community and each woman begins to build a new sense of self with the help of their new friends.