Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Barbara G. Walker

Born: July 2, 1930 (age 94)
Bio: Barbara G. Walker is an American author and feminist. She is an influential knitting expert and the author of several classic encyclopedic knitting references, despite "not taking to it at all" when she first learned in college.
Known for:
- A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns (1968)
- Knitting from the Top (1972)
- Mosaic Knitting (1976)