On my eighteenth birthday, my grandmother handed me a neatly wrapped box. Inside was a red cardigan she had knitted herself. I remember opening it quickly, giving a distracted “thanks,” and hurrying off to celebrate with friends. At the time, I didn’t understand the care and love she had woven into each stitch. Just weeks…
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