The Knitting Circle

Things are getting pretty crazy as I've only got a few months left of my funding, so I'm in the middle of analyzing the data I've collected. I'm still trying to keep up to date with all the new literature surrounding my subject but decided to take a break and read The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood. I thought that it would be light enough to give my brain a rest but still on topic so it didn't pull me out of thesis.

The Knitting Circle turned out to be more beneficial to me than I had originally thought. As I am using postmodernism with an interpretivist stance to read my data I believe that reality is constructed by little stories and everyone has their own unique world view. The Knitting Circle relates to my research as it tells the individual stories of each character within the group. As my undergrad degree is in English literature using a narrative helped me to cement some of the ideas that everyone has their own little stories to tell.
This has also been beneficial to me as it shown me that inspiration can be found anywhere. Sometimes it's important to take a side step out of the typical academic resources to be open minded in your approach to research.