Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
This was my least favorite of the three. By this point, the material felt hackneyed. The first book was so funny and touching. I read the third after that and was less than charmed but it had good points. This one was a rehashing of the same concepts -people's negative feelings about knitting, buying yarn, etc. the unique addition to this book was the stories about people in the authors life. Most felt boring. I didn't really care how these random people knit. What saved the third book (in my opinion) was the story about sending the kids to bed at 2pm. This book, unfortunately, didn't have a saving point. I did kind of like the story about her friend that dealt with depression because it made me think of the time in my life when I felt similarly. Unlike Knitting Rules, there are no patterns here, just essays about the life of a knitter. Many are, even when the author strays from the knitting topic, laugh out loud funny. But sometimes, she ruminates on things that are very big picture, such as why so many who don't knit seem to be under the impression that knitters are dim witted, simply because they follow a 'domestic pursuit'?All in all, good fun, but probably only if you are a knitter.
What do You think about Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again (2008)?
Love the author! Funny, witty, and a great story teller! A must read for every knitter!! N
—juprieto
A great book for knitters - anecdotes and stories of life as a knitter in Canada.
—Illicitus16
Probably only entertaining if you are a dedicated knitter.
—ornila
