Knitting Nell Author:Julie Jersild Roth Nell is a shy girl who finds solace in knitting and purling. After being told that her voice sounds "like a cricket with a pillow over its head," she retreats into her shell even more. She loves to knit mittens, scarves, and hats for her family, for herself, and for people in need. When her friends do not show interest in a sweater tha... more »t she has made, she decides to enter it in the county fair. She wins first prize and is also awarded a special medal for outstanding efforts in the service of others. Her family is proud of her and her friends are amazed. After the fair, Nell begins to use her "happy cricket's voice," especially when she is teaching her friends to knit. -Linda Staskus, Parma Regional Library, OH ion.« less