While My Pretty One Knits (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Being a knitter, I really wanted to like this book more. It has a fun premise - two rival yarn shop owners, one gets murdered - but the execution fell flat for me. The biggest surprise for me was finding the name of a big publisher on it. I had thought for sure that it was self-published, since my main thought throughout the book is that it could have used the services of a good editor. I guess I know where the publishers are cutting back in this economy.This book isn't terrible. It's mostly just disappointing because it could have been so much better. I knit, I write, I read. This is the perfect book for knitters like me who are too tired to knit and want to curl up with a good knitting "yarn." It keeps you guessing who the murderer is up to the last chapter, while giving you the sensation of knitting vicariously through each main character. The writing style is definitely genre-specific, which is great if you want a quick read that is highly entertaining. What stuck out to me about this book, compared with other "knit lit" books, is that it infused knitting into every scene. Knitting wasn't just a backdrop to the story, it was the story. Other obsessive knitters will enjoy feeling so immersed in yarn and needles, even when their own knitting is set aside for the night.
What do You think about While My Pretty One Knits (2009)?
This was hard for me to get into. I liked the ending but had figured out most of it ahead.
—jenn
maybe not a brilliant masterpiece, but a nice fluffy (haha!) knitting-related read.
—Sharyn
I enjoyed the mystery went quickly and I guessed who did it !
—Tina
Entertaining, enjoyable even for the non-knitter
—dex0827
