3 . 5 ▁meters ▁( 1 1 ' 6 ") ▁long . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁more ▁complete ▁list , ▁see ▁List ▁of ▁kn it ters ▁in ▁literature . ▁ ▁Kn itting ▁is ▁sometimes ▁featured ▁in ▁literature . ▁ ▁Kn itting ▁and ▁its ▁techniques ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ; ▁its ▁med itative ▁and ▁spiritual ▁aspects ▁may ▁be ▁emphas ized ; ▁it ▁may ▁signal ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁domestic ity ; ▁or ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁dram atic ▁ir ony , ▁as ▁when ▁an ▁apparently ▁har ml ess ▁kn itter ▁proves ▁dead ly ▁and ▁imp lac able . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁from ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁nov els ▁include ▁Madame ▁Th ér èse ▁Def ar ge ▁in ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ' ▁A ▁T ale ▁of ▁Two ▁C ities , ▁Anna ▁Mak ar ov na ▁in ▁Leo ▁Tol sto y ' s ▁War ▁and ▁Peace , ▁various ▁characters ▁in ▁Jane ▁Aust en ' s ▁nov els ▁and ▁Miss ▁O ph elia ▁in ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe ' s ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in . ▁ ▁Several ▁characters ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Wol ff ' s ▁nov els ▁are ▁kn it ters . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁kn itting ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁key ▁element ▁in ▁several ▁nov els ▁and ▁even ▁murder ▁myster ies . ▁ ▁Kn itting ▁materials ▁ ▁Y arn ▁ ▁Y arn ▁for ▁hand - kn itting ▁is ▁usually ▁sold ▁as ▁balls ▁or ▁ske